Building macro elements for production automation control
CA 2523947 C · Owner: Holtz, Alex · Inventors: Snyder, Robert J.; Smith, Maurice; Holtz, Alex
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A macro element template is replicated to build a macro element library. A macro element is associated with executable instructions for controlling a plurality of production devices to produce a special effect or segment of a media production. One or more automation control objects are positioned onto a control interface to build a macro element template. Build information is associated with each automation control object to assign a variable name device type, property page field(s), and variable naming table. A replicator control interface allows a range of sources to be assigned to the macro element template, and is associated with executable instructions for building the macro …
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- Filed May 10, 2004 and granted March 31, 2015. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended May 10, 2024.
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