SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING MEDIA
First Claim
1. A method for presenting a media file comprising:
- receiving a request to retrieve at least one media file associated with a first search;
retrieving at least one media file; and
displaying the at least one media file;
displaying a time bar indicating a playback time associated with the at least one media file, whereinthe time bar includes at least one graphic indicator marking a location within the media file of a search term.
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Abstract
One embodiment of the present invention may permit retrieving and presenting media resources and/or providing online chat functionality. The embodiment may include a communication toolbar. The communication toolbar may be an interactive user tool that allows a user to retrieve and display document and media files, website/pages links, and/or conference links. The communication toolbar may also aid users in facilitating an on-line chat between one another. Another embodiment of the present invention takes the form of a media retrieval and display module that may show any and all retrieved search results to the user. Each search result may include a text description of the media record file, such as a title, a link to the media record file and a time bar associated with the media record file. The time bar may include at last one graphic indicator corresponding to a time in the media file where the search term is used.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for presenting a media file comprising:
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receiving a request to retrieve at least one media file associated with a first search; retrieving at least one media file; and displaying the at least one media file; displaying a time bar indicating a playback time associated with the at least one media file, wherein the time bar includes at least one graphic indicator marking a location within the media file of a search term. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for presenting a plurality of media files comprising:
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a database having a plurality of records, each record corresponding to a media file; a retrieval module in communication with the database and configured to retrieve and display at least one media file related to a search query, and further configured to generate a time bar associated with the at least one media file, the time bar comprising at least one graphical indicator indicating a location of the search query in the media file. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25)
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24. The system of claim 24, wherein the media presentation module is configured to load the header prior to loading the associated media file.
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26. A toolbar comprising:
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a first module configured for displaying user selectable preferences; a second module in communication with the first module and configured to interact with a search engine to retrieve a first set of search results based on the user selectable preferences for displaying the search results to a user; a third module in communication with the first module and configured to allow a user to communicate with at least one other user of a selection of other users based on the user selectable preferences; and a fourth module in communication with the search engine and configured to retrieve a second set of search results for displaying to a user based on a user inputted search query for displaying to the user. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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