Method and apparatus for generating a multimedia document
First Claim
1. A method for generating a multimedia document, the method comprising the steps of:
- a.) receiving a stream of video images to be put in a form to generate the multimedia document;
b.) sampling the stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images to be used to generate the multimedia document;
c.) mapping the plurality of sampled video images with associated text; and
d.) storing the mapped video images and associated text as a multimedia document.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for generating a multimedia document that includes video image samples and associated audio is accomplished by decoding video signals into decoded video representations, sampling the decoded video representations at a rate below the motion video frame rate, and storing the video samples as a video document. For example, a JPEG (Joint picture expert group) document. In addition to creating video documents, the present method and apparatus also digitizes received audio signals and stores the digitized audio as an audio document. For example, as an AIFF (audio interchange file format audio format which is used with MAC OS™) audio document, a WAV (which is used with Windows™) audio document, or a RealAudio™ (which is the Internet standard for delivering continuous audio) audio document. Once the video document(s) and audio document(s) are created, they are mapped together and stored as a multimedia document, which may be a hypertext document, such as an HTML (hypertext markup language) document.
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17 Claims
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1. A method for generating a multimedia document, the method comprising the steps of:
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a.) receiving a stream of video images to be put in a form to generate the multimedia document;
b.) sampling the stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images to be used to generate the multimedia document;
c.) mapping the plurality of sampled video images with associated text; and
d.) storing the mapped video images and associated text as a multimedia document. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A digital storage medium that stores programming instructions that, when read by a processor, causes the processor to generate a multimedia document, the digital storage medium comprises:
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first means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to sample a stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images;
second means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to map the plurality of sampled video images with associated text to produce mapped video images and text; and
third means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to store the mapped video images and digitized audio as a multimedia document. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for generating a multimedia document, the method comprising the steps of:
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a.) receiving a stream of video images, and associated text data to be put in a form to generate the multimedia document;
b.) sampling the stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images to be used to generate the multimedia document;
c.) sampling the associated audio data to produce digitized audio to be used to generate the multimedia document;
d.) mapping the plurality of sampled video images and the associated text together to produce mapped video images and text; and
e.) storing the mapped video images and text as a multimedia document. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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