Proof-of-Concept Evidence
There are as many as one hundred instances of patent applications or granted patents relating to the field of digital audio transitioning.
In March of 2016, Codentity® LLC was granted a United States patent entitled:
Automatic calculation of digital media content durations optimized for overlapping or adjoined transitions
When you compare the difference in disclosed methodologies, it is possible to understand WHY and HOW the teachings of the Codentity patent (U.S. 9,286,942) produce outcomes that consistently surpass the capabilities of methods defended by other applicants.
Is the Codentity® Transition Technology patent truly different—and does it provide a demonstrably more effective method for delivering the desired 'gapless playback' experience?
Q:
A:
Yes.
Potential Scope of Commercial Market
Presented here is a partial list of applications or patents discovered by searching the term 'gapless playback' (at patents.google.com). By reviewing the material published at the corresponding links, one can envision the potential scope of the market; and also see evidence of the serious investment already made by many of the leading companies in this market sector.
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Codentity claims no association with any corporate name or other entity on this list, and no association or business relationship of any kind should be inferred by the reader. Furthermore, no endorsement of Codentity products or services has been made by any party listed here, and the reader is cautioned not to assume an endorsement may occur at some future date.
Gapless Playback IP Assets (partial list)
As ingenious as the carefully-crafted patent designs from other companies are, ONLY the Codentity® patent reliably produces natural 'gapless playback' transitions consistently, automatically—and WITHOUT compromises.
Patent US 9,286,942
Automatic calculation of digital media content durations optimized for overlapping or adjoined transitions
Assignee
Codentity LLC
Date
March 15, 2016
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Patent US 8,374,712
Gapless audio playback
Assignee
Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
Date
February 12, 2013
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Patent US 8,060,637
Playback apparatus and playback control method
Assignee
Sony Corporation
Date
November 15, 2011
Click to READ published specification
Patent US 8,190,441
Playback of compressed media files without quantization gaps
Assignee
Apple Inc.
Date
May 29, 2012
Click to READ published specification
Patent US 9,111,524
Seamless playback of successive multimedia files
Assignee
Dolby International AB
Date
August 18, 2015
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Patent US 9,282,403
User perceived gapless playback
Assignee
Amazon Technologies
Date
March 8, 2016
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Patent US 9,124,235
Media content management and presentation systems and methods
Assignee
Verizon Patent Licensing Inc.
Date
September 1, 2015
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Patent Application JP2005373783A
Music player, reproduction control method, and program
Assignee
Kenwood Corporation
Date
July 12, 2007
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Sony
Apple
Dolby
Amazon
Verizon
Kenwood
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