Patents by Inventor Donald Kasica

Donald Kasica 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 describing functionality of an interactive multimedia application for use on an interactive network
    Patent number: 6415303
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for describing functionality of an interactive multimedia application for use on an interactive network. The method includes the step of storing at least one composite description in an ASCII text file. The composite description describes a single multimedia presentation. The composite description includes at least one composite item selected from the group consisting of text, box, font, graphic, video, audio, animation and list. A system is also disclosed for implementing the steps of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2002
    Assignees: MediaOne Group, Inc., US West, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Meier, Peter J. Welter, Donald Kasica, Prabu Raman
  • Method and system for developing interactive multimedia applications for use on an interactive network
    Patent number: 6411971
    Abstract: A method and system for developing a multimedia application for use on an interactive network. The system implements the method steps of receiving a set of signals representing a multimedia asset, defining an application composite describing an event, an action and a multimedia asset, and generating an ASCII source file based on the step of defining a composite.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignees: Media One Group, US West, Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Meier, Donald Kasica, John P. Lafer, Michael D. Williams