Multimedia search system using a plurality of entry path means which indicate interrelatedness of information
Patent 5241671 Issued on August 31, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date: August 31, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
707/104.1, Application of database or data structure (e.g., distributed, multimedia, image)345/473, Animation707/3, Query processing (i.e., searching)715/514, Hierarchical control715/526, Display processing715/528, Color attribute715/529, Text attribute715/530, Edit, composition, or storage control715/531, Text715/532, Dictionary715/533, Spell Check715/539, Block control715/978AUDIO INTERACTION AS PART OF AN OPERATOR INTERFACE
A database search system that retrieves multimedia information in a flexible, user friendly system. The search system uses a multimedia database consisting of text, picture, audio and animated data. That database is searched through multiple graphical and textual entry paths. Those entry paths include an idea search, a title finder search, a topic tree search, a picture explorer search, a history timeline search, a world atlas search, a researcher's assistant search, and a feature articles search.
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