Web-enabled system and method for on-demand distribution of transcript-synchronized video/audio records of legal proceedings to collaborative workgroups
First Claim
1. A system for distributing a transcript-synchronized video/audio record of a legal proceeding to members of a collaborative workgroup on demand, comprising:
- a server, wherein said video/audio record and a transcript of said proceeding are stored on said server;
means for synchronizing each line of text in said transcript with a corresponding portion of said video/audio record;
at least one client in communication with said server, wherein said server distributes any of said video/audio record and said transcript to a member using said client on demand;
means for making page and line designations from said transcript by said members; and
means for editing said video/audio record, wherein a list of clips is created and made available on demand to said members;
wherein said system is adapted to a web-based network environment;
wherein said system protects access to privileged video/audio records with secure methods; and
wherein said system is based at least in part on open technology standards.
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Abstract
In a system and method for distributing transcript-synchronized video/audio records of legal proceedings, a server provides storage for video/audio records and corresponding transcripts. Server-side software synchronizes transcript and video/audio record so that each transcript line is synchronized to corresponding portion of the video/audio record, each transcript line containing a selectable link to the corresponding portion of the video/audio record. Members download record and transcript for review, selecting links to view desired portions of the record, adding page and line designations and annotations to the transcript, as desired. The annotated transcript is uploaded to the server, where separate iterations are tracked. Changes are distributed in real time, or merged and distributed at predetermined intervals. The server edits the video/audio record based on page and line designations, creating a corresponding sequence of video clips. The sequence is viewed in real time, or distributed, at predetermined intervals, to group members.
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1. A system for distributing a transcript-synchronized video/audio record of a legal proceeding to members of a collaborative workgroup on demand, comprising:
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a server, wherein said video/audio record and a transcript of said proceeding are stored on said server;
means for synchronizing each line of text in said transcript with a corresponding portion of said video/audio record;
at least one client in communication with said server, wherein said server distributes any of said video/audio record and said transcript to a member using said client on demand;
means for making page and line designations from said transcript by said members; and
means for editing said video/audio record, wherein a list of clips is created and made available on demand to said members;
wherein said system is adapted to a web-based network environment;
wherein said system protects access to privileged video/audio records with secure methods; and
wherein said system is based at least in part on open technology standards. - 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, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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34. A method for distributing a transcript-synchronized video/audio record of a legal proceeding to members of a collaborative workgroup on demand, comprising the steps of:
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storing a video/audio record and a transcript of said proceeding on a server;
synchronizing each line of text in said transcript with corresponding frames in said video/audio record;
distributing any of said video/audio record and said transcript from said server to a member using a client in communication with said server on demand;
making page and line designations from said transcript by said members; and
editing said video/audio record, wherein a list of clips is created and made available on demand to said members; and
protecting access to privileged video/audio records with secure methods;
said client and said server communicating in a web-based network environment; and
wherein said method is based at least in part on open technology standards. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61)
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