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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Robert L. Davies, Fremont, CA (US);
Boon-lock Yeo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Robert L. Davies, Fremont, CA (US);
Boon-Lock Yeo, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, the invention includes a method of editing a video stream. The method includes storing segment frame icons representing segments of the video stream, the segment frame icons having a layout. The method further includes displaying at least some of the segment frame icons and responding to signals from a user input device by changing the layout of the segment frame icons. In some embodiments, the segment frame icons are arranged in a two-dimensional grid. The segment frame icons may include an image derived from a representative frames of the segments. Changing the layout may involve one or more of the following: re-arranging an order of the segment frame icons in the layout, deleting at least one of the segment frame icons, and adding at least one segment frame icon from another video stream. The segment frame icons may be shot frame icons representing shots of the video stream. The segment frame icons may be subshot frame icons representing subshots of shots of the video stream. Other embodiments are described and claimed.