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Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2018

Filed:

Feb. 17, 2010
Applicants:

Michael Z. Land, Berkeley, CA (US);

Peter N. Mcconnell, Berkely, CA (US);

Michael J. Mcmahon, Fairfax, CA (US);

Inventors:

Michael Z. Land, Berkeley, CA (US);

Peter N. McConnell, Berkely, CA (US);

Michael J. McMahon, Fairfax, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G11B 27/034 (2006.01); H04L 12/18 (2006.01); G09G 5/00 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/034 (2013.01); G06F 3/0481 (2013.01); G09G 5/00 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04L 12/1822 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multimedia authoring and playback system and method in which the playback of multimedia content is presented in one or more windows or displays called 'playback displays,' and in which additional windows or displays called 'control displays' are included in some embodiments to provide various management and control functions. Included are features for creating, editing and distributing multimedia content, which may be viewed by recipients who play the content (and in some cases may be allowed to modify it); also included are features for programming playback behavior of multimedia content, interconnecting multimedia content, and exploring and navigating through multimedia content.


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