Patents by Inventor Xiqiang Daniel Zhi

Xiqiang Daniel Zhi 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).

  • Media timeline sorting
    Patent number: 7313755
    Abstract: Media timeline sorting is described. In an implementation, a method includes receiving a media timeline at an application programming interface, in which, the media timeline includes a plurality of timeline objects. One or more of the timeline objects reference a respective one of a plurality of media. A plurality of segments is generated from the media timeline for sequential rendering such that each segment references a particular set of the timeline objects that are rendering during a duration of the segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Shafiq Ur Rahman, Alexandre V. Grigorovitch, Xiqiang Daniel Zhi