US Patent No: 5,526,480

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Time domain scroll bar for multimedia presentations in a data processing system

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Abstract

A method and system in a data processing system for efficiently managing the selection and/or presentation of a multimedia data set comprised of multiple topics. A display is provided for presenting a multimedia data set. A graphic control mechanism having multiple portions is presented within the display. Each of the portions of the graphic control mechanism is associated with a selected one of the multiple topics, and such an association is graphically displayed. A user is then permitted to select one of the multiple portions of the graphic control mechanism. In response to a user selection of one of the multiple portions, an associated one of the multiple topics is automatically presented.

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Patent OwnerAddressTotal Patents
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONARMONK, NY68180

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Gibson, Kevin P Rochester, MN 5 177

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