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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 1995
Filed:
May. 26, 1994
Kenneth A Williams, Bass Lake, CA (US);
Robert E Heitman, Oakhurst, CA (US);
Christopher F Smith, Oakhurst, CA (US);
Sierra On-Line, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
The invention includes a method of synchronizing actions and sounds for display on the visual display in a computer-system. The invention also includes a simulation including synchronized actions and sounds. Specifically, the method of synchronizing actions and sounds for display on a computer system having a visual display includes determining locations in a sound recording where predetermined actions are to be displayed, measuring the time that elapses when the sound recording is played from reference point to the locations in the sound recording where the predetermined actions are to be displayed, associating the predetermined actions with the locations in the sound recording where the predetermined actions are to be displayed, and saving the locations and their associated actions. The invented method of synchronizing actions and sounds on a visual display in a computer system includes playing the sound, determining when a predetermined amount of time of the sound has elapsed, and displaying the action on the visual display when the predetermined amount of time of the sound has elapsed. The simulation includes a sound recording, a mechanism for playing it, and a mechanism for measuring its elapsed time when it played; data defining predetermined actions; a mechanism to compare such elapsed time with time positions; and a mechanism to display the actions upon a predetermined relationship between the elapsed time and the time positions.