EP0803825A2
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Multi-media title editing apparatus and a style creation device employed therefor
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1997-04-24
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2017-04-24
Abstract
Abstract The present invention aims to easily create multi-media title without requiring a high technique. A multi-media editing apparatus comprises: style creation means 101 for creating a style that defines setups of all of layouts and display attributes; style storage means 102 for storing a style acquired by the style creation means; element accumulation means 103 for accumulating elements; element management means 104; style interpretation means 105 for interpreting a style; user input means 107 for creating a title; and scenario storage means 109 for storing a scenario of the title that is created.
Inventors
- 👤 Atsushi Minemura
- 👤 Makoto Sato
- 👤 Kayoko Asai
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 15:49
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F40/00; G06F40/10; G06F40/103
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A style creation apparatus comprising: style creation means for creating a style in which a multi-media title screen is defined by using a set of display areas in which display methods for various multi-media data are designated; style storage means for storing said style that is created by said style creation means; and style file output means for storing style information as a file, and for outputting an acquired style as a file.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
87 words
A multi-media title editing apparatus comprising: style creation means for creating a style in which a multi-media title screen is defined by using a set of display areas in which display methods for various multi-media data are designated; style storage means for storing said style that is created by said style creation means; element accumulation means for accumulating elements; element management means; style interpretation means for interpreting said style; user input means for creating a title; and scenario storage means for storing a scenario for said title.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
68 words
A multi-media title editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said style creation means creates a style that defines a layout, including designation of a data type of multi-media data that are to be displayed on said display areas, and wherein data comparison means is provided for determining whether or not a data type of said element matches said data type that is designated for said display area.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
48 words
A multi-media title editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein said style creation means employs, as one part of said style, information that concerns display levels for said display areas, and wherein said user input means provides a display in display areas in consonance with said display levels.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A multi-media editing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising style determination means for, before a multi-media title is to be created and when said elements to be displayed in said display areas are determined, re-determining attribute information concerning positions and sizes, etc., of said display areas.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
53 words
A multi-media title editing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein, when a plurality of styles are employed with an identical tile, said scenario storage means stores a scenario by assuming a time at which said styles are changed as a time at which all of elements that have been displayed are not displayed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
201 words
A multi-media title edition system comprising: a multi-media title editing apparatus, which includes first style creation means for creating a style that defines a multi-media title screen by using a display area set in which display methods for various multi-media data are displayed, first style storage means for storing said style acquired by said style creation means, element accumulation means for accumulating elements, element management means, style interpretation means for interpreting said style, user input means for creating a title, and scenario storage means for storing a scenario of said title that is created; style accumulation means, which is connected to said multi-media title editing apparatus across a network; second style creation means, as well as said first style creation means, for creating a style that defines a multi-media title screen by using a display area set for which methods for displaying various multi-media data are designated; and second style storage means, as well as said first style storage means, for storing said style that is created by said second style creation means, both of said second style creation means and said second style storage means communicating with said multi-media title editing apparatus and said style accumulation means across said network.
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