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US6175840:
Method for indicating the location of video hot links
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US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Chen, Jeane; Chappaqua, NY
Feig, Ephraim; Chappaqua, NY
Zhang, Liang Jie; White Plains, NY
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| Assignee: |
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY
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| Published / Filed: |
2001-01-16
/ 1997-10-31
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| Application Number: |
US1997000962559
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
G06F 3/048;
G06F 3/14;
G06F 17/30;
Core:
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IPC-7:
G06F 15/00;
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| ECLA Code: |
H04N7/24T4; G06F17/30G4;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
715/210;
707/E17.013;
709/217;
709/218;
715/246;
715/803;
Original:
707/501;
345/344;
709/217;
709/218;
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| Field of Search: |
707/501,512
345/112,332,327,328,145,146,357,341
709/217,218
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| Abstract: |
A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links to a user, comprising the steps of: displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion of a display device, the video presentation including a hot link region which can be selected by a user to link to different content; displaying an indication of the presence of the hot link region in the video presentation. The method may comprise the further step of altering a visual attribute of at least a portion of the hot link region when a user manipulable cursor is within the first portion. The method may comprise the further step of displaying an indication of the presence of the hot link region in the video presentation on a second portion of the display screen.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser ;
Morris, Esq., Daniel P. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Hong, Stephen S.; Bashore, William L.
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First Claim:
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Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by letters patent is:
1. A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links to a user, comprising the steps of:
- displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion of a display device, the video presentation including a hot link region which is dynamically displayed for selection by a user to link to different content; and,
- displaying an indication of the presence of the hot link region in the video presentation in a non-intrusive manner on a second portion of the display device, said second portion including vertical and horizontal indicators adjacent said first portion of said display device for cooperatively indicating a location and size of one or more hot link regions present in said video presentation.
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