Patents by Inventor Ming-Fon Yang

Ming-Fon Yang 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: 9329754
    Abstract: A method for operating a menu of a multimedia disk is provided. The method includes first selecting an item in the menu as a focus point and using a cursor controller for moving a cursor in the menu. An input event issued by the cursor controller is then translated into an input event of a key on a keyboard based on a relative position between the cursor and the focus point, so as to shift or select a target title. Consequently, a user can operate the menu of the multimedia disk in a computer system by using the cursor controller, and the convenience of operating the menu can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Corel Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Fon Yang
  • Publication number: 20090007024
    Abstract: A method for operating a menu of a multimedia disk is provided. The method includes first selecting an item in the menu as a focus point and using a cursor controller for moving a cursor in the menu. An input event issued by the cursor controller is then translated into an input event of a key on a keyboard based on a relative position between the cursor and the focus point, so as to shift or select a target title. Consequently, a user can operate the menu of the multimedia disk in a computer system by using the cursor controller, and the convenience of operating the menu can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Publication date: January 1, 2009
    Applicant: INTERVIDEO, DIGITAL TECH. CORP.
    Inventor: Ming-Fon Yang
  • Publication number: 20060083481
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a method for generating a playlist, which comprises: retrieving data of every video file stored in storing means; generating a video timeline based on the data, wherein the video timeline represents the video files arranged in order; setting at least one pair of beginning and end tags on the video timeline; creating a playlist by collecting all tags in that order; and storing the playlist in the storing means. With the present invention, users could edit a play sequence of a whole digital video disc in DVD-VR format by generating a playlist in a pretty easy and convenient way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventor: Ming-Fon Yang