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US 6,374,225 B1Granted
Method and apparatus to prepare listener-interest-filtered works
AssigneeEnounce, Inc.
InventorDonald J. Hejna, Jr.
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AssigneeEnounce, Inc.
InventorDonald J. Hejna, Jr.
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An embodiment of the present invention is a method for generating a listener-interest-filled work for an audio or audio-visual work, which method comprises the steps of: (a) generating one or more average speed contours for one or more audio or audio-visual works for one or more categories of users; (b) converting the one or more average speed contours to one or more conceptual speed association data structures; and (c) forming a listener-interest-filtered conceptual speed association data structure from the one or more conceptual speed association data structures. This embodiment further includes the step of using the listener-interest-filtered conceptual speed association data structure to create a listener-interest-filtered audio or audio-visual work; or the step of converting the listener-interest-filtered conceptual speed association data structure to a listener-interest-filtered speed contour; or the step of using the listener-interest-filtered speed contour to create a listener-interest-filtered audio or audio-visual work.
An apparatus for generating a speed contour which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and an identifier information used to obtain an identifier of a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate, which apparatus comprises:
A method for generating a speed contour which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and an identifier information used to obtain an identifier of a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate, which method comprises steps of:
An apparatus for generating a conceptual speed association data structure which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and a concept information used to obtain a concept identifier for a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate, which apparatus comprises:
A method for generating a conceptual speed association data structure which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and a concept information used to obtain a concept identifier for a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate, which method comprises steps of:
An apparatus which plays an audio or audio-visual work in conjunction with a speed contour which includes an affinity information used to obtain a first time-scale modification (TSM) rate and an identifier information used to obtain an identifier of a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the first TSM rate, which apparatus comprises:
A method for playing an audio or audio-visual work in conjunction with a speed contour which includes an affinity information used to obtain a first time-scale modification (TSM) rate and an identifier information used to obtain an identifier of a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the first TSM rate, which method comprises steps of:
An apparatus which plays an audio or audio-visual work in conjunction with a conceptual speed association data structure which includes an affinity information used to obtain a first time-scale modification (TSM) rate and a concept information used to obtain a concept identifier for a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the first TSM rate, which apparatus comprises:
A method for playing an audio or audio-visual work in conjunction with a conceptual speed association data structure which includes an affinity information used to obtain a first time-scale modification (TSM) rate and a concept information used to obtain a concept identifier for a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the first TSM rate, which method comprises steps of:
An apparatus for converting a speed contour which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and an identifier information used to obtain an identifier of a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate into a conceptual speed association data structure which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and a concept information used to obtain a concept identifier for a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate, which apparatus comprises:
An apparatus for converting a conceptual speed association data structure which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and a concept information used to obtain a concept identifier for a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate into a speed contour which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and an identifier information used to obtain an identifier of a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate, which apparatus comprises:
An apparatus for generating a speed contour which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and an identifier information used to obtain an identifier of a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate, which apparatus comprises:
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