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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2002
James M. Roth, Novato, CA (US);
Kenneth G. Oetzel, Novato, CA (US);
James M. Roth, Novato, CA (US);
Kenneth G. Oetzel, Novato, CA (US);
Sonic Solutions, Novato, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention relates generally to improvements in systems used in the development ('authoring') of interactive visual media. More particularly, the invention relates to (a) the automatic or semi-automatic generation of a set of files representing 'zoomed-in' sections of a master high-resolution image file, and (b) the automatic or semi-automatic generation of the logical data required to allow navigation of the generated files by an end-user of an interactive visual medium, including but not limited to such optical disc formats as DVD-Video, DVD-Audio, Video CD, and Super Video CD, as well as media hosted by a server and delivered over a network.