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Method and apparatus for retrieving multimedia data through spatio-temporal activity maps

  • US 7,143,083 B2
  • Filed: 06/12/2002
  • Issued: 11/28/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/12/2001
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of performing data retrieval in accordance with a database storing media associated with an application and captured by one or more sensors monitoring an environment associated with the application, the method comprising the steps of:

  • computing an activity function related to at least one activity associated with the monitored application;

    computing at least one index to the media stored in the database that corresponds to the computed activity function;

    generating at least one visual representation of the activity function, in response to an input event, wherein the visual representation is in the form of an activity map;

    selecting, in response to the input event or another input event, a desired aspect of the activity map; and

    retrieving via the computed index, for presentation, at least a portion of the media stored in the database that corresponds to the desired aspect of the activity map.

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