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Data Processing: Presentation Processing Of Document, Operator Interface Processing, And Screen Saver Display Processing > Presentation Processing Of Document > Synchronization Of Diverse Media Synchronization Of Diverse MediaSynchronization Of Diverse Media patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/22/07 - 20070271497 - Methods and systems for creating and using skins Methods and systems for creating and rendering skins are described. In one described embodiment skins can be defined as sets of script files, art files, media files, and text files. These files can be used to create new and different skin appearances, layouts and functionalities. The files are organized for ... 11/15/07 - 20070266305 - System and method for monitoring user behavior with regard to interactive rich-media content A method comprising enabling selection of interactivity control points of interest in media content; forwarding identification of at least one interactivity control point of interest to a wrapper generator; and attaching at least one script to the media content to monitor the at least one interactivity control point of interest ... 11/15/07 - 20070266304 - Annotating media files A facility for annotating media files is described. In various embodiments, the facility displays a timeline indicating a duration of the media file, determines that an annotation is associated with the media file, and displays in an area near the timeline an indication of the associated annotation. In various embodiments, ... 11/08/07 - 20070260968 - Editing system for audiovisual works and corresponding text for television news To address needs of journalists and other editors, an audiovisual editing system associates segments of audiovisual materials with segments of related text. The editing system permits an editor to edit both the audiovisual materials of the segments and to edit the related text. The data structure representing the story includes ... 10/25/07 - 20070250761 - System and method for synchronizing media presentation at multiple recipients A network media delivery system includes client devices and a host device. Each client device has a network interface, an engine for processing media data, and a media interface. The host device, which can be a computer, establishes network communication links with the client devices, which can be networked media ... 10/11/07 - 20070240030 - Interactive podcast A method for providing updateable content to a mobile device, in which links are included in a podcast with media data such as audio or video, to create an interactive podcast service for mobile communication devices. The method comprises the steps of: creating updateable content and formatting the content into ... 10/04/07 - 20070234194 - Content playback system, method, and program A content playback system for playing comments and contents synchronously and efficiently includes an acquisition unit for acquiring comment information including comments attached to playback intervals where there are content items to be played in a predetermined order, and interrelating information interrelating the comments with the content items; a selection ... 09/20/07 - 20070220412 - Distributed interactive augmentation of display output Systems, methods, and apparatus are provided for distributed augmentation. In one implementation, a system is provided. The system includes one or more presentation applications, each presentation application operable to provide a presentation output and a plurality of augmentation and presentation control (iAPC) modules operable to provide user augmentations of the ... 08/30/07 - 20070204210 - Standardized network access to partial document imagery A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for network access of partial document imagery is described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving a request for a region of a page of a document, the request being originated from a client, determining one or more objects in a source file ... 08/09/07 - 20070186147 - Instant note capture/presentation apparatus, system and method A live-presentation utterance-capture system includes a microphone accessible to a speaker at a live presentation; a voice-recognition mechanism configured lingually to interpret a vocal utterance received at the microphone from the speaker; a database mechanism configured to store the lingual interpretation of the vocal utterance in a visual form; and, ... 07/26/07 - 20070174759 - Information storage medium, information reproducing apparatus, and information reproducing method According to one embodiment, an information storage medium, and the program comprises referring to a manifest from a playlist that manages playback presentation of a playback presentation object, referring to one of a markup and a script from the manifest, monitoring defining of a name corresponding to an event in ... 07/26/07 - 20070174758 - Information storage medium, information reproducing apparatus, and information reproducing method According to one embodiment, an information storage medium, and the program comprises referring to a manifest from a playlist that manages playback presentation of a playback presentation object, referring to one of a markup and a script from the manifest, monitoring defining of a name corresponding to an event in ... 07/19/07 - 20070168853 - Apparatus, system and method for creation, delivery and utilization of recommended multimedia filter settings An apparatus, such as a DVD player, system (client-server, etc.) and method for creating and deploying recommended filter arrangements for a multimedia presentation, such as a movie set forth on a DVD type optical disc. The recommended filter arrangements are selected from some number of possible filter arrangements for a ... 07/19/07 - 20070168852 - Methods for computing a navigation path A method, apparatus and article of manufacture for creating visualizations of documents are described. In one embodiment, the method comprises receiving audible, visual, and audiovisual document elements, computing time attributes associated with the audible, visual, and audiovisual document elements based on display and application constraints, computing information content attributes associated ... 07/05/07 - 20070157071 - Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing multi-media messages Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing multi-media messages. Methods include receiving multi-media content and a theme identifier. A template associated with the theme identifier is accessed. The template defines a display format for the multi-media content including a rich text format (RTF) document for containing the multi-media content. ... 