Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system – Computer graphics processing – Animation
Reexamination Certificate
2004-08-09
2008-08-12
Nguyen, Kimbinh T (Department: 2628)
Computer graphics processing and selective visual display system
Computer graphics processing
Animation
C345S419000, C345S440000, C345S474000, C345S475000, C703S003000, C703S011000, C715S762000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07411590
ABSTRACT:
An automatically readable medium encoded with a time-based media file which comprises a factory object which uniquely identifies the instantiation of an object of a particular type. The factory object can be one of the following: a scene object; a behavior object; or a filter object. The scene object can include at least one of the following: global setting for the scene; or the last settings used to render to a resulting time-based media file. The scene object can ultimately contain a reference to media used by the object. A scene object can include a reference to another scene object.
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Boyd Martin
Sheeler Stephen
Apple Inc.
Fenwick & West LLP
Nguyen Kimbinh T
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