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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 30, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kent Barrows Wittenburg, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Thomas Richard Lanning, Littleton, MA (US);
Wissam Yussef Ali-Ahmad, Somerville, MA (US);
Assignee:
Verizon Laboratories Inc., Waltham, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/721 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/721 ;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for viewing multimedia-based information in accordance with user controls for the speed and direction of the multimedia presentation. Different techniques for presenting multimedia data items are disclosed. User controls provide control for speed and direction in accordance with a user selection device being in a particular location. When a user device is within the defined area, the speed and direction control are turned on. When the user device leaves the defined area, the speed and direction are turned off.