| 7043694 |
Object selection using hit test tracks |
| May-9-2006 |
A method for labeling the pixels within a selected visual area of at least one image frame containing that visual area from a sequence of image frames stored in memory and operative to be displayed on... |
| 7028325 |
Annotating programs for automatic summary generation |
| Apr-11-2006 |
Audio/video programming content is made available to a receiver from a content provider, and meta data is made available to the receiver from a meta data provider. The meta data corresponds to the programming... |
| 7017053 |
System for reduced power consumption by monitoring video content and method thereof |
| Mar-21-2006 |
A system and method are provided for reducing power consumption within a video processing portion of a system based on display content. Display content is monitored to determine whether the display content... |
| 7007243 |
Method and apparatus for producing digital images with embedded image capture location icons |
| Feb-28-2006 |
A digital image production and display method and apparatus produce digital images (102) that include at least one iconic region (104) having one or more location icons (106) with a likeness... |
| 6990637 |
Graphical user interface for 3-dimensional view of a data collection based on an attribute of the data |
| Jan-24-2006 |
A three-dimensional (3D) view of a data collection based on an attribute is disclosed. A timeline is provided for displaying files and folders. The timeline may include a focal group that displays detailed... |
| 6988244 |
Image generating apparatus and method |
| Jan-17-2006 |
An index picture as a still picture obtained by summarizing the contents of a moving picture, which is generated by using a video browser technique can be formed in various modes. A plurality of kinds... |
| 6981042 |
Multimedia terminal adapted for multiple users |
| Dec-27-2005 |
A terminal for processing digital audio-visual or multimedia data including a data processing system and a memory, the data processing system storing user profile data (81, 82, 83) relating to the... |
| 6973621 |
Customization in a content distribution system |
| Dec-6-2005 |
According to the invention, a method for customizing a video service in a content distribution system is disclosed. In one step, preference information entered by a user of the content distribution system... |
| 6957387 |
Apparatus for reproducing an information signal stored on a storage medium |
| Oct-18-2005 |
An apparatus for reproducing an information signal stored on a first storage medium (4). The apparatus comprises a reading unit (2) for reading the information signal from the first storage... |
| 6950989 |
Timeline-based graphical user interface for efficient image database browsing and retrieval |
| Sep-27-2005 |
A multi-layer graphical user interface (GUI) using metadata, provides for timeline metaphoric representations (100A, 100B, 200A, 200B, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900)... |
| 6941516 |
Object movie exporter |
| Sep-6-2005 |
Methods and apparatuses for compressing and/or transmitting and/or receiving data representing different views of an object. In one method according to the present invention, the method stores a plurality... |
| 6938208 |
Electronic program guide with graphic program listings |
| Aug-30-2005 |
Electronic program guides in which program listings may be graphically presented and in which sponsors and celebrities of those programs may be identified are provided. The electronic programs guides may... |
| 6925608 |
Graphical user interface for building Boolean queries and viewing search results |
| Aug-2-2005 |
Graphical user interfaces and methods for building Boolean queries and viewing search results using search cells, combination cells, toolbar, and menu bar. Search cells are movable within a workspace and... |
| 6874129 |
Mutatably transparent displays |
| Mar-29-2005 |
Mutatably transparent controls are disclosed. In one embodiment of the invention, a system includes an operating environment, and at least one computer program. The operating environment has a graphical... |
| 6851091 |
Image display apparatus and method |
| Feb-1-2005 |
An imaging device capable of displaying an outline of a moving picture as a still picture is realized. Further, reproduction of a moving picture that is started from any desired scene by using an index... |
| 6845487 |
Method and an apparatus for implementing a key frame |
| Jan-18-2005 |
The invention relates to a key frame such as a KeyFrameDS. A list of key, length, and value (KLV) attribute groups are used in the KeyFrameDS. The KeyFrameDS may be modified by changing, for example, an... |
| 6791579 |
Method of enhancing streaming media content |
| Sep-14-2004 |
A graphical user interface, providing local drag and drop functions, is employed to position text and graphic elements on a video frame image. Frame number, element position, and element attributes are... |
| 6774919 |
Interface and related methods for reducing source accesses in a development system |
| Aug-10-2004 |
A method of generating a filter graph of a development project is presented comprising identifying a plurality of source clips comprising the development project, wherein each source clip represents an... |
| 6760916 |
Method, system and computer program product for producing and distributing enhanced media downstreams |
| Jul-6-2004 |
A multimedia production and distribution system collects or assembles a media production (such as, a news program, television programming, or radio broadcast) from a variety of sources, including television... |
| 6757866 |
Hyper video: information retrieval using text from multimedia |
| Jun-29-2004 |
Disclosed is a method and device for selecting documents, such as Web pages or sites, for presentation to a user, in response to a user expression of interest, during the course of presentation to the... |
| 6747674 |
Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and information providing medium |
| Jun-8-2004 |
An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information providing medium that allow a user to check the still pictures of a moving picture to be searched at desired points... |
