Using digital objects organized according to histogram timeline
First Claim
1. A method operating a processing unit to process a plurality of visual digital objects, the method comprising the steps of:
- using the processing unit to develop a histogram timeline which identifies a number of the visual digital objects said histogram timeline having a first axis with a timeline representing a range of time organized into separate time periods and a second axis orthogonal to the timeline, said second axis representing a number of digital multimedia objects;
wherein each time period on the histogram timeline is associated with a graphical metaphor extending from the first axis in a direction along the second axis to an extent that indicates a relative number of visual digital objects associated with the time period, each said graphical metaphor comprising event icons which group the visual digital objects associated with the time period according to events, said icons being sized to indicate the number of visual digital objects in the group relative to the number of visual digital objects associated with the time period.
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Abstract
A method for organizing visual digital objects into a histogram timeline having a first axis with a timeline representing a range of time organized into separate time periods and a second axis orthogonal to the timeline axis representing a number of digital multimedia objects corresponding to portions of the histogram timeline. Each time period is associated with a graphical metaphor extending from the first axis in a direction along the second axis to an extent that indicates a relative number of visual digital objects associated with the time periods. Each said graphical metaphor comprises event icons which group the visual digital objects associated with the selected time period according to events. The icons are proportionately sized to indicate the number of visual digital objects in the group relative to the total number of visual digital objects associated with the selected time period.
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18 Claims
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1. A method operating a processing unit to process a plurality of visual digital objects, the method comprising the steps of:
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using the processing unit to develop a histogram timeline which identifies a number of the visual digital objects said histogram timeline having a first axis with a timeline representing a range of time organized into separate time periods and a second axis orthogonal to the timeline, said second axis representing a number of digital multimedia objects; wherein each time period on the histogram timeline is associated with a graphical metaphor extending from the first axis in a direction along the second axis to an extent that indicates a relative number of visual digital objects associated with the time period, each said graphical metaphor comprising event icons which group the visual digital objects associated with the time period according to events, said icons being sized to indicate the number of visual digital objects in the group relative to the number of visual digital objects associated with the time period. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for using a processing unit to generate a viewable histogram timeline based upon a plurality of digital multimedia objects, comprising:
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using the processing unit to generate a first axis with a timeline representing a range of time organized into separate time periods and said second axis orthogonal to the timeline axis representing a number of digital multimedia objects; and wherein each time period on the histogram timeline is associated with a graphical metaphor extending from the first axis in a direction along the second axis to an extent that indicates a relative number of visual digital objects associated with the time periods, each said graphical metaphor comprising event icons which group the visual digital objects associated with the selected time period according to events, said icons being proportionately sized to indicate the number of visual digital objects in the group relative to the total number of visual digital objects associated with the time period. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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