DIRECT-POINT ON-DEMAND INFORMATION EXCHANGES
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
- associating metadata with an object of a media stream having one or more frames, the metadata having information describing the object, including a location of the object within each frame;
dynamically tracking a pointed to location of a pointing device having a free-space multi-dimensional absolute pointer when a particular frame of the media stream is displayed; and
in response to an activation of the pointing device when the pointed to location of the pointing device is within a predetermined proximity of the object, retrieving and presenting the information from the metadata associated with the object.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatuses for rapidly tagging and recalling (via direct pointing) metadata from moving or still images are described herein. In one embodiment, data having full descriptions and hyperlinks are tagged to specific objects in moving images and the invisible hyperlinks move dynamically to continually track the associated object. In one embodiment, a pointing device can be used to point to objects in the scene, whether moving or stationary, and by appropriate action such as clicking or activating a button, be able to substantially immediately recall part or all of the metadata content that pertains to the object. Other methods and apparatuses are also described.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method, comprising:
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associating metadata with an object of a media stream having one or more frames, the metadata having information describing the object, including a location of the object within each frame; dynamically tracking a pointed to location of a pointing device having a free-space multi-dimensional absolute pointer when a particular frame of the media stream is displayed; and in response to an activation of the pointing device when the pointed to location of the pointing device is within a predetermined proximity of the object, retrieving and presenting the information from the metadata associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A machine-readable medium having instructions stored therein, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor perform a method, the method comprising:
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associating metadata with an object of a media stream having one or more frames, the metadata having information describing the object, including a location of the object within each frame; dynamically tracking a pointed to location of a pointing device having a free-space multi-dimensional absolute pointer when a particular frame of the media stream is displayed; and in response to an activation of the pointing device when the pointed to location of the pointing device is within a predetermined proximity of the object, retrieving and presenting the information from the metadata associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A data processing system, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory for storing instructions, which when executed from the memory, cause the processor to perform a method, the method including associating metadata with an object of a media stream having one or more frames, the metadata having information describing the object, including a location of the object within each frame, dynamically tracking a pointed to location of a pointing device having a free-space multi-dimensional absolute pointer when a particular frame of the media stream is displayed, and in response to an activation of the pointing device when the pointed to location of the pointing device is within a predetermined proximity of the object, retrieving and presenting the information from the metadata associated with the object. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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