| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 715203000 | Synchronization of presentation | 48 |
| 20080209307 | Representing sub-event with physical exertion actions - A live event may be broadcasted by producing a computer coded description of the sub-events that constitute the event. The coded description is stored in a centralized computer data base and the information thus stored is accessible by a viewer's computer. That viewer computer then produces a computer simulation of the live event using the coded description. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080229181 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR SYNCHRONIZING INTERACTIVE CONTENTS - A method of and apparatus for synchronizing interactive contents. The apparatus includes a synchronized multimedia element determining unit and an application program interface (API). The synchronized multimedia element determining unit determines whether multimedia elements included in the interactive contents are synchronized with audio video (AV) contents. The API transmitting unit transmits an API corresponding to an interactive control command to an AV contents reproducing engine that reproduces the AV contents and a synchronized multimedia element reproducing engine that reproduces multimedia elements that are determined by the synchronized multimedia element determining unit to be synchronized with the AV contents. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080320378 | Accelerated Visual Text to Screen Translation Method - A method of communicating, translating and producing digital visual texts. The inventive method prescribes the translation of a common set of visual conventions occurring in printed visual texts into rhythmic sequential arrangements on screen. These are constructed in synchrony with a carefully designed audio track. The sequential images and audio track create a ‘reading rhythm’ which guides and controls the rate at which a user reads and understands the visual text. Through this modal approach, the method is able to offer a common response to two separate demands identified in the current digital media landscape: (1) The need for an intelligible and durable aesthetic form for print-based visual-texts and sequential art when delivered and accessed in a digital format; and (2) The demand for video content that is both aesthetically and functionally appropriate for the unique viewing conditions and limitations inherent to digital media player devices. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090013241 | CONTENT REPRODUCING UNIT, CONTENT REPRODUCING METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A reproducing unit, comprising: a time control section for controlling time in order to reproduce content having time and date information in an order according to that time and date information; a content search section for searching for content having time and date information corresponding to a time defined by the time control section from a plurality of categories of content; a storage section for storing a plurality of the searched contents of differing categories; a time image creation section for creating a time image, for representing time information representing a specified range of time, controlled by the time control section, by a specified length, and representing that content of time and data information corresponding to that time and date information exists, including content information arranged at a position of the time information corresponding to the time information; and a reproduction control unit for performing control so that the stored content of different categories is reproduced at a timing corresponding to the category of the content, on the basis of time controlled by the time control section. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090063945 | Synchronization of Media Presentation Software - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, implementing and using techniques for synchronizing a media presentation. A locally stored electronic copy of the media presentation is displayed on a presenter's presentation device and a locally stored copy of the media presentation is displayed on each of one or more participants' presentation devices. The presenter's presentation device and each participant's presentation device is operable to communicate with each other through a communications network. In response to the presenter performing an action on the electronic copy of the media presentation on the presenter's presentation device during the media presentation, data pertaining to the action is transmitted through the communications network to each participant's presentation device. The appearance of the media presentation on each participant's presentation device is changed in accordance with the data transmitted from the presenter. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090077460 | SYNCHRONIZING SLIDE SHOW EVENTS WITH AUDIO - Technologies are described herein for synchronizing slide show events with audio. Data defining one or more animation events, slide transitions, or visual effects and an audio file to be played during the defined events is received. The audio file is processed to identify the audio events contained therein. Once the audio events in the audio file have been identified, the defined animation events are synchronized to the identified audio events using an audio synchronization scheme that includes data defining how the audio events are to be synchronized to the animation events. A user interface may be provided that allows a user to select an audio synchronization scheme to be applied to a presentation. A user interface may also be provided that allows a user to visually associate an animation event with any audio event identified within an audio file. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090164877 | MEMO VOICE RECORDING/PLAYBACK METHOD AND DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME USING THE SAME - A memo voice recording/playback method and a digital photo frame using the method are provided. The method is suitable for a digital image playback apparatus. The digital image playback apparatus has memo voice recording function and memo voice playback function and includes a display unit for image displaying. The method includes: displaying an image; judging whether memo voice recording function of the digital image playback apparatus is enabled or not; and executing a memo voice recording procedure to edit the recorded memo voice into a memo voice file associated with the image if it is judged that the memo voice recording function is enabled. