System and method for script based event timing
US7665021B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 8, 2002 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 16, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/854
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated and interactive real-time media creation system and method are disclosed that visually link the order and execution of media events to a scrolling on-screen text script that is spoken. As the user speaks, the on-screen text script scrolls under user control. Adjacent to the script text are visual images which represent associated media events. The visual images maintain a constant relative spatial relationship with the text. When the text reaches a predetermined region of the screen it is spoken out loud by the user and the media events are caused to occur at that time. The invention allows a single user with a single personal computer to easily self-produce a multimedia presentation of undetermined and variable length, featuring media events appropriately inserted in real-time without the assistance of a director or other operator.
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