06/14/07 - 20070136651 - Repurposing system In one of many possible embodiments, a repurposing system is provided which includes an author mode configured to repurpose a plurality of media elements by partnering at least one media element with at least one repurposing element to form repurposed media content; and a player mode configured to display the ... 06/07/07 - 20070130499 - Delivering web content in a message transmitted over a mobile wireless communication network A mobile terminal having a limited browser for viewing content available on the Internet is provided. The mobile terminal in one embodiment comprises a conversion unit for converting web contents displayed by the limited browser into a multimedia message, the conversion unit comprising: a parser for parsing the web contents, ... 06/07/07 - 20070130498 - Time-shifted presentation of media streams For enabling a time-shifted presentation of at least one received media stream, at least one media fragment is created. The at least one media-fragment includes media data from a section of the at least one received media-stream and associated media data. The media data is stored to a media data ... 05/17/07 - 20070113166 - Method of authoring audiovisual content, audiovisual product, method of producing audiovisual product and apparatus A method of authoring audiovisual content for an audiovisual product finds application in the field of authoring optical disc products, such as DVD-Video, HD-DVD and Blu-ray products. The method includes: providing a plurality of content objects; determining a priority associated with a predicted use of at least one of the ... 05/17/07 - 20070113165 - Multimedia playing system and method A multimedia playing method and system are proposed. The system at least has a main section and a remote section having a fingerprint identifying function. The main section has a database for storing identification data of multimedia contents, pausing points of the multimedia contents indicating the point at which the ... 05/10/07 - 20070106927 - Creating accessible, translatable multimedia presentations The present invention provides a computer implemented method for generating translatable and accessible multimedia presentations. The method can include transforming a presentation master file defining a multimedia presentation into each of a text file and a variables file, generating a plurality of slides for a slide show with text strings ... 05/03/07 - 20070101249 - System and method for transmitting/receiving object-based audio Provided is a system and method for transmitting/receiving an object-based audio. The system includes: a pre-processing unit for receiving an audio signal from diverse sources of outside and creating an object-based audio signal through a pre-processing procedure; an object-based audio editing unit for editing the object-based audio signal from the ... 04/26/07 - 20070094587 - Information playback system using information storage medium According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at ... 04/26/07 - 20070094586 - Information playback system using information storage medium According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at ... 04/26/07 - 20070094585 - Information playback system using information storage medium According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at ... 04/26/07 - 20070094584 - Unit time synchronization techniques in a manufacturing environment Embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for synchronizing computer time in a computer manufacturing environment. Briefly described, in architecture, one embodiment of the system, among others, can be implemented as follows. The system includes a computer network with a server maintaining timing information, the server communicatively coupled ... 04/26/07 - 20070094583 - Methods and systems for use in maintaining media data quality upon conversion to a different data format The present embodiments provide methods, apparatuses, and systems for use in maintaining data quality upon conversion to a different data format. Some embodiments provide methods that receive media data in a first format, initiate a first conversion of the media data at the first format to a second converted format, ... 04/05/07 - 20070079228 - Information playback system using information storage medium According to one embodiment, there is provided a data processing method. The method includes reading management information indicative of a playback and display procedure, acquiring a content from a certain storage position at a timing determined based on the management information, and performing playback and display of the content at ... 03/22/07 - 20070067709 - Apparatus and method for organization and interpretation of multimedia data on a recording medium Disclosed is an apparatus for displaying multimedia data, to be described in the format of MusicPhotoVideo(MPV) format, wherein, when an asset selected by a user is comprised of a single audio data and at least one or more image data, the audio data is provided and at least one or ... 03/22/07 - 20070067708 - Apparatus and method for organization and interpretation of multimedia data on a recording medium Disclosed is an apparatus for displaying multimedia data, to be described in the format of MusicPhotoVideo(MPV) format, wherein, when an asset selected by a user is comprised of a single audio data and at least one or more image data, the audio data is provided and at least one or ... 03/22/07 - 20070067707 - Synchronous digital annotations of media data stream Synchronous digital ink and audio annotations of media data stream. A media data stream is rendered. The media data stream includes media data organized in one or more segments. Annotating data is received from a user for annotating the media data. A time is identified when the annotating data is ... 03/15/07 - 20070061694 - Communication interface for communication impaired individuals An aspect of the invention may include providing a portable computing device with a graphic user interface (GUI); capturing a plurality of images in a user defined sequence; recording an audio file, the audio file may be associated with at least one of the captured images; storing the captured image ... 02/22/07 - 20070044010 - System and method for indexing, searching, identifying, and editing multimedia files A method and system are provided for tagging, indexing, searching, retrieving, manipulating, and editing video images on a wide area network such as the Internet. A first set of methods is provided for enabling users to add bookmarks to multimedia files, such as movies, and audio files, such as music. ... 02/08/07 - 20070033515 - System and method for arranging segments of a multimedia file A method and system are provided for tagging, indexing, searching, retrieving, manipulating, and editing video images on a wide area network such as the Internet. A first set of methods is provided for enabling users to add bookmarks to multimedia files, such as movies, and audio files, such as music. ... 