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Method and system for graphic video image presentation control
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1995-11-22
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Granted: 1998-10-27
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Expires: 2015-11-22
Abstract
Abstract A method and system for graphic video image control of selected segments of video data from within a video presentation which includes a large number of video frames. The video frames are displayed in a stacked overlapping manner within a computer display system. Upon selection of a particular edge of the display of an uppermost frame, each frame is then slightly offset from an adjacent frame such that a small portion of each overlapped frame may be visually accessed. A user may then select some portion of the video presentation for display by observing the transition effects along the exposed edge of each frame and then graphically selecting a particular frame utilizing a graphical pointing device, such as a mouse pointer. The selected frame is then displayed and a particular portion of the video presentation, beginning at the selected frame, may then be presented, greatly enhancing the efficiency of video display control.
Inventors
- 👤 Troy Lee Cline
- 👤 Scott Harlan Isensee
- 👤 Ricky Lee Poston
- 👤 Jon Harald Werner
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 20:37
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T15/00; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0483
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data within a video presentation which comprises a plurality of individual video frames, each video frame containing video data, said method comprising the computer system implemented steps of: displaying within said computer system a video frame icon representative of a plurality of serially adjacent overlapping video frames; selecting an edge of said video frame icon; offsetting each serially adjacent overlapping video frame slightly away from an adjacent overlapping video frame along said selected edge, wherein a small portion of video data within each underlying video frame may be visually accessed by a user of said computer system; and displaying within said computer system a particular video frame in response to selection of said particular frame by a user of said computer system.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
135 words
A method for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data within a video presentation which comprises a plurality of individual video frames, each video frame containing video data, said method comprising the computer system implemented steps of: displaying within said computer system a video frame icon representative of a plurality of serially adjacent overlapping video frames; selecting an edge of said video frame icon; offsetting each serially adjacent overlapping video frame slightly away from an adjacent overlapping video frame along said selected edge, wherein a small portion of video data within each underlying video frame may be visually accessed by a user of said computer system; and displaying within said computer system a particular video frame in response to selection of said particular frame by a user of said computer system.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
81 words
The method for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data according to claim 1, wherein each of said plurality of individual video frames is rectangular in shape and wherein said step of offsetting each displayed video frame slightly away from an adjacent overlapping video frame along said selected edge comprises the step of offsetting an edge of each displayed overlapping video frame slightly away from and parallel to a corresponding edge of an adjacent underlying video frame.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
96 words
The method for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data according to claim 2, wherein said step of offsetting an edge of each displayed overlapping video frame slightly away from and parallel to a corresponding edge on an adjacent underlying video frame along said selected edge comprises the step of offsetting said selected edge of each displayed overlapping video frame slightly away from and parallel to a corresponding edge of an adjacent underlying video frame in response to a graphic selection of said selected edge by a user of said computer system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
48 words
The method for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data according to claim 1, further including the step of displaying a selected segment of video data beginning with said particular video frame in response to an additional input to said computer system by user.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
145 words
A system for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data within a video presentation which comprises a plurality of individual video frames, each video frame containing video data, said system comprising: a display device for displaying a video frame icon representative of a plurality of serially adjacent overlapping video frames; means for selecting an edge of said video frame icon; processor means coupled to said display device for offsetting each displayed video frame slightly away from an adjacent overlapping video frame along said selected edge wherein a small portion of video data within each underlying video frame may be visually accessed by a user of said system; and graphics processor means coupled to said display device for displaying within said display device a particular video frame in response to selection of said particular video frame by a user of said system.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
145 words
A system for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data within a video presentation which comprises a plurality of individual video frames, each video frame containing video data, said system comprising: a display device for displaying a video frame icon representative of a plurality of serially adjacent overlapping video frames; means for selecting an edge of said video frame icon; processor means coupled to said display device for offsetting each displayed video frame slightly away from an adjacent overlapping video frame along said selected edge wherein a small portion of video data within each underlying video frame may be visually accessed by a user of said system; and graphics processor means coupled to said display device for displaying within said display device a particular video frame in response to selection of said particular video frame by a user of said system.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
66 words
The system for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data according to claim 5, wherein each of said plurality of individual video frames is rectangular in shape and wherein said processor means comprises means for offsetting an edge of each displayed overlapping video frame along said selected edge slightly away from and parallel to a corresponding edge of an underlying video frame.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
95 words
The system for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data according to claim 6, wherein said means for offsetting an edge of each displayed overlapping video frame slightly away from and parallel to a corresponding edge on an adjacent underlying video frame along said selected edge comprises means for offsetting said selected edge of each displayed overlapping video frame slightly away from and parallel to a corresponding edge of an adjacent underlying video frame in response to a graphic selection of said selected edge by a user of said computer system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system for efficiently controlling the presentation of a selected segment of video data according to claim 1, further including means for displaying a selected segment of video data beginning with said particular video frame in response to an additional input to said computer system by user.
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