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090249176 | DELIVERY OF NAVIGATION DATA FOR PLAYBACK OF AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT - In accordance with the present invention a filtering process is based on the output side of a multimedia decoder. A navigator, located at a server system, monitors the current play position of multimedia content at a consumer system and compares that position with navigation objects. Each navigation object defines a start position, a stop position, and a filtering action to perform on the portion of the multimedia content that begins at the start position and ends at the stop position. When the current play position falls within the portion of multimedia content defined by a particular navigation object, the navigator sends the filtering action to the consumer system for processing. Filtering actions include skipping, muting, reframing, etc., the portion of multimedia content defined by a navigation object. Alternatively, the navigator may be located at a consumer system and the server system may provide access to the navigation objects (e.g. download) so that the consumer system monitors and filters the multimedia content based on the received navigation objects. A variety of systems may be used to implement the present invention, such as computer systems (consumer and server), television systems, and audio systems. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090287987 | NON-DESTRUCTIVE MEDIA PRESENTATION DERIVATIVES - The claimed subject matter relates to various architectures that can, inter alia, facilitate creation of a synch file as well as facilitate interpretation of the synch file. Both creation and interpretation can be accomplished in conjunction with an original media asset. The synch file can include transformation commands that can operate on a presentation of the asset rather than upon the asset itself. Accordingly, what is actually perceived by a content consumer during a presentation of the asset need not be exactly what the asset creator fixed in a tangible medium. Rather, the content consumer can observe a derivative media presentation based upon interpretation of the synch file. | 11-19-2009 |
| 20100031132 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CREATING CONTENT-DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION DATA, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR THE PROGRAM - In a slideshow which reproduces a content associated with comment information, the reproduction timing of the content can be controlled according to the reproduction timing of the comment information. In a reproduction table, the following are associated with each other: reproduction order; image-document combinations indicated by an image (or the identification information of the image, such as a JPEG file name) and a document (or the identification information of the document, such as a TXT file name); the number of characters in the document; and reproduction time of the image and the document identified by the identification information of the image and the document, respectively. The greater the number of characters the document has, the longer the reproduction time the image associated with the document has. Not every image needs to be associated with the document. For example, basic reproduction time of 5 seconds is assigned to image No. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100229078 | CONTENT DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTENT DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - The content display control apparatus ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120290907 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSOCIATING SYNCHRONIZED MEDIA BY CREATING A DATAPOD - The present invention relates to a system and method for creating a Datapod™ that includes the synchronized association of media and data objects. One embodiment of the present invention involves creating a Datapod™ by acquiring a media object, annotating the media object with a data object, and associating the media object with the data object to form an ordered or synchronized relationship between the media object and data object which implicitly defines a visual/auditory or similar experiential connection. The present invention also provides its functionality with an easy to use user interface that enables the user to readily create the synchronous association and to share the resulting Datapod™ with the intended audience. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120311418 | MEDIA FILE FORMAT, SYSTEM, AND METHOD - Digital content encoded in a media file format may be presented by accessing the media file, reading parameters that describe the content, and processing the media file using the encoded parameters to “play” or generate output. Although the media file format may have multiple optional extensions, the media file generally includes one or more frames. Each frame may include a synchronized frame with the synchronized frame having a synchronized header, a video format indicator, an audio format indicator, a width indicator, a height indicator, a frame rate index, and a payload. Although the digital content may include different types and formats, the parameters used in the media file may be used to describe the digital content so that it may be processed independent of the underlying algorithm used. For example, multiple channels of audio signals may be described. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120324324 | SYNCHRONIZING RECORDED AUDIO CONTENT AND COMPANION CONTENT - Aspects of the present disclosure relate to synchronously presenting companion content, such as text content of an electronic book, while recording or presenting narration audio content spoken by a narrator. For example, recorded audio content may be received that corresponds to words of the companion content as spoken by a narrator. The recorded audio content may be received at least substantially in real time as the words are spoken. Content synchronization information for the recorded audio content and the text content may be generated, where the content synchronization information maps portions of the recorded audio content to corresponding portions of the text content. The audio content and the text content may be synchronously presented to a user based at least in part on the content synchronization information. