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Combining and displaying multimedia content

US7979790B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 28, 2006
Grant dateJul 12, 2011
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Expiry dateJun 30, 2029

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F16/4393
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method and system to manage rendering of multimedia content are provided. A theme specifies a collection of layouts defining multimedia content placement. The multimedia content is processed to extract one or more characteristics. The layouts are selected and populated with multimedia content based on the one or more characteristics associated with the multimedia content. The multimedia content is rendered by transitioning through the selected layouts.

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