01/18/07 - 20070016847 - User speech interfaces for interactive media guidance applications A user speech interface for interactive media guidance applications, such as television program guides, guides for audio services, guides for video-on-demand (VOD) services, guides for personal video recorders (PVRs), or other suitable guidance applications is provided. Voice commands may be received from a user and guidance activities may be performed ... 01/18/07 - 20070016846 - Apparatus and method for reproducing text file in digital video device Apparatus and method for reproducing texts in a digital video device, are discussed. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the method includes automatically selecting a text conversion table for the digital video device, and reproducing text data stored on a recording medium using the selected text conversion table ... 01/11/07 - 20070011602 - System and method for securely transmitting data to a multimedia device A system and method is disclosed for securely storing and performing digital media files in a multimedia device. The method can include the operation of storing one or more digital media files on a digital storage medium in a predetermined file format. The digital storage medium can located within the ... 01/04/07 - 20070006065 - Conditional event timing for interactive multimedia presentations An interactive multimedia presentation has an interactive content component that includes an application, which has instructions for rendering a media object. By nesting a declarative language event instruction inside of a declarative language timing instruction, a particular event can arise and/or be handled (for example, a media object is rendered) ... 01/04/07 - 20070006064 - Aspects of media content rendering Media content is arranged into a number of sets of video, audio, or data samples, referred to as clips, which are rendered by a media content manager. A playlist, which is handled by a presentation manager, specifies the time-ordered sequence of clips playable to a user. Certain actions are taken ... 01/04/07 - 20070006063 - Synchronization aspects of interactive multimedia presentation management An interactive multimedia presentation has a predetermined presentation play duration, a video content component (which may include video, audio, data, or any combination thereof), and an interactive content component. Methods and systems for playing the presentation include specifying a time when a particular media object is renderable. The time is ... 01/04/07 - 20070006062 - Synchronization aspects of interactive multimedia presentation management An interactive multimedia presentation has a presentation play duration (“PPD”), a video content component (“VCP.” which may include video, audio, data, or any combination thereof), and an interactive content component (“ICP”). Time references are formed to synchronize the ICP and the VCP. A title time reference measures the elapsed time ... 01/04/07 - 20070006061 - Synchronization aspects of interactive multimedia presentation management Methods and systems for determining a total elapsed play time of an interactive multimedia presentation having a play duration, a video content component, and an interactive content component include identifying two time intervals within the play duration. During the first interval, no video is scheduled for presentation, and a first ... 01/04/07 - 20070006060 - Gpu timeline with render-ahead queue Video editing and video playback utilizing a render-ahead queue for storing rendered video frames. The render-ahead queue facilitates the smooth playback of video in forward and reverse timeline direction, avoiding video glitches that occur when video frames are rendered at a rate that is less than the timeline rate of ... 12/28/06 - 20060294453 - Document creation/reading method document creation/reading device document creation/reading robot and document creation/reading program The audio/image inputting means 10 generates image data by recording a meeting and audio data by recording the contents of the meeting. The document inputting means 20 generates document data including a drafted minutes of a meeting or the like inputted by a person who creates the minutes of a ... 12/07/06 - 20060277454 - Multimedia presentation system A multimedia presentation system. The multi-presentation system is used to display a presentation using a presentation script and a plurality of presentation assets. The presentation script defines how the presentation assets are used to create a complete presentation. The presentation may be edited by editing the presentation script without editing ... 12/07/06 - 20060277453 - Methods and apparatuses for synchronizing mixed-media data files A method for synchronizing mixed-media data files that comprises receiving a streaming media file, receiving a static media file, producing a streaming media output from the streaming media file, querying the streaming output for a time marker upon receiving an input, and associating the static media file with the time ... 11/30/06 - 20060271836 - Method, graphical interface and computer-readable medium for generating a preview of a reformatted preview segment A method, graphical interface and computer-readable medium for generating a preview of a reformatted preview segment of a selected input file. A review pane is displayed in a single window and includes preview controls including a file timeline indicator configured to graphically depict a length of a selected input file. ... 11/23/06 - 20060265637 - Utilization of podcasts on portable media devices Improved techniques to facilitate use of podcasts on a portable media device are disclosed. A podcast to be played can be located on the portable media device and then played for the benefit of a user. According to one aspect, a podcast can be located on the portable media device ... 11/16/06 - 20060259853 - Authoring tools, including content-driven treetables, for fluid text Plural versions of an authoring/editing tool for fluid text include both a WYSIWYG editor and a content-driven treetable editor for producing narratives and their behavioral control in a fluid text viewing system environment. The tool includes content-driven treetable visualization and layout mechanisms for authoring and/or editing hypertext narratives, electronic mail ... 11/16/06 - 20060259852 - System, method and framework for universal access to content and services The present invention is directed towards systems and methods for providing access to content or services. According to one embodiment a system for providing access to content or services comprises one or more servers and one or more client software applications. An internal network accessible at a client location provides ... 