System and method for storing and manipulating multi-media

• US 20020129036A1
• Filed: 01/05/2001
• Published: 09/12/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 01/05/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Teraoptix, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Teraoptix, Inc.
• Inventors: Ho Yuen Lok, Kenneth, Kim Seng, Sebastian Lim, Cheang, Kuan Yeh
• Application Number:
  US09/755,940
• Publication Number:
  US 20020129036A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/104.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

A method and system for providing access to and management of multimedia files on a plurality of storage devices is described. The method can include: storing a plurality of multimedia files on at least one of the plurality of storage devices; providing access for a user to the plurality of multimedia files; means for encoding and decoding compressed multimedia files; and means for playing the plurality of multimedia files.

Claims

1. A method for providing access to and management of multimedia files on a plurality of storage devices, the method comprising:

storing a plurality of multimedia files on at least one of the plurality of storage devices;

providing access for a user to the plurality of multimedia files;

means for encoding and decoding compressed multimedia files; and

means for playing the plurality of multimedia files.