WO2000054187A1 - Lecteur musical universel - Google Patents

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WO2000054187A1
WO2000054187A1 PCT/US2000/006188 US0006188W WO0054187A1 WO 2000054187 A1 WO2000054187 A1 WO 2000054187A1 US 0006188 W US0006188 W US 0006188W WO 0054187 A1 WO0054187 A1 WO 0054187A1
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J. Kevin Sheehan
Jonathon Franco
Michael G. Lundgren
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    • G06F16/4387—Presentation of query results by the use of playlists
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  • CD-DA Compact-Disc Digital Audio
  • Red-Book The standard that constitutes the Compact-Disc Digital Audio (CD-DA), also called the Red-Book, has been designed by Sony and Philips to contain only audio tracks A maximum of 99 tracks or 74 minutes and 33 seconds can be p ⁇ nted on a spiral going from the center to the edge of the CD
  • the disc itself is divided into three areas Lead In, Program, and Lead Out
  • the Program area contains the audio data of each track
  • the data is made of two channels of audio stream Each stream is sampled at a frequency of 44 IKHz with 16-bit accuracy
  • the Lead Out area contains only blank sectors (90 seconds of silence)
  • the present invention provides a front-end consumer interface It merges all of a user's music and music-related activities into a single unified user interface, which is based on real-world metaphors, providing a fun, inviting and easy-to-use multimedia music experience
  • the present invention establishes a two-way conversation between the user and a music supplier by exploiting the Internet and augmenting the user's choices
  • An embodiment of the present invention provides playback for common audio formats such as MP3, Liquid Audio, WMA and WAV, and allows the user to organize his collection of downloaded music in a manner not previously available
  • the present invention improves on the p ⁇ or art, first by providing "'color" information , 1 e , the p ⁇ nted information that typically accompanies a CD, which can include cover art, pictures and liner notes
  • a CD or other audio content
  • some storage means such as a hard disk, or a removable disk, for example, a Zip d ⁇ ve made by Iomega Corporation
  • users tend to forget exactly where a specific virtual CD has been stored, l e , m what folder, on what disk
  • the present invention maintains this information and knows where to find a downloaded CD wherever it is stored
  • a user interface is provided which aids user access, so that the user never has to search for the CD, so far as ret ⁇ eving and playing the CD are concerned
  • the present invention having found the desired CD, can play the music back through any approp ⁇ ate player, or through its own player
  • the user can digitally record music from a CD player
  • the user simply clicks on the CD rack to select a CD, clicks on a CD "jewel” box graphic to open it, and drags the CD out of the jewel box to the CD player to play it
  • a CD presented to the user has the appearance of a real CD
  • the covers look like the common "jewel" cases that are currently in use, whether open or closed Dragging a second CD to the CD player while the first is playing preferably causes the first CD to stop playing and moves the first CD back to its jewel case
  • the user can simply click on a CD in an open case, and the CD is instantly moved to the player using animation.
  • the present invention is fun and interactive, and provides an interface which a user who is used to a physical CD and CD player can easily understand. Once the music is downloaded over the Internet, the user does not need to be concerned with technical computer operations, for example, finding the music and finding the proper player.
  • Prior art players are not as successful at emulating a physical CD player as the present invention, which fully copies the appearance and functionality of a CD player. This helps the user to bridge the gap between the physical world and the digital world of music and other audio. Of course, the same technique can be used for video and other media presentations, as well.
  • CD-ROM drive capable of playing back standard audio CD's.
  • the projected installed base of recordable CD's e.g., CD-R and CD-RW formats, was expected to reach 20 million by the end of the calendar year 1999. Exploiting PC users' demonstrated interest to listen to music while at their computers, the UP launches automatically whenever a standard audio CD is inserted, presenting the user with a friendly and intuitive interface.
  • the virtual player of the present invention automatically selects and activates the proper playback software for virtually all popular digital file formats including standard audio CDs, DVDs, etc
  • the software may be internal to the universal player, or may be supplied by another vendor
  • the universal player allows a user to organize his music at one central location and in a va ⁇ ety of ways Users can sort and/or catego ⁇ ze their music by genre, title and/or artists as well as create custom playhsts or compilations
  • the universal player remembers the physical locations of a user's music and manages complex secu ⁇ ty and copy protection issues such as "right to copy" or "check
  • a universal music player system includes a virtual player which has the appearance and functionality of a real media player
  • One or more media object displays display media objects which are owned by or accessible to a user
  • An animator visually emulates loading a media object from the virtual rack onto the virtual media player responsive to a user command
  • a loader loads a media object file corresponding to the selected media object in response to the user command
  • a playback activator selects playback software approp ⁇ ate for the loaded file's format and for activating the selected playback software to play the loaded media object file
  • the universal player system can also include a desktop area in which available media objects are displayed, each media object having the appearance of being contained in a container Available media objects are those which have been moved from the virtual racks for immediate access and availability
  • a catalog of media objects owned by or accessible to a user is maintained, such that at least one of virtual rack displays media objects referenced in the catalog
  • the virtual media player in which media objects represent CDs, the virtual media player has the appearance and functionality of a real CD player Following the real world metaphor, the CD media objects, or "virtual CDs,” appear as jewel cases
  • one embodiment of universal player system has a virtual player which has a tray which holds a single media object Another embodiment has a rotatable tray which holds up to a predetermined number of media objects Another embodiment accepts a virtual magazine which holds up to a predetermined number of media objects Yet another embodiment has a rotatable, jukebox-style media holder which holds up to a predetermined number of media objects
  • liner notes include a list of all tracks on the virtual CD.
