Paper-based interface for multimedia information
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a printable representation for an electronically stored multimedia document storing multimedia information, the multimedia information comprising information of at least a first type and information of a second type, the method comprising:
- receiving input specifying a concept of interest;
analyzing the multimedia information in the multimedia document based on the input to identify information relevant to the concept of interest, the information relevant to the concept of interest comprising information of the first type and information of the second type;
accessing layout information specifying a first layout feature associated with how the information of the first type is to arranged when printed on a paper medium and specifying a second layout feature associated with how the information of the second type is to be arranged when printed on the paper medium; and
generating the printable representation for the multimedia information stored in the multimedia document based upon the layout information, the printable representation for the multimedia document comprising a printable representation for information of the first type and a printable representation for information of the second type, the printable representation of the multimedia document capable of being printed on a paper medium.
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Abstract
The present invention provides techniques for generating a printable representation of multimedia information that can be printed on a paper medium to provide a paper-based interface for the multimedia information. The paper-based interface provided by the present invention provides a more readable and comprehensible representation of the multimedia information.
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a printable representation for an electronically stored multimedia document storing multimedia information, the multimedia information comprising information of at least a first type and information of a second type, the method comprising:
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receiving input specifying a concept of interest; analyzing the multimedia information in the multimedia document based on the input to identify information relevant to the concept of interest, the information relevant to the concept of interest comprising information of the first type and information of the second type; accessing layout information specifying a first layout feature associated with how the information of the first type is to arranged when printed on a paper medium and specifying a second layout feature associated with how the information of the second type is to be arranged when printed on the paper medium; and generating the printable representation for the multimedia information stored in the multimedia document based upon the layout information, the printable representation for the multimedia document comprising a printable representation for information of the first type and a printable representation for information of the second type, the printable representation of the multimedia document capable of being printed on a paper medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer-implemented method of generating a paper document for a electronically stored multimedia document, the multimedia document storing multimedia information that includes video information, the method comprising:
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receiving a time span associated with a page of the paper document, the time span characterized by a first time for the page and a second time for the page; printing one or more video keyframes in a first area of the page of the paper document, wherein the one or more video keyframes are extracted from the video information occurring during the time span associated with the page; and printing text information in a second area of the page of the paper document, wherein the text information printed in the second area is extracted from the multimedia information occurring during the time span associated with the page. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A system for generating a printable representation for an electronically stored multimedia document storing multimedia information, the multimedia information comprising information of at least a first type and information of a second type, the system comprising:
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a data processor, configured to; receive input specifying a concept of interest; analyze the multimedia information in the multimedia document based on the input to identify information relevant to the concept of interest, the information relevant to the concept interest comprising information of the first type and the information of the second type; access layout information specifying a first layout feature associated with how the information of the first type is to be arranged when printed on a paper medium and specifying a second layout feature associated with how the information ofthe second type is to be arranged when printed on the paper medium; and generate the printable representation for the multimedia information stored in the multimedia document based upon the layout information, the printable representation for the multimedia document comprising a printable representation for information of the first type and a printable representation for information of the second type, the printable representation of the multimedia document capable of being printed on a paper medium; and communicate the printable representation of the multimedia document to an output device; and an output device capable of printing the printable representation of the multimedia document on a paper medium. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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51. A system for generating a printed page, the system comprising:
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an input module, configured to receive a printable representation of multimedia information stored by a multimedia document, the printable representation including one or more video keyframes extracted from the multimedia information occurring during a time span associated with a page of a paper document, the time span characterized by a first time for the page and a second time for the page, the printable representation including text information extracted from the multimedia information occurring during the time span; and an output module, configured to; print the one or more video keyframes in a first area of the page of the paper document; and print the text information in a second area of the page of the paper document. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60)
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61. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for generating a printable representation for an electronically stored multimedia document storing multimedia information, the multimedia information comprising information of at least a first type and information of a second type, the computer program product comprising:
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code for receiving inputs specifying a concept of interest; code for analyzing the multimedia information in the multimedia document based on the input to identify information relevant to the concept of interest, the information relevant to the concept of interest comprising information of the first type and information of the second type; code for accessing layout information specifying a first layout feature associated with how the information of the first type is to be arranged when printed on a paper medium and specifying a second layout feature associated with how the information of the second type is to be arranged when printed on the paper medium; and code for generating the printable representation for the multimedia information stored in the multimedia document based upon the layout information, the printable representation for the multimedia document comprising a printable representation for information of the first type and a printable representation for information of the second type, the printable representation of the multimedia document capable of being printed on a paper medium. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67)
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68. A computer program product stored on a computer-readable storage medium for generating a paper document for a electronically stored multimedia document, the multimedia document storing multimedia information that includes video information, the computer program product comprising:
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code for receiving a time span associated with a page of the paper document, the time span characterized by a first time for the page and a second time for the page; code for printing one or more video keyframes in a first area of the page of the paper document, wherein the one or more video keyframes are extracted from the video information occurring during the time span associated with the page; and code for printing text information in a second area of the page of the paper document, wherein the text information printed in the second area is extracted from the multimedia information occurring during the time span associated with the page. - View Dependent Claims (69, 70, 71, 72)
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