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Navigating multimedia content using a graphical user interface with multiple display regions
Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC
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Filing: 1997-03-19
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Granted: 2000-11-14
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Expires: 2017-03-19
Abstract
Abstract Described herein is a user interface for reviewing time-correlated multimedia content. The user interface has three display regions, configured to display three different content sequences of different types, all relating to a specific event. The content sequences are time-correlated to each other. However, a user can independently scroll through individual content sequences. When the user selects a particular place in one content sequence, however, the other content sequences are updated to show corresponding places. The user can begin playback of the multimedia content, during which all of the content sequences are rendered in time with each other.
Inventors
- 👤 Pierre de Vries
- 👤 Holly Serdy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 15:09
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F9/00; G06F9/06; G06F9/44; G06F9/451; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99932; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99934; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S707/99948
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 48
Claim 1
Independent Claim
67 words
A user interface for reviewing at least three time-correlated content sequences, comprising: at least three different display regions; each display region being configured to display at least a portion of a corresponding one of said time-correlated content sequences; each display region being responsive to user selection of a particular place in the corresponding content sequence to display a time-correlated place in each of the other content sequences.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
67 words
A user interface for reviewing at least three time-correlated content sequences, comprising: at least three different display regions; each display region being configured to display at least a portion of a corresponding one of said time-correlated content sequences; each display region being responsive to user selection of a particular place in the corresponding content sequence to display a time-correlated place in each of the other content sequences.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
53 words
A user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein: said one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries; the display regions are responsive to selecting a particular index entry from said one content sequence to display portions of said other content sequences that are time-correlated with said particular index entry.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein: said one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries; the index entries contain links to non-time-correlated places in the content sequences.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein: said one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries; the index entries contain links to external resources.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
51 words
A user interface as recited in claim 1, wherein: at least a first one of the content sequences is a video stream; the display regions being responsive to a user command to play the video stream and the second and third ones of the content sequences in time with each other.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
94 words
A user interface as recited in claim 1 wherein: a first of the content sequences comprises a video stream; a first of the display regions is configured to render the video stream; a second of the content sequences comprises a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream; a second of the display regions is configured to display the textual transcript; a third of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries corresponding to the video stream and the textual transcript; a third of the display regions is configured to display the index entries.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
102 words
A user interface as recited in claim 1 wherein: a first of the content sequences comprises a series of graphics images for use in a presentation; a first of the display regions is configured to render the graphics images; a second of the content sequences comprises a textual transcript of a presentation given in conjunction with the graphics images; a second of the display regions is configured to display the textual transcript; a third of the content sequences comprises a plurality of thumbnail images corresponding to the graphics images; a third of the display regions is configured to display the thumbnail images.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
107 words
A user interface for reviewing time-correlated multimedia content, comprising: a first display region configured to render a first content sequence comprising a video stream; a second display region configured to display a second content sequence comprising a plurality of index entries; a third display region configured to display a third content sequence comprising material that is supplementary to the video stream; the video stream, the index entries and the supplementary material being time-correlated with each other; and the display regions being responsive to user selection of a particular index entry to display a time-correlated place in the video stream and a time-correlated place in the supplementary material.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
107 words
A user interface for reviewing time-correlated multimedia content, comprising: a first display region configured to render a first content sequence comprising a video stream; a second display region configured to display a second content sequence comprising a plurality of index entries; a third display region configured to display a third content sequence comprising material that is supplementary to the video stream; the video stream, the index entries and the supplementary material being time-correlated with each other; and the display regions being responsive to user selection of a particular index entry to display a time-correlated place in the video stream and a time-correlated place in the supplementary material.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
A user interface as recited in claim 8, wherein the supplementary material comprises a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
31 words
A user interface as recited in claim 8, wherein: the supplementary material comprises a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream; the index entries comprise annotations corresponding to the video stream.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
35 words
A user interface as recited in claim 8, wherein the display regions are responsive to a user command to play the video stream and the second and third content sequences in time with each other.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
19 words
A user interface as recited in claim 8, wherein the index entries comprise annotations corresponding to the video stream.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
30 words
A user interface as recited in claim 8, wherein: the supplementary material comprises a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream; the index entries comprises initial phrases from the transcript.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
32 words
A user interface as recited in claim 8, wherein: the supplementary material comprises graphics images used in conjunction with a presentation; the index entries comprise parts of a transcript of the presentation.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
33 words
A user interface as recited in claim 8, wherein: the supplementary material comprises graphics images used in conjunction with a presentation; the index entries comprise initial phrases from a transcript of the presentation.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
123 words
A user interface for reviewing time-correlated multimedia content, comprising: a display device having a display surface; one or more multimedia content sources; a processor operable connected to receive and display at least three time-correlated content sequences from the one or more multimedia content source; the processor being configured to perform the following: displaying static portions of the three time-correlated content sequences, respectively, in corresponding windows on the display surface, each static portion displayed being time-correlated with each of the other static portions displayed; in response to user selection of a particular place in one of the content sequences, displaying correlating places in the other content sequences; and in response to a user command, playing the time-correlated content sequences in time with each other.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
123 words
A user interface for reviewing time-correlated multimedia content, comprising: a display device having a display surface; one or more multimedia content sources; a processor operable connected to receive and display at least three time-correlated content sequences from the one or more multimedia content source; the processor being configured to perform the following: displaying static portions of the three time-correlated content sequences, respectively, in corresponding windows on the display surface, each static portion displayed being time-correlated with each of the other static portions displayed; in response to user selection of a particular place in one of the content sequences, displaying correlating places in the other content sequences; and in response to a user command, playing the time-correlated content sequences in time with each other.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
33 words
A user interface in accordance with claim 16, wherein the playing begins at said particular place in said one of the content sequences and at said correlating places in the other content sequences.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
A user interface in accordance with claim 16, wherein said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
21 words
A user interface in accordance with claim 16, wherein at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
34 words
A user interface in accordance with claim 16, wherein: said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries; at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
55 words
A user interface in accordance with claim 16, wherein: at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream; said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of annotations corresponding to the video stream; at least one of said other content sequences is a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
51 words
A user interface in accordance with claim 16, wherein: said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries; at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream; at least one of said other content sequences is a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of reviewing time-correlated multimedia content, comprising the following steps: displaying at least a portion of a first time-correlated multimedia content sequence in a first window on a display surface; displaying at least a portion of a second time-correlated multimedia content sequence in a second window on a display surface; displaying at least a portion of a third time-correlated multimedia content sequence in a third window on a display surface; and in response to user selection of a particular place in one of the multimedia content sequence, displacing a time-correlating place in each of the other multimedia content sequence.
