| 5953005 |
System and method for on-line multimedia access |
| Sep-14-1999 |
A method and system for providing access to multimedia content on-line which is updated virtually simultaneously with the vendor's update process. By a user accessing a page on the World Wide Web, for... |
| 5949410 |
Apparatus and method for synchronizing audio and video frames in an MPEG presentation system |
| Sep-7-1999 |
Synchronization of MPEG audio and video presentations is attained by detecting a lack of synchrony between the data presentations and modifying the audio data stream based on the detected lack of synchrony.... |
| 5946646 |
Interactive advertising system and device |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A device for generating and displaying a message is disclosed. The present invention comprises a computer memory for storing the ad, message and searchable database in a memory, a distribution link for... |
| 5945986 |
Silent application state driven sound authoring system and method |
| Aug-31-1999 |
A system and method for authoring and providing sounds in real time in conjunction with running of a silent computer application program wherein the silent computer application is of a type that is capable... |
| 5945985 |
Information system for interactive access to geographic information |
| Aug-31-1999 |
An interactive multimedia geographic system is disclosed which incorporates an animated three-dimensional solid model of a world globe and utilizes video, sound, graphics, images and numerical presentations... |
| 5943050 |
Digital image capture control |
| Aug-24-1999 |
A method and apparatus for controlling and displaying the image information presently seen by the image capture device together with those images which have been captured and stored upon actuation of the... |
| 5941953 |
Method for simultaneous digital processing of a plurality of audio visual data packets by using data, event, protocol and endpoint modules |
| Aug-24-1999 |
With the advent of multimedia in computer systems, it is necessary to integrate audio and video in the computer as data types equivalent to text and graphics. For this purpose, provision is made of program... |
| 5940295 |
Distributed execution process for an interactive multimedia program, and a local station using this method |
| Aug-17-1999 |
A method for the distributed execution of an interactive multimedia program in which the interaction with the user takes place via a local station and the actual execution takes place in a powerful central... |
| 5940070 |
Device and method for transmitting an audio signal using a video signal line in a computer system |
| Aug-17-1999 |
A data transmission apparatus for transmitting an audio signal through a video signal cable for a computer system including a monitor having a sound speaker. The computer system includes an audio generating... |
| 5928342 |
Audio effects processor integrated on a single chip with a multiport memory onto which multiple asynchronous digital sound samples can be concurrently loaded |
| Jul-27-1999 |
A sound processor integrated on a single chip with multiple digital sound sample stream inputs. Each input is independently connected to separate ports of a multi-port memory. The architecture allows multiple,... |
| 5923869 |
Method and an apparatus for reproducing bitstream having non-sequential system clock data seamlessly therebetween |
| Jul-13-1999 |
A system stream contiguous reproduction apparatus to which are input one or more system streams interleaving at least moving picture data and audio data, and system stream connection information includes... |
| 5920317 |
System and method for storing and displaying ultrasound images |
| Jul-6-1999 |
A system for recording and displaying ultrasound images. The system includes a database server, an ultrasound image capture station and an ultrasound image review station. The ultrasound images are captured... |
| 5917485 |
User assistance for data processing systems |
| Jun-29-1999 |
A system and methodology for implementing user assistance functions concerning interoperability of diverse applications, whether hosted on the same computer platform or hosted on different computer platforms.... |
| 5914728 |
Motion image display apparatus |
| Jun-22-1999 |
A multimedia system capable of readily permitting expansion of its display memory as well as its compression/expansion function and other features as desired. The multimedia system is implemented by an... |
| 5907320 |
Time-based method of human-computer interaction for controlling storage and retrieval of multimedia information |
| May-25-1999 |
This invention provides a new, time-based method for controlling the storage and retrieval of multi-media information by the successive selection of the values of their attributes. In accordance with the... |
| 5903261 |
Computer based video system |
| May-11-1999 |
A computer based system for displaying and compressing video including a video capture card with a video compressor and a bus interface circuit that acts as a busmaster and outputs uncompressed video and... |
| 5898430 |
Scenario editor for multimedia data and scenario reproducing apparatus |
| Apr-27-1999 |
A plurality of individual objects is put together to a group of page type objects in a page type object producing unit. When a display timing and a deletion timing for the group of page type objects are... |
