Slideshows comprising various forms of media

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10726064-B2
Application number	US-201816003895-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 8, 2018
Priority date	Aug 6, 2007
Publication date	Jul 28, 2020
Grant date	Jul 28, 2020

Abstract

A method for slide shows. The method includes receiving one or more video content element and one or more image content element that are each associated with a respective audio track, where a first video content element includes a corresponding first audio track and a second video content element includes a corresponding second audio track that is disabled or non-existent, receiving input selecting a background audio track for the slide show, and automatically integrating the video content element, the image content element, and the background audio track together into the slide show, where the background audio track is played during playback of the slide show when the computing device detects that there is no audio signal generated by another audio track in the slide show.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
receiving, by a computing device, multiple forms of media to be integrated into a slide show,
wherein the multiple forms of media comprise two or more video content elements and one or more image content elements that are each associated with a respective audio track,
wherein a first video content element of the two or more video content elements includes a corresponding first audio track and a second video content element of the two or more video content elements includes a corresponding second audio track,
wherein the corresponding second audio track is disabled or non-existent;

receiving, by the computing device, input selecting a background audio track for the slide show;
automatically integrating, by the computing device, in response to receiving the multiple forms of media, the two or more video content elements, the one or more image content elements, and the background audio track together into the slide show,
wherein the background audio track is played during playback of the slide show when the computing device detects that there is no audio signal generated by another audio track in the slide show.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
retrieving, using a processor, the two or more video content elements and the one or more image content elements from one or more storage devices.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the respective audio tracks of the two or more video content elements comprise audio captured as part of generation of the two or more video content elements.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
formatting the multiple forms of media in the slide show to be playable by a media player; and
automatically playing the slide show using the media player.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein automatically playing the slide show comprises:
displaying a video and playing the respective audio track of the video; and
in response to the video ending, playing a different audio track than that associated with the video.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein automatically playing the slide show comprises:
displaying a video; and
in response to the video ending, ending the slide show.

7. The method of claim 4 , wherein automatically playing the slide show comprises:
playing the respective audio track associated with a video as the video content element plays; and
in response to the respective video content element ending, presenting an image and fading in the audio track.

8. The method of claim 4 , wherein automatically playing the slide show comprises:
fading out the background audio track presented with the one or more image content elements prior to a transition to presenting a video content element.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein automatically playing the slide show comprises:
in response to the transition to presenting the video content element, playing the respective audio track associated with the video content element.

10. The method of claim 4 , wherein automatically playing the slide show comprises:
displaying a text content element for a predetermined period of time.

11. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
defining, using a processor, a period of time that images included in the slide show are presented when the slide show is played.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising playing the slide show, wherein playing the slide show comprises:
displaying a first image for the period of time; and
in response to the period of time elapsing, displaying a second image for the period of time or playing a video content element.

13. A system, comprising:
a hard drive that stores video content element having respective audio tracks, image content element, and audio content element;
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory computer program product, stored on a machine-readable medium, comprising instructions operable to cause the processors to:
retrieve video content elements, image content elements, and audio content elements from the hard drive,
wherein a first video content element of the video content elements includes a corresponding first audio track and a second video content element of the video content elements includes a corresponding second audio track,
wherein the corresponding second audio track is disabled or non-existent;

receive input selecting a background audio track; and
format the video content elements, the image content elements, the audio content elements, and the background audio track as a slide show that is enabled to be played by a media player,
wherein the background audio track is played during playback of the slide show when the system detects that there is no audio signal generated by another audio track in the slide show.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the media player automatically plays the slide show after formatting of the slide show is completed.

15. A non-transitory computer program product, stored on a machine-readable medium, comprising instructions operable to cause a processor to:
receive multiple forms of media to be integrated into a slide show, wherein the multiple forms of media comprise two or more video content elements and one or more image content elements that are each associated with a respective audio track,
wherein a first video content element of the two or more video content elements includes a corresponding first audio track and a second video content element of the two or more video content elements includes a corresponding second audio track,
wherein the corresponding second audio track is disabled or non-existent;

receive, by the computing device, input selecting a background audio track for the slide show; and
automatically integrate, in response to receiving the multiple forms of media, the two or more video content elements, the one or more image content elements, and the background audio track together into the slide show in a chronological order based on when images and videos were captured,
wherein the background audio track is played during playback of the slide show when the computing device detects that there is no audio signal generated by another audio track in the slide show.

16. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to:
retrieve, using the processor, the two or more video content elements and the one or more image content elements from one or more storage devices.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to:
define, using the processor, a period of time that images included in the slide show are displayed when the slide show is played.

18. The computer program product of claim 17 , further comprising instructions to:
play the slide show, wherein playing the slide show comprises:
displaying a first image for the period of time; and
in response to the period of time elapsing, displaying a second image for the period of time or playing a video content element.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 , wherein the instructions to automatically integrate the two or more video content elements, the one or more image content elements, and the background audio track together into the slide show further include instructions to format the slide show to be playable by a media player.

20. The computer program product of claim 15 , further comprising instructions to:
automatically play the slide show using a media player.

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Weber Ralf
• Vergnaud Guillaume

Classifications

• H04N21/43072

  of multiple content streams on the same device · CPC title

• G11B2220/2562

  DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs · CPC title

• H04N5/765

  Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus · CPC title

• G11B27/034

  on discs (G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04N5/91

  Television signal processing therefor · CPC title