INFORMATION PROCESSING
First Claim
1. A method of displaying a plurality of presentation elements, the method comprising:
- displaying, on a user interface, a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of a multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation;
displaying, on the progress bar, a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar;
displaying, on the progress bar, a second point along the length of the progress bar, the second point being different from the first point; and
displaying, on the user interface, information, the information being dependent on one or more communications;
wherein each communication has been composed in relation to a respective point or range within the multimedia presentation; and
wherein the points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that the communications have been composed in relation to are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point.
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Abstract
Disclosed are methods and apparatus for displaying information relating to a portion of a multimedia presentation. A progress bar is provided and displayed. A length of the progress bar is representative of a duration of the multimedia presentation. A user selects a first and a second point in the multimedia presentation, thereby defining a portion of the presentation. Depending on the selection, one or more communications (e.g., comments, online postings, etc.) may be identified. Each of these communications may have been composed in relation to at least a point of the multimedia presentation that is within the defined portion. Information depending on those identified communications may then be displayed to the user.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of displaying a plurality of presentation elements, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a user interface, a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of a multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation; displaying, on the progress bar, a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar; displaying, on the progress bar, a second point along the length of the progress bar, the second point being different from the first point; and displaying, on the user interface, information, the information being dependent on one or more communications; wherein each communication has been composed in relation to a respective point or range within the multimedia presentation; and wherein the points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that the communications have been composed in relation to are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A user interface comprising:
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a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of a multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation; a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar, the first point being different from a second point; the second point along the length of the progress bar; and information dependent on one or more communications; wherein each communication has been composed in relation to a respective point or range within the multimedia presentation; and wherein the points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that the communications have been composed in relation to are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of processing one or more communications, each communication having been composed by an originator, each communication having been composed in relation to a point or range within a multimedia presentation, the method comprising:
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displaying, on a user interface, a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of the multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation; receiving, by a first receiving module, a selection of a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar; receiving, by a second receiving module, a selection of a second point along the length of the progress bar, the second point being different from the first point; selecting from a group comprising one or more communications, by a selection module operatively connected to the receiving modules, those communications that have been composed in relation to points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point; processing, by a processor operatively connected to the selection module, the selected communications to determine information dependent upon those selected communications; and displaying, on the user interface, the determined information.
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17. Apparatus for processing one or more communications, each communication having been composed by an originator, each communication having been composed in relation to a point or range within a multimedia presentation, the apparatus comprising:
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a display configured to display a progress bar, a length of the progress bar being representative of a duration of the multimedia presentation, a point along the length of the progress bar corresponding to a point within the multimedia presentation; a first receiving module configured to receive a selection of a first point along the length of the progress bar, the first point being distinct from an end of the progress bar; a second receiving module configured to receive a selection of a second point along the length of the progress bar, the second point being different from the first point; a selection module operatively connected to the receiving modules and configured to select from a group comprising one or more communications, those communications that have been composed in relation to points or ranges within the multimedia presentation that are between points in the multimedia presentation that correspond to the first point and the second point; and a processor operatively connected to the selection module and configured to process the selected communications to determine information dependent upon those selected communications; wherein the display is further configured to display the determined information.
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