Paper-based interface for specifying ranges
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1. A computer-implement method of accessing multimedia information stored in a multimedia document using a paper document, the method comprising:
- receiving by a computer at least one identifier representative of at least one bar code scanned by a user from among a plurality of bar codes printed on the paper document, each bar code corresponding to a point in time in the multimedia document;
determining by the computer one or more time ranges based upon the at least one identifier, each time range having a start time and an end time; and
determining by the computer one or more portions of multimedia information corresponding to the one or more time ranges, wherein each portion of multimedia information comprises information from the multimedia document occurring between the start time and end time associated with the corresponding time range; and
outputting by the computer for play on the computer or a remote computer the portions of multimedia information corresponding to the one or more time ranges,wherein the step of determining one or more time ranges comprises;
subtracting a first time amount from a time value associated with the at least one identifier to produce a first time; and
adding a second time amount to the time value associated with the at least one identifier to produce a second time,wherein the one or more time ranges comprises the first time and the second time.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide techniques for specifying ranges using a paper document. Each range is characterized by a start time and an end time. One or more ranges may be specified by a user using the paper document. Portions of recorded information corresponding to the ranges are then determined. One or more actions may be performed on the portions of information determined for the ranges.
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43 Claims
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1. A computer-implement method of accessing multimedia information stored in a multimedia document using a paper document, the method comprising:
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receiving by a computer at least one identifier representative of at least one bar code scanned by a user from among a plurality of bar codes printed on the paper document, each bar code corresponding to a point in time in the multimedia document; determining by the computer one or more time ranges based upon the at least one identifier, each time range having a start time and an end time; and determining by the computer one or more portions of multimedia information corresponding to the one or more time ranges, wherein each portion of multimedia information comprises information from the multimedia document occurring between the start time and end time associated with the corresponding time range; and outputting by the computer for play on the computer or a remote computer the portions of multimedia information corresponding to the one or more time ranges, wherein the step of determining one or more time ranges comprises; subtracting a first time amount from a time value associated with the at least one identifier to produce a first time; and adding a second time amount to the time value associated with the at least one identifier to produce a second time, wherein the one or more time ranges comprises the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system comprising:
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at least one processor; a memory operatively coupled to the processor, the memory storing program instructions that when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; receive at least one identifier representative of at least one bar code scanned by a user from among a plurality of bar codes printed on the paper document, each bar code corresponding to a point in time in a multimedia document; determine one or more time ranges based upon the at least one identifier, each time range having a start time and an end time; and determine one or more portions of multimedia information corresponding to the one or more time ranges, wherein each portion of multimedia information comprises information from the multimedia document occurring between the start time and end time associated with the corresponding time range; output for play on the computer or a remote computer the portions of multimedia information corresponding to the one or more time ranges, wherein the one or more time ranges are determined by program instructions that when executed by the processor cause the processor to; subtract a first time amount from a time value associated with the at least one identifier to produce a first time; and add a second time amount to the time value associated with the at least one identifier to produce a second time, wherein the one or more time ranges comprises the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A computer program product for accessing multimedia information stored in a multimedia document using a paper document, the computer program product comprising:
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a computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer program code, the computer program code comprising; code for receiving by a computer at least one identifier representative of at least one bar code scanned by a user from among a plurality of bar codes printed on the paper document, each bar code corresponding to a point in time in the multimedia document; code for determining by the computer one or more time ranges based upon the at least one identifier, each time range having a start time and an end time; code for determining by the computer one or more portions of multimedia information corresponding to the one or more time ranges, wherein each portion of multimedia information corresponding to a time range comprises information from the multimedia document occurring between the start time and end time associated with the time range; and code for outputting by the computer for play on the computer or a remote computer the portions of multimedia information corresponding to the one or more time ranges, wherein the code for determining one or more time ranges includes; code for subtracting a first time amount from a time value associated with the at least one identifier to produce a first time; and code for adding a second time amount to the time value associated with the at least one identifier to produce a second time, wherein the one or more time ranges comprises the first time and the second time. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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