James B Kent

US Patent:

6707456, Mar 16, 2004

Filed:

Aug 3, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/632351

Inventors:

Christopher F. Marrin - Menlo Park CA
James R. Kent - Gahanna OH
Peter G. Broadwell - Palo Alto CA

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06T 1500

US Classification:

345473

Abstract:

A system and method for declarative markup that allows temporal manipulation of media assets. The media assets can be audio media, video media, animations, audio-visual media, images or events. Using the present invention a media sequence can be formed by playing more than one medium in series, in parallel or in any other temporal combination wherein a medium is cued to another medium. A media sequence created using the present invention can become part of a new media sequence, and the rate of playing the media sequence can be controlled by fields associated with the new media sequence. Also, using present invention, a media sequence can be cued to start playing at a fixed time before the end of a first media sequence, and in this instance the length of the first media sequence can be varied while still maintaining the fixed time from the end of the first media sequence.

US Patent:

6856322, Feb 15, 2005

Filed:

Aug 3, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/632350

Inventors:

Christopher F. Marrin - Menlo Park CA, US
James R. Kent - Gahanna OH, US
Robert K. Myers - Santa Cruz CA, US
Peter G. Broadwell - Palo Alto CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - San Diego CA

International Classification:

G09G005/00

US Classification:

345629, 345473, 345760

Abstract:

A system and method for the real-time composition and presentation of a complex, dynamic, and interactive experience by means of an efficient declarative markup language. Using the Surface construct, authors can embed images or full-motion video data anywhere they would use a traditional texture map within their 3D scene. Authors can also use the results of rendering one scene description as an image to be texture mapped into another scene. In particular, the Surface allows the results of any rendering application to be used as a texture within the author's scene. This allows declarative rendering of nested scenes and rendering of scenes having component Surfaces with decoupled rendering rates.

US Patent:

7330186, Feb 12, 2008

Filed:

Nov 16, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/990742

Inventors:

Christopher F. Marrin - Los Altos CA, US
James R. Kent - Gahanna OH, US
Peter G. Broadwell - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert K. Myers - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06T 15/00

US Classification:

345473, 700245, 715513

Abstract:

The methods and systems for scoring multiple time-based assets and events include declaratively playing a first media sequence; and declaratively initiating a second media sequence at a predetermined time prior to an end point of the first media sequence wherein the predetermined time is independent from an amount of time utilized to play the first media sequence.

US Patent:

7532217, May 12, 2009

Filed:

Mar 17, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/384229

Inventors:

Christopher F. Marrin - Los Altos CA, US
James R. Kent - Gahanna OH, US
Peter G. Broadwell - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert K. Myers - Santa Cruz CA, US

Assignee:

Sony Corporation - Tokyo
Sony Electronics Inc. - Park Ridge NJ

International Classification:

G06T 15/00

US Classification:

345473, 345474, 345475, 700245, 715201, 715723

Abstract:

The methods and systems for scoring multiple time-based assets and events include declaratively playing a first media sequence; and declaratively initiating a second media sequence at a predetermined time prior to an end point of the first media sequence wherein the predetermined time is independent from an amount of time utilized to play the first media sequence.

US Patent:

20040095354, May 20, 2004

Filed:

Nov 12, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/712858

Inventors:

Christopher Marrin - Menlo Park CA, US
James Kent - Gahanna OH, US
Robert Myers - Santa Cruz CA, US
Peter Broadwell - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06T015/70

US Classification:

345/473000

Abstract:

A system and method for declarative markup that allows temporal manipulation of media assets. The media assets can be audio media, video media, animations, audio-visual media, images or events. Using the present invention a media sequence can be formed by playing more than one medium in series, in parallel or in any other temporal combination wherein a medium is cued to another medium. A media sequence created using the present invention can become part of a new media sequence, and the rate of playing the media sequence can be controlled by fields associated with the new media sequence. Also, using present invention, a media sequence can be cued to start playing at a fixed time before the end of a first media sequence, and in this instance the length of the first media sequence can be varied while still maintaining the fixed time from the end of the first media sequence.

US Patent:

20050088458, Apr 28, 2005

Filed:

Nov 16, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/990855

Inventors:

Christopher Marrin - Menlo Park CA, US
James Kent - Gahanna OH, US
Robert Myers - Santa Cruz CA, US
Peter Broadwell - Palo Alto CA, US

International Classification:

G06T015/00

US Classification:

345629000

Abstract:

A system and method for the real-time composition and presentation of a complex, dynamic, and interactive experience by means of an efficient declarative markup language. Using the Surface construct, authors can embed images or full-motion video data anywhere they would use a traditional texture map within their D scene. Authors can also use the results of rendering one scene description as an image to be texture mapped into another scene. In particular, the Surface allows the results of any rendering application to be used as a texture within the author's scene. This allows declarative rendering of nested scenes and rendering of scenes having component Surfaces with decoupled rendering rates.

US Patent:

20050128220, Jun 16, 2005

Filed:

Nov 16, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/990743

Inventors:

Christopher Marrin - Los Altos CA, US
James Kent - Gahanna OH, US
Peter Broadwell - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert Myers - Santa Cruz CA, US

International Classification:

G06T013/00

US Classification:

345619000

Abstract:

In one embodiment, the methods and apparatuses detect hardware associated with a device configured for displaying authored content; set an initial frame rate for the authored content based on the hardware; and play the content at the initial frame rate, wherein the authored content is scripted in a declarative markup language.

US Patent:

20090201290, Aug 13, 2009

Filed:

Apr 21, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/427529

Inventors:

Christopher F. Marrin - Los Altos CA, US
James R. Kent - Gahanna OH, US
Peter G. Broadwell - Palo Alto CA, US
Robert K. Myers - Santa Cruz CA, US

International Classification:

G06T 15/00

US Classification:

345419

Abstract:

The methods and systems for scoring multiple time-based assets and events include declaratively playing a first media sequence; and declaratively initiating a second media sequence at a predetermined time prior to an end point of the first media sequence wherein the predetermined time is independent from an amount of time utilized to play the first media sequence.