Abstract: An adapter interface apparatus has a user input device and an associated video display. The user selects a distinguishable visual image representation for association into an audiovisual presentation, such as where that user is identified. For example, color, size graphics or shape can be used to distinguish users. In one embodiment a digitized image of each user's face is used as the distinguishable representation. Alternatively, the user can create an original image or select one of a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in the audiovisual presentation. In one embodiment, the adapter interface is coupled to an audiovisual presentation system and a storage card containing User Images. The adapter interface system integrates a selected User Image from the Storage Card into the audiovisual presentation.

Abstract: A system and methodology for collaboration. The illustrated system is comprised of a plurality of computing appliances, each respective one of the plurality of computing appliances, having a user input apparatus to provide respective annotation data as input for the respective user to permit the respective user to provide annotations which appear within a display presentation as an image for viewing and representative of the annotations. A first subset of the plurality of computing appliances, comprising at least two of the computing appliances, form members of a group; wherein separate selective communication of the annotation data is provided separately among the members of the group. There is selective display of the annotation data to selected ones of the members of the group. The annotation data is selectively coupled for distribution to other ones of the plurality of computing appliances in the group for selective viewing at said certain other ones of the plurality of computing appliances.

Abstract: A system and methodology for collaborating. The system is comprised of a plurality of computing appliances, each of the computing appliances having an input apparatus providing for a respective user input of and storage of annotations input relative to and while viewing a display presentation of a specific image and each of the computing appliances having a display apparatus providing a display presentation of a specific image to be viewed by an associated respective user of the plurality of users. Logic controls communication and utilization of selected annotations in providing a display presentation. At least two of the plurality of computing appliances have input apparatus each providing annotation data responsive to the associated respective user input of annotations using the input apparatus. Memory provides associative storage of the annotation data as mapped relative to the associated respective user of the respective computing appliance providing the respective user input.

Abstract: An adapter interface apparatus has a user input device and an associated video display. The user selects a distinguishable visual image representation for association into an audiovisual presentation, such as where that user is identified. For example, color, size graphics or shape can be used to distinguish users. In one embodiment a digitized image of each user's face is used as the distinguishable representation. Alternatively, the user can create an original image or select one of a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in the audiovisual presentation. In one embodiment, the adapter interface is coupled to an audiovisual presentation system and a storage card containing User Images. The adapter interface system integrates a selected User Image from the Storage Card into the audiovisual presentation.

Abstract: A video game adapter interface apparatus has a user input device and an associated video display. The user selects a distinguishable visual image representation for association into a video game's audiovisual presentation, such as where that user is identified. For example, color, size graphics or shape can be used to distinguish users. In one embodiment a digitized image of each user's face is used as the distinguishable representation. Alternatively, the user can create an original image or select one of a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in the video game audiovisual presentation. In a preferred video game embodiment, the video game adapter interface system is coupled to a video game system and a storage card containing User Images. The video game adapter interface system then integrates a selected User Image from the Storage Card into the video game's audiovisual presentation, and can also integrate the User Image into the video game play.

Abstract: An adapter interface apparatus has a user input device and an associated video display. The user selects a distinguishable visual image representation for association into an audiovisual presentation, such as where that user is identified. For example, color, size graphics or shape can be used to distinguish users. In one embodiment a digitized image of each user's face is used as the distinguishable representation. Alternatively, the user can create an original image or select one of a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in the audiovisual presentation. In one embodiment, the adapter interface is coupled to an audiovisual presentation system and a storage card containing User Images. The adapter interface system integrates a selected User Image from the Storage Card into the audiovisual presentation.

Abstract: An electronic music stand system and methodologies relating thereto are presented. The electronic music stand system is comprised of a performer subsystem comprising a processing subsystem, librarian logic, performance logic, and communications management logic. The communications management logic provides management of communication via the communications interface with external apparatus responsive to the performance logic and the librarian logic. The user input apparatus and the display apparatus can be integrated into a touch-screen input display. The user input apparatus can alternatively be at least one of a touch-tablet, a stylus-based writing tablet, a mouse, a keyboard, a joystick, a game controller, and a switch.

Abstract: The present invention relates to data rights management and more particularly to a secured system and methodology and production system and methodology related thereto and to apparatus and methodology for production side systems and are consumer side systems for securely utilizing protected electronic data files of content (protected content), and further relates to controlled distribution, and regulating usage of the respective content on a recipient device (computing system) to be limited strictly to defined permitted uses, in accordance with usage rights (associated with the respective content to control usage of that respective content), on specifically restricted to a specific one particular recipient device (for a plurality of specific particular recipient devices), or usage on some or any authorized recipient device without restriction to any one in specific, to control use of the respective content as an application software program, exporting, modifying, executing as an application program, viewing,

Abstract: A musical workstation system produces a display presentation in one of a musical composition responsive to musical composition data and responsive to one or both of input variables and a selected operating mode. The system is comprised of (1) means to provide the musical composition data (such as local storage (ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, hard disk etc.), or via a communications interface to an external device (such as another music workstation, a master controller, a computer), a memory, a selection subsystem, a controller, and a display subsystem. The memory selectively stores the received original musical compositions. The selection subsystem determines a selected operating mode and display format. The controller, responsive to the selection subsystem, provides means for selectively controlling the storing of the musical composition data in memory and selectively processing (e.g.

Abstract: A system and method provide for a display to a user as a part of editing by that user relative to the display. From one, up to a plurality of event subsystems, each are comprised of event storage and a communications interface. Event storage stores event content for a plurality of events. The plurality of events is comprised of event content comprising and edit reference, an event-ID, and change data. The system can further comprise a plurality of computing subsystems, each comprised of a user input apparatus, a display apparatus, and a communications interface coupling of data there-between. At least one user input apparatus provides an output of a plurality of events responsive to a respective user input. At least one of the plurality of the events is selected as a “selected set” of events that are assembled into an ordered format to generate a display output on a display apparatus.

