Patents by Inventor Etienne Roy

Etienne Roy 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).

  • Efficient means for creating MPEG-4 intermedia format from MPEG-4 textual representation
    Publication number: 20040111677
    Abstract: A method, system, and computer program product for converting an Extensible MPEG-4 Textual (XMT) document into a binary MPEG-4 (mp4) file. The XMT document may comprise of zero or more associated media data files. The invention includes generating an intermediate document representing the mp4 file and creating the mp4 file based on the intermediate document and the associated media data files. A first converter is configured to input the XMT document and to generate at least one intermediate document representing the structure of the mp4 file. A second converter is configured to input the intermediate document and any associated media files and to generate the mp4 file.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Luken, Etienne Roy