Christine Y Yang

US Patent:

20050071736, Mar 31, 2005

Filed:

Sep 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/671966

Inventors:

Tina Schneider - San Francisco CA, US
Bee Liew - Cupertino CA, US
Christine Yang - Pleasanton CA, US
Jonathan Helfman - Half Moon Bay CA, US

Assignee:

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Minato-Ku

International Classification:

G06F017/00

US Classification:

715500000

Abstract:

A media collection and management tool for collecting, managing, and configuring media and media related properties. The tool configures media along with related media properties as a program, wherein a program is a collection of properties. Configurable media may include video, text, images, 3D content, web page content and audio. In addition to media content, a program may be configured to include interactive regions in the form of hot spots, interactive mapping regions, and other interactive features. The media collection and management tool utilizes intuitive interfaces to configure programs. The media and programs can be exported to other media components, such as a digital document authoring tool.

US Patent:

20080010585, Jan 10, 2008

Filed:

Jul 10, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/825946

Inventors:

Tina Schneider - San Francisco CA, US
Bee Liew - Cupertino CA, US
Christine Yang - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Tokyo

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

715201000, 715200000, 715246000, 715243000

Abstract:

A digital document and authoring tool for generating a digital document comprising a multi-channel interface is provided that achieves improved user interaction. The digital document includes a plurality of content channels providing primary content continuously in a looping manner and at least one supplementary channel on a single page. The supplementary channel is configured to provide supplementary content upon the occurrence of an event during playback of the document. Channel content may include video, text, images, 3D content, web page content, audio and any other suitable content. In addition to media content, a channel may contain interactive regions in the form of hot spots, and interactive mapping regions, and other interactive features. The codument can utilize a stage layout having at least one channel to present media and a collection of properties, the collection of properties forming a program. Using an authoring tool, the media and programs can be imported from search media collection and management tools to the channels. The authoring tool utilizes intuitive interfaces to configure digital documents.

US Patent:

20050069225, Mar 31, 2005

Filed:

Sep 26, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/672875

Inventors:

Tina Schneider - San Francisco CA, US
Bee Liew - Cupertino CA, US
Christine Yang - Pleasanton CA, US

Assignee:

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. - Minato-Ku

International Classification:

G06K009/54
H04N005/445

US Classification:

382305000, 725057000

Abstract:

A digital document and authoring tool for generating a digital document comprising a multi-channel interface is provided that achieves improved user interaction. The digital document includes a plurality of content channels providing primary content continuously in a looping manner and at least one supplementary channel on a single page. The supplementary channel is configured to provide supplementary content upon the occurrence of an event during playback of the document. Channel content may include video, text, images, 3D content, web page content, audio and any other suitable content. In addition to media content, a channel may contain interactive regions in the form of hot spots, and interactive mapping regions, and other interactive features. The codument can utilize a stage layout having at least one channel to present media and a collection of properties, the collection of properties forming a program. Using an authoring tool, the media and programs can be imported from search media collection and management tools to the channels. The authoring tool utilizes intuitive interfaces to configure digital documents.