US5822720A
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System amd method for linking streams of multimedia data for reference material for display
Assignee: Sentius International LLC
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Filing: 1996-07-08
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Granted: 1998-10-13
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Expires: 2016-07-08
Abstract
Abstract A system for indexing displayed elements that is useful for accessing and understanding new or difficult materials, in which a user highlights unknown words or characters or other displayed elements encountered while viewing displayed materials. In a language learning application, the system displays the meaning of a word in context; and the user may include the word in a personal vocabulary to build a database of words and phrases. In a Japanese language application, one or more Japanese language books are read on an electronic display. Readings (`yomi`) for all words are readily viewable for any selected word or phrase, as well as an English reference to the selected word or phrase. Extensive notes are provided for difficult phrases and words not normally found in a dictionary. A unique indexing scheme allows word-by-word access to any of several external multi-media references.
Inventors
- 👤 Marc Bookman
- 👤 Brian Yamanaka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 19:36
CPC Classifications
G; G09; G09B; G09B5/00; G09B5/06; G09B5/065; G09B19/00; G09B19/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
218 words
A system for linking source material to reference material for display comprising: a source material image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information, said source material image stored in an electronic database; means for determining an address on said electronic database for the beginning position of said source material image; means for cutting said source material image into said discrete pieces; means for determining an address on said electronic database for a start point and an end point of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position of said source material image; means for recording said start and said end point addresses in a look-up table; means for selecting a discrete portion of said source material image; means for determining the address on said electronic database of said selected discrete portion; means for converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position address of said source material image; means for comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; means for selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point addresses; and means for reproducing said external reference.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
218 words
A system for linking source material to reference material for display comprising: a source material image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information, said source material image stored in an electronic database; means for determining an address on said electronic database for the beginning position of said source material image; means for cutting said source material image into said discrete pieces; means for determining an address on said electronic database for a start point and an end point of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position of said source material image; means for recording said start and said end point addresses in a look-up table; means for selecting a discrete portion of said source material image; means for determining the address on said electronic database of said selected discrete portion; means for converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position address of said source material image; means for comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; means for selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point addresses; and means for reproducing said external reference.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 1, further comprising: a linking engine for linking said source material to said reference information on any of a word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase basis.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
63 words
The system of claim 2, said linking engine further comprising: word cut means for dividing said source material into discrete pieces; linking means for establishing at least one link between each of said discrete pieces and said reference information; compiler means for assembling an integrated source image from said discrete pieces; indexing means for linking said assembled discrete pieces to said reference information.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The system of claim 3, said linking engine further comprising: means for building an index to link each of said source material pieces to said reference information.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The system of claim 4, wherein said index links said source material pieces to said reference information based upon the value of the offset of the starting and ending position addresses of said source material pieces from the beginning position address of said integrated source image.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
54 words
The system of claim 5, wherein said offset locates said reference information to a corresponding source material piece based upon offset occurrence within a range defined by the value of the offsets of the starting and ending point addresses of said source material pieces from said beginning position address of said integrated source image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 1, further comprising: means for manipulating said stored source material and reference information with at least two user keys.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for linking source material to reference material for display, comprising: determining the beginning position address of a source material image stored in an electronic database, said source material image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information; cutting said source material image into said discrete pieces; determining a starting point address and an ending point address of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position address of said source material image; recording said starting and said ending addresses in a look-up table; selecting a discrete portion of said source material image; determining the address of said selected discrete portion; converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position address of said source material image; comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point addresses; and reproducing said external reference.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
179 words
A method for linking source material to reference material for display, comprising: determining the beginning position address of a source material image stored in an electronic database, said source material image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information; cutting said source material image into said discrete pieces; determining a starting point address and an ending point address of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position address of said source material image; recording said starting and said ending addresses in a look-up table; selecting a discrete portion of said source material image; determining the address of said selected discrete portion; converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position address of said source material image; comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point addresses; and reproducing said external reference.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
201 words
