Method and apparatus for identifying features of multidimensional image data in hypermedia systems
US7792862B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 29, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 7, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 29, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/4725
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method of serving information to a distributed hypermedia browser comprises receiving a request from the browser at an Internet server to locate information, transmitting a message from the Internet server to a database server in response to receiving the request to locate information, searching a database on the database server for descriptive information for at least one feature in a multi-dimensional image having more than two dimensions and having a plurality of features, providing location information from the database server to indicate the location of the feature, receiving a response comprising the location information at the Internet server from the database server, and transmitting at least a portion of the response from the database server to the browser.
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