Paper-based interface for multimedia information stored by multiple multimedia documents
First Claim
1. A method of generating a paper document based upon a plurality of multimedia documents storing multimedia information in electronic form, the method comprising:
- receiving input identifying a selection criterion;
analyzing the multimedia information stored by the plurality of multimedia documents to identify portions of multimedia information that satisfy the selection criterion, the portions of multimedia information including at least a first portion extracted from a first multimedia document from the plurality of multimedia documents and a second portion extracted from a second multimedia document from the plurality of multimedia documents; and
printing the portions of the multimedia information that satisfy the selection criterion on a paper medium to generate the paper document comprising a set of one or more printed pages.
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Abstract
The present invention provides techniques for generating a printable representation of multimedia information that can be printed on a paper medium to provide a paper-based interface for the multimedia information. According to an embodiment of the present invention, the present invention provides techniques for generating a single printable representation that includes multimedia information extracted from a plurality of different multimedia documents or multimedia sources. The single printable representation includes multimedia information selected from the plurality of multimedia documents based upon selection criteria.
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28 Claims
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1. A method of generating a paper document based upon a plurality of multimedia documents storing multimedia information in electronic form, the method comprising:
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receiving input identifying a selection criterion;
analyzing the multimedia information stored by the plurality of multimedia documents to identify portions of multimedia information that satisfy the selection criterion, the portions of multimedia information including at least a first portion extracted from a first multimedia document from the plurality of multimedia documents and a second portion extracted from a second multimedia document from the plurality of multimedia documents; and
printing the portions of the multimedia information that satisfy the selection criterion on a paper medium to generate the paper document comprising a set of one or more printed pages. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of generating a paper document using multimedia information stored by a first multimedia document and a second multimedia document, the method comprising:
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receiving input identifying a selection criterion;
accessing printable representations for the first multimedia document and the second multimedia document;
analyzing the printable representation for the first multimedia document to identify at least one portion of the printable representation that satisfies the selection criterion;
analyzing the printable representation for the second multimedia document to identify at least one portion of the printable representation that satisfies the selection criterion;
generating a consolidated printable representation that includes the at least one portion of the printable representation for the first multimedia document and the at least one portion for the second multimedia document that satisfy the selection criterion; and
printing the consolidated printable representation on a paper medium to generate the paper document comprising one or more printed pages. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A paper document that comprises:
one or more pages, wherein at least one page of the one or more pages is imprinted with text information that is extracted from multimedia information stored by a plurality of multimedia documents if the text information satisfies a selection criterion, and wherein the at least one page is imprinted with one or more video frames corresponding to the text information extracted from the plurality of multimedia documents. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A system for generating a paper document based upon a plurality of multimedia documents storing multimedia information in electronic form, the system comprising:
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an input module configured to receive input identifying a selection criterion;
a processing module configured to analyze the multimedia information stored by the plurality of multimedia documents to identify portions of multimedia information that satisfy the selection criterion, the portions of multimedia information including at least a first portion extracted from a first multimedia document from the plurality of multimedia documents and a second portion extracted from a second multimedia document from the plurality of multimedia documents; and
an output module configured to print the portions of the multimedia information that satisfy the selection criterion on a paper medium to generate the paper document comprising a set of one or more printed pages. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A system for generating a paper document using multimedia information stored by a plurality of multimedia documents, the system comprising:
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an input module configured to receive input identifying a selection criterion;
a processing module configured to;
access printable representations for the first multimedia document and the second multimedia document;
analyze the printable representation for the first multimedia document to identify at least one portion of the printable representation that satisfies the selection criterion;
analyze the printable representation for the second multimedia document to identify at least one portion of the printable representation that satisfies the selection criterion; and
generate a consolidated printable representation that includes the at least one portion of the printable representation for the first multimedia document and the at least one portion for the second multimedia document that satisfy the selection criterion; and
an output module configured to print the consolidated printable representation on a paper medium to generate the paper document comprising one or more printed pages. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium for generating a paper document based upon a plurality of multimedia documents storing multimedia information in electronic form, the computer program product comprising:
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code for receiving input identifying a selection criterion;
code for analyzing the multimedia information stored by the plurality of multimedia documents to identify portions of multimedia information that satisfy the selection criterion, the portions of multimedia information including at least a first portion extracted from a first multimedia document from the plurality of multimedia documents and a second portion extracted from a second multimedia document from the plurality of multimedia documents; and
code for printing the portions of the multimedia information that satisfy the selection criterion on a paper medium to generate the paper document comprising a set of one or more printed pages. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A computer program product stored on a computer readable storage medium for generating a paper document using multimedia information stored by a plurality of multimedia documents, the computer program product comprising:
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code for receiving input identifying a selection criterion;
code for accessing printable representations for the first multimedia document and the second multimedia document;
code for analyzing the printable representation for the first multimedia document to identify at least one portion of the printable representation that satisfies the selection criterion;
code for analyzing the printable representation for the second multimedia document to identify at least one portion of the printable representation that satisfies the selection criterion;
code for generating a consolidated printable representation that includes the at least one portion of the printable representation for the first multimedia document and the at least one portion for the second multimedia document that satisfy the selection criterion; and
code for printing the consolidated printable representation on a paper medium to generate the paper document comprising one or more printed pages. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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