Use of templates for cost-effective secure linking of video stream objects
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1. A video system comprising:
- a screen for displaying visual information; and
said video system containing a plurality of templates, each template comprising a non-overlapping set of active regions of the screen, whereby said templates are substantially transparent outside of said active regions, and whereby when said templates are not activated, said visual information can be seen by a viewer, and when one of said templates is activated, said visual information can still be seen by said viewer.
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Abstract
A video system comprises a screen. Interactive linking is provided based on a representative set of region-based templates. Each template can be associated with said screen. The template comprises a set of active areas (usually non-intersecting), that can be actuated by moving a cursor to those areas, to thereby invoke a process or link. The link can be to a web page or other information source. In addition to template usage for surfing of active screen areas, templates can be used for secure link (process) activation. Each region can be considered as a symbol (“letter”) in the password. By using mouse or similar device user can click (“type) a sequence of symbols to follow an existing password.
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61 Claims
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1. A video system comprising:
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a screen for displaying visual information; and
said video system containing a plurality of templates, each template comprising a non-overlapping set of active regions of the screen, whereby said templates are substantially transparent outside of said active regions, and whereby when said templates are not activated, said visual information can be seen by a viewer, and when one of said templates is activated, said visual information can still be seen by said viewer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A video system comprising:
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a screen for displaying visual information; and
a memory for storing information corresponding to a plurality of templates, said templates establishing a set of regions on the screen as active regions, whereby said templates are substantially transparent outside of said active regions, and whereby activating one of said templates does not substantially prevent a viewer from viewing the visual information that was on said screen prior to activating said one of said templates. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. Method comprising:
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displaying a first image on a display device, said display device being part of a display system; and
activating a first template selected from a plurality of templates over said first image, said first template comprising a set of active areas associated with links, said first template being substantially transparent outside of said active areas, and whereby said links can be activated by selecting one of said active areas, and wherein said first image is visible both before and after said activating of said first template. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 51)
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- 41. A method comprising the steps of providing a visual image and template information corresponding to a plurality of templates to a display system, said template information comprising the location of active areas to be established on a display screen and bits to be associated with said active areas, said templates being substantially transparent outside of said active areas, whereby said templates can be made active or inactive without preventing access to said visual information.
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50. A video system comprising:
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a screen for displaying visual information; and
said video system containing a plurality of templates, each template comprising a non-overlapping set of active regions on the screen, activation of one of said templates affecting substantially only said non-overlapping set of active regions of said screen, and wherein said templates are substantially transparent outside of said active regions. - View Dependent Claims (52)
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53. A video system comprising:
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a screen for displaying visual information; and
a memory for storing information corresponding to a plurality of templates, said templates establishing a set of regions on the surface of said screen as active regions, whereby a template within said plurality, when activated, substantially affects only said set of active regions of said screen, wherein said templates are substantially transparent outside of said active regions. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55)
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56. Method comprising:
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displaying a first image on a display device, said display device being part of a display system; and
activating a first template over said first image, said first template being selected from a plurality of templates, said first template comprising a set of active areas associated with links, said first template affecting substantially only said set of active areas, whereby said links can be activated by selecting one of said active areas, said first template being substantially transparent outside of said active areas. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58)
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- 59. A method comprising the steps of providing a visual image and template information to a display system, said template information corresponding to a plurality of templates, said template information comprising the location of active areas to be established on a display screen and links to be associated with said active areas, whereby said templates affect substantially only said active areas and said templates are substantially transparent outside of said active areas.
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