Multimedia Distribution System for Multimedia Files with Interleaved Media Chunks of Varying Types

A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu...

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Main Authors Chavarria, Damien, Rota, Jerome, Floyd, Michael John, Grab, Eric William, Fudge, Brian T, Li, Adam H, Braness, Jason, Hitchcock, Heather, Donaldson, Jerald
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 10.09.2020
Subjects
ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE
ELECTRICITY
INFORMATION STORAGE
INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORDCARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
MULTIPLEX COMMUNICATION
PHYSICS
PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION
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Summary:A multimedia file and methods of generating, distributing and using the multimedia file are described. Multimedia files in accordance with embodiments of the present invention can contain multiple video tracks, multiple audio tracks, multiple subtitle tracks, data that can be used to generate a menu interface to access the contents of the file and 'meta data' concerning the contents of the file. Multimedia files in accordance with several embodiments of the present invention also include references to video tracks, audio tracks, subtitle tracks and 'meta data' external to the file. One embodiment of a multimedia file in accordance with the present invention includes a series of encoded video frames and encoded menu information.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202016882328