Multimedia editing method using templates describing common logic structure, layout, and physical operation
US6137483A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1996 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F40/106
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia editing apparatus including a template manager, a material information manager, a template operator, a logic structure synthesizer, a layout structure synthesizer, and a physical operation determiner. The template manager manages a template describing therein a logic structure, a layout structure, and a physical operation common to a diversity of multimedia content. The material information manager manages material information such as text, photo, and video. The template operator combines material information extracted from the material manager with a template extracted from the template manager. The logic structure synthesizer synthesizes a logic structure in a template with material information. The layout structure synthesizer synthesizes a layout structure in a template with material information. The physical operation determiner determines physical operations of material based on the synthesized logic structure which material information a physical operation in a template should use.
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