Patent ID: 7525037

Claim:
A method for transitioning from a first multimedia source to a second multimedia content for output to a user, the method comprising: selecting a first multimedia content source and a second multimedia content source, wherein the first multimedia content source and the second multimedia content source is digitally encoded; analyzing the first multimedia content source and the second multimedia content source to find at least one candidate from each source to mix together to form a transition between the first multimedia source and the second multimedia source; selecting at least one candidate from each source; determine a beat length associated with the selected candidate from each source; adjusting the beat length of the selected candidate from each source so that the beat length for each candidate is of substantially equal length; selecting a fade mixing profile by adjusting a volume parameter associated with the selected candidate from each source over a transition period of time; mixing the selected candidate from each source together according to the fade mixing profile to transition over the transition period time between the first multimedia content source and the second multimedia content source to form a beat mix transition; and rendering the beat mix transition between the first multimedia content source and the second multimedia content source.