Web-based video browsing
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1. A method for web-based video browsing, comprising:
- accessing a web server over a communication pathway;
accessing a web client over said communication pathway;
determining a bandwidth associated with said connection pathway;
determining resource availability at said web client and at said web server; and
distributing a set of video browsing functions among said web server and said web client according to said bandwidth between said web server and said web client and according to resources available at said web server and said web client such that the video browsing functions enable a user of the web client to browse a source video and select a video frame from the source video.
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Abstract
A system for web-based video browsing includes a web server and a web client. The web server and the web client cooperatively provide a set of video browsing functions. The video browsing functions enable a user of the web client to browse a source video and select a video frame from the source video. The distribution of the video browsing functions between the web server and the web client may be adapted to a communication speed between the web server and the web client.
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1. A method for web-based video browsing, comprising:
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accessing a web server over a communication pathway; accessing a web client over said communication pathway; determining a bandwidth associated with said connection pathway; determining resource availability at said web client and at said web server; and distributing a set of video browsing functions among said web server and said web client according to said bandwidth between said web server and said web client and according to resources available at said web server and said web client such that the video browsing functions enable a user of the web client to browse a source video and select a video frame from the source video. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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