Christopher E Durham

US Patent:

20050207442, Sep 22, 2005

Filed:

Dec 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/016184

Inventors:

Alexander Zoest - San Diego CA, US
Jason Braness - San Diego CA, US
Christopher Durham - San Diego CA, US
Timothy Sayre - San Diego CA, US
Benjamin Cote - Oceanside CA, US
Darrius Thompson - Solana Beach CA, US
Jerome Rota - San Diego CA, US
Adrian Bourke - San Diego CA, US
Alastair Mayo - San Diego CA, US
Eric Grab - San Diego CA, US
Jerald Donaldson - San Diego CA, US
Heather Hitchcock - Cardiff CA, US
Damien Chavarria - Montpellier, FR
Michael Floyd - San Diego CA, US
Ahsan Butt - San Diego CA, US
Brian Fudge - San Diego CA, US
Aaron Robinson - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

H04J003/16

US Classification:

370465000

Abstract:

A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.

US Patent:

20160360123, Dec 8, 2016

Filed:

May 2, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/144776

Inventors:

- SAN DIEGO CA, US
CHRISTOPHER DURHAM - SAN DIEGO CA, US
TIMOTHY SAYRE - SAN DIEGO CA, US
BENJAMIN COTE - OCEANSIDE CA, US
DARRIUS NGUYEN THOMPSON - CARDIFF CA, US
JEROME ROTA - SAN DIEGO CA, US
ALASTAIR MAYO - SAN DIEGO CA, US
ERIC WILLIAM GRAB - SAN DIEGO CA, US
JERALD DONALDSON - SAN DIEGO CA, US
HEATHER HITCHCOCK - ENCINITAS CA, US
DAMIEN CHAVARRIA - BEDARIEUX, FR
MICHAEL JOHN FLOY - SAN DIEGO CA, US
ABOU UI AALA AHSAN - IRVINE CA, US
BRIAN T. FUDGE - LOS ANGELES CA, US
ADAM H. LI - SAN DIEGO CA, US

Assignee:

SONIC IP, INC. - SAN DIEGO CA

International Classification:

H04N 5/278
H04N 21/845
H04N 5/265
H04N 19/44

Abstract:

A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.

US Patent:

20150104153, Apr 16, 2015

Filed:

May 19, 2014

Appl. No.:

14/281791

Inventors:

- San Diego CA, US
Christopher Durham - San Diego CA, US
Timothy Sayre - San Diego CA, US
Benjamin Cote - Oceanside CA, US
Darrius Nguyen Thompson - Cardiff CA, US
Jerome Rota - San Diego CA, US
Alastair Mayo - San Diego CA, US
Eric William Grab - San Diego CA, US
Jerald Donaldson - San Diego CA, US
Heather Hitchcock - Encinitas CA, US
Damien Chavarria - Bedarieux, FR
Michael John Floyd - San Diego CA, US
Ashan Butt - Irvine CA, US
Brian Fudge - Los Angeles CA, US
Adam H. Li - San Diego CA, US

International Classification:

H04N 9/804
H04N 5/85
H04N 5/92
G11B 20/00

US Classification:

386244

Abstract:

A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.