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Media timeline sorting

  • US 7,313,755 B2
  • Filed: 04/20/2005
  • Issued: 12/25/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2005
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving a media timeline at an application programming interface, wherein the media timeline includes a plurality of timeline objects, one or more said timeline objects referencing a respective one of a plurality of media; and

    generating a plurality of segments from the media timeline for rendering, one after another, wherein each said segment references a particular set of the timeline objects that are rendered during a duration of the segment, wherein the generating includes;

    examining metadata included in each said timeline object for a start time and a stop time of the node;

    adding an entry to an array for each said start time and an entry to the array for each said stop time;

    sorting each said entry in chronological order, one to another; and

    walking the sorted array to determine each said segment.

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