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Method and system for maintaining audio during video control
Assignee: Nissim Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-16
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Granted: 1999-09-14
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Expires: 2017-10-16
Abstract
Abstract A video method and system maintains a transmission of an audio of a video during a viewer controlled freezing, slowing, and/or zooming of the transmission of the video component of the video by automatically selecting, adjusting audio levels, looping, and producing audio effects, from a plurality of audio elements of the video, such as a foreground and background audio elements, in response to the viewer control of the transmission of the video component.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Abecassis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 21:08
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/75; A63F13/10; A63F13/12; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/30; A63F13/45; A63F13/49; A63F13/493; A63F13/60; A63F13/63; G06F16/73; G06F16/735; G06F16/78; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B19/022; G11B19/04; G11B19/12; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/34; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/14; H; H04; H04H; H04H20/00; H04H20/10; H04H60/00; H04H60/35; H04H60/37; H04H60/46; H04H60/48; H04H60/56; H04H60/59; H04H60/61; H04H60/65; H04H60/68; H04H60/73; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234318; H04N21/235; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/426; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; H04N21/442; H04N21/44213; H04N21/44222; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/4542; H04N21/458; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/478; H04N21/60; H04N21/65; H04N21/654; H04N21/6543; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N21/8405; H04N21/845; H04N21/8456; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04N7/17336; H04N7/17345; H04N7/17354; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/40; A63F2300/409; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/63; A63F2300/632; A63F2300/80; A63F2300/807; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2587; H04H20/28; H04H20/38; H04H60/09; H04H60/14; H04H60/16; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/4448; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of playing a video comprising the steps of: allowing a viewer to control a playing of a video component of a full-motion video, said full-motion video having an audio component comprising at least one synchronized background audio element and at least one synchronized foreground audio element; playing, at normal speed and responsive to the initiation of a viewer's control over the playing of said video component, an audio that includes said at least one synchronized background audio element and excludes said at least one synchronized foreground audio element; and restoring, responsive to a termination of said viewer's control, the playing of said video component and said audio component.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
110 words
A method of playing a video comprising the steps of: allowing a viewer to control a playing of a video component of a full-motion video, said full-motion video having an audio component comprising at least one synchronized background audio element and at least one synchronized foreground audio element; playing, at normal speed and responsive to the initiation of a viewer's control over the playing of said video component, an audio that includes said at least one synchronized background audio element and excludes said at least one synchronized foreground audio element; and restoring, responsive to a termination of said viewer's control, the playing of said video component and said audio component.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the excluding of said at least one synchronized foreground audio element is by adjusting the volume level of said at least one synchronized foreground audio element.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said playing of an audio that includes said at least one synchronized background audio element comprises selectively adjusting the volume of said at least one synchronized background audio element.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said viewer's control pauses the playing of the video component of said full-motion video; and wherein said termination of said viewer's control resumes the playing of said video component.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
62 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said viewer's control pauses the playing of the video component of said full-motion video; wherein said termination of said viewer's control resumes the playing of said video component; and wherein the excluding of said at least one synchronized foreground audio element is by adjusting the volume level of said at least one synchronized foreground audio element.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said viewer's control pauses the playing of the video component of said full-motion video; wherein said termination of said viewer's control resumes the playing of said video component; and wherein said playing of an audio that includes said at least one synchronized background audio element comprises selectively adjusting the volume of said at least one synchronized background audio element.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of playing a video comprising the steps of: allowing a viewer to control a playing of a video component of a full-motion video, said full-motion video having an audio component comprising a plurality of synchronized audio elements; playing, at normal speed and responsive to the initiation of a viewer's control over the playing of said video component, an audio that is generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements and excludes at least one of said plurality of synchronized audio elements; and restoring, responsive to a termination of said viewer's control, the playing of said video component and said audio component.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of playing a video comprising the steps of: allowing a viewer to control a playing of a video component of a full-motion video, said full-motion video having an audio component comprising a plurality of synchronized audio elements; playing, at normal speed and responsive to the initiation of a viewer's control over the playing of said video component, an audio that is generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements and excludes at least one of said plurality of synchronized audio elements; and restoring, responsive to a termination of said viewer's control, the playing of said video component and said audio component.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said playing an audio generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises selectively utilizing said plurality of synchronized audio elements.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said playing an audio generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises selectively adjusting the volume level of at least one of the plurality of synchronized audio elements.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises at least one background audio element and at least one foreground audio element; and wherein said playing an audio generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises selectively adjusting the volume level of said at least one foreground audio element.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
53 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises at least one background audio element and at least one foreground audio element; and wherein said playing an audio generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises selectively adjusting the volume of said at least one background audio element.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said viewer's control pauses the playing of the video component of said full-motion video; and wherein said termination of said viewer's control resumes the playing of said video component.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
60 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said introduction of a viewer's control pauses the playing of the video component of said full-motion video; wherein said termination of said viewer's control resumes the playing of said video component; and wherein said playing an audio generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises selectively utilizing said plurality of synchronized audio elements.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said, viewer's control pauses the playing of the video component of said full-motion video; wherein said termination of said viewer's control resumes the playing of said video component; and wherein said playing an audio generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises selectively adjusting the volume level of at least one of the plurality of synchronized audio elements.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
83 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said viewer's control pauses the playing of the video component of said full-motion video; wherein said termination of said viewer's control resumes the playing of said video component; wherein said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises at least one background audio element and at least one foreground audio element; and wherein said playing an audio generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises selectively adjusting the volume level of said at least one foreground audio element.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
82 words
The method of claim 7, wherein said viewer's control pauses the playing of the video component of said full-motion video; wherein said termination of said viewer's control resumes the playing of said video component; wherein said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises at least one background audio element and at least one foreground audio element; and wherein said playing an audio generated from said plurality of synchronized audio elements comprises selectively adjusting the volume of said at least one background audio element.
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