Method and system for accessing associated data sets in a multimedia environment in a data processing system
First Claim
1. A method in a data processing system for selectively associating stored data with an element depicted in a multimedia presentation within said data processing system, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing at least one data set within a data processing system;
associating said at least one data set within said data processing system with a selected element within a multimedia presentation;
graphically indicating during a presentation of said multimedia presentation the existence of said at least one data set and said association between said at least one data set and said selected element, wherein, upon viewing said graphical indication, a data processing system user is informed of the existence of said at least one data set;
retrieving and presenting said at least one data set in response to an input from said data processing system user; and
temporarily suspending said presentation of said multimedia presentation in response to said retrieval and presenting said at least one data set.
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Abstract
A method and system in a data processing system for selectively associating stored data with an animated element within a multimedia presentation in a data processing system. At least one data set is created or identified within the data processing system. The data set is then associated within the data processing system with a selected animated element within the multimedia presentation. Thereafter, during the multimedia presentation, the existence of the data set and the association between the data set and the selected animated element is graphically indicated utilizing a rectangle surrounding the animated element, a blinking figure near the animated element or any other suitable graphic indicator. A user may elect to have the associated data set presented by selecting the additional graphic element associated with the specified animated element, or by selecting a "button" or other graphic indicator, during a specified period of time following the graphic indication.
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1. A method in a data processing system for selectively associating stored data with an element depicted in a multimedia presentation within said data processing system, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing at least one data set within a data processing system; associating said at least one data set within said data processing system with a selected element within a multimedia presentation; graphically indicating during a presentation of said multimedia presentation the existence of said at least one data set and said association between said at least one data set and said selected element, wherein, upon viewing said graphical indication, a data processing system user is informed of the existence of said at least one data set; retrieving and presenting said at least one data set in response to an input from said data processing system user; and temporarily suspending said presentation of said multimedia presentation in response to said retrieval and presenting said at least one data set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A system for selectively associating stored data with an element depicted in a multimedia presentation within a data processing system comprising:
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means for storing at least one data set within a data processing system; means for associating said at least one data set within said data processing system with a selected element within a multimedia presentation; means for graphically indicating during a presentation of said multimedia presentation the existence of said at least one data set and said association between said at least one data set and said selected element, wherein, upon viewing a graphical indication, a data processing system user is informed of the existence of said at least one data set; means for retrieving and presenting said at least one data set in response to an input from said data processing system user; and means for temporarily suspending presentation of said multimedia presentation in response to said retrieval and presenting said at least one data set. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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