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130007576 | SYNCHRONIZATION OF WEB APPLICATIONS AND MEDIA - A method to facilitate synchronizing web applications with media playing within a web browser while rendering a web page. The synchronization allowing web applications to be executed during play of IP transmitted media without the web browser having to pre-load the web applications or re-load the web page. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130047059 | TRANSCRIPT EDITOR - A transcript editor enables text-based editing of time-based media that includes spoken dialog. It involves an augmented transcript that includes timing metadata that associates words and phrases within the transcript with corresponding temporal locations within the time-based media where the text is spoken, and editing the augmented transcript without the need for playback of the time-based media. After editing, the augmented transcript is processed by a media editing system to automatically generate an edited version of the time-based media that only includes the segments of the time-based media that include the speech corresponding to the edited augmented transcript. | 02-21-2013 |
| 20130212454 | SYNCHRONIZED CONSUMPTION MODES FOR E-BOOKS - An e-book system receives and stores different versions of an e-book supporting different consumption modes. Additionally, the e-book system stores signposts for the e-book. The signposts include corresponding locations in different versions of the e-book. When a user switches from a first version to a second version, the e-book system determines based on the signposts a location in the second version of the e-book that corresponds to the current location in the first version. The e-book system then presents the content in the second version from the determined location. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130268826 | SYNCHRONIZING PROGRESS IN AUDIO AND TEXT VERSIONS OF ELECTRONIC BOOKS - An electronic book system is configured to allow a user to listen to an audio version of an electronic book, then switch to reading a text version of the book on a different device, the text version being presented from the point where the audio version left off. One or more users can repeatedly switch from audio to text versions without losing track of their progress through the book. Correlation between audio and text versions is established by generating a correlation table or inserting position-related metadata in the audio or text data files. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130311859 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING EXECUTION OF VIDEO FILES BY READERS OF ELECTRONIC PUBLICATIONS - A system and method for executing digital publications having video files embedded therein. In one embodiment all of the video segments in the electronic publication shares the same video characteristics, e.g., the video codec used to encode to video, the video codec profile used, the encoded resolution, and the encoded hit rate. When the first video in the electronic publication is encountered, the system instantiates a decoder node in memory. The decoder node is not released until the execution of the last video in the electronic publication. In an alternative embodiment of the present invention, the various videos embedded in the document do not all share the same video characteristics. In this embodiment, the present invention creates a “map” of the video content describing the location, e.g., page, and the type of video, i.e., the characteristics. The device can then use the map to identify adjacent videos which share the same characteristics and obviate the need of setup and release of socket nodes for similar videos. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130346838 | DYNAMIC AUDIO PLAYBACK OF SOUNDTRACKS FOR ELECTRONIC VISUAL WORKS - An electronic book is provided with a soundtrack, to which a reader can listen while reading the electronic book. Playback of the soundtrack is synchronized with the visual display of the electronic book. Audio cues are associated with different points in the text and these cues are dynamically played back in synchronization with the visual display of the electronic book based on the interaction of the user with the electronic book. The dynamic playback involves editing and playing an audio cue so that it has a duration that is based on a prediction of the duration of the portion of the electronic book with which the cue is synchronized. When the system starts playing an audio cue, it predicts when the next audio cue should start. The current cue is played for predicted duration and a transition to the next audio cue is initiated at an appropriate time. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140013192 | TECHNIQUES FOR TOUCH-BASED DIGITAL DOCUMENT AUDIO AND USER INTERFACE ENHANCEMENT - Techniques for digital document audio and user interface enhancement are generally described herein. In one embodiment, for example, an apparatus may comprise a processor circuit and a digital document application operative on the processor circuit. The digital document application may comprise a document recorder component arranged for execution by the processor circuit to receive a source document file and generate an annotated document file, the document recorder component arranged to retrieve a text element from the source document file, generate a user interface view with the text element and an audio narration guide proximate to the text element for presentation on an output device, receive positions of an object on the audio narration guide from an input device, and generate an audio element for the text element based on the positions. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140013193 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CAPTURING INFORMATION-ENHANCED IMAGES - The approaches of the present disclosure provide for the efficient technology of intelligent association of still images with contextual information relating to sounds such as a sound that may have been ambient when a still image was captured. In particular, a user may use a media device, such as a smart phone or tablet computer, to capture a still image and record first audio, for example, at the time of capturing the still image for a predetermined period of time. The first audio may be then processed and analyzed so as to recognize a particular song or melody, and then a high quality second audio related to the recognized song or melody is downloaded and associated with the still image. Accordingly, the visual nature of still images is enhanced with data relating to contextual auditory information, which boosts the sensory and memory experience for the user. