Authoring tools for multimedia application development and network delivery
First Claim
1. Apparatus for authoring multimedia assets into a final interactive multimedia application, comprising:
- storage device for storing one or more multimedia assets and one or more program objects,a display for displaying a plurality of timelines,a graphical user interface for placing icons representing said one or more multimedia assets on a first of said plurality of timelines and for placing icons representing said one or more program objects on a second of said plurality of timelines, anda processor for integrating multimedia objects from the one or more multimedia assets associated with said first timeline with one or more of said program objects associated with said second timeline to produce an interactive multimedia application, and for controlling the playback or execution of the objects associated with said first or said second timelines in a time sequence indicated by their position on a timeline.
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Abstract
An apparatus for authoring multi-media assets into a final interactive multi-media application includes a storage device which stores one or more multi-media assets and one or more program objects. A display is provided for displaying a plurality of timelines. A graphical user interface allows the user to place icons representing one or more multi-media assets on a first of the timelines and icons representing one or more program objects on a second of the timelines. A processor integrates multi-media objects from the multi-media assets associated with the first timeline with the program objects associated with the second timeline to produce an interactive multi-media application. The processor also controls the playback or execution of the objects associated with the first and second timelines in a time sequence indicated by their position on a timeline.
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26 Claims
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1. Apparatus for authoring multimedia assets into a final interactive multimedia application, comprising:
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storage device for storing one or more multimedia assets and one or more program objects, a display for displaying a plurality of timelines, a graphical user interface for placing icons representing said one or more multimedia assets on a first of said plurality of timelines and for placing icons representing said one or more program objects on a second of said plurality of timelines, and a processor for integrating multimedia objects from the one or more multimedia assets associated with said first timeline with one or more of said program objects associated with said second timeline to produce an interactive multimedia application, and for controlling the playback or execution of the objects associated with said first or said second timelines in a time sequence indicated by their position on a timeline. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for authoring multimedia assets into a final interactive multimedia application, comprising the steps of:
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storing one or more multimedia assets and one or more program objects configured to perform interactive functions, displaying a plurality of timelines, placing icons representing said one or more multimedia assets on a first of said plurality of timelines and icons representing said one or more program objects on a second of said plurality of timelines, integrating multimedia objects from the one or more multimedia assets associated with said first timeline with one or more of said program objects associated with said second timeline to produce an interactive multimedia application, and controlling the playback and execution of the objects associated with said first and said second timelines in a time sequence indicated by their position on a timeline. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for displaying multimedia assets in accordance with an interactive multimedia application, comprising:
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storage device for storing a plurality of multimedia assets, including video objects and text objects and at least one program object configured to perform interactive functions, a display for displaying a first timeline for placing icons representing one or more of said plurality of multimedia assets in a time sequence and a second timeline for placing icons representing said at least one program object in a time sequence, and for displaying an interactive decision list representing said one or more multimedia assets and said at least one program object in a time sequence corresponding to the time sequences represented on the first and the second timelines, a processor for controlling the display of said multimedia assets and execution of the at least one program object in the time sequence indicated by the interactive decision list, and a graphics overlay controller for controlling the display of the video objects and text objects such that selected pixels of the video objects are replaced by said text objects on the display. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A method for displaying multimedia assets in accordance with an interactive multimedia application, comprising the steps of:
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storing a plurality of multimedia assets, including video objects, text objects and at least one program object, displaying a first timeline for placing icons representing said plurality of multimedia assets in a time sequence and a second timeline for placing icons representing said at least one program object in a time sequence, and an interactive decision list representing said plurality of multimedia assets and said at least one program object in a time sequence corresponding to the time sequences represented on the first and the second timelines, controlling the display of said multimedia assets and execution of the at least one program object in the time sequence indicated by the interactive decision list, and controlling the display of the video objects and text objects such that selected pixels of the video objects are replace by said text objects on the display. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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