In a language learning method, a method for linking source material to reference material for display, comprising the steps of: reading a foreign language source material image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information with an electronic viewer; accessing reference materials on selected portions of said source material image; determining the beginning position address of said source material image; cutting said source material image into said discrete pieces; determining a start point address and an end point address of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position address of said source material image; recording said start and said end point addresses in a look-up table; selecting a discrete portion of said source material image; determining the address of said selected discrete portion; converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position address of said source material image; comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point addresses; and reproducing said external reference.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
201 words
In a language learning method, a method for linking source material to reference material for display, comprising the steps of: reading a foreign language source material image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information with an electronic viewer; accessing reference materials on selected portions of said source material image; determining the beginning position address of said source material image; cutting said source material image into said discrete pieces; determining a start point address and an end point address of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position address of said source material image; recording said start and said end point addresses in a look-up table; selecting a discrete portion of said source material image; determining the address of said selected discrete portion; converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position address of said source material image; comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point addresses; and reproducing said external reference.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
The method of claim 9, further comprising the step of: linking said source material to said reference information with a linking engine on any of a word-by-word and phrase-by-phrase basis.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 10, said linking step further comprising the steps of: dividing said source material into discrete pieces; establishing at least one link between each of said discrete pieces and said reference information; assembling an integrated source image from said discrete pieces; and linking said assembled discrete pieces to said reference information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 11, said linking step further comprising the step of: building an index to link each of said source material pieces to said reference information.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 12, wherein said index links said source material pieces to said reference information based upon the offset between the starting position address for said source material pieces and the beginning position address of said integrated source image.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
54 words
The method of claim 13, wherein said offset locates said reference information to a corresponding source material piece based upon offset occurrence within a range defined by the value of the offsets of the starting and ending position addresses of said source material pieces from said beginning position address of said integrated source image.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
196 words
In a language learning system, a system for linking source material to reference material for display, comprising: a text image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information; means for determining the beginning position address of said text image; means for cutting said text image into said discrete pieces; means for determining a starting point address and an ending point address of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position address of said source material image; means for recording said starting and said ending point addresses in a look-up table; means for selecting a discrete portion of said text image; means for determining the address of said selected discrete portion; means for converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position address of said source material image; means for comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; means for selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point addresses; and means for displaying said external reference.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
196 words
In a language learning system, a system for linking source material to reference material for display, comprising: a text image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information; means for determining the beginning position address of said text image; means for cutting said text image into said discrete pieces; means for determining a starting point address and an ending point address of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position address of said source material image; means for recording said starting and said ending point addresses in a look-up table; means for selecting a discrete portion of said text image; means for determining the address of said selected discrete portion; means for converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position address of said source material image; means for comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; means for selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point addresses; and means for displaying said external reference.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
177 words
In a language learning method, a method for linking source material to reference material for display, comprising the steps of: determining the beginning position address of a text image, said text image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information; cutting said source material image into said discrete pieces; determining a starting point address and an ending point address of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position address of said text image; recording said starting and said ending point addresses in a look-up table; selecting a discrete portion of said text image; determining the address of said selected discrete portion; converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position of said text image; comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point address; and displaying said external reference.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
177 words
In a language learning method, a method for linking source material to reference material for display, comprising the steps of: determining the beginning position address of a text image, said text image including a plurality of discrete pieces having links to external reference materials comprising any of textual, audio, video, and picture information; cutting said source material image into said discrete pieces; determining a starting point address and an ending point address of said discrete pieces of said image based upon said beginning position address of said text image; recording said starting and said ending point addresses in a look-up table; selecting a discrete portion of said text image; determining the address of said selected discrete portion; converting said address of said selected discrete portion to an offset value from said beginning position of said text image; comparing said offset value with said recorded start and end point addresses of said discrete pieces in said look-up table; selecting an external reference that corresponds to said look-up table start and end point address; and displaying said external reference.
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