Embedded multimedia control code method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of integrating multimedia materials with didactic printed materials to present selected relevant multimedia material in response to the sensing of control codes embedded in context or content sensitive didactic printed material, said method comprising,creating a store of multimedia information which is correlated to related context or content sensitive didactic printed material and which is categorized to transmit certain categories of the stored information from the store to a multimedia display in response to the reception of certain input signals obtained from certain codes embedded in said didactic printed material,sensing a code embedded in said didactic printed material,transmitting an input signal corresponding to that sensed code to said store,receiving the transmitted input signal at the store,transmitting a certain category of the stored information to the multimedia display in response to the reception of the input signal, anddisplaying the transmitted category of multimedia information on the display,whereby the printed didactic material controls the display of the multimedia material and either preexisting didactic printed material or currently created didactic printed material can be efficiently and economically integrated with multimedia materials to display certain selected multimedia materials at sensitive places of the printed materials.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus of integrating multimedia materials with didactic printed materials present selected relevant multimedia material in response to the sensing of control codes embedded in context sensitive and/or content sensitive didactic printed material. A store of multimedia information is created, and the store is correlated to related context and/or content sensitive didactic printed material. The store is categorized to transmit certain categories of the stored information from the store to a multimedia display in response to the reception of certain input signals obtained from certain codes embedded in the didactic printed material. The printed didactic material controls the display of the multimedia material. Either preexisting didactic printed material or currently created didactic printed material can be efficiently and economically integrated with multimedia materials to display certain selected multimedia materials at sensitive places of the printed materials.
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50 Claims
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1. A method of integrating multimedia materials with didactic printed materials to present selected relevant multimedia material in response to the sensing of control codes embedded in context or content sensitive didactic printed material, said method comprising,
creating a store of multimedia information which is correlated to related context or content sensitive didactic printed material and which is categorized to transmit certain categories of the stored information from the store to a multimedia display in response to the reception of certain input signals obtained from certain codes embedded in said didactic printed material, sensing a code embedded in said didactic printed material, transmitting an input signal corresponding to that sensed code to said store, receiving the transmitted input signal at the store, transmitting a certain category of the stored information to the multimedia display in response to the reception of the input signal, and displaying the transmitted category of multimedia information on the display, whereby the printed didactic material controls the display of the multimedia material and either preexisting didactic printed material or currently created didactic printed material can be efficiently and economically integrated with multimedia materials to display certain selected multimedia materials at sensitive places of the printed materials.
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26. Apparatus for integrating multimedia materials with didactic printed materials to present selected relevant multimedia material in response to the sensing of control codes embedded in context or content sensitive didactic printed material, said apparatus comprising,
a created store of multimedia information which is correlated to related context or content sensitive didactic printed material and which is categorized to transmit certain categories of the stored information from the store to a multimedia display in response to the reception of certain input signals obtained from certain codes embedded in said didactic printed material, embedded code means comprising certain codes embedded in said didactic printed material at certain context or content sensitive locations, sensing means for sensing a code embedded in said didactic printed material, signal transmitting means for transmitting an input signal corresponding to the sensed code to said store, receiving means for receiving the transmitted input signal at the store, categorized information transmitting means for transmitting a certain category of the stored information to the multimedia display in response to the reception of the input signal, and displaying means for displaying the transmitted category of multimedia information on the display, whereby the printed didactic material controls the display of the multimedia material and either preexisting didactic printed material or currently created didactic printed material can be efficiently and economically integrated with multimedia materials to display certain selected multimedia materials at sensitive places of the printed materials.
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