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140040713 | SELECTING CONTENT PORTIONS FOR ALIGNMENT - Generally described, a content alignment service may generate content synchronization information to facilitate the synchronous presentation of corresponding audio content and textual content. In some embodiments, portions of body text (as opposed to front matter, such as a table of contents; or back matter, such as an index) in the textual content are identified and synchronized with corresponding audio content. In one example application, an audiobook may be synchronized with an electronic book. As the body text portions of the electronic book are consumed, corresponding words of the audiobook may be audibly presented. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140040714 | Information Management System and Method - A system and method for receiving, categorizing, arranging and displaying information is provided, wherein the method includes creating a database, wherein the database is governed by a database taxonomy defined by a user, introducing information into the database and generating classified information by classifying the information objects based on the database taxonomy, where the classified information objects includes information object metadata and an information taxonomy. The invention further includes assembling a virtual information package file responsive to the classified information objects, wherein the binder file includes links to the classified information objects in the database and providing a taxonomy and process to manage, edit, manipulate and distribute virtual information packages from a one or more collections of virtual information packages publishing the virtual information package file in the desired electronic document format. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140040715 | APPLICATION FOR SYNCHRONIZING E-BOOKS WITH ORIGINAL OR CUSTOM-CREATED SCORES - An application for electronic devices through which users can synchronize custom sound recordings and sound scores with eBooks. The application allows a computer to receive audio reference lists; values representing how similar users are to each other based on various factors; and a structural representation of an eBook. The application then tracks a first user's position in the eBook, synchronizing the relative position with the structural representation of the eBook, and determining if the first user's position has progressed to a specific point. If the first user has reached the specific point, the application suggests audio that was previously synchronized by other users with the point, and the application orders the suggestions based on the similarity between the first user and a previous user that created a suggested sound score. The first user can then associate a presented audio with the point. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140047309 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONIZING CONTENT WITH DATA - Provided is an apparatus and method for synchronizing content with data that may extract content feature information of the content, and control synchronization by comparing the content feature information and data feature information described in the data. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140095965 | METHODS AND DEVICES FOR TERMINAL CONTROL - The present disclosure discloses methods and devices for terminal control. The method comprises: sending a request from a first terminal to a server to obtain information about a multimedia application currently running on a second terminal, the information comprising application identification and one or more playback attributes of the multimedia application; displaying on the first terminal the information about the multimedia application currently running on the second terminal; generating by the first terminal one or more new playback attributes of the currently running multimedia application, and sending from the first terminal to the second terminal via the server a synchronization control request comprising the one or more new playback attributes, thereby allowing the second terminal to control the multimedia playback of the multimedia application based on the one or more new playback attributes in the synchronization control request. The present disclosure can allow one to use one terminal in the Internet to control the multimedia playback on another terminal. This can accomplish the combination of hardware advantages of both terminals and can increase the efficiency of playback control. | 04-03-2014 |
| 20140157094 | APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CREATING CONTENT-DOCUMENT REPRODUCTION DATA - In the slideshow which reproduces a content associated with comment information, the reproduction timing of the content can be controlled according to the reproduction timing of the comment information. In a reproduction table, the following are associated with each other: reproduction order; image-document combinations indicated by an image (or the identification information of the image, such as a JPEG file name) and a document (or the identification information of the document, such as a TXT file name); the number of characters in the document; and reproduction time of the image and the document identified by the identification information of the image and the document respectively. The greater the number of characters the document has, the longer the reproduction time the image associated with the document has. Not every image needs to be associated with the document. For example, basic reproduction time of 5 seconds is assigned to image No. 3. | 06-05-2014 |
