Method and system for indexing and controlling the playback of multimedia documents
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1. A method for indexing a multimedia document, wherein the multimedia document has at least one timestream, the method comprising displaying a temporal icon that indicates the length of a span of time of the at least one timestream, wherein the temporal icon has an analog clock face.
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Abstract
An electronic multimedia document system provides temporal icons that provide indices into a recording of a meeting or presentation. The temporal icons index the times of occurrence of events and beginning times, ending times, and time spans of timestreams. The temporal icons provide complete playback control of the document through a gestural interface.
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- 1. A method for indexing a multimedia document, wherein the multimedia document has at least one timestream, the method comprising displaying a temporal icon that indicates the length of a span of time of the at least one timestream, wherein the temporal icon has an analog clock face.
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27. A system for indexing a multimedia document, wherein the multimedia document includes at least one timestream, the system comprising:
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a display that displays a representation of the at least one timestream; and a temporal icon generator that generates a temporal icon, the temporal icon indicating a length of time of the at least one timestream, the display displaying the temporal icon, wherein the temporal icon has an analog clock face. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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