  • Lmer notes can include, but are not limited to, artist reviews, reviews about the instant object, e.g., CD or DVD, artist resume, artist biography, discography, cover art, and / or pictures
  • a media object file contains audio information. This can be, for example in MP3 format, Quicktime format, or some other format. Audio information can include music, but may also include other audio such as speech. In another embodiment, a media object file contains video information, which typically includes an audio soundtrack
  • an exposed media object that is, a media object which can be seen inside an open case, or where cases are not used, simply a visible media object
  • the media object is visually loaded onto a media object holder, such as a single- or multiple object tray, or a multiple object magazine or jukebox.
  • the media object holder closes and the associated media object fie automatically begins to play.
  • the animator emulates a smooth loading of the media object onto the media object holder
  • a downloader downloads media object files from a provider
  • a hbra ⁇ an stores downloaded media object files and maintains references to their stored locations. These downloaded media object files are typically purchased from the provider by a user.
  • a media object display is a "virtual rack" which holds at least one media object, preferably media objects owned by or accessible to a current user
  • the universal player includes a mouse, trackball, trackpad, keyboard entry or other means for allowing a user to move or drag a media object from the virtual rack to the desktop area, or directly to the virtual player
  • the virtual rack can display media objects according to a selected category, including, but not limited to, genre, artist, or title The selected category itself can be displayed on the virtual rack
  • a virtual rack emulates a spinner, as found, for example, in restaurants where a user selects a song at his table to be played on a centrally located jukebox
  • a user can spin a spinner to scroll through a selected category
  • a compilation is created by dragging a first selection, such as a CD or DVD, one or more tracks of a CD or DVD, or another compilation, to an empty slot m the virtual rack Adding to the compilation is done by dragging subsequent selections to the compilation
  • a data collector collects statistical data about a user's use, including but not limited to, a list of purchased music, a list of sampled selections downloaded from a provider, a history of the user's playback of any of media or selections, or a history of selections received via Web radio.
  • the data collector itself preferably includes a transmitter which sends the collected statistical data to a vendor or music provider.
  • the vendor can then offer the user a special promotion, or recommend music to the user, based on the collected data.
  • a further embodiment of the present invention includes means for playing back a physical CD such as a CD-ROM drive, a CD player with a digital output.
  • a CD identifier identifies a physical CD being played back.
  • One way to identify a CD is to manually enter, e.g., by keyboard or by scanning a bar code identifier or by scanning a text identifier and using optical character recognition, an identification code imprinted on the CD or the CD package. The code is then matched against a database, for example, at a music provider, and the CD identified.
  • a software "spider” can examine the shape of data on the CD and compare the shape against a database of CD data "shapes," thereby identifying the CD.
  • the shape of data can be, for example, timing information.
  • the shape could be derived from portions of the data itself, such as the first 100 bits of each selection, or from some other aspect of the data or the data organization.
  • the downloaded CD can be registered with the universal player's database by the librarian, or with a vendor or music provider's database, or both.
  • a vendor searcher allows the user to search for media in the vendors' s database.
  • a virtual shopping basket displays the user's purchase selections
  • Fig. 1A is a block diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. IB is a schematic diagram illustrating the relationship between visual objects, their logical pointers and the associated media objects
  • Fig. 2 A is an illustration of the mam window console of an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Figs. 3A-3E are illustrations of the main window console of Fig. 2A which demonstrate the animation of a selected virtual CD from the desktop into the virtual player
  • Fig. 5A is an illustration of the main window of an alternate embodiment of the present invention, illustrating two virtual racks, or spinners
  • Fig 5B is an illustration showing the meta data draw, which shows the cover art of the CD that is playing
  • Fig 5 C is an illustration showing the meta data draw having an advertisement displayed
  • Figs 6A-6C are illustrations demonstrating how compilations are created and maintained
  • Fig 1 1 is an illustration of a search feature in an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig 12 is an illustration of a virtual shopping basket in an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig 14 is an illustration of a alternate monthly music guide
  • Fig 15 is an illustration of a community screen in an embodiment of the present invention
  • Fig 17 is a schematic diagram illustrating how an embodiment of the present invention identifies a CD from the shape of the CD's data
  • FIG. 1A illustrates an embodiment 500 of the present invention.
