Method and system for manipulation of audio or video signals

摘要

The present invention pertains to an apparatus for manipulating video or audio signals. The apparatus includes a mechanism for analyzing a video or audio signal having a size. The apparatus includes a mechanism for producing a representative signal from and corresponding to the audio or video signal that identifies the audio or video signal but has less information than the audio or video signal and is smaller in size than the size of the audio or video signal. The producing mechanism is connected to the analyzing means. The apparatus includes a mechanism for transmitting to a remote location the representative signal. The transmitting mechanism is connected to the producing mechanism. The apparatus comprises a mechanism for recreating the audio or video signal from the representative signal at the remote location. The recreating mechanism is connected to the transmitting mechanism.