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Network delivery of interactive entertainment synchronized to playback of audio recordings
Assignee: Gracenote Inc
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Filing: 1999-07-16
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Granted: 2001-05-29
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Expires: 2019-07-16
Abstract
Abstract Entertainment content complementary to a musical recording is delivered to a user's computer by means of a computer network link. The user employs a browser to access the computer network. A plug-in for the browser is able to control an audio CD or other device for playing the musical recording. A script stored on the remote computer accessed over the network is downloaded. The script synchronizes the delivery of the complementary entertainment content with the play of the musical recording.
Inventors
- 👤 Dale Tyson Roberts
- 👤 Ann E. Greenberg
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 09:30
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/43; G06F16/438; G06F16/4387; G06F16/4393; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/957; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/08; G06Q20/12; G06Q20/123; G06Q20/1235; G06Q30/00; G06Q30/02; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/21; G11B2220/213; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2545; G11B2220/2562; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
136 words
A networked system for synchronizing playback of a recording with display of information, comprising: a playback system including a display, a communication port and a processing unit, coupled to the display and the communication port, to compare display timing information with a current playback position of a recording being reproduced to determine whether to request a new display segment; a network coupled to the communication port of said playback device; and a database system, coupled to said playback device via said network, to store a database of sets of display data with the timing information, to supply to said playback device the timing information in response to a request for the display data corresponding to the recording being reproduced by said playback device and to supply the new display segment when requested by said playback system.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
136 words
A networked system for synchronizing playback of a recording with display of information, comprising: a playback system including a display, a communication port and a processing unit, coupled to the display and the communication port, to compare display timing information with a current playback position of a recording being reproduced to determine whether to request a new display segment; a network coupled to the communication port of said playback device; and a database system, coupled to said playback device via said network, to store a database of sets of display data with the timing information, to supply to said playback device the timing information in response to a request for the display data corresponding to the recording being reproduced by said playback device and to supply the new display segment when requested by said playback system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A networked system as recited in claim 1 , wherein said playback system further includes a compact disc reading mechanism coupled to said processing unit; and wherein the recording is a compact disc with audio content and the recording identifier is based on table of contents information read from the compact disc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
51 words
A networked system as recited in claim 1 , wherein the display data include a series of images, and wherein said playback system is a computer programmed to display the series of images in accordance with the display timing information, including the new display segment after receipt from said database system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
39 words
A networked system as recited in claim 3 , wherein said computer has a multimedia player loaded and the series of images are frames in an animation file for the multimedia player and each display segment is a frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
A networked system as recited in claim 4 , wherein said computer includes at least one memory unit, coupled to said processing unit, to store the recording and the animation file, and wherein the recording is compressed using MPEG encoding.
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