Systems, methods and computer program products for managing multimedia content
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1. A system for managing a multimedia data files comprising:
- a user interface providing control functions which are selectable by a user, a representation of the multimedia files selectively viewable in association with the user interface, wherein the representation comprises an image representing the data file and a pointer to the multimedia data file accessible in a computer readable memory device, and a system for displaying the multimedia data file in association with the representation on the user interface.
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Abstract
The present invention is a multimedia management system for storing, manipulating, and displaying multimedia content. The system comprises a user interface, a plurality of predefined functions, a multimedia acquisition interface, and system controls. The system provides users with a simple and intuitive method and computer program for reviewing multimedia content, which can include digital video, digital audio and text, still images, animation, and MIDI.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for managing a multimedia data files comprising:
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a user interface providing control functions which are selectable by a user, a representation of the multimedia files selectively viewable in association with the user interface, wherein the representation comprises an image representing the data file and a pointer to the multimedia data file accessible in a computer readable memory device, and a system for displaying the multimedia data file in association with the representation on the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. The method for managing multimedia data files comprising the steps of:
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storing a multimedia data file in a data storage system, creating a representation of the multimedia data file in a user interface in association with a media display system, and playing the multimedia data file in association with the representation upon selection of the representation on the user interface.
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8. A multimedia data management system comprising:
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at least one multimedia data file stored on a storage system, the file designated with at least a first name, a computer program having instructions to copy a selected multimedia data file and store the data file in a database, and a computer program selectively implemented by a user for renaming the data file with a second name prior to storage in the database. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A multimedia management system for creating a multimedia presentation comprising:
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a database of multimedia data files, a user interface having representations of the multimedia data file;
a program of instructions to select multimedia data files from the database using the representations to create a list of multimedia data files, a program of instructions to store the list of multimedia data files along with a set of instructions to play the list of multimedia data files on a display system. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for managing multimedia data files comprising:
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a database of multimedia data files in a computer readable memory, a user interface having representations of the data files and a pointer to the data file in the computer readable memory, and a program of instructions allowing the user to navigate through the database of multimedia data files using the representations of the multimedia data files in the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. A system for managing multimedia data files comprising
a database of multimedia data files, a user interface having representations of the data files, wherein multiple representations of a data file can be presented in the user interface, with any representation of a data file having a pointer to a single data file stored on computer readable memory.
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