| 5655144 |
Audio synchronization system |
| Aug-5-1997 |
A method and system for providing synchronization of the timing of various multimedia events, including an audio event is disclosed. Clock objects are defined in the storage and associated with an internal... |
| 5654886 |
Multimedia outdoor information system |
| Aug-5-1997 |
Multimedia presentations of outdoor information, such as weather information and ski reports, are provided on information transmission networks, such as Internet, on-line services and interactive TV. The... |
| 5652714 |
Method and apparatus for capturing transient events in a multimedia product using an authoring tool on a computer system |
| Jul-29-1997 |
According to the invention, a software tool such as an authoring tool provides a mechanism for manipulating transient events within a multimedia product or other content having one or more state machines,... |
| 5649234 |
Method and apparatus for encoding graphical cues on a compact disc synchronized with the lyrics of a song to be played back |
| Jul-15-1997 |
A method and apparatus for simplifying the steps needed to produce a graphical cue to words being displayed as they are to be sung by a performer such as in Karaoke. The production of a CD-Graphics (CD-G)... |
| 5649171 |
On-line video editing system |
| Jul-15-1997 |
An on-line video editing system includes interface software containing in preferably text file format protocol information and a mapping of the architectural functions of peripheral devices that a user... |
| 5644336 |
Mixed format video ram |
| Jul-1-1997 |
The invention concerns the simultaneous display of video data and text data on a computer display. The invention stores both types of data in display memory. Transition codes mark the separation between... |
| 5642171 |
Method and apparatus for synchronizing audio and video data streams in a multimedia system |
| Jun-24-1997 |
A method and apparatus for synchronizing audio and video data streams in a computer system during a multimedia presentation to produce a correctly synchronized presentation. The preferred embodiment of... |
| 5641288 |
Shooting simulating process and training device using a virtual reality display screen |
| Jun-24-1997 |
A user friendly shooting simulating process and training system are provided to more accurately and reliably detect the impact time and location in which a projectile shot from a shotgun, rifle, pistol... |
| 5640590 |
Method and apparatus for scripting a text-to-speech-based multimedia presentation |
| Jun-17-1997 |
Method and apparatus for scripting a multimedia presentation in accordance with a multimedia script file. The multimedia script file includes text narration and multimedia scripting commands which are... |
| 5630132 |
Method and apparatus for facilitating real-time and asynchronous loading and temporally-overlapping of modular multimedia software tasks in a multimedia data processing system |
| May-13-1997 |
A data processing system for executing multimedia applications which interface with multimedia devices that consume or produce at least one of real-time and asynchronous streamed data includes a CPU for... |
| 5630105 |
Multimedia system for processing a variety of images together with sound |
| May-13-1997 |
A high performance computer includes a CPU, a video display unit, a control unit, an image data extension unit, a video encoder unit responsive to the outputs of the video display unit, the controller... |
| 5630104 |
Apparatus and method for providing multimedia data |
| May-13-1997 |
A disk drive stores multimedia data in long spiral data tracks. The tracks on opposite surfaces of the disk spiral in opposite directions, so that a track on one surface can be read as the actuator sweeps... |
| 5630067 |
System for the management of multiple time-critical data streams |
| May-13-1997 |
A networked computer system for storing and presenting multimedia data distributes that data among multiple storage devices of the system. The system includes a plurality of computers, each of which supports... |
| 5630060 |
Method and apparatus for delivering multi-media messages over different transmission media |
| May-13-1997 |
Method and apparatus for delivering multi-media messages which may include text components, image components, sound components or binary components to multiple recipients over different transmission media.... |
| 5627958 |
System and method for improved computer-based training |
| May-6-1997 |
The present invention includes a computer-based training system (CBT) having one or more Application Translation Units (ATUs), a message engine, and a script engine. For one or more target applications... |
| 5623690 |
Audio/video storage and retrieval for multimedia workstations by interleaving audio and video data in data file |
| Apr-22-1997 |
An apparatus and method for storing and retrieving synchronized audio/video "filmclips" to and from a data file of a multimedia computer workstation includes a storage means for a workstation to store... |
| 5623589 |
Method and apparatus for incrementally browsing levels of stories |
| Apr-22-1997 |
A method and apparatus for displaying information in a computer system. The computer system includes a processor coupled to a memory. The computer system includes a display coupled to the processor. The... |
