Patents by Inventor Christopher V. Malley

Christopher V. Malley has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Browser driven user interface to a media asset database
    Patent number: 5893110
    Abstract: A method for automatically constructing a database query for data assets associated with multimedia works. The database query is based on the context of a selected point of interest of a multimedia work. The point of interest is selected by a user interacting with the multimedia work and pausing the multimedia work at the point of interest. A database query is automatically constructed that is constrained by data that is associated with the point of interest. In addition, a list of attributes of the data that is associated with the point of interest is displayed to the user before the search is performed. The user has the option to further constrain the database search by selecting one or more attributes from the list of attributes. The user may also constrain the database search by adding keywords to a keyword entry field.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 6, 1999
    Assignee: Silicon Graphics, Inc.
    Inventors: Karon A. Weber, Alex D. Poon, Christopher V. Malley