Techniques for storing multimedia information with source documents

• US 8,281,230 B2
• Filed: 08/23/2007
• Issued: 10/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/11/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Erol, Berna, Hull, Jonathan, Lee, Dar-Shyang
• Primary Examiner(s): LEWIS, CHERYL RENEA
• Application Number:
  US11/843,863
• Publication Number:
  US 20070288523A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,867 Days
• Field of Search: 707/802, 707/608, 707/913, 715/200, 715/212, 715/732
• US Class Current: 715/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99945 Object-oriented database structure processing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99948 Application of database or data structure, e.g. distributed, multimedia, or image

Abstract

A method of storing information for recorded information and a source document is provided. The method comprises: determining a first piece of information included in the recorded information; determining at least a first source document from one or more source documents that comprises information that matches the first piece of information; and storing information identifying the recorded information, information representative of the first piece of information, and information identifying the first source document such that the information identifying the first source document can be determined given the information identifying the recorded information and the information representative of the first piece of information.

Claims

1. A method for storing information for recorded information and a source document, the method comprising:

determining a first piece of information included in the recorded information, the recorded information including at least audio information recorded during a presentation of a plurality of information sources;

determining at least a first source document from the plurality of source documents that comprises source information that matches the first piece of information from the recorded information; and

storing the audio information from the first piece of information in the first source document such that a user is able to access the audio information directly from the first source document.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

the recorded information further includes visual information, the step of determining at least a first source document that comprises source information that matches the first piece of information including locating a slide in the first source document that matches at least a portion of the visual information in the recorded information.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein:

the first source document is generated using a presentation application, the user being able to search for the audio information from the presentation application.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

importing the recorded information into the first source document, wherein the user is able to access the audio information from the first piece of information and access the recorded information.

5. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

launching an audio player when the user accesses the audio information from the first source document.

6. A method according to claim 1, wherein the first piece of information comprises an image of a slide.

7. A data processing system for storing information for recorded information and a source document, the data processing system comprising:

a processor; and

a memory coupled to the processor, the memory configured to store program code for execution by the processor, the program code including;

code for determining a first piece of information included in the recorded information, the recorded information including at least audio information recorded during a presentation of a plurality of information sources;

code for determining at least a first source document from the plurality of source documents that comprises source information that matches the first piece of information from the recorded information; and

code for storing the audio information from the first piece of information in the first source document such that a user is able to access the audio information directly from the first source document.

8. A data processing system according to claim 7, wherein the recorded information further includes visual information, wherein code for determining at least a first source document that comprises source information that matches the first piece of information includes code for locating a slide in the first source document that matches at least a portion of the visual information in the recorded information.

9. A data processing system according to claim 7, wherein:

the first source document is generated using a presentation application, the user being able to search for the audio information from the presentation application.

10. A data processing system according to claim 7, further comprising:

code for importing the recorded information into the first source document, wherein the user is able to access the audio information from the first piece of information and access the recorded information.

11. A data processing system according to claim 7, further comprising:

code for launching an audio player when the user accesses the audio information from the first source document.

12. A data processing system according to claim 7, wherein the first piece of information comprises an image of a slide.

13. A computer program product embedded in a computer-readable medium for storing information for recorded information and a source document, the computer program product comprising:

code for determining a first piece of information included in the recorded information, the recorded information including at least audio information recorded during a presentation of a plurality of information sources;

code for determining at least a first source document from the plurality of source documents that comprises source information that matches the first piece of information from the recorded information; and

code for storing the audio information from the first piece of information in the first source document such that a user is able to access the audio information directly from the first source document.

14. A computer program product according to claim 13, wherein the recorded information further includes visual information, wherein code for determining at least a first source document that comprises source information that matches the first piece of information includes code for locating a slide in the first source document that matches at least a portion of the visual information in the recorded information.

15. A computer program product according to claim 13, wherein:

the first source document is generated using a presentation application, the user being able to search for the audio information from the presentation application.

16. A computer program product according to claim 13, further comprising:

code for importing the recorded information into the first source document, wherein the user is able to access the audio information from the first piece of information and access the recorded information.

17. A computer program product according to claim 13, further comprising:

code for launching an audio player when the user accesses the audio information from the first source document.

18. A computer program product according to claim 13, wherein the first piece of information comprises an image of a slide.