Printer with audio/video localization
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving multimedia data by a multimedia printer for outputting a document;
processing the multimedia data, by the multimedia printer, to identify at least one multimedia event in the multimedia data and generate a continuous timeline of the multimedia data;
associating the multimedia event with a location in the timeline; and
outputting, by the multimedia printer, a graphical representation of the timeline, wherein the graphical representation comprises a representation of the at least one identified multimedia event.
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Abstract
A multimedia printing device receives multimedia data, processes it, and outputs it, thereby enhancing the handling and use of such data. In an embodiment, the processed data are output in a variety of formats, including on video paper, through a multimedia broadcast, or a bar code pointer to a digital archive. In another embodiment, the multimedia printing device receives multimedia data and uses the data to perform multimedia and video localization on the peripheral devices that generate the multimedia data. In another embodiment, the multimedia printing device carries out commands to capture and process multimedia data, including by inserting multimedia objects into existing documents.
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38 Claims
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving multimedia data by a multimedia printer for outputting a document; processing the multimedia data, by the multimedia printer, to identify at least one multimedia event in the multimedia data and generate a continuous timeline of the multimedia data; associating the multimedia event with a location in the timeline; and outputting, by the multimedia printer, a graphical representation of the timeline, wherein the graphical representation comprises a representation of the at least one identified multimedia event. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for capturing data, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a multimedia printer, multimedia data captured by a peripheral device; processing the multimedia data to generate a control signal, identify at least one multimedia event in the multimedia data, and generate a continuous timeline of the multimedia; associating the multimedia event with a location in the timeline; outputting, by the multimedia printer, a graphical representation of the timeline, wherein the graphical representation comprises a representation of the at least one identified multimedia event; and transmitting the control signal to the peripheral device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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22. A method, comprising:
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receiving multimedia data by a multimedia printer for outputting a document; processing the multimedia data with the multimedia printer to identify at least one multimedia event in the multimedia data and generate a continuous timeline of the multimedia data; associating the multimedia event with a location in the timeline; and storing the processed multimedia data and generated timeline in the multimedia printer for later access.
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23. A method, comprising:
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receiving multimedia data by a multimedia printer; processing the multimedia data, by the multimedia printer, to identify at least one multimedia event in the multimedia data and generate a continuous timeline of the multimedia data; associating the multimedia event with a location in the timeline; and outputting a graphical representation of the timeline, wherein the graphical representation comprises a representation of the at least one identified multimedia event through an interface on the multimedia printer wherein the multimedia printer is configured to output the processed multimedia data in paper-based and electronic formats. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A printing device, comprising:
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a printer; an interface adapted to receive multimedia data; a processor for processing multimedia data received by the interface to identify at least one multimedia event in the multimedia data and generate a continuous timeline of the multimedia data, the processor coupled to the interface and to the printer; a report module for associating the multimedia event with a location in the timeline; a memory for storing processed multimedia data and from which the processed multimedia data can be accessed after its creation, the memory coupled to the processor; and an output module for outputting a graphical representation of the timeline, wherein the graphical representation comprises a representation of the at least one identified multimedia event. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. An apparatus, comprising:
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an interface adapted to receive multimedia data; a processor for processing multimedia data coupled to the interface to identify at least one multimedia event in the multimedia data and generate a continuous timeline of the multimedia data; a report module for associating the multimedia event with a location in the timeline; and an output system, coupled to the processor, for outputting a graphical representation of the timeline, wherein the graphical representation comprises a representation of the at least one identified multimedia event generated by the processor, the output system for outputting data in a plurality of formats. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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