Software methods for authoring multimedia content to be written to optical media

• US 7,398,004 B1
• Filed: 10/16/2002
• Issued: 07/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Corel Corporation (Corel Holdings LP)
• Original Assignee: Sonic Solutions (Adeia Inc.)
• Inventors: Arzoumanian, Kahren, Silveria, Brent, Maffezzoni, Guido
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier; Robert
• Application Number:
  US10/272,787
• Time in Patent Office: 2,092 Days
• Field of Search: 386/45, 386125-126, 386/52, 386/55, 715/723, 707/1, 707/100, 707/200, 345/156, 345/501
• US Class Current: 386/282
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/84 using optical recording H04N5/80, H04N5/89, H04N5/91 take precedence

Abstract

A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc is provided. The method includes obtaining multimedia content from at least one source and enabling manipulation of the obtained multimedia content. The method further includes arranging the obtained multimedia content in a graphical hierarchical tree structure. The arranging of the multimedia content graphically defines the hierarchical arrangement relative to other multimedia content to be recorded to the multimedia compact disc.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc, comprising:

obtaining multimedia content from at least one source;

enabling manipulation of the obtained multimedia content; and

arranging the obtained multimedia content in a graphical hierarchical tree structure, the arranging of the multimedia content graphically defines the hierarchical arrangement relative to other multimedia content to be recorded to the multimedia compact disc, the arranging includes configuring menus to provide direct access to each of a plurality of numbered multimedia sequences in the hierarchical arrangement from the menus, the menus include sub-menus corresponding to each of the plurality of numbered multimedia sequences,

wherein, when any of the plurality numbered sequences is modified or deleted, the menus and the sub-menus are updated to reflect modifications or deletions in the plurality numbered sequences.

2. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 1, wherein the enabled manipulation includes editing of the obtained multimedia content.

3. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 1, wherein the graphical hierarchical tree structure is defined by at least one menu and at least one sequence of multimedia content.

4. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 3, wherein the at least one menu includes at least a main menu.

5. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 4, wherein the main menu can contain sub-menus, and each sub-menu can contain at least one sequence of multimedia content.

6. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 1, wherein the graphical hierarchical tree structure is defined by a main menu that can define sub-menus and can define sequences of multimedia content, the sequences of multimedia content can be part of the main menu or part of the sub-menus, the sub-menus being arranged graphically to define parent-child relationship and the multimedia content being pictorially placed within sequences to define the hierarchical arrangement relative to other multimedia content.

7. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 6, wherein individual multimedia content can be graphically moved to be associated with different sequences of multimedia content.

8. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 6, wherein individual sequences of multimedia contact can be graphically moved to be associated with different sub-menus or the main menu.

9. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 6, wherein each of the sub-menus and the sequences can be graphically moved to modify the parent-child relationship, wherein when parents of the sub-menus and parents of the sequences are automatically updated upon the graphical move.

10. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 1, wherein the manipulation of the obtained multimedia content is enabled in a capture window graphical user interface.

11. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 1, wherein the arranging of the obtained multimedia content is enabled in a workspace graphical user interface.

12. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc, comprising:

obtaining multimedia content from at least one source;

enabling manipulation of the obtained multimedia content;

arranging the obtained multimedia content in a graphical hierarchical tree structure, the arranging of the multimedia content graphically defines the hierarchical arrangement relative to other multimedia content, the arranging includes configuring menus to provide direct access to each of a plurality of numbered multimedia sequences in the hierarchical arrangement from the menus, the menus include sub-menus corresponding to each of the plurality of numbered multimedia sequences, wherein, when any of the plurality of numbered sequences is modified or deleted, the menus and the sub-menus are updated to reflect modifications or deletions in the plurality numbered sequences;

enabling selection of an optical media type from a list of supported optical multimedia types;

transforming the multimedia content into a format according to the selected optical multimedia type; and

triggering a recording of the arranged multimedia content that has been transformed into the selected optical multimedia type format to a multimedia compact disc.

13. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 12, wherein the graphical hierarchical tree structure is defined by a main menu that can define sub-menus and can define sequences of multimedia content, the sequences of multimedia content can be part of the main menu or part of the sub-menus, the sub-menus being arranged graphically to define parent-child relationship and the multimedia content being pictorially placed within sequences to define the hierarchical arrangement relative to other multimedia content.

14. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 13, wherein individual multimedia content can be graphically moved to be associated with different sequences of multimedia content.

15. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 13, wherein individual sequences of multimedia contact can be graphically moved to be associated with different sub-menus or the main menu.

16. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 13, wherein each of the sub-menus and the sequences can be graphically moved to modify the parent-child relationship, wherein when parents of the sub-menus and parents of the sequences are automatically updated upon the graphical move.

17. A computer implemented method for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 12, wherein the manipulation of the obtained multimedia content is enabled in a capture window graphical user interface, and the arranging of the obtained multimedia content is enabled in a workspace graphical user interface.

18. Computer readable media containing program instructions for authoring a multimedia compact disc, the computer readable media comprising:

program instructions for obtaining multimedia content from at least one source;

program instructions for enabling manipulation of the obtained multimedia content; and

program instructions for arranging the obtained multimedia content in a graphical hierarchical tree structure, the arranging of the multimedia content graphically defines the hierarchical arrangement relative to other multimedia content to be recorded to the multimedia compact disc, the program instructions for the arranging includes program instructions for configuring menus to provide direct access to each of a plurality of numbered multimedia sequences in the hierarchical arrangement from the menus, the menus include sub-menus corresponding to each of the plurality numbered multimedia sequences,

wherein, when any of the plurality numbered sequences is modified or deleted, the menus and the sub-menus are updated to reflect modifications or deletions in the plurality numbered sequences.

19. Computer readable media containing program instructions for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 18, wherein the graphical hierarchical tree structure is defined by a main menu that can define sub-menus and can define sequences of multimedia content, the sequences of multimedia content can be part of the main menu or part of the sub-menus, the sub-menus being arranged graphically to define parent-child relationship and the multimedia content being pictorially placed within sequences to define the hierarchical arrangement relative to other multimedia content.

20. Computer readable media containing program instructions for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 19, wherein individual sequences of multimedia contact can be graphically moved to be associated with different sub-menus or the main menu.

21. Computer readable media containing program instructions for authoring a multimedia compact disc as recited in claim 19, wherein each of the sub-menus and the sequences can be graphically moved to modify the parent-child relationship, wherein when parents of the sub-menus and parents of the sequences are automatically updated upon the graphical move.