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Method for providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval
Assignee: AT&T Inc
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Filing: 2000-07-24
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Granted: 2003-06-17
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Expires: 2020-07-24
Abstract
Abstract A compressed rendition of a video program is provided in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval. An electronic pictorial transcript representation of the video program is initially received. The video program has a video component and a second information-bearing media component associated therewith. The pictorial transcript representation includes a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of the second media component associated with the segment. The electronic pictorial transcript is transformed into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript. The hypertext pictorial transcript is subsequently recorded in an electronic medium.
Inventors
- 👤 David Crawford Gibbon
- 👤 Behzad Shahraray
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:55
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/74; G06F16/748; G06F16/73; G06F16/738; G06F16/739; G06F16/78; G06F16/783; G06F16/7844; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/912; Y10S707/913; Y10S707/914; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99948
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 32
Claim 1
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for automatically providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval, the method comprising the steps of: receiving electronic data representing a condensed version of a video program, the video program having a video component and a second component associated therewith, the second component being at least one of audio and text, the electronic data representation including a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of the second component associated with the segment; automatically transforming the electronic data representation into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript; and recording the hypertext pictorial transcript in an electronic medium, wherein the video program is at least partially retrievable by hypertext anchors.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
130 words
A method for automatically providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval, the method comprising the steps of: receiving electronic data representing a condensed version of a video program, the video program having a video component and a second component associated therewith, the second component being at least one of audio and text, the electronic data representation including a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of the second component associated with the segment; automatically transforming the electronic data representation into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript; and recording the hypertext pictorial transcript in an electronic medium, wherein the video program is at least partially retrievable by hypertext anchors.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the video program is compressed for display on a computer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the video program is a full-broadcast television-quality signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript is retrievable by a set-top box.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
16 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript is retrievable by a television.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript is retrievable by a wireless device.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the hypertext format is a wireless markup language.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising: transmitting the hypertext pictorial transcript and associated video program over a communications network.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
139 words
A method for automatically providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval, the method comprising the steps of: receiving electronic data representing a condensed version of a video program, the video program having a video component and a second component associated therewith, the second component being at least one of audio and text, the electronic data representation including a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of the second component associated with the segment; automatically transforming the electronic data representation into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript, the hypertext pictorial transcript being retrievable by a handheld computer; recording the hypertext pictorial transcript in an electronic medium, wherein the video program is at least partially represented by hypertext anchors.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
139 words
A method for automatically providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval, the method comprising the steps of: receiving electronic data representing a condensed version of a video program, the video program having a video component and a second component associated therewith, the second component being at least one of audio and text, the electronic data representation including a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of the second component associated with the segment; automatically transforming the electronic data representation into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript, the hypertext pictorial transcript being retrievable by a handheld computer; recording the hypertext pictorial transcript in an electronic medium, wherein the video program is at least partially represented by hypertext anchors.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
140 words
A method for automatically providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval, the method comprising the steps of: receiving electronic data representing a condensed version of a video program, the video program having a video component and a second component associated therewith, the second component being at least one of audio and text, the electronic data representation including a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of the second component associated with the segment; automatically transforming the electronic data representation into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript, the hypertext pictorial transcript being retrievable by a handheld wireless phone; recording the hypertext pictorial transcript in an electronic medium, wherein the video program is at least partially represented by hypertext anchors.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
140 words
A method for automatically providing a compressed rendition of a video program in a format suitable for electronic searching and retrieval, the method comprising the steps of: receiving electronic data representing a condensed version of a video program, the video program having a video component and a second component associated therewith, the second component being at least one of audio and text, the electronic data representation including a representative frame from each segment of the video component of the video program and a portion of the second component associated with the segment; automatically transforming the electronic data representation into a hypertext format to form a hypertext pictorial transcript, the hypertext pictorial transcript being retrievable by a handheld wireless phone; recording the hypertext pictorial transcript in an electronic medium, wherein the video program is at least partially represented by hypertext anchors.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 10 , wherein the hypertext format is a wireless markup language.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method according to claim 1 , further comprising, transmitting the hypertext pictorial transcript to a portable device.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript is transmitted to the portable device over a wired link.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 13 , wherein the wired link is at least one of a serial cable, parallel cable, local area network and Internet.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript is transmitted to the portable device over a wireless link.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 15 , wherein wireless link is at least one of a cellular link, radio frequency link, infrared link and acoustical link.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript is transmitted to the portable device via a combination of both a wired and wireless link.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript is stored in the portable device and can be used to selectively retrieve the video program.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 18 , wherein the video program is partially transmitted to the portable device in response to retrieval commands from the portable device.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 12 , wherein the portable device is at least one of a cellular phone, personal digital assistant, information appliance, pager and notebook computer.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript and the video program can be transmitted to a portable device.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 21 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript and the video program is transmitted to the portable device over a wired link.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 22 , wherein the wired link is at least one of a serial cable, parallel cable, local area network and Internet.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 21 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript and the video program is transmitted to the portable device over a wireless link.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method according to claim 24 , wherein wireless link is at least one of a cellular link, radio frequency link, infrared link and acoustical link.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript and the video program is transmitted to the portable device via a combination of both a wired and wireless link.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the hypertext pictorial transcript and the video program is stored in the portable device and can be used to selectively retrieve the video program.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 27 , wherein the video program is partially transmitted to the portable device in response to retrieval commands from the portable device.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method according to claim 1 , wherein the portable device is at least one of a cellular phone, personal digital assistant, information appliance, pager and notebook computer.
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