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Multidimensional timeline browsers for broadcast media

US7539659B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 15, 2007
Grant dateMay 26, 2009
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Expiry dateOct 17, 2027

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/8133
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The claimed subject matter provides a system and/or method that effectuates selective viewing of multimedia audio and/or visual content. The disclosed system can include a component that obtains multimedia audio or visual content from a broadcast server, categorizes the multimedia audio or visual content, and associates index tags to categorized multimedia audio or visual content. The index tags are utilized to provide a facility to search or summarize the categorized multimedia audio or visual content, wherein the resultant searches and summarizations can be displayed on a display associated with the component.

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