Time stamp creation and evaluation in media effect template

US8744242B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• NERO AG · DE

Inventors

• Axel Braun · Teningen, DE
• Dirc Rose · Neckarsulm, DE
• Frank Glatt · Karlsruhe, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 8, 2011
• Grant date: Jun 3, 2014
• Expiry date: May 17, 2032

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G11B27/34
• WIPO field: Audio-visual technology
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

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.