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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 06, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2007
John R. Nicol, Framington, MA (US);
Christopher M. Martin, Walpole, MA (US);
James E Paschetto, Waltham, MA (US);
Kent B. Wittenberg, Lynnfield, MA (US);
John R. Nicol, Framington, MA (US);
Christopher M. Martin, Walpole, MA (US);
James E Paschetto, Waltham, MA (US);
Kent B. Wittenberg, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
Described are a variety of techniques 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 providing 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 on. When the user selection device leaves the defined area, the speed and direction are off. Also described is a system using a browser tool for displaying multimedia data in accordance with these viewing techniques. Multimedia data items displayed with the viewing techniques are indices into multimedia presentations. A user selection is made by viewing the multimedia data items and control is transferred accordingly to an appropriate application to present a multimedia presentation corresponding to a selected multimedia data item. A technique is disclosed for generating an index database of the multimedia data items used as indices into the multimedia presentations.