11/09/06 - 20060253772 - Mobile communication terminal and operating method thereof The present invention relates to a mobile communication terminal and operating method thereof in which data sync error occurring when multimedia data is played can be compensated for. The mobile communication terminal includes a speaker through which played multimedia data is output, a display unit on which text data are ... 10/26/06 - 20060242552 - Mobile radiography apparatus, control method thereof, and program A radiography order information request to request a radiography order information of an information system is transmitted to the information system through a network. Radiography order information corresponding to the radiography order information request is received from the information system through the network. The received radiography order information is stored. ... 10/26/06 - 20060242551 - System for abstracting audio-video codecs A game system utilizes a codecs abstraction laver (CAL) to allow the game system to accommodate new and/or modified codecs without requiring the game application code to be modified. The CAL, functioning as an application programming interface (API), operates between media sources and the game application. The game application interacts ... 10/26/06 - 20060242550 - Media timeline sorting Media timeline sorting is described. In an implementation, a method includes receiving a media timeline at an application programming interface, in which, the media timeline includes a plurality of timeline objects. One or more of the timeline objects reference a respective one of a plurality of media. A plurality of ... 10/19/06 - 20060236221 - Method and system for providing digital media management using templates and profiles An approach provides management of digital assets. A request for a digital asset is received. A template specifying a distribution channel for delivery of the digital asset is retrieved. The digital asset is delivered according to the template. ... 10/19/06 - 20060236220 - Apparatus, system and method for associating one or more filter files with a particular multimedia presentation A method, apparatus, computer program product and computer accessible code configured to link or otherwise associate content filters with a multimedia presentation, e.g., a movie. The content filter data includes an identifier value with an aspect ratio identifier or as a function of an aspect ratio for a particular multimedia ... 10/19/06 - 20060236219 - Media timeline processing infrastructure A media timeline processing infrastructure is described. In an implementation, one or more computer readable media include computer executable instructs that, when executed, provide an infrastructure having an application programming interface that is configured to accept a plurality of segments from an application for sequential rendering. Each of the segments ... 10/19/06 - 20060236218 - Recording medium, reproduction device, recording method, program, and reproduction method A BD-ROM has recorded therein an AV Clip generated by multiplexing a video stream and a graphics stream. The graphics stream represents an interactive display to be overlayed with the video stream, and includes a sequence of three Button State groups. The interactive display includes a plurality of buttons, each ... 10/12/06 - 20060230334 - Visual thesaurus as applied to media clip searching A Visual Thesaurus program is provided that allows a user to find media clips through successive queries by example. Clips similar to the example clip may be retrieved based on artistic style, color and shape, or keywords. Clips retrieved based on keywords may be found based on a single keyword, ... 10/12/06 - 20060230333 - Creating associated content for a region of a document in response to a user selecting the region Described herein are systems and methods for enabling a user to select a region within a document, and to specify the creation of content to link to the selected region. The user also may be enabled to specify to access and/or modify already-existing associated content linked to the selected region. ... 10/12/06 - 20060230332 - Capturing and presenting interactions with image-based media In one aspect, images of a person's interactions with images presented on a display are captured. The person's interactions are segmented from the presented images in the captured images. A multimedia data object is generated. The multimedia data object includes a presentation media object containing digital representations of the presented ... 10/05/06 - 20060224941 - Information display system This invention provides a system and a method for information display that is well adapted to marketing in the current, rapidly changing digital transmission communications setting. The invention provides a viewer interface that can be embodied in an inexpensive portable information storage media, such as a compact disc, a mini-compact ... 10/05/06 - 20060224940 - Icon bar display for video editing system A method and apparatus are provided for editing video sequences. The method includes the steps of providing a display with a plurality of audio/visual sequences depicted on the display where each audio/visual sequence of the plurality of audio visual sequences is displayed as a timeline parallel to a first axis ... 09/28/06 - 20060218482 - Mobile imaging application, device architecture, service platform architecture and services Systems and methods are provided for compressing and decompressing still image and video image data in mobile devices and monitoring applications. Corresponding mobile device and camera architectures, and service platform architectures for transmitting, storing, editing and transcoding still images and video images over wireless and wired networks and viewing them ... 09/28/06 - 20060218481 - System and method for annotating multi-modal characteristics in multimedia documents A manual annotation system of multi-modal characteristics in multimedia files. There is provided an arrangement for selection an observation modality of video with audio, video without audio, audio with video, or audio without video, to be used to annotate multimedia content. While annotating video or audio features is isolation results ... 09/14/06 - 20060206798 - Resource authoring with re-usability score and suggested re-usable data The present invention provides a system for processing data. ... 09/14/06 - 20060206797 - Authorizing implementing application localization rules The present invention provides a system for processing data. ... 