Methods and system for encoding and decoding a media sequence

• US 20020165720A1
• Filed: 03/02/2001
• Published: 11/07/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: First International Digital Incorporated
• Original Assignee: First International Digital Incorporated
• Inventors: Qian, Ziqiang, Johnson, Timothy M.
• Application Number:
  US09/798,794
• Publication Number:
  US 20020165720A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 704/500
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 19/00 Speech or audio signals analysis-synthesis techniques for redundancy reduction, e.g. in vocoders; Coding or decoding of speech or audio signals, using source filter models or psychoacoustic analysis in musical instruments G10H

Abstract

A method of encoding a media sequence with at least one applet object provided. The applet object is inserted into at least one FMO file. A media sequence is provided with a media file. The FMO file is integrated into the media file and a synchronous bit is inserted.

A further method encompasses decoding a media sequence.

Claims

1. A method for encoding a media sequence comprising:

providing at least one applet object;

inserting the applet object into at least one FMO file;

providing a media sequence including at least one media file;

integrating the FMO file into the media file; and

inserting at least one synchronous bit into the media file.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the media file includes at least one media frame, inserting the synchronous bit into the media frame.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the media frame includes an ancillary field, inserting the synchronous bit into the ancillary field.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the media sequence is provided in a format selected from the group of formats consisting of MPEG 1/2 Layer 1/2, AC-3, WMA, AAC, EPAC, Liquid, ID3 and G-2 formats.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one FMO file includes a library of applet that can be loaded and paired with a media file.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

placing the at least one FMO file at the beginning of the media file.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transferring the encoded media sequence to a device medium.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing at least one data object; and

inserting the data object into the FMO file.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the at least one FMO file includes a library of data objects that can be loaded and paired with a media file.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a system interface for the applet object.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a attribute file containing the functional definition of the applet object; and

affixing the attribute file with the media sequence.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

encapsulating the FMO file within the media file; and

concatenating the attribute file at the end of the media file.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

assigning an object identifier to all of the applet objects; and

tracking each object identifier.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

assigning the object identifier from a specified agency.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

creating a MP3K file as a function of the synchronous bit media file and the media file.

16. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

encrypting the applet object.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

authenticating the applet object.

19. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

means for transferring the encoded media sequence to a device medium.

20. The system of claim 18, further comprising:

means for assigning an object identifier to all of the applet objects; and

means for tracking each object identifier.

18. A system for encoding a media sequence comprising:

means for providing at least one applet object;

means for inserting the applet object into at least one FMO file;

means for providing a media sequence including at least one media file;

means for integrating the FMO file into the media file; and

means for inserting at least one synchronous bit into the media file.

21. A computer usable medium storing a computer program comprising:

computer readable code for providing at least one applet object;

computer readable code for inserting the applet object into at least one FMO file;

computer readable code for providing a media sequence including at least one media file;

computer readable code for integrating the FMO file into the media file; and

computer readable code for inserting at least one synchronous bit into the media file.

22. The computer usable medium of claim 21, further comprising:

computer readable code for transferring the encoded media sequence to a device medium.

23. The computer usable medium of claim 21, further comprising:

computer readable code for assigning an object identifier to all of the applet objects; and

computer readable code for tracking each object identifier.

25. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

retrieving at least one MP3K file within the encoded media sequence;

retrieving at least one media frame within the MP3K file; and

retrieving at least one FMO file from within the media frame.

26. The method of claim 25, further comprising:

providing the functionality for the applet object from the FMO file.

27. The method of claim 24 further comprising:

interpreting the processed applet object and the media file by use of a processing device.

28. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

retrieving an attribute file from the encoded media sequence; and

providing the functionality for the applet object from the attribute file.

29. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

providing a system interface for the applet object.

30. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

decrypting the at least one applet object.

31. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

authenticating the at least one applet object.

32. The method of claim 24, wherein the encoded media sequence is provided in a format selected from the group of formats consisting of MPEG 1/2 Layer 1/2, AC-3, WMA, AAC, EPAC, Liquid, ID3 and G-2 formats.

39. The system of claim 28, further comprising:

means for authenticating the applet object.

24. A method for decoding a media sequence comprising:

receiving an encoded media sequence;

retrieving at least one media file from the media sequence;

retrieving at least one applet object from within the media file; and

processing the applet object and the media file synchronously.

33. A system for decoding a media sequence comprising:

means for receiving an encoded media sequence;

means for retrieving at least one media file from the media sequence;

means for retrieving at least one applet object from within the media file; and

means for processing the applet object and the media file synchronously.

34. The system of claim 33 further comprising:

means for retrieving at least one MP3K file within the encoded media sequence;

means for retrieving at least one media frame within the MP3K file; and

means for retrieving at least one FMO file from within the media frame.

35. The system of claim 34, further comprising:

means for providing the functionality for the at least one applet object from the at least one FMO file.

36. The system of claim 33, further comprising:

means for retrieving an attribute file from the encoded media sequence; and

means for providing the functionality for the applet object from the attribute file.

37. The system of claim 33, further comprising:

means for providing a system interface for the applet object.

38. The system of claim 33, further comprising:

means for decrypting the applet object.

40. A computer usable medium storing a computer program comprising:

computer readable code for receiving an encoded media sequence;

computer readable code for retrieving at least one media file from the media sequence;

computer readable code for retrieving at least one applet object from within the media file; and

computer readable code for processing the applet object and the media file synchronously.

41. The computer usable medium of claim 40, further comprising:

computer readable code for retrieving an attribute file from the encoded media sequence; and

computer readable code for providing the functionality for the applet object from the attribute file.

42. The computer usable medium of claim 40, further comprising:

computer readable code for providing a system interface for the applet.

43. The computer usable medium of claim 40, further comprising:

computer readable code for decrypting the applet object.

44. The computer usable medium of claim 40, further comprising:

computer readable code for authenticating the applet object.