Patents by Inventor Jack Tam

Jack Tam 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).

  • Publication number: 20020175917
    Abstract: A computer-implemented or computer-enabled method and system is provided for working with streaming media, such as digital video clips and entire videos. Clips can be grouped together and snippets of video can be re-ordered into a rough cut assemblage of a video storyboard. Later, the video storyboard and the final video scene may be fine-tuned. The invention is not limited to digital video, and may also be used with other digital assets, including for example audio, animation, logos, text, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 28, 2002
    Inventors: Dipto Chakravarty, Jack Tam, Maryam Norouzi, An Hoang, Jordan Xu, Liu Yang
  • Patent number: 6386979
    Abstract: The present invention includes methods and systems for transferring game saves between a game system memory card and a personal computer. According to one aspect, the present invention may include a game save transfer device that connects to game system memory cards, reads game saves from the game system memory cards, and writes game saves to the memory cards. The game save transfer device may also connect to the computer to read game saves from and write game saves to the computer. According to another aspect, the present invention may include a control program for controlling transfer of game saves between a game system memory card and a computer in response to input from a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: STD Manufacturing Ltd.
    Inventors: Patrick Ho, Jack Tam, Steven Tsui