Patent
1995-10-11
1996-06-11
Herndon, Heather R.
395155, G06T 100
Patent
active
055264808
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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Dillon Andrew J.
Feild Joseph H.
Herndon Heather R.
International Business Machines - Corporation
Terry L. Bruce
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