Embedded multimedia control code method and apparatus

Claim 3

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the sensitive places are content sensitive places.

Claim 4

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the sensitive places are context sensitive places.

Claim 5

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the printed didactic materials are preexisting printed materials and including embedding codes in said preexisting printed materials.

Claim 6

The invention defined in claim 1 including embedding codes in the printed didactic materials as the printed materials are being created.

Claim 7

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on a CD ROM.

Claim 8

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored in non-volatile memory.

Claim 9

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on a hard drive of a computer.

Claim 10

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on an audio tape of an audio tape player.

Claim 11

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored at a web site of a global communications network.

Claim 12

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the store of multimedia information includes audio and visual information.

Claim 13

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on a video tape of a video tape recorder.

Claim 14

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on a laser disk.

Claim 15

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the embedded code comprises bar codes located adjacent to certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 16

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the embedded code comprises numeric codes located adjacent to certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 17

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the embedded code comprises captions located adjacent to certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 18

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the embedded code comprises certain letter strings located at or within certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 19

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the embedded code comprises certain bolded letter strings located at or within certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 20

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the embedded code comprises certain italicized letter strings located at or within certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 21

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the embedded code comprises magnetic code located at or within certain sensitive places of didactic printed material.

Claim 22

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein sensing the embedded code includes scanning the embedded code with a light wand scanner.

Claim 23

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein sensing the embedded code includes visually scanning the embedded code with the eye of the reader of the didactic printed material and then transmitting said input signal corresponding to that sensed code to said store.

Claim 24

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein sensing the embedded code includes visually scanning the embedded code with the eye of the reader of the didactic printed material and then transmitting said input signal corresponding to that sensed code to said store by typing information on the keyboard or keypad of a computer.

Claim 25

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein sensing the embedded code includes visually scanning the embedded code with the eye of the reader of the didactic printed material and then transmitting said input signal corresponding to that sensed code to said store by speaking information into a microphone.

Claim 26

The invention defined in claim 1 wherein the display is an audio visual display device which is capable of displaying certain animation, voice, music, sounds, charts, text, motion, film and other information relevant to the certain didactic printed materials associated with a certain embedded and sensed code and transmitted input signal.

Claim 27

Apparatus for integrating multimedia materials with didactic printed materials to present selected relevant multimedia material in response to the sensing of control codes embedded in context or content sensitive didactic printed material, said apparatus comprising, a created store of multimedia information which is correlated to related context or content sensitive didactic printed material and which is categorized to transmit certain categories of the stored information from the store to a multimedia display in response to the reception of certain input signals obtained from certain codes embedded in said didactic printed material, embedded code means comprising certain codes embedded in said didactic printed material at certain context or content sensitive locations, sensing means for sensing a code embedded in said didactic printed material, signal transmitting means for transmitting an input signal corresponding to the sensed code to said store, receiving means for receiving the transmitted input signal at the store, categorized information transmitting means for transmitting a certain category of the stored information to the multimedia display in response to the reception of the input signal, and displaying means for displaying the transmitted category of multimedia information on the display, whereby the printed didactic material controls the display of the multimedia material and either preexisting didactic printed material or currently created didactic printed material can be efficiently and economically integrated with multimedia materials to display certain selected multimedia materials at sensitive places of the printed materials.

Claim 28

Apparatus for integrating multimedia materials with didactic printed materials to present selected relevant multimedia material in response to the sensing of control codes embedded in context or content sensitive didactic printed material, said apparatus comprising, a created store of multimedia information which is correlated to related context or content sensitive didactic printed material and which is categorized to transmit certain categories of the stored information from the store to a multimedia display in response to the reception of certain input signals obtained from certain codes embedded in said didactic printed material, embedded code means comprising certain codes embedded in said didactic printed material at certain context or content sensitive locations, sensing means for sensing a code embedded in said didactic printed material, signal transmitting means for transmitting an input signal corresponding to the sensed code to said store, receiving means for receiving the transmitted input signal at the store, categorized information transmitting means for transmitting a certain category of the stored information to the multimedia display in response to the reception of the input signal, and displaying means for displaying the transmitted category of multimedia information on the display, whereby the printed didactic material controls the display of the multimedia material and either preexisting didactic printed material or currently created didactic printed material can be efficiently and economically integrated with multimedia materials to display certain selected multimedia materials at sensitive places of the printed materials.

Claim 29

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the sensitive places are content sensitive places.

Claim 30

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the sensitive places are context sensitive places.

Claim 31

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the printed didactic materials are preexisting printed materials and wherein the embedded code means were added to said preexisting printed materials.

Claim 32

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code means were embedded in the printed didactic materials as the printed materials were created.

Claim 33

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on a CD ROM.

Claim 34

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored in non-volatile memory.

Claim 35

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on a hard drive of a computer.

Claim 36

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on an audio tape of an audio tape player.

Claim 37

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored at a web site of a global communications network.

Claim 38

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the store of multimedia information includes audio and visual information.

Claim 39

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on a video tape of a video tape recorder.

Claim 40

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the store of multimedia information includes information stored on a laser disk.

Claim 41

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code comprises bar codes located adjacent to certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 42

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code comprises numeric codes located adjacent to certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 43

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code comprises captions located adjacent to certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 44

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code comprises certain letter strings located at or within certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 45

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code comprises cranbolded letter strings located at or within certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 46

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code comprises certain italicized letter strings located at or within certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 47

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code comprises magnetic code located at or within certain sensitive places of the didactic printed material.

Claim 48

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the sensing means include a light wand for scanning the embedded code.

Claim 49

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the embedded code is visually scanned with the eye of the reader of the didactic printed material and wherein the reader then transmits said input signal corresponding to that sensed code to said store.

Claim 50

The invention defined in claim 47 wherein the signal transmitting means include keys for transmitting said input signal corresponding to that sensed code to said store by typing information on the keyboard or keypad of a computer.

Claim 51

The invention defined in claim 47 wherein the signal transmitting means include a microphone for transmitting said input signal to said created store of multimedia information.

Claim 52

The invention defined in claim 26 wherein the displaying means include an audio visual display device which is capable of displaying certain animation, voice, music, sounds, charts, text, motion, film and other information relevant to the certain didactic printed materials associated with a certain embedded and sensed code and transmitted input signal.