Multimedia distribution system for multimedia files having subtitle information
US8731369B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 17, 2004 |
| Grant date | May 20, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 24, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B20/00739
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and ‘meta data’ concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and ‘meta data’ external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.
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