Gregory H Hunt

US Patent:

57403880, Apr 14, 1998

Filed:

May 10, 1996

Appl. No.:

8/644471

Inventors:

Gregory W. Hunt - West Chester PA

Assignee:

Custom Communications, Inc. - West Chester PA

International Classification:

G06T 100

US Classification:

395328

Abstract:

A apparatus for creating an individually customized video product from a plurality of video segments uses a central computer and one or more workstations to control the operation of a video file server and video recorders connected thereto. An operator at the workstation enters selection choices into a workstation. The apparatus uses the selection choices to select and order a subset of video segments prestored on the video file server. Each selected video segment is directly related to a selection choice. The selected and ordered subset of video segments are output to a video recorder to make the customized video product.

US Patent:

60845813, Jul 4, 2000

Filed:

May 6, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/851983

Inventors:

Gregory W. Hunt - West Chester PA

Assignee:

Custom Communications, Inc. - Mashpee MA

International Classification:

G06T 100

US Classification:

345302

Abstract:

A system for simultaneously creating a plurality of individually customized video product from a plurality of video segments uses a central computer and one or more workstations to control the operation of a video file server and video recorders connected thereto. The video file server is adapted to simultaneously output the same or different stored video segments on a plurality of video output channels. Each channel is connected to a respective video recorder. An operator at the workstation enters selection choices into a workstation. The central computer uses the selection choices to select and order a subset of video segments prestored on the video file server. Each selected video segment is directly related to a selection choice. Under control of the central computer, the selected and ordered subset of video segments are output from the video file server to a designated video recorder to make the customized video product. The central computer simultaneously controls the state of the video recorders in coordination with the video file server.