Method and apparatus for compositing various types of content

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8656311
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11620720

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At least some embodiments of the present disclosure include a method for compositing media and non-media content of user interface for display on a device. The method includes constructing a data structure having a hierarchy of layers associated with the user interface of the device. The method further includes determining whether each layer of the data structure is associated with media or non-media content. The data structure or layer tree is traversed in order to determine whether each of the layers of the data structure is associated with media or non-media content. The method further includes detaching a layer associated with media content from the data structure. The method further includes storing media content in a first memory location. The method further includes storing non-media content in a second memory location. The method further includes compositing the media and non-media content for display on the device.

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  • APPLE INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dyke, Kenneth C Sunnyvale, US 28 471
Harper, John San Francisco, US 84 2228

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