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Multimedia storage systems and methods

US7508943B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 17, 2004
Grant dateMar 24, 2009
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Expiry dateJan 23, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B2220/61
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An article of manufacture includes a machine-readable medium that stores a multimedia content file in a first format and multiple program sets. Each program set is a version of software that, when executed by a respective electronic system, produces the multimedia content file in a second format for use in the respective electronic system. A first program set is compatible with a first operating system executed by a first electronic system and a second program set is compatible with a second operating system executed by a second electronic system. The second operating system is distinct from the first operating system.

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