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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2004
Adam H. LI, San Diego, CA (US);
Jason Braness, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Durham, San Diego, CA (US);
Timothy Sayre, San Diego, CA (US);
Benjamin Cote, Oceanside, CA (US);
Darrius Thompson, Cardiff, CA (US);
Jerome Rota, San Diego, CA (US);
Alastair Mayo, San Diego, CA (US);
Eric William Grab, San Diego, CA (US);
Jerald Donaldson, San Diego, CA (US);
Heather Hitchcock, Encinitas, CA (US);
Damien Chavarria, Bedarieux, FR;
Michael John Floyd, San Diego, CA (US);
Ahsan Butt, Irvine, CA (US);
Brian Fudge, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Adam H. Li, San Diego, CA (US);
Jason Braness, San Diego, CA (US);
Christopher Durham, San Diego, CA (US);
Timothy Sayre, San Diego, CA (US);
Benjamin Cote, Oceanside, CA (US);
Darrius Thompson, Cardiff, CA (US);
Jerome Rota, San Diego, CA (US);
Alastair Mayo, San Diego, CA (US);
Eric William Grab, San Diego, CA (US);
Jerald Donaldson, San Diego, CA (US);
Heather Hitchcock, Encinitas, CA (US);
Damien Chavarria, Bedarieux, FR;
Michael John Floyd, San Diego, CA (US);
Ahsan Butt, Irvine, CA (US);
Brian Fudge, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Sonic IP, Inc., Santa Clara, CA (US);
Abstract
A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and 'meta data' concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and 'meta data' external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.