| 5621877 |
Rewinding time-based script sequences |
| Apr-15-1997 |
The system of the present invention provides a mechanism for executing a script sequence containing a plurality of commands and associated time for executing the commands. The system allows a user of the... |
| 5619733 |
Method and apparatus for synchronizing streaming and non-streaming multimedia devices by controlling the play speed of the non-streaming device in response to a synchronization signal |
| Apr-8-1997 |
Disclosed are apparatus and methods for synchronized presentation of analog and digital data by applying a common synchronization scheme to both types of data. Digital data is "streamed" by transferring... |
| 5619636 |
Multimedia publishing system |
| Apr-8-1997 |
A highly integrated computer-implemented system for authoring multimedia applications is disclosed. The system includes an object-oriented database for simplifying manipulation of media resources and an... |
| 5615401 |
Video and audio data presentation interface |
| Mar-25-1997 |
Presentation of digital video and audio data in a computer system. Am application program may call upon a driver program to manipulate streams of video and audio data, including commands to present the... |
| 5613909 |
Time-segmented multimedia game playing and authoring system |
| Mar-25-1997 |
An interactive system is provided for playing a game, educational or instructional sequence in conjunction with a prerecorded multimedia presentation consisting of at least motion video, sound and accompanying... |
| 5613057 |
Method for creating a multimedia application using multimedia files stored in directories that are characteristics of display surface areas |
| Mar-18-1997 |
A number of multimedia files representative of video or images information are stored in a set of directories, which are each characteristic of a predetermined surface area required to display the image... |
| 5613056 |
Advanced tools for speech synchronized animation |
| Mar-18-1997 |
A random access animation user interface environment referred to as interFACE enabling a user to create and control animated lip-synchronized images or objects utilizing a personal computer for use in... |
| 5612897 |
Symmetrically switched multimedia system |
| Mar-18-1997 |
A multimedia system for delivering multimedia content items to customer premises equipment via a circuit of a communications network includes a plurality of substantially identical nodes connected in a... |
| 5611041 |
Memory bandwidth optimization |
| Mar-11-1997 |
A memory controller, particularly for use in a video controller, is provided which reduces the effect of page misses during memory access. A video port FIFO is provided for buffering data from a video... |
| 5611039 |
Information processing apparatus and method for combining different media to have coinciding reproduction times |
| Mar-11-1997 |
An information processing apparatus and method for the same, comprising a database part, a processing-method-determining part, and an information-processing-part. The processing-method-determining part... |
| 5611038 |
Audio/video transceiver provided with a device for reconfiguration of incompatibly received or transmitted video and audio information |
| Mar-11-1997 |
A general purpose architecture and process for multimedia communications in which a number of video and audio information production devices are connected to a telecommunications network. Each of these... |
| 5608859 |
Scenario editing apparatus |
| Mar-4-1997 |
A scenario editing apparatus by which presentation positions, presentation times and presentation effects of a plurality of multi-media data scenarios can be collectively designated and edited. The scenario... |
| 5606716 |
Device for detecting the connectivity of a monitor and inhibiting a data reproducing operation |
| Feb-25-1997 |
A data regenerating device includes a connecting device for connecting the data regenerating device to an external device. The data regeneration device regenerates data which has been stored in a predetermined... |
| 5606655 |
Method for representing contents of a single video shot using frames |
| Feb-25-1997 |
A computer implemented method provides a representative frame (Rframe) for a group of frames in a video sequence. The method comprises selecting a reference frame from the group of frames and storing the... |
| 5606344 |
Information display apparatus |
| Feb-25-1997 |
An information display apparatus, such as a lectern (6), is disclosed which is usable when giving a presentation or speech. The lectern includes a screen (2) for the display of text and a memory for the... |
| 5604857 |
Render system for the rendering of storyboard structures on a real time animated system |
| Feb-18-1997 |
Video and other forms of animation are traditionally manually laid out on storyboards which set out the nature and timings of the events for which animation is desired. The storyboard then forms a plan... |
| 5604855 |
Computer story generation system and method using network of re-usable substories |
| Feb-18-1997 |
The storyline of a dynamically generated entertainment program, such as a video game, is generated using a matrix of reusable storyline fragments called substories. A set of characters that participate... |
