Patent ID: 6353170
Filing Date: 2002-03-05
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
In a computer, a method of composing a multimedia work comprising the steps of:in response to a user interaction selecting (430) a music sample from a plurality of music samples, wherein each of the music samples is an independent pre-composed piece of music of fixed duration having a common interface that allows the music samples to be seamlessly looped; and placing (740) the selected music sample in a location in the multimedia work, wherein the step of selecting (430) a music sample and placing (740) the selected music sample in a location in the multimedia work is repeated in response to a user interaction to create the multimedia work characterized in that the method further comprises the steps of: in response to further user interaction selecting (460) a pre-drawn dance movement clip from a plurality of dance movement clips; and placing the selected pre-drawn dance movement clip (810) in a location (820) in the multimedia work; wherein the step of selecting a pre-drawn dance movement clip and placing the selected pre-drawn dance movement in a location (820) in the multimedia work is repeated in response to further user interaction to create the multimedia work as a user composed multimedia work with an animated character (610) that dances to a user created composition of the musical samples by playing (750) the selected music samples and sequentially displaying (FIG. 6) the dance movement clips at corresponding speed and tempo of the music.