Method and system for efficient designation and retrieval of particular segments within a multimedia presentation utilizing a data processing system
US5701510A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1991 |
| Grant date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F3/0489
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method and system utilizing a data processing system for the efficient designation and retrieval of particular segments within a multimedia presentation. Operation of the multimedia presentation may be controlled by operation of a plurality of data processing system user interface commands. A digital counter is established for multimedia presentations which do not have an existing digital counter, or for multimedia presentations which have an existing digital counter whose output may not be accessed by the data processing system. Thereafter, a particular rate of change for the digital counter is correlated with each user interface command which has been registered within the data processing system, enabling a user to thereafter access and automatically position particular segments within the multimedia presentation in a random order utilizing the user interface commands.
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