Patents by Inventor Timothy Whitcher

Timothy Whitcher 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: 20070016549
    Abstract: A system, software program and method for playing a digital media presentation present on a storage media on a playback device wherein the storage media having a descriptor file that describes a digital media presentation. The descriptor file having an asset location table which includes information regarding at least one remote digital media file that is to be played in the presentation, the information is used by the playback device so that the at least one remote digital asset can be located and properly sequenced in the presentation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2005
    Publication date: January 18, 2007
    Inventor: Timothy Whitcher
  • Publication number: 20060181731
    Abstract: An image retrieving apparatus for retrieving a plurality of original images from a recording medium on which a plurality of original images taken are recorded, includes an index retrieving unit for retrieving an index manifest file from the recording medium; an asset manifest retrieving unit for retrieving an asset manifest file from the recording medium by using a path, stored in the retrieved index manifest file, to the asset manifest file; and an image retrieving unit for retrieving at least a part of the plurality of original images from the recording medium by using a path, stored in the retrieved asset manifest file, to each of the plurality of original images, wherein the recording medium includes the plurality of original images; the asset manifest file storing the path to each of the plurality of original images; and the index manifest file storing the path to the asset manifest file, and the index manifest file is stored on a predetermined path which is not different for each recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicants: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC., EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Shuichi Ohtsuka, Makoto Hara, Yutaka Ueda, Po-Chieh Hung, Timothy Whitcher, Thiagarajah Arujunan
  • Publication number: 20060181966
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus for recording a plurality of digital assets taken on a recording medium, includes an asset roll directory making unit for making an asset roll directory, which stores the plurality of digital assets, with a directory name for identifying each of the asset roll directory provided by each of a plurality of recording media; an asset manifest generating unit for generating an asset manifest file which stores a path to each of the plurality of digital assets; an asset recording unit for recording the plurality of digital assets and the asset manifest file to be stored in the asset roll directory on the recording medium; an index generating unit for generating an index manifest file which stores a path to the recorded asset manifest file; and an index recording unit for recording the generated index manifest file on a predetermined path which is not different for each recording medium.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicants: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC., EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Shuichi Ohtsuka, Makoto Hara, Yutaka Ueda, Po-Chieh Hung, Timothy Whitcher, Thiagarajah Arujunan
  • Publication number: 20060184513
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus for recording a plurality of original images taken on a recording medium, includes an asset recording unit for recording a new plurality of original images on a region of the recording medium on which information is not recorded yet in case the new plurality of original images input; an album manifest generating unit for generating a new album manifest file, in which a display order for displaying the new plurality of original images in case they are displayed is further stored, in the album manifest file already recorded on the recording medium; and an album manifest recording unit for nullifying the album manifest file already recorded on the recording medium and recording the new album manifest file generated on a region of the recording medium on which information is not recorded yet, wherein the recording medium includes the plurality of original images; and the album manifest file storing the display order for displaying the plurality of original images in case they are disp
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicants: Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC., EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Shuichi Ohtsuka, Makoto Hara, Yutaka Ueda, Po-Chieh Hung, Timothy Whitcher, Thiagarajah Arujunan
  • Publication number: 20060181967
    Abstract: An image recording apparatus for recording a plurality of original images taken on a recording medium, includes an asset recording unit for recording a new plurality of original images on a region of the recording medium on which information is not recorded yet in case the new plurality of original images input; an album manifest generating unit for generating a new album manifest file, in which a display order for displaying the new plurality of original images in case they are displayed is further stored, in the album manifest file already recorded on the recording medium; and an album manifest recording unit for nullifying the album manifest file already recorded on the recording medium and recording the new album manifest file generated on a region of the recording medium on which information is not recorded yet, wherein the recording medium includes the plurality of original images; and the album manifest file storing the display order for displaying the plurality of original images in case they are disp
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Applicants: FUJI PHOTO FILM CO. LTD, KONICA MINOLTA PHOTO IMAGING, INC., EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
    Inventors: Shuichi Ohtsuka, Makoto Hara, Yutaka Ueda, Po-Chieh Hung, Timothy Whitcher, Thiagarajah Arujunan