Video data integration system using image data and associated hypertext links
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1. A system that displays dynamic video images, the dynamic video images including a plurality of frames, comprising:
- a browser including means for a user to select a feature of a frame of a dynamic video image;
a frame file having a plurality of frame locations, each frame location for storing one of the frames of said dynamic video image, wherein each individual frame includes the selected feature; and
an image map file having a plurality of image map locations;
wherein each image map location is for storing an image map corresponding to a frame, and each image map includes a link to a URL location that corresponds to the selected feature; and
display means for causing display of data of the URL location based on the link.
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Abstract
Dynamic video images are integrated with HTML text in web browsers to provide links to other predetermined locations containing information (web pages or information in other formats) by selecting a feature of a dynamic video image, storing an image map file, generating a unique feature specific to the selected dynamic video image (such as color intensity, text data, audio data, or layer information) and correlating the detail information to the image map file.
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1. A system that displays dynamic video images, the dynamic video images including a plurality of frames, comprising:
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a browser including means for a user to select a feature of a frame of a dynamic video image; a frame file having a plurality of frame locations, each frame location for storing one of the frames of said dynamic video image, wherein each individual frame includes the selected feature; and an image map file having a plurality of image map locations; wherein each image map location is for storing an image map corresponding to a frame, and each image map includes a link to a URL location that corresponds to the selected feature; and display means for causing display of data of the URL location based on the link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for displaying dynamic video images, comprising:
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means for receiving an indication of a selection of a feature of a frame of a dynamic video image; a frame file having a plurality of locations, each frame location for storing individual frames of said dynamic video image wherein said each frame includes said feature; and an image map file having a plurality of image map locations; wherein said each image map location stores an image map corresponding to said individual frames, and wherein said image map corresponding to said individual frames includes said link. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for integrating a video program for use in web browser applications, comprising:
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selecting means for selecting a feature of a frame of a dynamic image in a video program; correlating means for correlating said feature to a URL; and display means for displaying information corresponding to the URL; wherein said correlating means includes a frame file having a plurality of frame locations, each frame location for storing a respective one of the frames of said dynamic image, and an image map file having a plurality of image maps each image map corresponding to a respective stored frame containing the feature and each image map including a link to said URL location corresponding to the selected feature. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of integrating a video program for use in web browser applications, said method comprising the steps of:
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selecting a feature of a frame of a dynamic video image; storing, in each of a plurality of frame locations of a frame file, one of the frames of said dynamic video image, wherein each individual frame includes the selected feature; storing an image map in each of a plurality of image map locations of an image map file, said image map corresponding to a frame, and each image map including a link to a URL location corresponding to the selected feature; and displaying data of the URL location based on the link. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A method of integrating a video program for use in web browser applications, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an indication of a selection of a feature of a frame of a dynamic video image; storing individual frames of said dynamic video image in each of a plurality of frame locations of a frame file wherein said each frame includes said feature; and storing an image map corresponding to each of said individual frames in each of a plurality of image map locations in an image map file, said image map corresponding to said individual frames including said link. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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