Interactive multimedia annotation method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events, the method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a plurality of filter icons, each of said plurality of filter icons representing a respective one of a plurality of filters;
displaying a first plurality of triggers in response to a user selecting one of said plurality of filter icons;
receiving a user input selecting one of said first plurality of triggers;
displaying a sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events connected to a selected trigger and a selected filter icon;
wherein each of said plurality of filters designates a unique characteristic of events in said sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events connected to said selected trigger, and wherein each of said respective one of said plurality of filters is linked to a designated plurality of triggers and said selected trigger is linked to a designated plurality of filters.
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Abstract
The present invention provides an improved method for annotating a text document or other media event with any other media event or events. One aspect of the invention allows authors to quickly and easily, without the hard programming of the prior art, create a sequence of media events that are connected to a particular word or phrase in a text, a portion of a graphic illustration, or to an audio or video clip. The media events used in a sequence may be selected from a library of media events, or may be created by the user from scratch or by modifying existing media events. Another aspect of the invention allows a trigger, and the sequence of media events connected to that trigger, to be associated with a particular "filter". A "filter", as the term is used in the present invention, is a particular grouping of triggers. Any desired number of filters and triggers may be created.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for displaying a sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a plurality of filter icons, each of said plurality of filter icons representing a respective one of a plurality of filters; displaying a first plurality of triggers in response to a user selecting one of said plurality of filter icons; receiving a user input selecting one of said first plurality of triggers; displaying a sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events connected to a selected trigger and a selected filter icon; wherein each of said plurality of filters designates a unique characteristic of events in said sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events connected to said selected trigger, and wherein each of said respective one of said plurality of filters is linked to a designated plurality of triggers and said selected trigger is linked to a designated plurality of filters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer for displaying a sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events, said computer comprising:
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means for displaying a plurality of triggers and a plurality of filter icons, each of said plurality of filter icons representing a respective one of a plurality of filters; means for selecting one of said plurality of triggers; means for selecting one of said plurality of filter icons; means for displaying a sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events connected to a selected trigger and a selected filter icon; wherein each of said plurality of filters designates a unique characteristic of events in said sequence of graphics, text, video and audio events connected to said selected trigger, and wherein each of said respective one of said plurality of filters is linked to a designated plurality of triggers and said selected trigger is linked to a designated plurality of filters. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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