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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Applicants:
J. Keith Thomson, Belmont, CA (US);
Scott Feldstein, Foster City, CA (US);
Ivan Maltz, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Inventors:
J. Keith Thomson, Belmont, CA (US);
Scott Feldstein, Foster City, CA (US);
Ivan Maltz, Pleasanton, CA (US);
Assignee:
Pinnacle Systems, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and systems for automatically creating a movie of computer selected video scenes accompanied by music are disclosed. Methods or systems consistent with the invention may synchronize the video scene changes with the onsets of beats in the music. Methods or systems consistent with the invention may also offer a user of the computer program product a choice of video styles by which the movie may be characterized when viewed by the user.