Patents by Inventor Jeffrey T. Antley

Jeffrey T. Antley 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).

  • Creating accessible, translatable multimedia presentations
    Patent number: 11062081
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer implemented method for generating translatable and accessible multimedia presentations. The method can include transforming a presentation master file defining a multimedia presentation into each of a text file and a variables file, generating a plurality of slides for a slide show with text strings from the text file and imagery and audiovisual elements from the variables file, and launching the slide show. Transforming a presentation master file into each of a text file and a variables file can include additionally transforming the presentation master file into a visual markup language document emulating the multimedia presentation. As such, in an aspect of the embodiment, the method further can include detecting an assistive technology, and rendering the visual markup language document in lieu of the slide show.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Antley
  • CREATING ACCESSIBLE, TRANSLATABLE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20190332652
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer implemented method for generating translatable and accessible multimedia presentations. The method can include transforming a presentation master file defining a multimedia presentation into each of a text file and a variables file, generating a plurality of slides for a slide show with text strings from the text file and imagery and audiovisual elements from the variables file, and launching the slide show. Transforming a presentation master file into each of a text file and a variables file can include additionally transforming the presentation master file into a visual markup language document emulating the multimedia presentation. As such, in an aspect of the embodiment, the method further can include detecting an assistive technology, and rendering the visual markup language document in lieu of the slide show.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Publication date: October 31, 2019
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Antley
  • Creating accessible, translatable multimedia presentations
    Patent number: 10353990
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer implemented method for generating translatable and accessible multimedia presentations. The method can include transforming a presentation master file defining a multimedia presentation into each of a text file and a variables file, generating a plurality of slides for a slide show with text strings from the text file and imagery and audiovisual elements from the variables file, and launching the slide show. Transforming a presentation master file into each of a text file and a variables file can include additionally transforming the presentation master file into a visual markup language document emulating the multimedia presentation. As such, in an aspect of the embodiment, the method further can include detecting an assistive technology, and rendering the visual markup language document in lieu of the slide show.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Antley
  • CREATING ACCESSIBLE, TRANSLATABLE MULTIMEDIA PRESENTATIONS
    Publication number: 20150067457
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer implemented method for generating translatable and accessible multimedia presentations. The method can include transforming a presentation master file defining a multimedia presentation into each of a text file and a variables file, generating a plurality of slides for a slide show with text strings from the text file and imagery and audiovisual elements from the variables file, and launching the slide show. Transforming a presentation master file into each of a text file and a variables file can include additionally transforming the presentation master file into a visual markup language document emulating the multimedia presentation. As such, in an aspect of the embodiment, the method further can include detecting an assistive technology, and rendering the visual markup language document in lieu of the slide show.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Antley
  • Creating accessible, translatable multimedia presentations
    Patent number: 8904269
    Abstract: The present invention provides a computer implemented method for generating translatable and accessible multimedia presentations. The method can include transforming a presentation master file defining a multimedia presentation into each of a text file and a variables file, generating a plurality of slides for a slide show with text strings from the text file and imagery and audiovisual elements from the variables file, and launching the slide show. Transforming a presentation master file into each of a text file and a variables file can include additionally transforming the presentation master file into a visual markup language document emulating the multimedia presentation. As such, in an aspect of the embodiment, the method further can include detecting an assistive technology, and rendering the visual markup language document in lieu of the slide show.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey T. Antley