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Method and apparatus for generating a multimedia document
Assignee: ATI International SRL
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Filing: 2002-06-25
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Granted: 2003-07-08
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Expires: 2022-06-25
Abstract
Abstract A method and apparatus for generating a multimedia document that includes video image samples and associated audio is accomplished by decoding video signals into decoded video representations, sampling the decoded video representations at a rate below the motion video frame rate, and storing the video samples as a video document. For example, a JPEG (Joint picture expert group) document. In addition to creating video documents, the present method and apparatus also digitizes received audio signals and stores the digitized audio as an audio document. For example, as an AIFF (audio interchange file format audio format which is used with MAC OS™) audio document, a WAV (which is used with Windows™) audio document, or a RealAudio™ (which is the Internet standard for delivering continuous audio) audio document. Once the video document(s) and audio document(s) are created, they are mapped together and stored as a multimedia document, which may be a hypertext document, such as an HTML (hypertext markup language) document.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen Jonathan Orr
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 14:08
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/90; G06F16/95; G06F16/955; G06F16/9558; G06F16/40; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for generating a multimedia document, the method comprising the steps of: a.) receiving a stream of video images to be put in a form to generate the multimedia document; b.) sampling the stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images to be used to generate the multimedia document; c.) mapping the plurality of sampled video images with associated text; and d.) storing the mapped video images and associated text as a multimedia document.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
79 words
A method for generating a multimedia document, the method comprising the steps of: a.) receiving a stream of video images to be put in a form to generate the multimedia document; b.) sampling the stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images to be used to generate the multimedia document; c.) mapping the plurality of sampled video images with associated text; and d.) storing the mapped video images and associated text as a multimedia document.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1 further comprises, within step (a), the stream of video images is received from at least one of: a video cassette recorder, a video camera, a laser disc player, and broadcast video.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
The method of claim 1 further comprises, within step (b), sampling the stream of video images at a predetermined frame rate or user defined frame rate, wherein the predetermined frame rate and the user defined frame rate are below a motion video frame rate.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 1 further comprises, within step (e), storing the mapped video images and associated text as a hypertext document.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 4 further comprises, within step (e), storing the video images of the mapped video images and associated text as a hypertext markup language document.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
42 words
The method of claim 1 further comprises the step of viewing the multimedia document on at least one of: a local computer, through a local web browser, a publication on an intranet, or a publication on Internet for world wide web browsing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 further comprises, within step (e), storing the multimedia document as a series of pictures with associated text for each picture in the series of pictures.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 7 further comprises storing the multimedia document to further include an associated text icon.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 1 further comprises, within step (e), including within the multimedia document a plurality of reference pointers, each of which points to at least one video document.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the associated text is closed caption text from a television broadcast.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 1 wherein the associated text is user created text.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
119 words
A digital storage medium that stores programming instructions that, when read by a processor, causes the processor to generate a multimedia document, the digital storage medium comprises: first means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to sample a stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images; second means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to map the plurality of sampled video images with associated text to produce mapped video images and text; and third means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to store the mapped video images and digitized audio as a multimedia document.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
119 words
A digital storage medium that stores programming instructions that, when read by a processor, causes the processor to generate a multimedia document, the digital storage medium comprises: first means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to sample a stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images; second means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to map the plurality of sampled video images with associated text to produce mapped video images and text; and third means for storing programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to store the mapped video images and digitized audio as a multimedia document.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
49 words
The digital storage medium of claim 12 further comprises, within the fourth means for storing programming instructions, programming instructions that, when read by the processor, causes the processor to include a plurality of reference pointers within the multimedia document, each of which points to at least one video document.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for generating a multimedia document, the method comprising the steps of: a.) receiving a stream of video images, and associated text data to be put in a form to generate the multimedia document; b.) sampling the stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images to be used to generate the multimedia document; c.) sampling the associated audio data to produce digitized audio to be used to generate the multimedia document; d.) mapping the plurality of sampled video images and the associated text together to produce mapped video images and text; and e.) storing the mapped video images and text as a multimedia document.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
109 words
A method for generating a multimedia document, the method comprising the steps of: a.) receiving a stream of video images, and associated text data to be put in a form to generate the multimedia document; b.) sampling the stream of video images to produce a plurality of sampled video images to be used to generate the multimedia document; c.) sampling the associated audio data to produce digitized audio to be used to generate the multimedia document; d.) mapping the plurality of sampled video images and the associated text together to produce mapped video images and text; and e.) storing the mapped video images and text as a multimedia document.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 14 further comprises, within step (a), receiving the associated text as closed captions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 14 further comprises, within step (e), including within the multimedia document a plurality of reference pointers, each of which points to at least one video document.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 14 further comprises, within step (a), receiving the associated text as user generated text.
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