Assembling verbal narration for digital display images
US7725830B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 25, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2028 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B27/329
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-based narration assembly system and method provide an environment analogous to in-person sharing of photographs by utilizing spontaneous verbal narration or story-telling, together with manual indications by the story-teller of significant or relevant image portions. The system combines the verbal narration with automatic cinematic display manipulations that relate to the manual indications by the story-teller to form a multimedia production or “movie” from the display images. The cinematic display manipulations may include pans, zooms, fades, etc. that animate the display of the images and transitions between them.
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