| 20140181626 | SYNCHRONISING SCREENSHOTS IN DOCUMENTATION WITH PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY - Systems, methods, and computer program product synchronize screenshots in documentation with product functionality. Documentation source relating to a product includes placeholders where screenshots of user interface views of the product are to be located. A placeholder includes a description or pointer to a description of how to generate the user interface view of the product associated with the screenshot. A new version of the documentation may be generated. The documentation source including placeholders is read. Placeholders in the documentation are used to generate a user interface view. The user interface view is captured as a screenshot. The screenshot is inserted in the new version of the documentation at the location of the placeholder used to generate the screenshot. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140223272 | SELECTIVE SYNCHRONOUS PRESENTATION - A selective synchronization service may facilitate the synchronous presentation of corresponding audio content and textual content. Corresponding words in companion items of audio and textual content may be selected for synchronous presentation. A corresponding word may be selected for synchronous audible and textual presentation according to any of a number of criteria. Further, a corresponding word may be selected for a modified synchronous presentation, in which the audible and/or textual presentation of the corresponding word is modified. Alternately, a corresponding word may be selected for an audible presentation without a textual presentation, or a textual presentation without an audible presentation. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140289596 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PLAYBACK OF MEDIA - A system facilitates the browsing of information of interest. The system obtains a transcription of the information and provides the transcription to a user. The system also retrieves the information in its original format and presents the information to the user in the original format. The system visually synchronizes the presentation of the information in the original format with the transcription of the information | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140344657 | SYNCHRONISING SCREENSHOTS IN DOCUMENTATION WITH PRODUCT FUNCTIONALITY - Screenshots in documentation are synchronized with product functionality. Documentation source relating to a product includes placeholders where screenshots of user interface views of the product are to be located. A placeholder includes a description or pointer to a description of how to generate the user interface view of the product associated with the screenshot. A new version of the documentation may be generated. The documentation source including placeholders is read. Placeholders in the documentation are used to generate a user interface view. The user interface view is captured as a screenshot. The screenshot is inserted in the new version of the documentation at the location of the placeholder used to generate the screenshot. | 11-20-2014 |
| 20150046780 | ANCHORING FOR CONTENT SYNCHRONIZATION - A computer-implemented method includes receiving from a web browser, by a server system via a network, an indication of dragging, by a user of the web browser, of an element displayed on a webpage displayed by the web browser, and dropping, by the user, of the element into a content area displayed on the webpage, the element selected from the group consisting of: a first content item displayed at a location on the webpage other than in the content area, and a graphical element displayed in association with the first content item. Responsively to the indication, the server system causes the web browser to display, in the content area, at least a portion of a set of one or more second content items related to the first content item. Other embodiments are also described. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150067459 | IDENTIFYING EXTRA MATERIAL IN COMPANION CONTENT - Systems and methods are disclosed which facilitate identifying extra substantive material within a content item not included within corresponding companion content items. For example, extra substantive material may include commentary, interviews, or improvisation included within an audio book and not included within a corresponding electronic book. Specifically, an electronic marketplace is disclosed that may analyze two companion content items to determine similarities and differences between the content items. Thereafter, portions that differ between the content items may be further analyzed to determine whether these portions include extra substantive material. Also disclosed is an electronic marketplace for providing information regarding content items, including the existence of extra substantive material within a content item. In some instances, the electronic marketplace may be configured to provide samples of extra content within a content item to a user. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20150082136 | PLAYBACK SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONISED SOUNDTRACKS FOR ELECTRONIC MEDIA CONTENT - A method for displaying electronic text and synchronizing the playback of a soundtrack for the electronic text. The soundtrack contains multiple audio regions configured for playback during corresponding text regions of the electronic text. Playback of the audio regions of the soundtrack over an audio output system is based on a reading position counter indicative of the user's estimate reading position, and which increments based on a user reading speed variable. The user reading speed variable is updated by processing eye tracking signals from an eye tracker to determine the user's reading scan rate. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150100867 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHARING AND DISPLAYING WRITING INFORMATION - Apparatuses and methods for sharing writing information are provided. In one example, the method includes receiving a request to display content from a user, obtaining writing information about the content and content synchronization information that is used to synchronize a location of the writing information with respect to the content, and synchronizing and displaying the writing information and the content based on the content synchronization information. