System and method for syncing music
AssigneeHeart Rate Inc.
InventorsShane Schieffer, Timothy Romanowski
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Abstract
A system and method for providing the coordinated playback of a video and audio stream by referencing timing information of the video and starting points of audio playback in relation to the video. The system and method allow users to access music and video from multiple right holders and play the music and video in a coordinated manner without having to negotiate a sync license from a rights holder.
Claims20
A system for simultaneously playing an audio file with a video stream, the system including:
- a studio facing system for accessing a first user's audio account on an audio service for storing and accessing audio files to be played by users and for initiating playback of a selected audio file to a first user's location,
- the first user and a second user having an account on the audio service,
- a web server for providing a video stream provided to the second user's location, the webserver including timing information identifying the video stream time when the audio file playback began at the first user's location,
- a participant facing system at the second user's location for accessing the second user's audio account on an audio service for storing and accessing audio files to be played by users, for accessing the web server to obtain the timing information, and for playing the video stream,
- the participant facing system monitoring the video stream timing information and initiating playback of the selected audio file at the second user's location so that the playback of the selected audio file begins at the same time relative to the video stream as playback of the selected audio file at the first user's location.
A system for aligning audio from music services to video content, the system including:
- a video stream, a first audio stream, a second audio stream, and a database,
- the first audio stream being played in coordination with a creation of the video stream, determining the time the first audio stream was played relative to a timing of the video stream, storing in the database the determined time the first audio stream was played, retrieving the video stream and retrieving the stored time the first audio stream was played relative to the timing of the video stream, playing the video stream and playing the second audio stream at the retrieved stored time.
A system for coordinating the playing of audio streams relative to a video stream, the system including a first computer for retrieving a first audio steam from a first user's account on a music service and playing the first audio stream, the first computer creating an audio time stamp indicating when the audio stream played and storing the audio time stamp in a database, a second computer for recording a video stream having timing information and transmitting the video stream to a video sharing service, a third computer for retrieving and playing the video stream from the video sharing service and for accessing a second user's account on the music service and retrieving the second audio stream.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.