Slideshows comprising various forms of media

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018293243-A1
Application number	US-201816003895-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 8, 2018
Priority date	Aug 6, 2007
Publication date	Oct 11, 2018
Grant date	—

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 one or more video content element and one or more image content element that are each associated with a respective audio track, wherein a first video content element of the one or more video content element includes a corresponding first audio track and a second video content element of the one or more video content element 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: and automatically integrating, by the computing device, in response to receiving the multiple forms of media, the video content element, the image content element, 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 one or more video content element and the one or more image content element from one or more storage devices.

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

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 23 , wherein automatically playing the slide show comprises: fading out the background audio track presented with the one or more image content element prior to a transition to presenting a video content element.

9 . The method of claim 4 , 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 1 , 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 element, image content element, and audio content element from the hard drive, wherein a first video content element of the video content element includes a corresponding first audio track and a second video content element of the video content element 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 element, image content element, and-audio content element, 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 one or more video content element and one or more image content element that are each associated with a respective audio track, wherein a first video content element of the one or more video content element includes a corresponding first audio track and a second video content element of the one or more video content element 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 video and-content element. image content element, and 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 one or more video content element and the one or more image content element 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 15 , 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 video and image content element 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

• H04N5/765

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

• G11B27/34

  Indicating arrangements  {(indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D)} · CPC title

• H04N5/781

  on disks or drums · CPC title

• G06F3/165

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• G11B2220/2562

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