09/07/06 - 20060200747 - System and method for providing data manipulation using web services A method for transforming data includes receiving information defining a transformation of a source file to a target file, wherein the information identifies a web service and generating, based on the received information, a script operable when executed to implement the defined transformation. The script is then stored. The method ... 09/07/06 - 20060200746 - Device and method for processing multimedia broadcast-related events in portable terminal A device and method are provided for processing multimedia broadcast-related events in a portable terminal, and include a memory for storing character UI images according to multimedia broadcast-related events, an event collection section for collecting the multimedia broadcast-related events generated in the portable terminal and for generating event messages for ... 09/07/06 - 20060200745 - Method and apparatus for producing re-customizable multi-media The present invention is a method and system that facilitates the production of personalized movies. The invention enables the repeated and high-volume generation of unique, customized multi-media (e.g., movies) from a collection of stock media. A production method for creating personalized movies comprises the steps of receiving user-provided media, receiving ... 09/07/06 - 20060200744 - Distributing and displaying still photos in a multimedia distribution system Multimedia file formats that accommodate still photos encoded as video sequences are described. In addition, encoding multimedia files to include still photos as encoded video sequences and decoding multimedia files containing still photos encoded as video sequences are discussed. Many of the multimedia files described include information that enable a ... 09/07/06 - 20060200743 - Content-based synchronization method and system for data streams A computer method and system synchronizes one streaming data signal with another data signal. A subject data signal and working data signal are received. The working data signal has predefined coordinates in a coordinate system (e.g., time origin and unit sampling rate in a time coordinate system for audio). The ... 08/24/06 - 20060190809 - Method and apparatus to determine and use audience affinity and aptitude Embodiments of the present invention provide method and apparatus for determining audience affinity and/or aptitude in portions of media works and for developing information that represent measures of the audience affinity and/or aptitude. Further embodiments of present invention provide method and apparatus for utilizing the information to create altered media ... 08/24/06 - 20060190808 - Methods, systems, and processes for the design and creation of rich-media applications via the internet Rich-media applications are designed and created via the Internet. A host computer system, containing processes for creating rich-media applications, is accessed from a remote user computer system via an Internet connection. User account information and rich-media component specifications are uploaded via the established Internet connection for a specific user account. ... 08/17/06 - 20060184868 - Method for synchronizing the slide show with the background music In general, the playing time of the slide show is not always just equal to that of the background music. Hence, it is desired to adjust their playing time interval. The present invention therefore provides a pleasant way to synchronize the playing time of the side show with that of ... 08/10/06 - 20060179402 - System and method for loading and playing A system and method for loading and playing multimedia information are disclosed. A navigator sends a series of play orders that each play order demands for playing a corresponding multimedia segment. A playing engine demands a loader to provide the corresponding multimedia segment according to related play order. A decoder ... 07/27/06 - 20060168507 - Apparatus, system, and method for digitally presenting the contents of a printed publication An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for digitally presenting the contents of a printed publication. In one embodiment, the method includes obtaining contents of the printed publication, determining text content and graphical content; and providing one or more digital playback files configured to selectively present audio data and visual ... 07/27/06 - 20060168506 - Browser program for performing table-layout There is provided a method of laying out contents targeted for a first device having a first screen size on a screen of a second device having a second screen size smaller than the first screen size. The method includes analyzing a table width of the table in accordance with ... 07/20/06 - 20060161835 - Audio and video buffer synchronization based on actual output feedback A method and system for keeping endpoints such as speakers and displays synchronized via feedback based on the actual output of the endpoints. A source of audiovisual content transmits corresponding digital data to one or more endpoints, such as over a home network, where it may be buffered and/or decoded ... 07/13/06 - 20060156219 - Method and system for providing distributed editing and storage of digital media over a network An approach provides distributed editing and storage of digital media. Video information is retrieved during recording of the video information to a video file. The video information is edited during the recording of the video information. An index file for the media is generated during the recording of the media, ... 07/13/06 - 20060156218 - Method for presenting multimedia messages A method for presenting a multimedia message is disclosed. A layout rule is proposed to present a multimedia message without an SMIL document so that the multimedia message (e.g., Multipart.mixed type multimedia message, etc.) or an enclosure file (e.g., an enclosure file of Multipart.related type message, etc.) can be displayed ... 07/13/06 - 20060156217 - Generation of mixed media streams To achieve coordination during generation of a plurality of mixed media streams, there is suggested a method of generating a mixed media stream (62-64) from input media streams (40-50) having payload data elements and related identifiers. The method comprises the step (S12) of aligning the input media streams (40-50) according ... 07/06/06 - 20060150072 - Composite audio waveforms with precision alignment guides A technique for aligning a plurality of media clips is provided. One or more intra-clip points of interest (POIs) are identified in at least a first media clip. When aligning a first point in the first media clip with a second point in a second media clip, the first point ... 07/06/06 - 20060150071 - Software-based video rendering Systems and methods for software-based video rendering are described. A particular implementation includes computer readable media configured to monitor a display cycle of hardware components configured to scan video frames for display on a display device and to render a video frame based, at least in part, on the monitored ... 