Method for accessing and manipulating library video segments
First Claim
1. A method of manipulating isochronous digital data including the steps ofretrieving an item of isochronous data from a library storage means,transmitting at least a portion of said isochronous data to a terminal of a data processing system,reproducing at least a frame of said portion of isochronous data utilizing said terminal,selecting at least one of said at least a frame of said portion of isochronous data,searching said isochronous data for correspondence with said selected frame of said portion of isochronous data,retrieving at least one frame of isochronous data responsive to results of said searching step,displaying a logical operation using said at least a frame of said portion of isochronous data as an argument, and selectively performing said logical operation.
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Abstract
A system for manipulation of isochonous data provides for definition of frames within the string of isochronous data, if necessary, and then allows selection of frames of data from items of isochronous data to define segments therein. retrieve, copy and delete operations are facilitated by the use of the frames of data as arguments in the presentation of commands to an operator. Criteria such as time and frame numbers and names may be used to define segments and express Boolean logic operations to be carried out during these operations and to define, during editing, of the particular frames to be reproduced. By doing so, only the frames of interest are retrieved from or copied to memory to reduce memory operation and data transmission overhead.
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1. A method of manipulating isochronous digital data including the steps of
retrieving an item of isochronous data from a library storage means, transmitting at least a portion of said isochronous data to a terminal of a data processing system, reproducing at least a frame of said portion of isochronous data utilizing said terminal, selecting at least one of said at least a frame of said portion of isochronous data, searching said isochronous data for correspondence with said selected frame of said portion of isochronous data, retrieving at least one frame of isochronous data responsive to results of said searching step, displaying a logical operation using said at least a frame of said portion of isochronous data as an argument, and selectively performing said logical operation.
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