Indirect manipulation of data using temporally related data, with particular application to manipulation of audio or audiovisual data
US6172675A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jan 9, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 5, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S707/99945
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention enables a body of information to be easily manipulated (e.g., summarized, rearranged, edited, selectively accessed or searched) to facilitate use of the information by a user. The body of information is represented by at least two sets of temporally related data. Manipulation of a second one of the sets of data in a predetermined manner is accomplished indirectly through direct manipulation of a first one of the sets of data in the predetermined manner. Where the body of information is represented by more than two sets of temporally related data, the additional sets of data can also be manipulated in a similar fashion. In a particular embodiment of the invention, digital text data representing a body of information (which is also represented by video and/or audio data) is manipulated, the digital text data is aligned with either the digital video data or digital audio data of the body of information, and the digital video data or digital audio data is manipulated according to the manipulation of the digital text data and the alignment of the digital text data with the digital video data or digital audio data. The other of the video or audio data (if present) can be ma…
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