| 5600777 |
Method and system for spatial accessing of time-based information |
| Feb-4-1997 |
A method and system for permitting a user to spatially access and playback time-based information having a plurality of segments. Each of the plurality of segments are mapped to a corresponding one of... |
| 5600765 |
Display system capable of accepting user commands by use of voice and gesture inputs |
| Feb-4-1997 |
A method of accepting multimedia operation commands wherein, while pointing to either of a display object or a display position on a display screen of a graphics display system through a pointing input... |
| 5598352 |
Method and apparatus for audio and video synchronizing in MPEG playback systems |
| Jan-28-1997 |
A multimedia system including an audio/video decoder/decompresser for decoding/decompressing a compressed encoded audio/video data stream to generate video images for display and audio signals for audible... |
| 5596705 |
System and method for linking and presenting movies with their underlying source information |
| Jan-21-1997 |
A system and method for providing on demand access to information related to a movie while the movie is being presented to a user, where the movie was generated from the movie related information, are... |
| 5596696 |
Method and apparatus for synchronizing graphical presentations |
| Jan-21-1997 |
A method and system for providing synchronization of the timing of various multimedia events, including a visual event is disclosed. Clock objects are defined in the storage and associated with an internal... |
| 5596695 |
Interactive multi-media event-driven inheritable object oriented programming apparatus and method |
| Jan-21-1997 |
Stored data denotes a plurality of objects each composed of a pair of a data part containing presentation information of at least one of text, graphics, image, video and sound and a processing procedure... |
| 5594911 |
System and method for preprocessing and delivering multimedia presentations |
| Jan-14-1997 |
A system and method for preprocessing and delivering multimedia presentations to customers such that delays due to interactive response time is virtually eliminated include a preprocessor, mass storage,... |
| 5594859 |
Graphical user interface for video teleconferencing |
| Jan-14-1997 |
A video teleconferencing workstation includes a video teleconference session window displayed on the workstation display. The session window includes a video image area for displaying video information... |
| 5594660 |
Programmable audio-video synchronization method and apparatus for multimedia systems |
| Jan-14-1997 |
A multimedia system including an audio/video decoder/decompresser for decoding/decompressing a compressed encoded audio/video data stream to generate video images for display and audio signals for audible... |
| 5592626 |
System and method for selecting cache server based on transmission and storage factors for efficient delivery of multimedia information in a hierarchical network of servers |
| Jan-7-1997 |
A multimedia information delivery network system is disclosed for delivering multimedia programs to a plurality of users at user-selected times. The network includes a wide area transmitter for transmitting... |
| 5592602 |
User interface and method for controlling and displaying multimedia motion, visual, and sound effects of an object on a display |
| Jan-7-1997 |
A multimedia authoring program includes a multimedia effect tool for applying and controlling direction of motion, visual, and sound effects for multimedia objects, including text, graphics, and the like,... |
| 5590262 |
Interactive video interface and method of creation thereof |
| Dec-31-1996 |
An interactive video creation method (34) for constructing an interactive video interface (34) having a primary video layer (12a), a library layer (12b) and a resource data base layer (12c). The primary... |
| 5590252 |
Video processor system and audio processor system |
| Dec-31-1996 |
An inexpensive audio and video processing system (1) for combining animated object images with live video (28) with the addition of a combined audio capability (12) is disclosed. The system (1) includes... |
| 5583980 |
Time-synchronized annotation method |
| Dec-10-1996 |
A method enables an image to be displayed along with annotations in synchronization with separate, time-based program material as might be found in a computer-based multimedia system. The time-based program... |
| 5583652 |
Synchronized, variable-speed playback of digitally recorded audio and video |
| Dec-10-1996 |
Method and system for providing user-controlled, continuous, synchronized variable-speed playback of a previously recorded digital audio/video presentation. The user directly controls the rate of playback... |
| 5581783 |
System for capturing multimedia information using a hand writing stylus pen which performs signal-to-data conversion inside the pen and stores data in the memory inside the pen |
| Dec-3-1996 |
A multimedia information capturing apparatus consisting of a hand writing stylus pen and a data processing unit including a write and display tablet operating with the stylus pen. By means of the stylus... |
