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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2000
Filed:
Nov. 05, 1997
David Paul Gorbet, San Francisco, CA (US);
Annette Marie Crowley, Bellevue, WA (US);
Vincent Teng-Wei Chun, San Bruno, CA (US);
Dennis Robert Austin, Los Altos, CA (US);
Bakul Vinodchandra Patel, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Paul O Warrin, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A computer-based system and method of creating and performing a soundtrack to accompany an electronic slide show presentation is disclosed. The method includes receiving input from a slide presentation author, the input specifying when the soundtrack is to begin, end, or change. The input also includes a specification of elements that control the soundtrack content. During an electronic slide show, when each slide (212) is displayed, the soundtrack specifications associated with the displayed slide (212) are retrieved. Based on the specifications, a music engine (230) is invoked with commands to control the composition and performance of a soundtrack that accompanies the currently displayed slide. The method also includes receiving specifications of motifs that are triggered to accompany predetermined events occurring during the electronic slide show.