ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 5 -- United States Patent no. 12,700,388, issued on Aug. 4, was assigned to Heart Rate Inc. (Santa Ana, Calif.).
"System and method for syncing music" was invented by Shane Schieffer (Superior, Colo.) and Timothy Romanowski (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and method for providing the coordinated playback of a video and audio stream by referencing timing information of the video and starting points of audio playback in relation to the video. The system and method allow users to access music and video from multiple right holders and play the music and video in a coordinated manner without having to negotiate a sync license from a rights holder."
The patent...