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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2011
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2004
Shafiq Ur Rahman, Redmond, WA (US);
Sohail Baig Mohammed, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Novak, Redmond, WA (US);
Adil Sherwani, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexandre V. Grigorovitch, Redmond, WA (US);
Xiqiang Zhi, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kirt A. Debique, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen T. Leroux, Seattle, WA (US);
Sumedh N. Barde, Redmond, WA (US);
Shafiq Ur Rahman, Redmond, WA (US);
Sohail Baig Mohammed, Redmond, WA (US);
Michael J. Novak, Redmond, WA (US);
Adil Sherwani, Seattle, WA (US);
Alexandre V. Grigorovitch, Redmond, WA (US);
Xiqiang Zhi, Sammamish, WA (US);
Kirt A. Debique, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephen T. Leroux, Seattle, WA (US);
Sumedh N. Barde, Redmond, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
A media timeline is described. In an implementation, a method includes receiving a request from an application at an application programming interface (API) to interact with a plurality of media. Based on the request, a media timeline is generated. The media timeline is for exposure via the API to the application and includes a plurality of nodes. The media timeline defines a presentation of a first media referenced by a first node with respect to a second media referenced by a second node.