Rovi Guides, Inc.

Sonic Solutions

James Roth

Kenneth G Oetzel

Geoff Ehlers

Matthew Dymek

Methods and systems are disclosed herein for a media guidance application that presents an appropriate audio cue based on a search request received from a user. For example, the media guidance application may determine that a media asset corresponding to the search request is of particular relevance to the user (e.g., it belongs to the user's favorite genre). The media guidance application may then determine an audio cue (e.g., a well-known sound effect) associated with the media asset and generate the audio cue for presentation. The media guidance application may also determine an animated image cue associated with the media asset and generate that for display as well. This may allow users, especially those with vision-related disabilities, to more easily identify media assets that may be particularly relevant to them.

Systems and methods for selecting sound logos for media content

The invention relates generally to improvements in systems used in the development ('authoring') of interactive visual media. More particularly, the invention relates to (a) the automatic or semi-automatic generation of a set of files representing 'zoomed-in' sections of a master high-resolution image file, and (b) the automatic or semi-automatic generation of the logical data required to allow navigation of the generated files by an end-user of an interactive visual medium, including but not limited to such optical disc formats as DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Video CD, and Super Video CD, as well as media hosted by a server and delivered over a network.

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Novato, CA, United States of America

James Roth