System and method for presenting mixed media

• US 20090157654A1
• Filed: 03/21/2008
• Published: 06/18/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Original Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
• Inventors: Yeh, Yi-Jen, Lin, Chin-Ta, Chang, Shih-Fang, Yeh, Wen-Hsi, Chang, Ko-Hsuan, Song, Chen-Hwa
• Application Number:
  US12/053,540
• Publication Number:
  US 20090157654A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/958 Organisation or management of web site content, e.g. publishing, maintaining pages or automatic linking

Abstract

Disclosed is directed to a system and method for presenting mixed media. The system at least comprises location component, time component, and event component. Event component provides specified records or incidents. Location component provides specified places or areas. Time component provides specified time or time intervals. Disclosed embodiments create the multi-dimensional information retrieval, which is useful for user to obtain the relevant location and time while inquiring about a specific interesting event. Disclosed embodiments also present the interaction and relation of multi-dimensional information retrieval.

Claims

1. A system for presenting mixed media, which performs multi-dimensional information retrieval with one or more multimedia blogs or communication platforms, said system at least comprising:

an event component consisting of a set of event entries that provide specified records or incidents;

a location component consisting of a set of location entries that provide specified places or areas; and

a time component consisting of a set of time entries that provide specified times or time intervals;

said system making up a three-dimensional query of at least a combination of event, location and time for an associated multi-dimensional information retrieval.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, said system provides at least one arrangement among said event component, said location component and said time component.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said associated multi-dimensional information retrieval includes event search, event view, and event addition/edited, or any one combination of event search, event view, and event addition/edited.

4. The system as claimed in claim 1, said system is associated with a server that supports event search, event view, and event addition/edited.

5. The system as claimed in claim 1, said system allows users to specify tags, or category, or keywords on said event component for a multi-dimensional information retrieval.

6. The system as claimed in claim 1, said system allows users to specify a time period on said time component for a multi-dimensional information retrieval.

7. The system as claimed in claim 1, said system allows users to specify location areas or map areas on said location component for a multi-dimensional information retrieval.

8. The system as claimed in claim 1, said system provides a three-dimensional interface, including event axis, location axis, and time axis.

9. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the relative distance on said event axis is the relative distance of both events, which is different in terms of personal interest or individual experience.

10. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the relative point on said location axis is the distance relation between two objects, and it gets rid of direction and height.

11. The system as claimed in claim 8, wherein the relative distance on said time axis represents the difference in time directly.

12. The system as claimed in claim 1, said system presents interaction and relation of a three-dimensional information retrieval.

13. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein blog is one of implementations of said event component, map is one of implementations of said location component, and time-line is one of implementations of said time component.

14. A method for presenting mixed media, comprising:

performing multi-dimensional information retrieval with one or more multimedia blogs or communication platforms; and

making up a three-dimensional query of at least a combination of event, location and time for an associated multi-dimensional information retrieval.

15. The method as claimed in claim 14, said method further includes a step of presenting location information and time information while inquiring a specific interesting event.

16. The method as claimed in claim 15, wherein said location information is one or more specified places or areas, and said time information is one or more specified times or time intervals.

17. The method as claimed in claim 14, said method further includes a step of associating a server to perform any one combination of event search, event view, and event addition/edited.

18. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein said performing event search further includes:

specifying search condition of at least a combination of event, location and time;

an event component receiving and sending processed result to a time component and a location component; and

loading processed result onto said time component and said location component for further display.

19. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein said performing event view further includes:

clicking a marker on a time component or a location component to trigger listened events and notify a specified event to an event component;

said event component rendering the event information retrieved from said server, and informing said location component of the event'"'"'s position and said time component of the event'"'"'s time period;

adjusting said location component by the event'"'"'s position and said time component by the event'"'"'s time period, respectively;

getting the visible bound of said location component and sending a specified location area to said event component, and getting the time from said time component and sending the time period to said event component;

retrieving the events from said server by the specified time period and the specified location area;

sending an event list to said location component and said time component respectively; and

loading corresponding events of said event list onto said time component, or generating and representing marks from corresponding events of said event list onto said location component.

20. The method as claimed in claim 17, wherein said performing event addition/edited further includes:

specifying position on a location component to add event, or adding one or more events on an event component, or editing one or more events on an event component;

said location component getting a specified position and notifying said event component to render the editing view with the specified position;

said event component retrieving a time period from a time component, and setting the time period information; and

inputting event detail information onto said event component, and saving the event detail information in said server.