  • a display device 501 such as a CRT display or an LCD display, driven by a processor 511, displays a virtual player 503 which emulates all of the functionality of a real player.
  • a virtual rack 507 displays media objects 509 such as virtual CDs, virtual DVDs, compilations, video cassettes, etc.
  • a file catalog 521 tracks the locations of all of the media object files 529 to which the user has access locally.
  • the file catalog 521 is capable of tracking the locations of physical CDs 527 owned by the user, and the individual songs or tracks 531 on each CD. Of course, this applies as well to other types of media such as DVDs.
  • the user may also have paid for access to music or other media object files 541 which a music provider 537 maintains in its own storage 539.
  • the file catalog 521 maintains a list of these media object files and locations, such as corresponding Web universal resource locators (URLs).
  • a downloader 534 retrieves these media object files 541 from the music provider 537 over the Internet 535, upon a request by the user.
  • audio files may be stored at different locations and on different storage media, such as hard drives, removable disc drives such as Iomega's Zip (TM) or Jaz (TM) drive, and CD-ROMs
  • all virtual CDs 14A have a similar appearance, regardless of actual location.
  • TM Iomega's Zip
  • TM Jaz
  • CD-ROMs all virtual CDs 14A have a similar appearance, regardless of actual location.
  • the virtual CD player 12 operates much the same way as an actual CD player or deck, giving the user the ability to play an entire CD, selected tracks. random tracks, loop, pause, skip, adjust the volume, and eject a disc from the tray 32.
  • a playback activator 513 selects and activates a playback system 515 the user has in resident memory which is appropriate for the file format of the particular selection about to be played. If there is no playback system in memory, the player will activate its own playback capabilities. Thus, users can easily collect music digitally and play back the music because the present invention associates music, other audio, files to playback mechanisms regardless of how the files are encrypted or where they are stored. In a sense, the playback activator 513 acts as an interpreter when a user has a combination of incompatible playback and encryption formats.
  • Figs. 5A-15 illustrate an another embodiment 100 of the present invention.
  • Fig. 5 A illustrates a virtual CD player 110 with a 6-CD changer, which corresponds with the virtual player 503 of Fig. 1, with all of its accompanying controls and indicators.
  • a first virtual rack, or spinner 120 displays all music owned by or accessible to the user, i.e., "virtual" CDs, which includes, for example, physical CDs, music stored on hard disks and removable media, data streams, and downloadable music stored at a music server.
  • An icon preferably comprising the cover art of a CD, represents the CD.
  • a CD is made available for playing simply by dragging the cover to the desktop area 140. This is equivalent to taking a physical CD out of a rack and leaving it on the table next to the stereo, where a user's favorite or commonly played CDs frequently end up for an extended time. Alternatively, the user can simply c ck on a CD which is visible withm an open case, and the CD moves to the virtual player
  • Fig 6A illustrates the dragging of a visual CD 132 to compilation rack 130 If the user drops the visual object 132 into position 134, which is already occupied, then visual CD 132 will be added to the compilation existing in position 134 If, on the other hand, visual object 132 is dropped into empty position 136, a new compilation 136 is created, containing the contents of visual object 132
  • Fig. 6B illustrates dragging a particularly selection 140 to a compilation 142. As the user drags the selection 144 to the compilation 142, a line 145 appears, designating the position where the selection 144 will be inserted if it is dropped at that moment. By moving the selection 144, the insertion line 145 moves accordingly.
  • Fig. 6C demonstrates that a visual object such as CD 150 can also be dropped into a compilation 152. Again, a line 154 indicates the current insertion point.
  • the user can assign a name 200 to a compilation and select art for the compilations 's cover from a library of pictures, either supplied as part of the present invention, or created by the user himself, or purchased as part of clip art collection, etc.
  • the user can input the physical location where the CD is physically stored.
  • the CD appears on the desktop, having similar appearance to the virtual CDs.
  • FIG. 9 there can actually two or more databases or storage systems.
  • the user of the virtual player 500 typically has his own local storage, as described above with respect to Fig. 1A.
  • a local database 235 A keeps track of all music which the user either owns or has access to, and the location of each music file.
  • the player 500 communicates with a music provider or vendor 537 at a remote site 410 over a network such as the Internet 535.
  • the music provider 238 also has storage 240 on which CDs and other audio files 242 are stored.
  • the music provider 537 can also maintain a data records 235B - 235N for each user.
