Patents by Inventor Charles C.L. Chou

Charles C.L. Chou 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).

  • Distributed interactive media authoring and recording
    Publication number: 20040210896
    Abstract: Interactive media such as a DVD can be created in more than one location. The editing of the content into chapters and the creation of menus that can access the content can be created at one location, and information regarding the menus and the chapters can then be transmitted to a second location and the DVD or other media can be recorded at the first or second location. A software driven system controls, accelerates and simplifies the process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2003
    Publication date: October 21, 2004
    Inventors: Charles C.L. Chou, Andrew Jeffrey Crilly, Annie Myong Hae Chan
  • Editing system and software for automatically creating interactive media
    Publication number: 20040096199
    Abstract: A system and method for creating interactive media such as DVDs. Raw content is edited into chapters, together with menus that allow quick access to the chapters. A finished multimedia title in various formats may be created. The finished title is pre-mastered and may be duplicated locally or may be sent out for mass production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2002
    Publication date: May 20, 2004
    Inventors: Charles C.L. Chou, Andrew Jeffrey Crilly, Fred Shiu Leung Chan