Method and system for video browsing on the world wide web
First Claim
1. A system for facilitating user examination and browsing of video data object information pertaining to a stored video data object (Object), the Object including a beginning point, an end point, and points therebetween, the system comprising:
- a display unit;
an interface for coupling the display unit with a network communication medium, the medium being coupled to a video repository having video data objects, including the Object, stored therein;
means for sending, through the interface and over the medium, a request to view the Object;
means, responsive to receipt of a response to the request to view, for displaying a sequence of representations, each representation corresponding with one of the points in the Object;
means for selecting an interval in terms of a first one of the points; and
means, operable responsive to operation of the means for selecting an interval, for providing a subsequence of representations, each representation of the subsequence corresponding with a respective point in the Object, each of the respective points falling within the selected interval.
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Abstract
A system and method are provided for supporting video browsing over a communication network such as the Internet/World Wide Web. A graphical user interface is provided through a client software tool such as a Web browser. A client/user selects a video data object stored at a remote server. A set of points within the object are displayed at the client'"'"'s graphical user interface display, as representations, preferably thumbnail images, of the points within the object. The user selects an interval defined by the representations, preferably the interval between two temporally adjacent representations. Responsive to this selection, a new set of points, falling within the selected interval, are chosen, and representations of those points are generated and displayed. By doing so repeatedly, the user can easily browse through the video data object, and quickly and easily zero in on a desired portion of the video data object.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for facilitating user examination and browsing of video data object information pertaining to a stored video data object (Object), the Object including a beginning point, an end point, and points therebetween, the system comprising:
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a display unit; an interface for coupling the display unit with a network communication medium, the medium being coupled to a video repository having video data objects, including the Object, stored therein; means for sending, through the interface and over the medium, a request to view the Object; means, responsive to receipt of a response to the request to view, for displaying a sequence of representations, each representation corresponding with one of the points in the Object; means for selecting an interval in terms of a first one of the points; and means, operable responsive to operation of the means for selecting an interval, for providing a subsequence of representations, each representation of the subsequence corresponding with a respective point in the Object, each of the respective points falling within the selected interval. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for facilitating user examination and browsing of video data object information pertaining to a stored video data object (Object), the Object including a beginning point, an end point, and points therebetween, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing, to a user interface, a sequence of representations, each representation corresponding with one of the points in the Object;
wherein the step of providing includes communicating, through a network communication medium, with a video repository having video data objects, including the Object, stored therein;a user utilizing a user interface to select an interval of the Object in terms of a first one of the points; and responsive to user selection of such an interval, providing a subsequence of representations, each representation of the subsequence corresponding with a respective point in the Object, each of the respective points falling within the selected interval. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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