Remote server system for combining audio files and for managing combined audio files for downloading by local systems

摘要

A web-based method of combining time coded audio files, having the following steps: (a) a local operator using a web-based interface displayed on a local computer system to access a library of audio files stored on a remote system; (b) the local operator using the web-based interface to select a plurality of the audio files from the library; (c) the local operator using the web-based interface to request the remote system to combine the selected audio files into a single combined audio segment comprising the selected audio files commencing play at audio cue markers; (d) the remote system generating the single combined audio segment by combining the plurality of selected audio files; and (e) the local operator using the web-based interface to download or stream the single combined audio segment.

主权项

1. A web-based method of combining time coded source audio files to produce a plurality of audio segments that are each individually customized for playback on different radio stations, comprising the following steps:
(a) a plurality of local radio station operators each using a web-based interface displayed on a local computer system, wherein the web-based interface accesses a library of source audio files stored on a remote system, wherein the library, the remote system and the web-based interface are hosted on one or more remote servers; (b) the local radio station operators each using the web-based interface to select a plurality of the source audio files from the library; (c) the local radio station operators each using the web-based interface to request the remote system to combine the selected source audio files into a single combined audio segment comprising the selected source audio files in at least a partially overlapping sequence, the sequence being selected by the local radio station operator; (d) the remote system generating the single combined audio segment for each radio station by combining the plurality of selected source audio files, wherein each single combined audio segment comprises:
a source audio file that is common to at least some radio stations; anda source audio file that is different for at least some radio stations; and (e) the local radio station operators each using the web-based interface to access the single combined audio segment from their local radio station, wherein the regions of the source audio files which are subject to overlap in a sequence have been predefined by the remote system, and wherein the predefined overlapping regions of the source audio files are un-editable by the plurality of local radio operators; and wherein the source audio files are combined at the remote system hosted on the one or more remote servers, without further input from the local radio station operators, and are then sent or rendered accessible to each of the different local radio stations.