Browser for use in navigating a body of information, with particular application to browsing information represented by audiovisual data
US6880171B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Apr 12, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8586
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The invention facilitates and enhances review of a body of information, such as a set of audio, video and text data or some combination thereof, enabling the body of information to be quickly reviewed so to obtain an overview of the content of the body of information and allowing flexibility in reviewing. In on embodiment, the content is acquired from a first set of one or more sources, i.e. TV news, and text news stories are acquired from a second set of one or more sources, i.e. On-line services. The invention enables the user to access the information randomly, thereby enhancing the speed of accessing/locating among news stories/programs pertaining particular subject. Additionally, the user while observing a particular news story, the invention can identify and display related news stories.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.