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System and technique for accessing stored audio and visual information from a database
Assignee: Raytheon Co
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Filing: 1995-06-06
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Granted: 1998-04-07
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Expires: 2015-06-06
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for providing video on demand from a database of textual information. In accordance with the inventive method, video data is stored on an addressable medium. The addresses for video segments are stored for retrieval when corresponding textual information is accessed in the database. In a particular embodiment, the addresses are stored in a lookup table which is read whenever a section of textual data is accessed. When the table indicates that video is available, corresponding to the text being viewed, an icon is displayed on the screen. When the video option is exercised, the address for the video segment is retrieved from the table and used to access the video storage medium. Video from the medium is then displayed interactively. The invention thus provides a system and technique for providing access to live action video at appropriate locations in a computer database.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles M. DeLair
- 👤 Grant Schmieder
- 👤 Mark S. Sprague
- 👤 Kenneth W. Virgil
- 👤 Anthony F. Zucco
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 01:58
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17336; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/002; G11B27/10; G11B27/11; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
75 words
A system for providing video on demand from a MIL-STD-1388-2B database of textual information including: first means for providing said database of textual information; second means for selectively providing video information at a predetermined address; third means for storing said address of said video information in said second means in a predetermined location in said data base of text information; and fourth means for selectively displaying video information at said address in said second means.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
75 words
A system for providing video on demand from a MIL-STD-1388-2B database of textual information including: first means for providing said database of textual information; second means for selectively providing video information at a predetermined address; third means for storing said address of said video information in said second means in a predetermined location in said data base of text information; and fourth means for selectively displaying video information at said address in said second means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said second means for selectively providing video information is a compact disc.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention of claim 2 wherein said video information is stored in digital form on said compact disc.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said second means for selectively providing video information is a hard disk.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
The invention of claim 4 wherein said video information is stored as digital data on said hard disk.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
24 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said third means for storing said address of said video information in said database is a lookup table.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
The invention of claim 6 wherein said fourth means for selectively displaying said video information at said address in said second means includes means for retrieving said address from said lookup table and using said address to access said second means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
23 words
The invention of claim 7 wherein said address is encoded within a handle and said fourth means includes means for decoding said handle.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
27 words
The invention of claim 1 wherein said fourth means further includes means for displaying an icon indicating the availability of video when corresponding textual information is displayed.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
94 words
A system for providing video on demand from a MIL-STD-1388-2B database of textual information including: first means for providing said database of textual information; second means for selectively providing video information at a predetermined address; third means for storing said address of said video information in said second means in a predetermined location in said database of text information; fourth means for displaying an icon indicating the availability of video when corresponding textual information is displayed; and fifth means for selectively displaying video information at said address in said second means, said fifth means.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
94 words
A system for providing video on demand from a MIL-STD-1388-2B database of textual information including: first means for providing said database of textual information; second means for selectively providing video information at a predetermined address; third means for storing said address of said video information in said second means in a predetermined location in said database of text information; fourth means for displaying an icon indicating the availability of video when corresponding textual information is displayed; and fifth means for selectively displaying video information at said address in said second means, said fifth means.
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