US 11,721,367 B2
Synchronizing multiple images or videos to an audio track
Alexander Collins, Santa Monica, CA (US); and Alexander Vodovoz, Inglewood, CA (US)
Assigned to Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed by Snap Inc., Santa Monica, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/546,726.
Application 17/546,726 is a continuation of application No. 17/307,458, filed on May 4, 2021, granted, now 11,227,637.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/168,500, filed on Mar. 31, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0319552 A1, Oct. 6, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G11B 27/036 (2006.01); G11B 27/034 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); H04N 5/783 (2006.01); H04N 21/8549 (2011.01); H04N 21/8547 (2011.01); H04N 21/845 (2011.01)
CPC G11B 27/036 (2013.01) [G11B 27/034 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04N 5/783 (2013.01); H04N 21/8455 (2013.01); H04N 21/8547 (2013.01); H04N 21/8549 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, executed by one or more processors, for generation of a video file from a plurality of media files, for presentation on a device including a display, comprising:
selecting media files from a collection of media files based on a selection criterion;
accessing audio feature information for an audio track, the audio feature information including timing information related to audio features of the audio track;
generating a first video segment for a first time slot from a first media file;
generating a second video segment for a second time slot from a second media file;
creating a video montage file by adding the second video segment to the first video segment; and
adding the audio track to the video montage file with an audio feature location in the audio track coinciding with a start of the first video segment.