  • record 235B corresponds to the database 235 A for the user shown, while records 235C-235N correspond to other users.
  • the database record 235B includes any selections the user has made on line, as well as use statistics, described below.
  • the player virtual 500 thus maintains this use information locally and uploads this information to the music provider 537 when connecting to the music provider 537
  • each user's preferences can be tracked both locally and by the music provider 537.
  • the player 1 10 of the embodiment 100 is a 6-CD changer.
  • a CD is placed into the CD changer by dragging and dropping the CD into or onto the changer.
  • This changer like the real 6-CD changer it emulates, can hold up to 6 CDs and/or compilations in its tray 250, thus allowing the user to program an entire day's worth or more of music.
  • CD 256 represents a virtual media object, that is, one which exists in files in storage.
  • CD 256 represents a virtual media object, that is, one which exists in files in storage.
  • Another disc 258 has "C” on it, for “compilation”.
  • a CD which represents a physical CD in, for example, a CD-ROM player would have a "R” for "real”.
  • the dragging and dropping of a CD or compilation into the CD player results in an animation, again emulating real life, in which an image of a CD moves from the cover art or jewel box to an empty slot in the changer. If there are no empty slots, one of the CDs currently in the tray 250 is removed.
  • the 6-CD tray 250 itself rotates like a real 6-CD changer, bringing a particular CD to the forefront .
  • Fig. 16 illustrates a radio/video screen 360 with net-radio 302 and net- video playback screen 304, which appears up when the user clicks on tab 162.
  • the user can find and bookmark his favorite streamed content, whether audio or video, including stills, on the Internet.
  • the player is capable of using popular audio and video formats such as Quicktime.
  • the video playback screen 304 adapts to the aspect ratio and size of the source video. Clicking on a video representation starts the video playing.
  • the local database's interaction with a host database containing the charactenstics and buying patterns for all users on the system creates a customer profile on the host database that is used to customize promotions, music and entertainment news and make suggestions to the user of music or entertainment content that he may enjoy listening to or purchasing For example, if a user buys two CDs of a particular recording artist, at some later time the user will be presented with a promotion for a third CD by the same or similar artist
  • the local database continues 235 A (Fig 10) to collect user information du ⁇ ng each session and pe ⁇ odically refreshes the host database's user profile 235B
  • the string is preferably padded or truncated to a specific number of digits.
  • Fig. 17 illustrates a simplified example.
  • the geometry of the user's CD 310 as having various tracks A, B, C, D and so on. This is compared against a library 312 of known CD geometries 314A - 314N. If a match is found, the user's CD 310 is identified. Of course, the actual tracks do not need to be examined, as the timing data is available in the table of contents.
  • a computer usable medium can include a readable memory device, such as a hard drive device, a CD-ROM, a DVD-ROM, or a computer diskette, having computer readable program code segments stored thereon.
  • the computer readable medium can also include a communications or transmission medium, such as a bus or a communications link, either optical, wired, or wireless, having program code segments carried thereon as digital or analog data signals.

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La présente invention concerne un système de lecteur qui comprend un lecteur virtuel ayant l'apparence et la fonctionnalité d'un lecteur multimédia réel. Un ou plusieurs affichages d'objets multimédia affichent des objets multimédia qui appartiennent à un utilisateur ou qui lui sont accessibles. Un animateur émule le chargement d'un objet multimédia en allant du présentoir virtuel vers le lecteur multimédia virtuel qui réagit à la commande d'un utilisateur. Un chargeur charge un fichier objet multimédia correspondant à l'objet multimédia sélectionné en réponse à la commande de l'utilisateur. Un activateur de lecture sélectionne un logiciel de lecture approprié au format du fichier chargé, et il active ce logiciel afin qu'il lise le fichier objet multimédia chargé. Chaque fichier objet multimédia est représenté par une icône qui n'a pas de rapport avec la localisation du fichier. L'apparence de ces icônes est indépendante de la localisation en mémoire des fichiers qui leur sont associés. Lorsqu'un utilisateur clique sur un objet multimédia, l'objet multimédia est visuellement chargé par l'animateur sur un support objet multimédia du lecteur virtuel. Après le chargement de cet objet multimédia sur le support, ce support se referme et le fichier objet multimédia associé commence à être lu automatiquement. Un présentoir virtuel contient des objets multimédia appartenant à un utilisateur ou accessibles par ce dernier, et affiche les objets multimédia correspondant à une catégorie sélectionnée. Un collecteur de données collecte des données statistiques relatives à l'utilisation d'un utilisateur, notamment, mais pas uniquement, une liste de morceaux de musique achetés, une liste d'échantillons téléchargés à partir d'un fournisseur Internet, l'historique des lectures de l'utilisateur de toutes sélections multimédia, ou l'historique des sélections reçues via une radio Web.
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