Abstract: A system, comprised of at least two computing appliances, is provided for use by a plurality of users. Each of the at least two computing appliances provides a presentation of an underlying image. Each input apparatus is responsive to an input made by a respective user thereof, to generate respective annotation data representative of annotations made by at an associated location on the presentation display of the underlying image. An event generator, responsive to the annotation data, generates events comprising event content generated in an entry order of input that is stored in event storage. Selection logic defines a selected set of events (that can comprise less than all the events within the entry order of input). Display assembly logic generates display data responsive to processing the event content for the events in said selected set of events. A display presentation is generated responsive to the display data.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, event processing systems and methodologies are provided, comprising: event storage, selection means for selecting a plurality of the events as a selected set of events, a presentation processor for assembling the events in the selected set of events in a defined order within the selected set of events, to in combination generate a presentation output comprising corresponding presentation data; and a display apparatus providing a presentation responsive to the presentation data. The event storage, stores event content for a plurality of events. The event content is comprised of: an edit event reference identifying a position relative to another event, and respective change data. The events are entered in an entry order of input, that is, there is a sequence of which event occurred when and by whom.

Abstract: In accordance with the present invention, event processing systems and methodologies are provided, comprising: providing a corresponding event to a plurality of users responsive to an input of an addition made relative to a base document; structuring an ordered linear series of events responsive to a plurality of separate user inputs; creating a monotonically increasing event index and storing said event index as a part of event content that is associated with said events that are added to the series; selecting up to a plurality of the events to be used together as a defined set of events for generating a presentation display of a respective presentation view; processing the event content for the defined set as a linear series of events responsive to the event index; and, providing a presentation display responsive to the processing of the event content data.

Abstract: A system and method provide for user interaction and document processing via event generation and processing. An underlying document is displayed and worked with (ranging from a blank document, or a presentation display of a non-blank document or an image of anything relative to which a user can make annotations that can result in a respective combined display presentation of the underlying image combined with the selected ones of the annotation). The annotations to be displayed are selected by criteria such as user, time, location, etc. A combined display presentation is generated responsive to respective display presentation data, and is associated with and representative of a specific combination view of edit events. A second version of a display presentation can be provided by selecting the events associated with a respective one of more users' annotations to form a selected set that is used to generate said display presentation data.

Abstract: A base presentation display is provided of a document. An Edit Event is generated responsive to a user input, representative of a defined edit made relative to the presentation of the document at a respective defined location, responsive to a user input. Event content data for each said Edit Event is stored in the event storage. The Edit Events are entered in a specific order of entry, wherein the grouping of Edit Events is not dependent of any order of entry of the Edit Events. At least one said Edit Event is selected to create a selected set of Edit Events comprising a selected combined group. A modified presentation is provided of respective defined edits of the Edit Events in the selected set, overlaid atop the presentation of the document, responsive to the event storage and the selected combined group, responsive to the Edit Events in the selected combined group.

Abstract: Event processing is provided responsive to users' input, to provide a display. Event storage stores event content for a plurality of events. The event content is comprised of an edit event reference identifying a position relative to another event, and change data. The events are entered in an ordering of an entry order of input. Selection means select a plurality of the events as a selected set of events. The events in the selected set can comprise less than all the events between a first event and a last event within the ordering. A presentation processor assembles the events in a defined order, utilizing respective change data for each respective said event responsive to a respective edit event reference for each respective said event, to generate a presentation output of presentation data utilized by a display apparatus to provide a presentation.

Abstract: An adapter interface apparatus has a user input device and an associated video display. The user selects a distinguishable visual image representation for association into an audiovisual presentation, such as where that user is identified. For example, color, size graphics or shape can be used to distinguish users. In one embodiment a digitized image of each user's face is used as the distinguishable representation. Alternatively, the user can create an original image or select one of a predetermined set of visual images as the user's identification for use in the audiovisual presentation. In one embodiment, the adapter interface is coupled to an audiovisual presentation system and a storage card containing User Images. The adapter interface system integrates a selected User Image from the Storage Card into the audiovisual presentation.

Abstract: The present invention relates to data rights management and more particularly to a secured system and methodology and production system and methodology related thereto and to apparatus and methodology for production side systems and are consumer side systems for securely utilizing protected electronic data files of content (protected content), and further relates to controlled distribution, and regulating usage of the respective content on a recipient device (computing system) to be limited strictly to defined permitted uses, in accordance with usage rights (associated with the respective content to control usage of that respective content), on specifically restricted to a specific one particular recipient device (for a plurality of specific particular recipient devices), or usage on some or any authorized recipient device without restriction to any one in specific, to control use of the respective content as an application software program, exporting, modifying, executing as an application program, viewing,

Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and method for processing a video input signal providing for tracking a selected portion in a predefined audiovisual presentation and integrating selected user images into the selected portion of the predefined audiovisual presentation.

Abstract: A plurality of computing appliances, each used by a respective user, provide for collaboration on a common project having an associated base image display. Data is stored in each of a plurality of separate respective data layers, of respective user data associated with a respective display for a respective user, responsive to user input. The user data is comprised of event content data (comprised of change reference data, and change content data, wherein the event content data is representative of a unique event, for each input by the respective user) generated in a defined order of entry relative to other of the events. Mapping logic defines a mapping of event content to corresponding respective data layers. A plurality of events is selected as a selected set of events. Event content data for said events in the selected set are retrieved from respective data layers, and used to generate presentation data.