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150113367 | IMAGE TRANSITIONING AND ERROR DETECTION FOR ONLINE PRESENTATIONS - According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes capturing a plurality of images from a presentation. Each of the plurality of images is associated with a unique identifier. The unique identifiers are transmitted to one or more remote audience modules. The plurality of images are then transmitted to the audience modules. With a computer processor, a first image from the plurality of images is identified as a next active image. Indications are received from the one or more of the audience modules that the next active image has been received. The audience modules are instructed to update their displays from a current active image to the next active image, after the indications are received. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150113368 | OBJECT MATCHING AND ANIMATION IN A PRESENTATION APPLICATION - Animation by creating intermediate objects for transitioning between two objects having a mappable function. In certain implementations a processor determines whether a first object in a first slide in the slide presentation differs from a matching second object in a second slide in the presentation in one or more properties that have one or more corresponding known mappable transition functions other than translation, rotation, or scaling transitions. Furthermore, the processor creates one or more intermediate objects that incrementally reflect changes from the first object to the second object based at least in part on the one or more mapped transition functions where the one or more intermediate objects are configured to smooth the transition from the first object to the second object. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150113369 | IMAGE TRANSITIONING AND ERROR DETECTION FOR ONLINE PRESENTATIONS - According to an exemplary embodiment of this disclosure, a computer-implemented method includes capturing a plurality of images from a presentation. Each of the plurality of images is associated with a unique identifier. The unique identifiers are transmitted to one or more remote audience modules. The plurality of images are then transmitted to the audience modules. With a computer processor, a first image from the plurality of images is identified as a next active image. Indications are received from the one or more of the audience modules that the next active image has been received. The audience modules are instructed to update their displays from a current active image to the next active image, after the indications are received. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150317292 | SYNCHRONIZED CONSUMPTION MODES FOR E-BOOKS - An e-book system receives and stores different versions of an e-book supporting different consumption modes. Additionally, the e-book system stores signposts for the e-book. The signposts include corresponding locations in different versions of the e-book. When a user switches from a first version to a second version, the e-book system determines based on the signposts a location in the second version of the e-book that corresponds to the current location in the first version. The e-book system then presents the content in the second version from the determined location. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150339270 | Using Content Structure to Socially Connect Users - The structure of a digital content item is used to socially connect users consuming the digital content item. The structured representation of the digital content item is determined. This structured representation is analyzed to identify key events within the digital content item. A user's current location within the digital content item is identified. Social communications of the user are filtered responsive to the user's current location and the identified key events within the digital content item. In this way, the user may peruse social media without inadvertently reading communications that give away (e.g., spoil) key events such as important plot points. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20160004397 | MOBILE TERMINAL AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - According to a mobile terminal disclosed in the present invention includes a memory for storing an e-book content, a wireless communication unit for transmitting the e-book content to an external server, a display unit for outputting the e-book content, and a controller configured to cause the wireless communication unit to transmit at least partial content of the e-book to at least the external server or the second terminal, cause the display to display a first notification notifying that the e-book or the at least partial content of the e-book is activated in the second terminal, cause the display to display content of the e-book in response to an input received in response to the displayed notification, and cause output or display of at least an image, an audio, or a text received from the second terminal in which the e-book is activated via the audio output unit or the display. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160027431 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE VOICE DOCUMENT NARRATION - Disclosed are techniques and systems to provide a narration of a text in multiple different voices. In some aspects, systems and methods described herein can include receiving a user-based selection of a first portion of words in a document where the document has a pre-associated first voice model and overwriting the association of the first voice model, by the one or more computers, with a second voice model for the first portion of words. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160088055 | MEDIA PLATFORM FOR ADDING SYNCHRONIZED CONTENT TO MEDIA WITH A DURATION - A system is provided. The system includes a content database that stores content synchronization data received from a graphical user interface. The content synchronization data has a location of media, a set of content, a content start time, and a content end time. The content start time is a time in the media at which play of the content is to start. The content end time is a time in the media at which the play of the content is to end. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160124953 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING AN AUDIO-VISUAL PRESENTATION USING CHARACTERISTICS OF AUDIO, VISUAL AND SYMBOLIC MEDIA OBJECTS - In an embodiment, a method and apparatus for generating a presentation is provided. The method considers characteristics of audio works and visual works when constructing the presentation. In some embodiments, the presentation may be automatically constructed. | 05-05-2016 |
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