| 5898429 |
System and method for labeling elements in animated movies using matte data |
| Apr-27-1999 |
A system and method for labeling animation movies and for displaying such labels is described. The method of labeling includes identifying the individual figures in the animated movie frame and creating... |
| 5893145 |
System and method for routing operands within partitions of a source register to partitions within a destination register |
| Apr-6-1999 |
A multimedia extension unit (MEU) is provided for performing various multimedia-type operations. The MEU can be coupled either through a coprocessor bus or a local CPU bus to a conventional processor.... |
| 5892966 |
Processor complex for executing multimedia functions |
| Apr-6-1999 |
A computer processor complex including a hardware processor coupled to a multimedia coprocessor is provided. This computer processor complex is capable of separately processing a stream of non-multimedia... |
| 5892519 |
Information display device for displaying variation of environment |
| Apr-6-1999 |
An information display device includes a display, a detector for detecting an environmental variation around a place at which the device is mounted, and a detector for detecting date and time information,... |
| 5892507 |
Computer system for authoring a multimedia composition using a visual representation of the multimedia composition |
| Apr-6-1999 |
A computer system, having a graphical user interface for authoring and playing a multimedia presentation having one or more multimedia events, displays a representation of a story, including a representation... |
| 5892506 |
Multitrack architecture for computer-based editing of multimedia sequences |
| Apr-6-1999 |
A multitrack architecture for computer-based editing of multimedia sequences is disclosed herein. The multimedia sequences are formed of a plurality of collated segments representing audio or video scenes.... |
| 5889515 |
Rendering an audio-visual stream synchronized by a software clock in a personal computer |
| Mar-30-1999 |
A DVD CD-ROM player integrated with a personal computer is provided. When integrating a DVD CD-ROM with a personal computer, there are various problems that must be overcome. For example, the stream from... |
| 5889514 |
Method and system for a multimedia application development sequence editor using spacer tools |
| Mar-30-1999 |
A development tool simplifies layout of a part for a multimedia title. A spacer tool may be placed onto a graphical representation of a part. The spacer tool may be a play spacer which plays the part for... |
| 5884028 |
System for the management of multiple time-critical data streams |
| Mar-16-1999 |
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... |
| 5882202 |
Method and system for aiding foreign language instruction |
| Mar-16-1999 |
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for aiding foreign language instruction, comprising a language instruction program that runs on a multimedia computer. The language instruction program uses a story... |
| 5880788 |
Automated synchronization of video image sequences to new soundtracks |
| Mar-9-1999 |
The synchronization of an existing video to a new soundtrack is carried out through the phonetic analysis of the original soundtrack and the new soundtrack. Individual speech sounds, such as phones, are... |
| 5874951 |
Drawing communication apparatus using time stamps that indicate an order of occurrence of operation events |
| Feb-23-1999 |
An internal clock generates time stamps indicating an order of occurrence of operation events in a drawing communication apparatus. Data of operation events that occurred in another apparatus are transmitted... |
| 5874950 |
Method and system for graphically displaying audio data on a monitor within a computer system |
| Feb-23-1999 |
A method for graphically displaying audio data within a computer system is disclosed. A frame size is first selected for an audio data file and the audio data file is divided into a multiple number of... |
| 5872564 |
Controlling time in digital compositions |
| Feb-16-1999 |
Data for a temporal sequence of composition frames is created from data of a temporal sequence of footage frames by identifying a set of the footage frames temporally corresponding to a set of the composition... |
| 5870087 |
MPEG decoder system and method having a unified memory for transport decode and system controller functions |
| Feb-9-1999 |
An MPEG decoder system and method for performing video decoding or decompression which includes a unified memory for multiple functions according to the present invention. The video decoding system includes... |
| 5867177 |
Image display method for displaying a scene in an animation sequence |
| Feb-2-1999 |
The present invention provides an image display method for quickly displaying animation sequences corresponding to a keyword. The image display method displays a keyword and a still picture of one screen... |
| 5867176 |
Method of reproducing pictures by fast forward and fast backward reproduction from moving picture data coded at high efficiency |
| Feb-2-1999 |
Picture data are reproduced by fast forward (F.F.) or fast backward (F.B.) reproduction from moving picture data including picture frames belonging to the first picture frame group obtained by compressing... |
