Method and apparatus for multi-level navigable video environment
US5442456A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 8, 1994 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 8, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/2545
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An apparatus for generation of multi-level navigable video environments is disclosed. Generation of the virtual realities is accomplished by a video monitor, a touch screen, a CPU, and a compact disc storage device. The storage device contains pre-generated audio and visual data. The visual data includes a plurality of digitized photographic images stored as a plurality of frames of a visual track. The frames may be selectively accessed by a user through the touch screen to provide the user the ability to navigate through a navigable video environment. Further, while the user is within the navigable video environment, a second-level of a navigable video environment is accessible. The data for generation of the second-level of video environment is also stored within the storage device and is also pre-generated.
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