07/06/06 - 20060150070 - Mobile communication method and system An advertising method and system for a mobile communication system that includes at least one mobile communication terminal, a controller and a presentation device. Main presentation content is obtained in the mobile communication terminal. The main presentation content is associated with the promotional content. The main presentation content is provided ... 07/06/06 - 20060150069 - Method for extracting translations from translated texts using punctuation-based sub-sentential alignment A method for text alignment of a first document and a second document that is a translation version of the first document. The method first divides paragraphs of the first and second documents into sub-sentential segments according to the punctuations in the language of the first and second documents. Each ... 06/15/06 - 20060129909 - Multimedia distribution system A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, a complete index that can be used to locate each data chunk in each ... 06/15/06 - 20060129908 - On-content streaming media enhancement Methods for displaying descriptors in conjunction with a streaming media presentation are disclosed. Descriptors may be positioned on top of a streaming media image to provide association with image elements of the presentation. The availability of descriptors for an image element may be indicated highlighting the element, highlighting the element ... 05/25/06 - 20060112326 - Electronic album management system, computer-readable recording medium storing electronic album management data, mobile communication terminal equipped with electronic album management system, data storage method for electronic album management, and data Disclosed are an electronic album management system, a computer-readable recording medium storing electronic album management data, a mobile communication terminal equipped with an electronic album management system, a data storage method for electronic album management and a data readout method for electronic album management. The electronic album management system includes: ... 05/25/06 - 20060112325 - Method and apparatus for controlling an experiential data stream in a social space Apparatus, methods, and program products that enable an audience member of a local device to navigate, by activation of user selectable controls, through an experiential data stream presented on the local device. ... 05/18/06 - 20060107195 - Methods and apparatus to present survey information Methods and apparatus to present survey information are disclosed. In particular, the methods and apparatus present survey information based on media compositions and associated metadata information. The methods and apparatus are used to identify metadata associated with a media composition and generate a trigger compilation based on survey information and ... 05/11/06 - 20060101322 - System and method for media stream indexing and synchronization An indexing method for allowing a viewer to control the mode of delivery of program material. By mapping from time to data position, data delivery can begin at any selected time in the program material. The indexing method also provides for controlling data delivery to begin at the beginning of ... 04/27/06 - 20060090124 - Communications system, terminal device, server, and method of providing content items in communications system A communications system comprising a first terminal device and one or more second terminal devices communicating with the first terminal device. The first terminal device is configured to associate at least one content item with a given multimedia file, and to send the content item associated with the multimedia file ... 04/27/06 - 20060090123 - System and method for acquisition and storage of presentations Embodiments of the present invention enable the extraction, classification, storage, and supplementation of presentation video. A media system receives a video signal carrying presentation video. The media system processes the video signal and generates images for slides of the presentation. The media system then extracts text from the images and ... 04/27/06 - 20060090122 - Group editing of media content stored on wireless portable devices The invention provides for the communicating and editing of media files in wireless portable devices. The invention enables a user to manipulate displayed media content and other types of information stored in a personal media device. A master device may be coupled to a display device such as a television ... 04/13/06 - 20060080591 - Apparatus and method for automated temporal compression of multimedia content A apparatus and method for automated temporal compression of content is disclosed. The apparatus includes a processor and a temporal compression module. The processor implements the temporal compression module to provide a given work of multimedia content at a plurality of playback rates. ... 04/06/06 - 20060075325 - Record device with customized information function A record device with a customized information function, which is for a user to edit customized information, comprises a text-information receiving unit, a text-data compiling module, a figure-information receiving unit, and a figure-data processing module. The text-information receiving unit receives at least one extra-text data and at least one text-control ... 02/23/06 - 20060041829 - Selective composition of a media event A media terminal selects a subset of a set of media components associated with a media experience available via a media network. The media terminal receives from the media network media components corresponding to the selected subset of media components, and mixes and plays the media components corresponding to the ... 02/09/06 - 20060031749 - Adaptive multimedia integration language (amil) for adaptive multimedia applications and presentations In this connection, a document model (100) consisting of vocabulary, document structure and linking means (1600) between the document model elements is presented which supports the description (700) of adaptive mobile multimedia applications and/or presentations. Besides, a document object model supporting a simplified transaction-oriented access is proposed. ... 02/02/06 - 20060026496 - Methods, apparatus and computer programs for characterizing web resources Methods, apparatus and computer programs are provided for characterizing Web-based information resources based on their interactions. A Web-based information resource is a single Web document or a collection of related Web documents. Unlike simple text documents, Web documents contain hyperlinks and other HTML tags. Different types of interactions, including inbound ... 