| 5864338 |
System and method for designing multimedia applications |
| Jan-26-1999 |
A system for designing a multimedia application (27) is provided. The system includes an assembly template (14, 16, 18) having predetermined processor operating commands and related data. The assembly... |
| 5864329 |
Device and method for digital picture universal multiplication |
| Jan-26-1999 |
A first picture composed of first pixels including a first number thereof arrayed in a first direction and individually having a first image data is multiplied to provide a second picture composed of second... |
| 5861881 |
Interactive computer system for providing an interactive presentation with personalized video, audio and graphics responses for multiple viewers |
| Jan-19-1999 |
The present invention is an interactive computer system which may operate on a computer network. Subscribers interact with a fully interactive programthrough the use of input devices and a personal computer... |
| 5861880 |
Editing system for multi-media documents with parallel and sequential data |
| Jan-19-1999 |
Disclosed is a multi-media document editing system capable of editing display positions (spatial structures) of a group of multi-media data as well as display start and display end (temporal structures)... |
| 5861864 |
Video interface system and method |
| Jan-19-1999 |
A video interface system and method produce an interlaced video signal from a noninterlaced graphics signal produced by a computer. The video interface system receives a digitized noninterlaced graphics... |
| 5857200 |
Data retrieving apparatus used in a multimedia system |
| Jan-5-1999 |
A data retrieving apparatus is used in a multimedia system which includes a processing device, a data storage device, an input device, a display device, and a sound output device. The data storage device... |
| 5856825 |
Image voice synchronized multimedia mail system and method thereof |
| Jan-5-1999 |
A multimedia mail system and a method thereof generates a message including comments or notes on a background picture using voice and drawing data. The message is sent to a destination terminal using a... |
| 5854618 |
Apparatus comprising a display screen which is active in the operating mode and in the standby mode |
| Dec-29-1998 |
A display apparatus includes the switching unit for switching between an operating mode and a standby mode. The apparatus generates a picture on a display screen in the standby mode. The apparatus includes,... |
| 5848291 |
Object-oriented framework for creating multimedia applications |
| Dec-8-1998 |
An object-oriented framework is used to create multimedia application programs which route multimedia data from a multimedia source, such as a storage, to a multimedia presentation device for presentation.... |
| 5847691 |
Microkeyer for microcomputer broadcast video overlay of a DC restored external video signal with a computer's DC restored video signal |
| Dec-8-1998 |
Broadcast standard format video signals such as that adopted by the National Television Standards Committee (NTSC) or the European standard format of Phase Alternating Line (PAL) and some broadcast "compatible"... |
| 5845261 |
Interactive multi-media presentation and marketing apparatus |
| Dec-1-1998 |
An interactive multi-media presentation and marketing apparatus for a business entity to present its products to an audience, and to monitor and track the responses from the audience. The apparatus includes... |
| 5841438 |
Visual aid for bandwidth allocation in multimedia scripting tools |
| Nov-24-1998 |
A visual tool for scheduling the delivery of media objects within varying constraints of available bandwidth. In a preferred embodiment in which the invention is enabled by software executable on a general... |
| 5841432 |
Method and system of building and transmitting a data file for real time play of multimedia, particularly animation, and a data file for real time play of multimedia applications |
| Nov-24-1998 |
A compressed data file for real time display of multimedia applications, e.g., animation, on a network is disclosed. The file includes general information about the animation. Also included in the file... |
| 5839095 |
Multimedia control center for controlling peripheral devices of a personal computer |
| Nov-17-1998 |
This invention relates to a multimedia control center for controlling peripheral devices of a personal computer. The personal computer system comprises a processor for performing multi-tasking applications,... |
| 5838938 |
Multimedia user interface employing components of color to indicate the values of variables |
| Nov-17-1998 |
A graphical user interface for use in connection with computer display systems such as computer controlled multi-media editing systems. The interface utilizes the components of color (e.g., hue, luminance... |
| 5838316 |
Method and system for presenting a plurality of animated display objects to a user for selection on a graphical user interface in a data processing system |
| Nov-17-1998 |
A computer program product for presenting animated display objects to a user for selection on a graphical user interface of a data processing system is provided. A plurality of animated display objects... |
