System and method for managing internet media content
First Claim
1. A method for managing Internet multimedia content in a network connected to the internet wherein a terminal is connected to the network, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a first webpage on the terminal wherein the first webpage has objects;
identifying one or more of the objects as first media content objects wherein the first media content objects are automatically identified from the objects without user input identifying the first media content objects;
generating a first set of symbolic representations wherein each symbolic representation of the first set of symbolic representations depicts one of the first media content objects; and
concurrently displaying the first webpage and the first set of symbolic representations on the terminal wherein each of the symbolic representations of the first set of symbolic representations is displayed in a different location relative to the first media content object which the symbolic representation depicts.
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Abstract
A system and a method manage internet media content by identifying relevant media content associated with a webpage, generating a symbolic representation for the identified media and/or presenting the symbolic representation of the identified media to enable media management, organization, retrieval, consumption and/or redirection functionality to be integrated with a web browsing experience. The system and the method may provide enhanced multimedia functionality integrated with a web browsing experience using an application providing web browser functionality, a plug-in program for an existing web browser, and/or an application associated and/or in communication with a web browser.
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45 Claims
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1. A method for managing Internet multimedia content in a network connected to the internet wherein a terminal is connected to the network, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a first webpage on the terminal wherein the first webpage has objects; identifying one or more of the objects as first media content objects wherein the first media content objects are automatically identified from the objects without user input identifying the first media content objects; generating a first set of symbolic representations wherein each symbolic representation of the first set of symbolic representations depicts one of the first media content objects; and concurrently displaying the first webpage and the first set of symbolic representations on the terminal wherein each of the symbolic representations of the first set of symbolic representations is displayed in a different location relative to the first media content object which the symbolic representation depicts. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for managing internet multimedia content in a network connected to the internet wherein a terminal is connected to the network, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a list of webpages on the terminal; accepting first user input on the terminal that identifies a first webpage from the list of webpages wherein media content objects are associated with the first webpage; displaying symbolic representations for one or more of the media content objects associated with the first webpage without displaying the first webpage wherein the symbolic representations are displayed in response to the first user input; and transmitting at least one of the media content objects associated with the first webpage to a media destination located outside of the terminal wherein the terminal transmits the at least one of the media content objects to the media destination without displaying the first webpage. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for managing internet multimedia content, the system comprising:
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a network connected to the internet; a plurality of rendering devices connected to the network wherein each of the rendering devices has rendering capabilities; and a terminal connected to the network wherein the terminal displays a first webpage which has objects and further wherein the terminal identifies media content objects from the objects without user input identifying the media content objects wherein the terminal uses the rendering capabilities to determine renderable media content objects from the media content objects and further wherein each of the renderable media content objects correspond to the rendering capabilities of at least one of the plurality of rendering devices wherein the terminal displays symbolic representations corresponding to the renderable media content objects. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method for managing internet multimedia content in a network connected to the internet wherein a terminal is connected to the network, the method comprising the steps of:
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retrieving a first webpage wherein the terminal retrieves the first webpage from at least one remote server; displaying the first webpage in a first area of a display screen associated with the terminal; displaying a first set of symbolic representations in a second area of the display screen wherein the symbolic representations depict media content objects and further wherein one or more of the symbolic representations depict the media content objects associated with the first webpage wherein the first webpage and the symbolic representations are displayed concurrently; and rendering a first set of the media content objects selected by a user wherein the user selects the first set of the media content objects by selecting one or more of the symbolic representations. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45)
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