Method and apparatus for producing a packaged presentation
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1. A computerized method for creating a menu for a presentation of a multi-image content, said method comprising:
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displaying images of the multi-image content;
defining a plurality of markers for the multi-image content, saiddefining comprising associating each particular marker with a particular image of the multi-image content; and
displaying a representation of a marker, wherein the representation comprises a thumbnail image of the image associated with the marker, wherein the representation is displayed in a first display area, wherein a selection of the representation displays the image associated with the marker in a second display area; and
in a content packaging application;
receiving the plurality of defined markers; and
from the plurality of markers, generating the menu to comprise a plurality of selectable references that correspond to the plurality of markers, said generating comprising associating each particular selectable reference with the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference'"'"'s corresponding marker, wherein a selection of a particular selectable reference causes the presentation to commence at the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference.
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Abstract
Some embodiments of the invention provide a computerized method for creating a scene selection from a marker for a multi-image content. The method allows identification of a multi-image content. The multi-image content includes several markers. Each marker represents an image of the multi-image content. The markers are identified to generate several scenes. Each generated scene is referenced to its corresponding marker from which it is identified.
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1. A computerized method for creating a menu for a presentation of a multi-image content, said method comprising:
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in a content editing application; displaying images of the multi-image content; defining a plurality of markers for the multi-image content, said defining comprising associating each particular marker with a particular image of the multi-image content; and displaying a representation of a marker, wherein the representation comprises a thumbnail image of the image associated with the marker, wherein the representation is displayed in a first display area, wherein a selection of the representation displays the image associated with the marker in a second display area; and in a content packaging application; receiving the plurality of defined markers; and from the plurality of markers, generating the menu to comprise a plurality of selectable references that correspond to the plurality of markers, said generating comprising associating each particular selectable reference with the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference'"'"'s corresponding marker, wherein a selection of a particular selectable reference causes the presentation to commence at the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for automatically generating a menu for a multi-image content on a computing device, said method comprising:
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receiving a plurality of markers that were associated with a plurality of images in the multi-image content during a content editing session to facilitate the automatic generation of said menu, wherein the receiving comprises receiving a list of markers, said list including the plurality of markers, a name for each of the plurality of markers, and an associated image reference for each of the plurality of markers; determining if the list of markers includes at least one marker; incrementing a marker counter by one if the determination results in one marker being found in the list of markers; determining if the list of markers includes any other markers; from the plurality of markers, automatically generating the menu to comprise a plurality of selectable references that correspond to the plurality of markers, said generating comprising associating each particular selectable reference with a particular image associated with a particular marker that corresponds to the particular selectable reference; and transferring the multi-image content and the menu to a distributable multimedia item for playing back the multi-image content on a device, wherein a user'"'"'s selection of a particular selectable reference in the menu directs the device to play the multi-image content starting from the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A computer readable medium storing a set of computer programs for creating a menu for a multi-image content, the set of computer programs comprising a set of instructions for:
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in a content editing program; displaying images of the multi-image content; defining a plurality of markers for the multi-image content, said defining comprising associating each particular marker with a particular image of the multi-image content; and displaying a representation of a marker, wherein the representation comprises a thumbnail image of the image associated with the marker, wherein the representation is displayed in a first display area, wherein a selection of the representation displays the image associated with the marker in a second display area; in a content packaging program; receiving the plurality of defined markers; and from the plurality of markers, generating the menu to comprise a plurality of selectable references that correspond to the plurality of markers, said generating comprising associating each particular selectable reference with the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference'"'"'s corresponding marker, wherein a selection of a particular selectable reference causes the presentation to commence at the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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32. A computerized method for creating a menu for a presentation of a multi-image content, said method comprising:
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in a content editing application; displaying images of the multi-image content; defining a plurality of markers for the multi-image content, said defining comprising associating each particular marker with a particular image of the multi-image content; and displaying a representation of a marker, wherein the representation comprises a thumbnail image of the image associated with the marker, wherein a selection of the representation moves a scrollbar from a first location to a second location, said second location corresponding to the location of the associated image of the marker in the multi-image content; and in a content packaging application; receiving the plurality of defined markers; and from the plurality of markers, generating the menu to comprise a plurality of selectable references that correspond to the plurality of markers, said generating comprising associating each particular selectable reference with the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference'"'"'s corresponding marker, wherein a selection of a particular selectable reference causes the presentation to commence at the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A computer readable medium storing a computer program which when executed by at least one processor automatically creates a menu for a multi-image content, the computer program comprising a set of instructions for:
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receiving a plurality of markers that were associated with a plurality of images in the multi-image content during a content editing session to facilitate the automatic generation of said menu, wherein the receiving comprises receiving a list of markers, said list including the plurality of markers, a name for each of the plurality of markers, and an associated image reference for each of the plurality of markers; determining if the list of markers includes at least one marker; incrementing a marker counter by one if the determination results in one marker being found in the list of markers; determining if the list of markers includes any other markers; from the plurality of markers, automatically generating the menu to comprise a plurality of selectable references that correspond to the plurality of markers, said generating comprising associating each particular selectable reference with a particular image associated with a particular marker that corresponds to the particular selectable reference; and transferring the multi-image content and the menu to a distributable multimedia item for playing back the multi-image content on a device, wherein a user'"'"'s selection of a particular selectable reference in the menu directs the device to play the multi-image content starting from the particular image associated with the particular selectable reference. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39)
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40. A method of implementing a graphical user interface (“
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44. A method of implementing a graphical user interface (“
- GUI”
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45. A computer-implemented method of generating a menu for a video, said method comprising:
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a) providing a first display area for displaying said video; b) providing a marking tool for defining a set of markings, each particular marking associated with a particular portion of the video; c) providing a second display area for displaying representations of the defined marking, each representation comprising at least one of a thumbnail image of an image associated with a marking a name for the marking, and a time corresponding to the time when the image associated with the marking is presented, wherein a selection of a representation in said second display area displays the image associated with the marking in said first display area; and d) providing a control for initiating the generation of the menu based on the defined set of marking, said menu comprising a set of selectable references that correspond the set of markings, each particular selectable reference relating to the particular portion associated with the particular marking that corresponds to the particular selectable reference, wherein a user selection of the particular selectable reference causes the video to start at the particular portion related to the particular selected reference. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48)
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49. A computer-implemented method of generating a menu for a video, said method comprising:
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a) providing a first display area for displaying said video; b) providing a marking tool for defining a set of markings, each particular marking associated with a particular portion of the video; c) providing a second display area for displaying representations of the defined marking, each representation comprising at least one of a thumbnail image of an image associated with a marking, a name for the marking, and a time corresponding to the time when the image associated with the marking is presented, wherein a selection of a representation adjusts a time marker on a timeline to a time when the image associated with the marking is displayed; and d) providing a control for initiating the generation of the menu based on the defined set of marking, said menu comprising a set of selectable references that correspond the set of markings, each particular selectable reference relating to the particular portion associated with the particular marking that corresponds to the particular selectable reference, wherein a user selection of the particular selectable reference causes the video to start at the particular portion related to the particular selected reference.
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