01/26/06 - 20060020880 - System and method for synchronization of music and images A method for synchronization of a series of still images and music. The method displays one of the still images, plays an audio stream, and partially analyzes music content during a sampling interval of the audio stream using a musical content analysis method. The method further determines an image transition ... 01/12/06 - 20060010366 - Multimedia content generator A multimedia content generator automatically generates a commercial content (for example, a preview of a movie) from an original content (i.e. the movie). The multimedia content generator includes a use purpose setting unit, a use environment setting unit, and a content generator. The content editor generates the commercial content according ... 01/12/06 - 20060010365 - Differential dynamic delivery of content according to user expressions of interest More particularly, methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for differential dynamic content delivery. Typical embodiments include providing a session document for a presentation, wherein the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element bearing a ... 12/22/05 - 20050283717 - Apparatus, system, and method for the desktop-based creation, management, and publication of enhanced audiovisual presentations A software apparatus for the user-friendly, desktop-based authoring, creation, management, and publication of a personal, enhanced audiovisual presentation comprising a software program which automatically captures and encodes the audiovisual presentation recorded by the user using the webcam, allows the user to edit an application-imported textual resume and synchronize parts of ... 12/08/05 - 20050273694 - Video television broadcasting A process of time division marking of a video signal intended to be televised including recording an image base, image elements or reference video sequences; comparing a video stream with the image base; recognizing a graphic element in the video stream; and conditionally generating a marking signal when the graphic ... 12/08/05 - 20050273693 - Build-a-deck custom presentation tool A method, system, and computer program product for creating a customized presentation in a networked computing environment using a set of pre-created presentation modules is provided. In one embodiment, a user accesses a set of pre-created presentation modules in a custom presentation tool via a network. The custom presentation tool ... 12/01/05 - 20050268213 - System and method for automating job management in mobile data collection A datasheet processing method for publishing and collecting datasheets includes performing datasheet operations and assigning datasheets to the jobs. Mobile terminals are updated by loading the assigned datasheet and the user collects field data by using the assigned datasheet. Mobile terminals are then synchronized with the local database by using ... 11/24/05 - 20050262426 - User interface system, scene description generating device and method, scene description converting device and method, recording medium, and sending medium A user interface system comprises a server having a scene description converting device for converting scene description containing input user interaction into converted scene description while leaving parts containing the user interaction and a scene description decoding device for decoding converted scene description into decoded scene description, a remote terminal ... 11/17/05 - 20050257130 - User terminal, display data generation method, and computer program A user terminal for displaying a content includes a root meta information acquisition unit acquiring root meta information from among meta information for displaying one of a program and a content related to the program, a link meta information acquisition unit linking the root meta information to branch meta information ... 11/10/05 - 20050251732 - System, method and article of manufacture for executing a multimedia event on a plurality of client computers using a synchronization host engine A method for providing enhanced content for play across multiple play platforms employs steps of delivering media content to a client device; delivering HTML content to a client device, the HTML content being accessible and usable by a plurality of client device platforms; activating a browser to access the HTML ... 11/03/05 - 20050246622 - Method and apparatus for managing bookmark information for content stored in a networked media server A method and apparatus for managing bookmark information of a media server through a network based on the UPnP AV standard is disclosed. If a request for bookmarking a content item is made, a bookmark item is created and the created bookmark item is linked to the content item by ... 10/27/05 - 20050240860 - Printing method and print system A print system is provided with an order receiving device, a frame reproducing device and a printing device. The order receiving device acquires a time stamp of a frame to be printed during producing a photo movie. The frame reproducing device reproduces the frame to be printed by re-editing a ... 10/27/05 - 20050240859 - Virtually bound dynamic media content for collaborators Methods, systems, and computer program products are disclosed for providing collaborative event media content that include creating, in dependence upon original media content, a structured document, where the structured document includes one or more structural elements, and creating a grammar for the collaborative event media content, where the grammar includes ... 10/20/05 - 20050235198 - Editing system for audiovisual works and corresponding text for television news An audiovisual editing system associates segments of audiovisual materials with related text. The editing system permits an editor to edit the references to the audiovisual materials of a segment and to edit the related text. An estimated time for reading the related text aloud by the newscaster is determined. This ... 10/06/05 - 20050223309 - Multimedia projector-printer A multimedia projector/printer system capable of displaying, printing, and controlling all multimedia content associated with a multi-media document. The multimedia projector/printer has a multimedia image generator. A print driver interface is provided that allows users to “print” a multimedia document to the projector. The multimedia driver embeds instructions and codes ... 09/08/05 - 20050198560 - Recording medium and method and apparatus for decoding text subtitle streams At least one text subtitle stream is recorded on a recording medium. Each text subtitle stream includes a dialog style segment defining a set of region styles and at least one dialog presentation segment. Each dialog presentation segment contains at least one region of dialog text and being linked to ... 