Visual media viewing system and method
First Claim
1. A method of viewing visual pictorial media across a network comprising the steps of:
- i) storing respective local visual pictorial media data corresponding to the same visual pictorial media on first and second network elements connected to the network;
ii) creating derived visual pictorial media data from the locally stored visual pictorial media data with a processing means of the first network element;
iii) automatically generating a control data set representing the derived visual pictorial data and corresponding to operations to be performed by a processing means to create the derived visual pictorial media data;
iv) transmitting the control data set from the first network element to the second network element via the network;
v) accessing the local visual pictorial media data stored on the second network element in response to receiving the control data set;
vi) recreating the derived visual pictorial data with a processing means of the second network element by use of the control data set and the local visual pictorial media data stored on the second network element; and
vii) displaying the recreated derived visual pictorial media data on viewing means of the second network element.
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Abstract
A visual media viewing system comprises a server (102) and a viewing unit (106), connected via a network (104). The server (102) includes an image processor (108) and a data storage device (110) for storing visual media data. The viewing unit (106) includes a screen (112) for viewing at least a portion of a piece of visual media and a data storage device (120) for storing visual media data. Both of the respective data storage devices (110,120) are arranged to store data (124) corresponding to the same piece of visual media, locally. The image processor (108) is arranged to select a portion of the piece of visual media automatically and to generate a control data set (126) corresponding to the location of the portion of the visual media within the visual media data (124) and any operations performed thereupon. The server (102) is arranged to transmit the control data set (126) to the viewing unit (106) such that the screen (112) is arranged to display the portion of the piece of visual media that is stored locally. A method of viewing visual media over the network (104) is also disclosed.
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26 Claims
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1. A method of viewing visual pictorial media across a network comprising the steps of:
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i) storing respective local visual pictorial media data corresponding to the same visual pictorial media on first and second network elements connected to the network; ii) creating derived visual pictorial media data from the locally stored visual pictorial media data with a processing means of the first network element; iii) automatically generating a control data set representing the derived visual pictorial data and corresponding to operations to be performed by a processing means to create the derived visual pictorial media data; iv) transmitting the control data set from the first network element to the second network element via the network; v) accessing the local visual pictorial media data stored on the second network element in response to receiving the control data set; vi) recreating the derived visual pictorial data with a processing means of the second network element by use of the control data set and the local visual pictorial media data stored on the second network element; and vii) displaying the recreated derived visual pictorial media data on viewing means of the second network element. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A visual pictorial media viewing system comprising first and second network elements connected over a network;
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the first network element being arranged for;
(a) storing visual pictorial media data, (b) automatically selecting a portion of the visual pictorial media data, (c) processing said selected portion of the visual pictorial media data, (d) generating a control data set related to the selected portion of the visual pictorial media data, and (e) transmitting the control data set to the second network element over the network;the second network element being arranged for;
(a) receiving the control data set from the first network element, (b) locally storing a copy of the visual pictorial media data, (c) processing the received control data set to access the locally stored visual pictorial media data, (d) recreating the selected portion of the visual pictorial media data on the second network element using the control data set and the locally stored visual pictorial media data, and (e) displaying the recreated selected portion of the visual pictorial media data on a display of the second network element;the control data set including (a) information relating to the location of said selected portion within the locally stored copy of the visual pictorial media data and (b) processing instructions relating to recreating and displaying the selected portion on the display of the second network element. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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15. A network element comprising
a data store for storing visual pictorial media data, a selector for automatically selecting a portion of the stored visual pictorial media data as derived visual pictorial media data, a first processor for processing said derived visual pictorial media data, a data generator for generating a control data set related to the derived visual pictorial media data, and a transmitter for transmitting the control data set across a network to a remote network element having a local copy of the visual pictorial media data stored thereupon, wherein the control data set includes information corresponding to operations to be performed by a second processor of the remote network element to create the derived visual pictorial media data to enable the second processor, in response to receiving the control data set, to access the visual pictorial media data locally stored on the remote network element and recreate the derived visual pictorial data for display at the remote network element.
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22. A network element comprising
a receiver for receiving a control data set from a remote network element across a network, wherein the control data set is related to a portion of visual pictorial media data stored on the remote network element, a data store for locally storing a copy of the visual pictorial media data, a display for displaying an image stored in the data store, the received control data set including (a) information relating to the location in the data store of the locally stored visual pictorial media data and (b) processing instructions relating to the recreation and display of a pictorial image of said portion from the locally stored visual pictorial media data on the display, and a processor coupled with the receiver, data store and display for accessing the locally stored visual pictorial media data in the data store using the location information of the received control data set, recreating the portion of the visual pictorial media data created on the remote network element using the processing instructions of the received control data set and the locally stored visual pictorial media data, supplying the recreated portion of the locally stored visual pictorial media data to the display.
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25. A network element comprising
a data store for storing visual pictorial media data, a processor for (a) automatically selecting a portion of the visual pictorial media data, and (b) generating a control data set including the location of said portion within the visual pictorial media data and information relating to the processing of the data, a network interface card for transmitting the control data set, over a network, to a second network element, wherein the second network element has a locally stored copy of the visual pictorial media data thereon and a processor for recreating the portion of the visual pictorial media data using the received control data set and the locally stored copy of the visual pictorial media data, and a screen for synchronously displaying (a) a pictorial image corresponding to the portion of the data with (b) the second network element.
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26. A network element comprising
a network interface card for receiving a control data set from a remote network element across a network, wherein the control data set is related to a portion of visual pictorial media data stored on the remote network element, a data storage device for locally storing a copy of the visual pictorial media data, a processor for processing the received control data set and the locally stored visual pictorial media data and recreating the portion of the visual pictorial media data stored on the remote network element, and a screen for displaying the recreated portion of the visual pictorial media data, the received control data set including (a) information relating to location of an automatically selected portion of the visual pictorial media data and (b) processing instructions relating to recreating and synchronously displaying (a) a pictorial image of said portion from the locally stored visual pictorial media data upon the screen with (b) its display on the remote network element, the processor being coupled with the network interface card, the screen, the data storage device and the display for causing the screen to automatically display the local selected portion of the visual pictorial media data, synchronously with display of the locally stored visual pictorial media data with display thereof at the remote network element.
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