Patents by Inventor Melanie Nguyen

Melanie Nguyen 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).

  • Patent number: 7502808
    Abstract: A set of XML-based markers includes an event marker indicating an event, a condition marker indicating a state of a first media object, and an action marker indicating a second media object, an attribute of the second media object, and a value of the attribute. The markers represent a function to assign the value to the attribute of the second media object if the event is detected and if the first media object possesses the indicated state. A set of XML-based markers representing media object elements. Each marker includes a test-element attribute for indicating a particular media object element, a test-attribute attribute for indicating an attribute of the particular element, and a test-value attribute for indicating a test value to compare with a value of the specified attribute.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2009
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Jonathan Hui, Melanie Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20040163045
    Abstract: A set of XML-based markers includes an event marker indicating an event, a condition marker indicating a state of a first media object, and an action marker indicating a second media object, an attribute of the second media object, and a value of the attribute. The markers represent a function to assign the value to the attribute of the second media object if the event is detected and if the first media object possesses the indicated state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2004
    Publication date: August 19, 2004
    Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Jonathan Hui, Melanie Nguyen