Patent ID: 6374225
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G06F,G09B,G10L,G11B

Abstract:
An apparatus for generating a speed contour which includes an affinity information used to obtain a time-scale modification (TSM) rate and an identifier information used to obtain an identifier of a portion of an audio or audio-visual work associated with the TSM rate, which apparatus comprises:a user input apparatus that receives user information and directs input of a portion of the audio or audio-visual work; a time-scale modification system, responsive to an identifier of the portion, the portion, and the TSM rate, that generates a time-scale modified portion; a time-scale modification monitor, responsive to at least a portion of the user information, the identifier of the portion, and the portion, that generates the TSM rate and the identifier of a portion associated with the TSM rate; and a speed contour generator, responsive to the TSM rate and the identifier of the associated portion, that generates the speed contour.