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Method for indicating the location of video hot links
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-31
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Granted: 2001-01-16
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Expires: 2017-10-31
Abstract
Abstract A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links to a user, comprising the steps of: displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion of a display device, the video presentation including a hot link region which can be selected by a user to link to different content; displaying an indication of the presence of the hot link region in the video presentation. The method may comprise the further step of altering a visual attribute of at least a portion of the hot link region when a user manipulable cursor is within the first portion. The method may comprise the further step of displaying an indication of the presence of the hot link region in the video presentation on a second portion of the display screen.
Inventors
- 👤 Jeane Chen
- 👤 Ephraim Feig
- 👤 Liang Jie Zhang
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:32
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/435; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/74; G06F16/748; G06F16/90; G06F16/93; G06F16/94; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9558; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/235; H04N21/80; H04N21/85; H04N21/858; H04N21/8583
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links to a user, comprising the steps of: displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion of a display device, the video presentation including a hot link region which is dynamically displayed for selection by a user to link to different content; and, displaying an indication of the presence of the hot link region in the video presentation in a non-intrusive manner on a second portion of the display device, said second portion including vertical and horizontal indicators adjacent said first portion of said display device for cooperatively indicating a location and size of one or more hot link regions present in said video presentation.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
117 words
A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links to a user, comprising the steps of: displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion of a display device, the video presentation including a hot link region which is dynamically displayed for selection by a user to link to different content; and, displaying an indication of the presence of the hot link region in the video presentation in a non-intrusive manner on a second portion of the display device, said second portion including vertical and horizontal indicators adjacent said first portion of said display device for cooperatively indicating a location and size of one or more hot link regions present in said video presentation.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The method according to claim 1 , characterized in that the mentioned step of displaying an indication of the presence of the hot link region in the video presentation comprises the further step of altering a visual attribute of a least a portion of the hot link region when a user manipulable cursor is within the first portion.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method according to claim 2 , characterized in that the mentioned step of altering a visual attribute of at least a portion of the hot link region can be extended to the method of direct displaying the hot link region in the video window.
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