Network distribution and management of interactive video and multi-media containers
First Claim
1. A method of delivering video over a network, comprising:
- receiving video data representing a video sequence at a first device;
generating a hyper-media container containing including data associated with the video data;
storing the video data in a memory at the first device;
storing the hyper-media container in the memory in a primary storage format;
and providing the video data and the hyper-media container available over the network to a remote user second device, the hyper-media container being provided in a secondary storage format, the secondary storage format being a format different than the primary storage format and being a format that is readable at the second device, wherein the hyper-media container in the secondary storage format includes address information of annotation data.
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Abstract
Interactive interfaces to video information provide a displayed view of a quasi-object called a root image. The root image consists of a plurality of basic frames selected from the video information, arranged such that their respective x and y directions are aligned with the x and y directions in the root image and the z direction in the root image corresponds to time, such that base frames are spaced apart in the z direction of the root image in accordance with their time separation. The displayed view of the root image changes in accordance with a designated viewing position, as if the root image were a three-dimensional object. The user can manipulate the displayed image by designating different viewing positions, selecting portions of the video information for playback and by special effects, such as cutting open the quasi-object for a better view. A toolkit permits interface designers to design such interfaces, notably so as to control the types of interaction which will be possible between the interface and an end user. Implementations of the interfaces including editors and viewers are also disclosed.
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58 Claims
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1. A method of delivering video over a network, comprising:
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receiving video data representing a video sequence at a first device;
generating a hyper-media container containing including data associated with the video data;
storing the video data in a memory at the first device;
storing the hyper-media container in the memory in a primary storage format;
andproviding the video data and the hyper-media container available over the network to a remote user second device, the hyper-media container being provided in a secondary storage format, the secondary storage format being a format different than the primary storage format and being a format that is readable at the second device, wherein the hyper-media container in the secondary storage format includes address information of annotation data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 54, 55)
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24. A method of delivering video over a network, comprising:
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receiving video data representing a video sequence at a first device;
generating a hyper-media container containing including data associated with the video data;
storing the video data in a memory at the first device;
storing the hyper-media container in the memory in a primary storage format;
andproviding the video data and the hyper-media container available over the network to a remote user second device, the hyper-media container being provided in a secondary storage format, the secondary storage format being a format different than the primary storage format and being a format that is readable at the second device, wherein generating the hyper-media container includes analyzing the video data and associating results of the analyzing with the hyper-media container, and the hyper-media container in the secondary storage format includes address information of annotation data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 56)
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32. A method of delivering video over a network, comprising:
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receiving video data representing a video sequence at a first device;
generating a hyper-media container containing including data associated with the video data;
storing the video data in a memory at the first device;
storing the hyper-media container in the memory in a primary storage format;
providing the video data and the hyper-media container available over the network to a remote user second device, the hyper-media container being provided in a secondary storage format, the secondary storage format being a format different than the primary storage format and being a format that is readable at the second device;
the method further comprising; receiving modifications to one of the hyper-media container and the video data from the remote user second device and modifying the corresponding one of the hyper-media container and video data; and
publishing versions of the modifications from the remote user second device to other remote users devices, wherein the hyper-media container in the secondary storage format includes address information of annotation data. - View Dependent Claims (57)
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33. A method of providing video data over a network comprising:
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receiving video data representing a video sequence at a first device;
generating a hyper-media container including data associated with the video data;
storing the video data in a memory at the first device;
storing the hyper-media container in the memory in a primary storage format; and
providing the video data and the hyper-media container available over the network to a second device, the hyper-media container being provided in a secondary storage format, the secondary storage format being a format different than the primary storage format and being a format that is readable at the second device, wherein the hyper-media container is separated from the video data and the hyper-media container in the secondary storage format includes address information of annotation data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A method of providing annotation data over a network comprising:
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receiving video data representing a video sequence at a first device;
generating annotation data including data associated with the video data;
storing the annotation data in a memory at the first device; and
providing the digital data and annotation data available over the network to a second device, wherein the annotation data is separated from the video data and is associated with the video data through an identifier, wherein the annotation data is associated with a hyper-media container, the hyper-media container is stored at the first device in a primary storage format and provided to the second device in a secondary storage format, the secondary storage format being a format different than the primary storage format and being a format that is readable at the second device, and the hyper-media container in the secondary storage format includes address information of the annotation data. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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58. An apparatus for delivering video over a network, comprising:
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a receiving unit configured to receive video data representing a video sequence;
a generating unit configured to generate a hyper-media container including data associated with the video data;
a memory unit which stores the video data and the hyper-media container, the hyper-media container being stored in a primary storage format;
a providing unit configured to provide the video data and the hyper-media container available over the network to a first device, the hyper-media container being provided in a secondary storage format, the secondary storage format being a format different than the primary storage format and being a format that is readable at the first device, wherein the hyper-media container in the secondary storage format includes address information of annotation data.
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