Claim 27
Independent Claim
100 words
A method of reviewing time-correlated multimedia content, comprising the following steps: displaying at least a portion of a first time-correlated multimedia content sequence in a first window on a display surface; displaying at least a portion of a second time-correlated multimedia content sequence in a second window on a display surface; displaying at least a portion of a third time-correlated multimedia content sequence in a third window on a display surface; and in response to user selection of a particular place in one of the multimedia content sequence, displacing a time-correlating place in each of the other multimedia content sequence.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as recited in claim 23, wherein said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as recited in claim 23, wherein at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as recited in claim 23, wherein: said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries; at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream; at least one of said other content sequences is a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
67 words
A method of reviewing time-correlated multimedia content, comprising the following steps: displaying portions of at least three time-correlated content sequences, respectively, in corresponding windows on a display surface; in response to user selection of a particular place in one of the content sequences, displaying correlating places in the other content sequences; in response to a user command, playing the time-correlated content sequences in time with each other.
Claim 32
Independent Claim
67 words
A method of reviewing time-correlated multimedia content, comprising the following steps: displaying portions of at least three time-correlated content sequences, respectively, in corresponding windows on a display surface; in response to user selection of a particular place in one of the content sequences, displaying correlating places in the other content sequences; in response to a user command, playing the time-correlated content sequences in time with each other.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
32 words
A method as recited in claim 27, wherein the playing begins at said particular place in said one of the content sequences and at said correlating places in the other content sequences.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
21 words
A method as recited in claim 27, wherein said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
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A method as recited in claim 27, wherein at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
50 words
A method as recited in claim 27, wherein: said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries; at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream; at least one of said other content sequences is a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
67 words
A computer-readable storage medium containing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising: displaying portions of at least three time-correlated content sequences, respectively, in corresponding windows on a display surface; in response to user selection of a particular place in one of the content sequences, displaying correlating places in the other content sequences; in response to a user command, playing the time-correlated content sequences in time with each other.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
67 words
A computer-readable storage medium containing computer-executable instructions for performing steps comprising: displaying portions of at least three time-correlated content sequences, respectively, in corresponding windows on a display surface; in response to user selection of a particular place in one of the content sequences, displaying correlating places in the other content sequences; in response to a user command, playing the time-correlated content sequences in time with each other.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
34 words
A computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 32, wherein the playing begins at said particular place in said one of the content sequences and at said correlating places in the other content sequences.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 32, wherein said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
22 words
A computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 32, wherein at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream.
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
52 words
A computer-readable storage medium as recited in claim 32, wherein: said particular one of the content sequences comprises a plurality of index entries; at least one of said other content sequences is a video stream; at least one of said other content sequences is a textual transcript corresponding to the video stream.
Claim 43
Independent Claim
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A method of recording and reviewing a meeting, comprising the following steps: recording the meeting as an audio/video sequence; transcribing a textual transcript of the meeting; creating index entries relating to the meeting; time-correlating the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries with each other; simultaneously displaying static portions of the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries, each static portion being displayed in a different display region, each static portion displayed being time-correlated with the other static portions displayed; in response to user selection of a particular place in the textual transcript or the index entries, displaying time-correlating places in the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries; and sequentially playing the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries from the place selected in the textual transcript or the index entries.
Claim 44
Independent Claim
140 words
A method of recording and reviewing a meeting, comprising the following steps: recording the meeting as an audio/video sequence; transcribing a textual transcript of the meeting; creating index entries relating to the meeting; time-correlating the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries with each other; simultaneously displaying static portions of the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries, each static portion being displayed in a different display region, each static portion displayed being time-correlated with the other static portions displayed; in response to user selection of a particular place in the textual transcript or the index entries, displaying time-correlating places in the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries; and sequentially playing the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries from the place selected in the textual transcript or the index entries.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
35 words
A method as recited in claim 37, further comprising the following additional step: in response to a user command, playing the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries in time with each other.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
51 words
A method as recited in claim 37, further comprising the following additional step: in response to a user command, playing the audio/video sequence, the textual transcript, and the index entries in time with each other, wherein the playing begins at said particular place in the textual transcript or the index entries.
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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A method as recited in claim 37, wherein the step of creating index entries comprises capturing annotations made by meeting participants.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as recited in claim 37, wherein the step of creating index entries comprises capturing textual annotations made by meeting participants.
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