Patents by Inventor Christopher Joseph Paul

Christopher Joseph Paul 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).

  • Method and system for a multimedia application development sequence editor using spacer tools
    Patent number: 5889514
    Abstract: A development tool simplifies layout of a part for a multimedia title. A spacer tool may be placed onto a graphical representation of a part. The spacer tool may be a play spacer which plays the part for a designated period of time, a hide spacer which hides what would have been an otherwise visible portion of a part, a rate spacer which changes the rate at which the part is played, or a move spacer which causes a part to move along a predetermined path while visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: John Junior Boezeman, Scott Michael Consolatti, Christopher Joseph Paul
  • Method and system for a multimedia application development sequence editor using a wrap corral
    Patent number: 5889519
    Abstract: Parts for a multimedia title may be extended indefinitely relative to time with a user interface tool. A part for a multimedia title is provided with edges having a wrap handle affixed to one edge. By dragging and dropping the wrap handle to a wrap corral, the part will play or be visible indefinitely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corp.
    Inventors: John Junior Boezeman, Dennis Donald King, Christopher Joseph Paul