US6630934B2
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Apparatus and method for storing a movie within a movie
Assignee: Apple Inc
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Filing: 2001-07-23
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Granted: 2003-10-07
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Expires: 2021-07-23
Abstract
Abstract A hierarchical movie is provided. A hierarchical movie is a movie that contains one or more embedded movies. Embedded movies may themselves contain embedded movies. Each movie contains zero or more media sequences. Within a hierarchical movie, media sequences that should be edited together may be grouped together using embedded movies. The media sequences of a hierarchical movie may be sequenced during playback based on a different time coordinate system than the time coordinate system that governs any embedded movies. This allows a movie to contain both time-based and time-independent media sequences. Also, the relative timing of events in the movie may vary from performance to performance. The hierarchical movie structure allows movies to be used as user interface controls, and even as field-sensitive databases.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter Hoddie
- 👤 James D. Batson
- 👤 Sean Michael Callahan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 20:04
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/80; H04N21/83; H04N21/845; G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234318; H04N21/236; H04N21/23608; H04N21/40; H04N21/41; H04N21/422; H04N21/43; H04N21/4302; H04N21/4307; H04N21/43072; H04N21/434; H04N21/4344; H04N21/44; H04N21/4402; H04N21/44029; H04N21/8453
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 36
Claim 1
Independent Claim
81 words
A method of displaying graphics on a display device of a digital processing system comprising: displaying on the display device a first series of samples of a first media sequence held in a hierarchial media container; and displaying on the display device a second series of samples of a second media sequence held in an embedded media container in the hierarchial media container, playback of the first series of samples being adjustable without adjusting playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
81 words
A method of displaying graphics on a display device of a digital processing system comprising: displaying on the display device a first series of samples of a first media sequence held in a hierarchial media container; and displaying on the display device a second series of samples of a second media sequence held in an embedded media container in the hierarchial media container, playback of the first series of samples being adjustable without adjusting playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 1 wherein start time of the first series of samples is adjustable without adjusting start time of playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein playback speed of the first series of samples is adjustable without adjusting playback speed of the second series of samples.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein playback of the first series of samples is time-dependent.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time-dependent.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein playback speed of the second series of samples is adjustable without adjusting playback speed of the first series of samples.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 6 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time independent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 1 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time independent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 1 wherein playback of one of the series of samples repeats while playback of the other series of samples plays without repeating.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 9 wherein playback of the second series of samples repeats.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein said embedded media container is capable of holding a plurality of media types.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
105 words
A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer program instructions to display graphics on a display device of a digital processing system, the instructions when executed by the digital processing system causing the system to perform a method comprising: displaying on the display device a first series of samples of a first media sequence held in a hierarchial media container; and displaying on the display device a second series of samples of a second media sequence held in an embedded media container in the hierarchial media container, playback of the first series of samples being adjustable without adjusting playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
105 words
A computer readable medium having stored thereon computer program instructions to display graphics on a display device of a digital processing system, the instructions when executed by the digital processing system causing the system to perform a method comprising: displaying on the display device a first series of samples of a first media sequence held in a hierarchial media container; and displaying on the display device a second series of samples of a second media sequence held in an embedded media container in the hierarchial media container, playback of the first series of samples being adjustable without adjusting playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein start time of the first series of samples is adjustable without adjusting start time of playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein playback speed of the first series of samples is adjustable without adjusting playback speed of the second series of samples.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein playback of the first series of samples is time-dependent.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time-dependent.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein playback speed of the second series of samples is adjustable without adjusting playback speed of the first series of samples.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer readable medium of claim 17 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time independent.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
18 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time independent.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
28 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 wherein playback of one of the series of samples repeats while playback of the other series of samples plays without repeating.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
16 words
The computer readable medium of claim 20 wherein playback of the second series of samples repeats.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
22 words
The computer readable medium of claim 12 , wherein said embedded media container is capable of holding a plurality of media types.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
76 words
An apparatus for displaying graphics comprising: means for displaying on a display device a first series of samples of a first media sequence held in a hierarchial media container; and means for displaying on the display device a second series of samples of a second media sequence held in an embedded media container in the hierarchial media container, playback of the first series of samples being adjustable without adjusting playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
76 words
An apparatus for displaying graphics comprising: means for displaying on a display device a first series of samples of a first media sequence held in a hierarchial media container; and means for displaying on the display device a second series of samples of a second media sequence held in an embedded media container in the hierarchial media container, playback of the first series of samples being adjustable without adjusting playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein start time of the first series of samples is adjustable without adjusting start time of playback of the second series of samples.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein playback speed of the first series of samples is adjustable without adjusting playback speed of the second series of samples.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein playback of the first series of samples is time-dependent.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
15 words
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time-dependent.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
25 words
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein playback of the second series of samples is adjustable without adjusting playback speed of the first series of samples.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 27 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time independent.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
16 words
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein playback of the second series of samples is time independent.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 23 wherein playback of one of the series of samples repeats while playback of the other series of samples plays without repeating.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
14 words
The apparatus of claim 31 wherein playback of the second series of samples repeats.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
20 words
The apparatus of claim 23 , wherein said embedded media container is capable of holding a plurality of media types.
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