公开(公告)号：DE69727639D1

公开(公告)日：2004-03-25

申请号：DE69727639

申请日：1997-10-23

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CHEN JEANE ,  FEIG EPHRAIM ,  ZHANG LIANG JIE

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links (1080, 2080) to a user, comprising the steps of: displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion (1010, 2010) of a display device (1000, 2000), the video presentation including a hot link region (1080, 2080) which can be selected by a user to link to different content; displaying an indication (1060, 2009, 2100) of the presence of the hot link region (1080, 2080) 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 (1080, 2080) when a user manipulable cursor is within the first portion. The method may comprise the further step of displaying an indication (2009, 2100) of the presence of the hot link region (1080, 2080) in the video presentation on a second portion (1030, 2030) of the display screen (1000, 2000).

公开(公告)号：CA2268370A1

公开(公告)日：1999-10-21

申请号：CA2268370

申请日：1999-04-08

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CHEN JEANE ,  YEO BOON-LOCK ,  JANNIELLO JAMES P ,  PENCE WILLIAM EDWARD

IPC: G10L15/00 ,  G06F13/00 ,  H04N5/38 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N7/08 ,  H04N7/081 ,  H04N7/16 ,  H04N21/41 ,  H04N21/45 ,  H04N21/454 ,  H04N21/462 ,  H04N21/4782 ,  H04N21/4788 ,  H04N21/81 ,  H04N21/858

Abstract: A television companion device (TCD) is a device comprising a communication transceiver capable of receiving a signal from a television set, the signal having one or more types of information split from a broadcast signal received by the television set and an output that presents one or more segments of one or more of the types of information. This device enables the personal viewing of information selected specifically for the individual. This information can be different than and/or unrelated to that displayed on the television. The information displayed on each individual TCD may be video clips or video programs, audio clips or audio programs, data, graphical images, still images, and/or animations. The device may also comprise an input that sends one or more messages through the communication transceiver to the television, thereby allowing the viewer to send requests for information to the television or send messages to other television companion devices.

公开(公告)号：CA2218152C

公开(公告)日：2001-12-25

申请号：CA2218152

申请日：1997-10-14

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CHEN JEANE ,  FEIG EPHRAIM ,  ZHANG LIANG JIE

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: The invention provides a method for indicating the location of time dependen t video hot links to a user, includes: displaying on a first portion of a display device a motion video presentation which includes 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. A second portion includes vertical and horizontal indicators adjacent the first portion of the display device for cooperatively indicating a location and size of one or more hot link regions present in the video presentation.

公开(公告)号：CA2268373A1

公开(公告)日：1999-10-21

申请号：CA2268373

申请日：1999-04-08

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CHEN JEANE ,  PENCE WILLIAM EDWARD ,  YEO BOON-LOCK ,  JANNIELLO JAMES P

IPC: H04N7/08 ,  H04N5/38 ,  H04N5/44 ,  H04N5/445 ,  H04N5/60 ,  H04N7/081 ,  H04N7/16

Abstract: An improved television is capable of demultiplexing, selecting and distributing information streams of different types of information to the television and to one or more television companion devices (TCDs). The television has a television antenna for receiving a broadcast signal having one or more types of information. Each information type has one or more segments. The television further has a transmitter for transmitting a communication signal to one or more television companion devices. The types of information can include any one or more of the following: a video channel, an audio channel, a data channel, one or more graphical images, and/or one or more animated images. The segments can include any one or more of the following: an audio clip or audio program, a video segment or video program, a still image, animation, graphics, 3D images, and/or a stream of text. The television communicates with the TCDs via a communication link. When the television communicates with the TCDs, it embeds an address into the message which identifies one or more of the TCDs to be the recipient of the message. Information streams and segments which are to be output by the television and/or one or more TCDs are selected by a selector that selects two or more segments from one or more of the types of information where one or more of the segments is displayed, e.g. on the television, and one or more of the segments are transmitted to one or more television companion devices. In an alternative embodiment, if the automatic selection of information is desired, a Profile Subsystem which contains a profile of profile items in a database of information of interest to the viewer will control selection of one or more of the segments if the segments contain one or more profile items.

公开(公告)号：SG64452A1

公开(公告)日：1999-04-27

申请号：SG1997003798

申请日：1997-10-20

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： CHEN JEANE ,  FEIG EPHRAIM ,  ZHANG LIANG JIE

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: A method for indicating the location of time dependent video hot links (1080, 2080) to a user, comprising the steps of: displaying a motion video presentation on a first portion (1010, 2010) of a display device (1000, 2000), the video presentation including a hot link region (1080, 2080) which can be selected by a user to link to different content; displaying an indication (1060, 2009, 2100) of the presence of the hot link region (1080, 2080) 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 (1080, 2080) when a user manipulable cursor is within the first portion. The method may comprise the further step of displaying an indication (2009, 2100) of the presence of the hot link region (1080, 2080) in the video presentation on a second portion (1030, 2030) of the display screen (1000, 2000).

公开(公告)号：CA2218152A1

公开(公告)日：1998-05-01

申请号：CA2218152

申请日：1997-10-14

Applicant: IBM

Inventor： FEIG EPHRAIM ,  ZHANG LIANG JIE ,  CHEN JEANE

IPC: G06F3/14 ,  G06F3/048 ,  G06F17/30

Abstract: The invention provides a method for indicating the location of time dependen t video hot links to a user, includes: displaying on a first portion of a display device a motion video presentation which includes 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. A second portion includes vertical and horizontal indicators adjacent the first portion of the display device for cooperatively indicating a location and size of one or more hot link regions present in the video presentation.