Patents by Inventor Annette Marie Crowley

Annette Marie Crowley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method and apparatus for controlling composition and performance of soundtracks to accompany a slide show
    Patent number: 6072480
    Abstract: A computer-based system and method of creating and performing a soundtrack to accompany an electronic slide show presentation is disclosed. The method includes receiving input from a slide presentation author, the input specifying when the soundtrack is to begin, end, or change. The input also includes a specification of elements that control the soundtrack content. During an electronic slide show, when each slide (212) is displayed, the soundtrack specifications associated with the displayed slide (212) are retrieved. Based on the specifications, a music engine (230) is invoked with commands to control the composition and performance of a soundtrack that accompanies the currently displayed slide. The method also includes receiving specifications of motifs that are triggered to accompany predetermined events occurring during the electronic slide show.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2000
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: David Paul Harris Gorbet, Annette Marie Crowley, Vincent Teng-Wei Chun, Dennis Robert Austin, Bakul Vinodchandra Patel, Paul O. Warrin