PAPER-BASED INTERFACE FOR MULTIMEDIA INFORMATION
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a printable representation for an electronically stored multimedia document storing multimedia information, the multimedia information comprising information of at least a first type and information of a second type, the method comprising:
- accessing layout information specifying how the multimedia information stored by the multimedia document is to be printed on a paper medium; and
automatically generating the printable representation for the multimedia information stored in the multimedia document based upon the layout information, the printable representation for the multimedia document comprising a printable representation for information of the first type and a printable representation for information of the second type, the printable representation of the multimedia document capable of being printed on a paper medium.
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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. The paper-based interface provided by the present invention provides a more readable and comprehensible representation of the multimedia information.
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a printable representation for an electronically stored multimedia document storing multimedia information, the multimedia information comprising information of at least a first type and information of a second type, the method comprising:
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accessing layout information specifying how the multimedia information stored by the multimedia document is to be printed on a paper medium; and
automatically generating the printable representation for the multimedia information stored in the multimedia document based upon the layout information, the printable representation for the multimedia document comprising a printable representation for information of the first type and a printable representation for information of the second type, the printable representation of the multimedia document capable of being printed on a paper medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method of generating a paper document for a electronically stored multimedia document, the multimedia document storing multimedia information that includes video information, the method comprising:
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printing one or more video keyframes in a first area of a page of the paper document, wherein the one or more video keyframes are extracted from the video information occurring during a time span associated with the page, the time span characterized by a first time and a second time; and
printing text information in a second area of the page of the paper document, wherein the text information printed in the second area is extracted from the multimedia information occurring during the time span associated with the page. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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37. A system for generating a printable representation for an electronically stored multimedia document storing multimedia information, the multimedia information comprising information of at least a first type and information of a second type, the system comprising:
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a data processor, configured to;
access layout information specifying how the multimedia information stored by the multimedia document is to be printed on a paper medium; and
automatically generate the printable representation for the multimedia information stored in the multimedia document based upon the layout information, the printable representation for the multimedia document comprising a printable representation for information of the first type and a printable representation for information of the second type, the printable representation of the multimedia document capable of being printed on a paper medium; and
communicate the printable representation of the multimedia document to an output device; and
an output device capable of printing the printable representation of the multimedia document on a paper medium. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A system for generating a printed page, the system comprising:
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an input module, configured to receive a printable representation of multimedia information stored by a multimedia document, the printable representation including one or more video keyframes extracted from the multimedia information occurring during a time span characterized by a first time and a second time, the printable representation including text information extracted from the multimedia information occurring during the time span; and
an output module, configured to;
print the one or more video keyframes in a first area of a page; and
print the text information in a second area of the page. - View Dependent Claims (58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for generating a printable representation for an electronically stored multimedia document storing multimedia information, the multimedia information comprising information of at least a first type and information of a second type, the computer program product comprising:
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code for accessing layout information specifying how the multimedia information stored by the multimedia document is to be printed on a paper medium; and
code for automatically generating the printable representation for the multimedia information stored in the multimedia document based upon the layout information, the printable representation for the multimedia document comprising a printable representation for information of the first type and a printable representation for information of the second type, the printable representation of the multimedia document capable of being printed on a paper medium. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for generating a paper document for a electronically stored multimedia document, the multimedia document storing multimedia information that includes video information, the computer program product comprising:
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code for printing one or more video keyframes in a first area of a page of the paper document, wherein the one or more video keyframes are extracted from the video information occurring during a time span associated with the page, the time span characterized by a first time and a second time; and
code for printing text information in a second area of the page of the paper document, wherein the text information printed in the second area is extracted from the multimedia information occurring during the time span associated with the page. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78)
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