Time domain scroll bar for multimedia presentations in a data processing system
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for efficiently managing the presentation within a display of a multimedia data set having a plurality of topics that each have a presentation time necessary for presenting said topic in said data processing system, said method comprising the data-processing-system-implemented steps of:
- displaying a graphic control mechanism having a plurality of portions within said data processing system;
associating each of said plurality of topics with one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein each of said plurality of portions is proportionately sized to graphically indicate a presentation time for said associated topic;
displaying textual indicia in locations proximate to each associated one of said plurality of proportionately-sized portions of said graphic control mechanism for indicating said association between said plurality of topics and said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism wherein said textual indicia is displayed with spacing between said locations for indicating a relative temporal location of each of said plurality of topics within said multimedia data set;
permitting a user to select one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism; and
automatically presenting an associated one of said plurality of topics within said data processing system in response to a user selection of one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein presentation of said plurality of topics within said multimedia data set may be efficiently managed.
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Abstract
A method and system in a data processing system for efficiently managing the selection and/or presentation of a multimedia data set comprised of multiple topics. A display is provided for presenting a multimedia data set. A graphic control mechanism having multiple portions is presented within the display. Each of the portions of the graphic control mechanism is associated with a selected one of the multiple topics, and such an association is graphically displayed. A user is then permitted to select one of the multiple portions of the graphic control mechanism. In response to a user selection of one of the multiple portions, an associated one of the multiple topics is automatically presented.
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16 Claims
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1. A method in a data processing system for efficiently managing the presentation within a display of a multimedia data set having a plurality of topics that each have a presentation time necessary for presenting said topic in said data processing system, said method comprising the data-processing-system-implemented steps of:
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displaying a graphic control mechanism having a plurality of portions within said data processing system; associating each of said plurality of topics with one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein each of said plurality of portions is proportionately sized to graphically indicate a presentation time for said associated topic; displaying textual indicia in locations proximate to each associated one of said plurality of proportionately-sized portions of said graphic control mechanism for indicating said association between said plurality of topics and said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism wherein said textual indicia is displayed with spacing between said locations for indicating a relative temporal location of each of said plurality of topics within said multimedia data set; permitting a user to select one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism; and automatically presenting an associated one of said plurality of topics within said data processing system in response to a user selection of one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein presentation of said plurality of topics within said multimedia data set may be efficiently managed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system for efficiently managing the presentation within a display of a multimedia data set having a plurality of topics that each have a presentation time necessary for presenting said topic in said data processing system, said system comprising:
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means for displaying a graphic control mechanism having a plurality of portions within said data processing system; means for associating each of said plurality of topics with one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein each of said plurality of portions is proportionately sized to graphically indicate a presentation time for said associated topic; means for displaying textual indicia in locations proximate to each associated one of said plurality of proportionately-sized portions of said graphic control mechanism for indicating said association between said plurality of topics and said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein said locations are spaced apart for indicating a relative temporal location of each of said plurality of topics within said multimedia data set; means for permitting a user to select one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism; and means for automatically presenting an associated one of said plurality of topics within said data processing system in response to a user selection of one of said plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein presentation of said plurality of topics within said multimedia data set may be efficiently managed. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method in a data processing system for efficiently managing the presentation within a display of a multimedia data set having a plurality of topics, wherein each of said plurality of topics may be further divided into subtopics, wherein each of said topics and subtopics have a presentation time necessary for presenting said topic in said data processing system, said method comprising the data-processing-system-implemented steps of:
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displaying a graphic control mechanism having a first plurality of portions within said data processing system; associating selected ones of said plurality of topics with one of said first plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein each of said first plurality of portions is proportionately sized to graphically indicate a presentation time for said associated topic; displaying textual indicia in locations proximate to each associated one of said plurality of proportionately-sized portions of said graphic control mechanism for indicating said association between said selected ones of said plurality of topics and said first plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein spacing between said locations is selected to indicate a relative temporal location of each of said plurality of topics within said multimedia data set; permitting a user to select a selected one of said first plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein said selected one of said portions is asscoated with a selected topic; displaying a graphic control mechanism having a second plurality of portions; associating said selected topic and at least one subtopic with one of said second plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein each of said second plurality of portions is proportionately sized to graphically indicate a presentation time for said associated topic or subtopic; permitting a user to select one of said second plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism; and automatically presenting an associated one of said plurality of subtopics within said data processing system in response to a user selection of one of said second plurality of portions of said graphic control mechanism, wherein presentation of said plurality of topics or subtopics within said multimedia data set may be efficiently managed. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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