Automating applications in a multimedia framework
First Claim
1. A method of implementing an extensible multimedia software application system of wherein said method comprises a set of steps for creating customized multimedia plug-in software applications and a set of steps for distributing customized multimedia plug-in software applications.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a multimedia software framework system that allows development of customized multimedia plug-in applications for use within the system. Users can customize fields in the data entry, database, query and report forms without any programming effort. The information is packaged in an Application plug-in module which can be transported to any personal computer or network server. The information can be integrated into a core multimedia framework with features for video capturing, image processing, video and image broadcasting, entity work space elaboration, and instant multimedia messaging. The present invention also provides Internet Service Providers with a new opportunity for hosting application servers because the system resources in the core multimedia framework server can be partitioned for different applications and user accounts without any additional programming effort.
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20 Claims
- 1. A method of implementing an extensible multimedia software application system of wherein said method comprises a set of steps for creating customized multimedia plug-in software applications and a set of steps for distributing customized multimedia plug-in software applications.
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5. A method of implementing an extensible integrated text, video and audio software application system, wherein said method comprises a set of steps for creating customized multimedia plug-in software applications, wherein said set of steps for creating customized multimedia plug-in software applications comprises:
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a set of steps for selecting data fields associated with the multimedia plug-in software application being created; a set of steps for selecting a set of tools associated with the multimedia plug-in software application being created; and a set of steps for setting up a database to be associated with the multimedia plug-in software application being created. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of implementing an extensible multimedia software system, wherein said system comprising a set of steps for automating the creation of customized multimedia plug-in software applications, wherein said set of steps for automating the creation of customized multimedia plug-in software applications comprises:
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a set of steps to design an application specific database table, wherein said steps to design an application specific database table comprise a set of steps defining data fields and a set of steps defining data types; a set of steps to generate database descriptive XML files; a set of steps to design demographic form layout associated with database fields; a set of steps to design session data entry form layouts associated with said database fields; a set of steps to generate data entry form descriptive XML files; a set of steps to design report layouts associated with said database fields; a set of steps to generate report layout descriptive XML files; a set of steps to design data query forms associated with said database fields; and a set of steps to generate data query form descriptive XML files. a set of steps for selecting a set of tools associated with the multimedia plug-in software application being created; and a set of steps for setting up a database to be associated with the multimedia plug-in software application being created. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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