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1. A multi-media display system, comprising:
- a server computer providing graphical user interface display elements and functions to a remote client computer connected to the server computer through a computer network, the remote client computer including a display having a graphic user interface (GUI) including a user-interactive GUI pointing device;
a plurality of multi-media elements stored on the server computer, communicated to the remote client computer, and displayed on the GUI, one or more of the displayed multi-media elements of the plurality of multi-media elements apparently overlapping another of the plurality of multi-media elements so that only a portion of the overlapped multi-media elements is visible; and
a tool for controlling the display of each multi-media elements displayed on the GUI so that when the pointing device is located in association with a selected one of the displayed overlapped multi-media elements, the display of the multi-media elements is modified to display and present the entire selected multi-media element in such a way that it is not overlapped by any other of the plurality of multi-media elements and so that when the pointing device is removed from association with the selected overlapped multi-media elements, the presentation of the multi-media element is stopped and the display of the multi-media elements is modified to be apparently overlapped by another of the plurality of multi-media elements so that only a portion of the selected overlapped multi-media elements is visible.
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Abstract
A display system for a collage of digital multimedia elements. A display is used to display the collage and a pointing device selects one of the collage elements for activating a multimedia presentation of the selected element.
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1. A multi-media display system, comprising:
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a server computer providing graphical user interface display elements and functions to a remote client computer connected to the server computer through a computer network, the remote client computer including a display having a graphic user interface (GUI) including a user-interactive GUI pointing device; a plurality of multi-media elements stored on the server computer, communicated to the remote client computer, and displayed on the GUI, one or more of the displayed multi-media elements of the plurality of multi-media elements apparently overlapping another of the plurality of multi-media elements so that only a portion of the overlapped multi-media elements is visible; and a tool for controlling the display of each multi-media elements displayed on the GUI so that when the pointing device is located in association with a selected one of the displayed overlapped multi-media elements, the display of the multi-media elements is modified to display and present the entire selected multi-media element in such a way that it is not overlapped by any other of the plurality of multi-media elements and so that when the pointing device is removed from association with the selected overlapped multi-media elements, the presentation of the multi-media element is stopped and the display of the multi-media elements is modified to be apparently overlapped by another of the plurality of multi-media elements so that only a portion of the selected overlapped multi-media elements is visible. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A multi-media display apparatus, comprising:
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a display having a graphic user interface (GUI) including a user-interactive GUI pointing device; a plurality of multi-media elements displayed on the GUI, one or more of the displayed multi-media elements of the plurality of multi-media elements apparently overlapping another of the plurality of multi-media elements so that only a portion of the overlapped multi-media elements is visible; and a computer executing software for controlling the display of each multi-media elements displayed on the GUI so that when the pointing device is located in association with a selected one of the displayed overlapped multi-media elements, the display of the multi-media elements is modified to display and play back the entire selected multi-media element in such a way that it is not overlapped by any other of the plurality of multi-media elements and so that when the pointing device is removed from association with the selected overlapped multi-media elements, the play back of the multi-media element is stopped and the display of the multi-media elements is modified to be apparently overlapped by another of the plurality of multi-media elements so that only a portion of the selected overlapped multi-media elements is visible.
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14. A display system comprising:
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digital memory for storing a collage of digital multimedia elements; a display for displaying the collage of digital multimedia elements; a pointing device for selecting individual ones of the multimedia elements and for activating a presentation of a selected one of the multimedia elements; and at least one system processor coupled to the digital memory, the display, and to the pointing device, for accessing and retrieving from the digital memory the collage of digital multimedia elements, for receiving a selection of said one of the multimedia elements for presentation on the display, and for activating a presentation on the display of said selected one of the multimedia elements. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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