Multimedia search system
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1. A search system for retrieving information, comprising:
- textual entry paths for searching textual information; and
graphical entry paths for searching graphical information such that said search system retrieves graphical and textual information through said textual and graphical entry paths.
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Abstract
A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher'"'"'s assistant search, and a feature articles search.
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79 Claims
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1. A search system for retrieving information, comprising:
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textual entry paths for searching textual information; and
graphical entry paths for searching graphical information such that said search system retrieves graphical and textual information through said textual and graphical entry paths. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71)
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59. A method for retrieving information, comprising:
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searching through multiple textual entry paths in order to retrieve textual information; and
searching through multiple graphical entry paths in order to retrieve graphical information.
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72. A search system for retrieving information, comprising:
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textual entry path means for searching textual information; and
graphical entry path means for searching graphical information such that said search system retrieves graphical and textual information through said textual and graphical entry path means.
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73. A search system for retrieving information, comprising:
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idea search means for searching textual information;
title finder means for assisting a user in uncovering titles stored in said search system;
topic tree means that divides all of said textual information into topics and subtopics in order to assist such user in searching said textual information;
picture explorer means for enabling such user to find at least one picture and retrieve textual information related to said at least one picture;
history timeline means which displays events on a timeline in order that such user may select information about one of said events by activating said event;
world atlas means for searching maps of an atlas that are specified by such user in order that said atlas draws a corresponding map around said specified place;
feature articles means which takes such user directly to at least one article in said search system; and
a researcher'"'"'s assistant means which has subject matter categories divided into topics which are further divided into research assignments ordered by level of difficulty.
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74. A search system for retrieving information comprising;
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a computer device;
a display device;
a memory device;
a speech adaptor device;
textual entry paths for searching textual information stored in said memory device; and
graphical entry paths for searching graphical information stored in said memory device such that said search system uses said computer device to retrieve graphical and textual information through said textual and graphical entry paths and said textual information is accessible from said graphical entry paths and said graphical information is accessible from said textual entry paths. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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