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Method for automatically providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval

  • US 6,098,082 A
  • Filed: 07/15/1996
  • Issued: 08/01/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1996
  • Status: Expired
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1. A method for automatically providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval, said method comprising the steps of:

  • receiving electronic data representing a condensed version of a video program, said video program having a video component and a second information-bearing media component associated therewith, said electronic data representation including a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of said second media component associated with said segment;

    automatically transforming said electronic data representation into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript; and

    recording said hypertext pictorial transcript in an electronic medium.

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