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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2003
Filed:
Sep. 09, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert Gonsalves, Wellesley, MA (US);
Michael D. Laird, Nashua, NH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ; G06F 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/700 ; G06F 7/00 ;
Abstract
A modification may be specified for several segments sharing a common attribute. Such a shared modification may be combined with other modifications made to a composition or part of a composition. A modification may be applied to section of digital media, where a first segment of a media composition represents at least a section of a digital media source. An indication of the modification is stored such that the modification is applied to other segments on the system having an attribute in common with the first segment. Such attributes may be related to the source from which the segment originates or the composition in which the segment is used.