# US 8,787,729 B2 · Media composition system with remote connection

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- Number: US 8,787,729 B2
- Document ID: US8787729B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 13/530,246
- Filed: 2012-06-22
- Published: 2012-10-11
- Granted: 2014-07-22
- Earliest claimed: 2010-08-20
- Assignees: Avid Technology, Inc.
- Applicants: Harbaldeep Singh; Scott E. Kohnle; Ronald C. Wallace
- Inventors: Harbaldeep Singh; Scott E. Kohnle; Ronald C. Wallace
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US8787729B2

## CPC

- G11B 27/034: on discs (G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence)
- G11B 27/11: by using information not detectable on the record carrier
- G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R)

## Abstract

Computer-based methods for time-based media composition of programs that include secondary material. The methods involve searching for secondary media available from secondary material providers over a wide-area network, selecting secondary material, receiving metadata pertaining to the selected secondary material, inserting a representation of the selected secondary media into a media composition, playing back a sequence of the media composition that includes the secondary media, wherein playback of the secondary media involves playing an evaluation version of the secondary media streamed to a media composition system over the wide area network, and displaying metadata pertaining to the selected secondary material. The media composition system facilitates purchasing and transfer, and re-linking of the secondary media for inclusion within the media composition. In-context previewing of secondary media facilitates selection of the optimal secondary material, accelerated workflows, and improved media cost control.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A computer-based method for time-based media composition, the method comprising:
receiving at the computer over a wide area network, a stream of data representing a clip of time-based media and descriptive metadata pertaining to the clip, wherein the clip is encoded in a clip media format and wherein the descriptive metadata is encoded in a clip metadata format;
using a media plug-in module to repackage the clip into a player format for playback by a media player implemented on the computer, wherein the player format is not dependent on the clip media format;
using a metadata plug-in module to reformat the descriptive Metadata into a player metadata format compatible with the media player, wherein the player metadata format is not dependent on the clip metadata format; and
using the media player to output the repackaged media clip and at least a portion of the descriptive metadata on a display connected to the media player.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The computer-based method of claim 1, wherein the clip of time-based media includes a video clip.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The computer-based method of claim 1, wherein the clip of time-based media includes an audio clip.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The computer-based method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving at the computer over a wide-area network, a stream of data representing a second clip of time-based media and descriptive metadata pertaining to the second clip, wherein the second clip is encoded in a second clip media format;
using a second media plug-in module to repackage the second clip into the player format; and
using the media player to output the reformatted second media clip on a display connected to the media player.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The computer-based method of claim 1, further comprising:
receiving at the computer over a wide-area network, data representing a second clip of time-based media and descriptive metadata pertaining to the second clip, wherein the descriptive metadata pertaining to the second clip is encoded in a second clip metadata format; and
using a second metadata plug-in module to reformat the descriptive metadata pertaining to the second clip into the player metadata format; and
using the media player to output the at least a portion of the reformatted descriptive metadata pertaining to the second clip.