09/01/05 - 20050193322 - Presentation of media content A media services interface for use in a readable medium playback device enables synchronization of disparate media playback, network directed playback of media, media playback control via displayed html/javascript file, logging of consumer identifier, media identifier, and playback device identifier in a cookie or log file. The media services comprises ... 08/25/05 - 20050188297 - Multi-audio add/drop deterministic animation synchronization Techniques are provided for synchronizing audio and visual content. A multiple audio language product can be produced containing a single video file that is automatically synchronized to whichever audio the viewer selects. The audio streams and video streams are processed into a plurality of segments. If, for example, an audio ... 08/18/05 - 20050183000 - Method for remarking image taken by digital camera A method for remarking image taken by digital camera involves an image-sensing element, a sound-sensing element, a logic element, and an output element. The method is performed through the logic element to edit video/audio signals caught by the image-sensing element and the sound-sensing element into a link file in the ... 08/04/05 - 20050172216 - Physical object with memory tag and apparatus for use with such objects A physical object is provided that comprises a base medium, such as a paper sheet, and a memory tag embedded in it or attached to it. The memory tag stores at least one data item and location data relating each of one or more areas on the object's surface to ... 08/04/05 - 20050172215 - Physical object with memory tags and apparatus for writing and using such objects A physical object is provided that comprises a base medium, such as a paper sheet, and multiple memory tags embedded in it or attached to it. At least one of the memory tags stores location data concerning a location relationship between the object and one or more of the tags. ... 08/04/05 - 20050172214 - Information storage medium containing preload information, apparatus for and method of reproducing therefor An information storage medium which contains preload information, a reproducing apparatus and a reproducing method. The information storage medium includes AV data and a markup language document displaying the AV data which is decoded and reproduced and including preload information that allows the reproducing apparatus to read a file to ... 07/28/05 - 20050166136 - Universal media player A universal media player designed to improve a user's online media experience that is preferably embedded in an Internet browser is disclosed. The universal media player allows a user to navigate between different sources of media without requiring the downloading of the media player associated with the format of the ... 07/28/05 - 20050166135 - Apparatus, system and method for synchronized playback of data transmitted over an asynchronous network An apparatus, system and method for synchronizing the playback of data transmitted over an asynchronous network. An initialization module may initialize at least two receivers to receive playback data from a transmission module. The transmission module may then transmit to the receivers the playback data, and, in some embodiments, synchronization ... 07/21/05 - 20050160352 - Information storage medium containing preload information, apparatus for and method of reproducing therefor An information storage medium which contains preload information, a reproducing apparatus and a reproducing method. The information storage medium includes AV data and a markup language document displaying the AV data which is decoded and reproduced and including preload information that allows the reproducing apparatus to read a file to ... 07/14/05 - 20050154972 - Differential dynamic content delivery with text display in dependence upon sound level Differential dynamic content delivery including providing a session document for a presentation, where the session document includes a session grammar and a session structured document; selecting from the session structured document a classified structural element in dependence upon user classifications of a user participant in the presentation; presenting the selected ... 06/16/05 - 20050132267 - Method and system for conducting an on-line survey A method and system for conducting an on-line survey involves communicating with a computer over a computer network and obtaining information indicative of an instruction to replace a set of links within a first web page with a link relating to taking an on-line survey. After replacing the set of ... 06/16/05 - 20050132266 - Method of authoring, deploying and using interactive, data-driven two or more dimensional content A method whereby dynamic, interactive, two or more dimensional media can be assembled and delivered where the need for pre-packaged binary content files and pre-compiled content is eliminated by using a markup language, a standard URI to identify local and/or remote media resources within a markup text, a standard protocol ... 06/16/05 - 20050132265 - Computer-implemented methods and systems for control of video event and phone event A computer-implemented system and method for controlling events related to presentations delivered over one or more networks. Video of a presentation is started and a phone call is made by the presenter. A live editor program pushes events as the presenter is speaking. These events are synchronized to the presentation. ... 06/16/05 - 20050132264 - System and method for intelligent transcoding A system and method for intelligent transcoding: A user is enabled to select a media item that the user desires to have played on a particular rendering device on a network. The media item is then requested from a service provider. Upon receiving the media item, it is determined whether ... 06/09/05 - 20050125714 - Document stream operating system A document stream operating system and method is disclosed in which: (1) documents are stored in one or more chronologically ordered streams; (2) the location and nature of file storage is transparent to the user; (3) information is organized as needed instead of at the time the document is created; ... 06/02/05 - 20050120291 - Method and system for creating on demand, personalized presentation folders The present invention relates to a method and system for creating, personalized presentation folders on demand or in response to a specific input or request. More particularly, the present invention is directed toward the preparation of personalized or individualized marketing, advertising and communication pieces that can be bundled as presentation ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |