Computer controlled display system using a timeline to control playback of temporal data representing collaborative activities
DCFirst Claim
1. A computer controlled display system for controlling the replay of temporal data representing a session captured on one or more capture devices, said computer controlled display system coupled to one or more players capable of replaying said temporal data, said computer controlled display system comprising:
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session input means for receiving temporal data, said temporal data including one or more captured timestreams and events;
timeline generation circuitry coupled to said input means, said timeline generation circuitry for generating display information for displaying an event menu and corresponding visual indicators on a timeline on said display, each of said visual indicators corresponding to an event and representing a temporal index into said session;
a selection device for enabling a user to select a visual indicator displayed on said display; and
synchronization means for synchronizing said one or more players to commence playback at a point in time associated with a selected visual indicator.
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Abstract
A system for capturing and controlling access to concurrently recorded timestreams of a session. A session is of a collaborative activity such as a meeting. Timestreams of the session are captured by various recording devices. The timestreams are analyzed to create a set of events for each timestream. An event is subsequently used as an index for replaying the session. Playback of the timestreams is done in order to recall dialogs or other events that occurred during the meeting. The timestreams are played back contemporaneously. A timeline interface having the events mapped thereon is used to traverse through the different portions of the session.
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1. A computer controlled display system for controlling the replay of temporal data representing a session captured on one or more capture devices, said computer controlled display system coupled to one or more players capable of replaying said temporal data, said computer controlled display system comprising:
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a display; session input means for receiving temporal data, said temporal data including one or more captured timestreams and events; timeline generation circuitry coupled to said input means, said timeline generation circuitry for generating display information for displaying an event menu and corresponding visual indicators on a timeline on said display, each of said visual indicators corresponding to an event and representing a temporal index into said session; a selection device for enabling a user to select a visual indicator displayed on said display; and synchronization means for synchronizing said one or more players to commence playback at a point in time associated with a selected visual indicator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A computer controlled display system for controlling the playback of a session captured by a plurality of capture devices, said computer controlled display system comprising:
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input means for receiving temporal data for said session, said temporal data comprising at least one timestream captured by said plurality of capture devices, and events associated with said timestream; a display; a user input device; timeline generation circuitry for generating a timeline based user interface accessible by a user shown on said display, said timeline generation circuitry comprising circuitry for generating visual indicators from temporal data, each of said visual indicators corresponding to an event and serving as a temporal index into said session; said timeline based user interface comprising; a first session overview area for showing visual indicators relating to events over the course of the entire session and a segment visual indicator indicating a span of time in said session; a second focus area for showing visual indicators relating to events occurring over said span of time indicated by said segment visual indicator in said first session overview area; a third button area for showing a plurality of sub-areas each for controlling the replay of said session in a pre-determined manner; and selection circuitry for detecting that a visual indicator has been selected and causing replay of said session to move to a point in time corresponding to said selected visual indicator. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A user interface method for enabling a user to control the playback of a session captured by a plurality of capture devices and played back on a plurality of players, said method comprising the steps of:
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a) receiving temporal data for said captured session, said temporal data comprised of timestream information and event information from each of said plurality of capture devices, each event in said event information having a timestamp; b) generating a timeline user interface from said temporal data, said timeline user interface having a plurality of selectable visual indicators displayed in a temporal sequence, each of said visual indicators corresponding to an event; c) providing said timestream information to corresponding players; d) detecting that a user has selected a visual indicators from said timeline user interface; e) signaling said players to replay said timestreams at the point in time corresponding to said selected visual indicator. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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