US Patent 8744242 Time stamp creation and evaluation in media effect template

Patent 8744242 was granted and assigned to Nero on June, 2014 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Current Assignee

Nero

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

8744242

Date of Patent

June 3, 2014

Patent Application Number

13228203

Date Filed

September 8, 2011

Patent Primary Examiner

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Thai Tran

Patent abstract

A method of creating a template data structure for a media effect involving a media data item to be presented during a presentation of the media effect is disclosed. The method comprises: defining a time stamp for an event of the template data structure, the time stamp comprising a relative time stamp component indicating a time span within the presentation of the media data item as a portion of a duration of the presentation, and an absolute time offset component indicating a time span independent from the duration of the presentation. A related method defines the processing of a media data item to be presented during a presentation, the related method using the above mentioned time stamps to determine a temporal position of an event to occur during the presentation. A corresponding template creator, a media data processor, and a computer readable medium are also disclosed.