Patent ID: 6239801
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
A method for indexing a multimedia document for subsequent presentation, wherein the multimedia document is to expected to have at least one of an event and timestream, the method comprising.generating a primordial temporal icon that is associated with the expected at least one of the event and the timestream, the primordial temporal icon having at least one undefined temporal attribute; andembedding the primordial temporal icon in the multimedia document at a time prior to a beginning of the timestream, such that, in response to the expected at least one of an event and timestream occurring with respect to the multimedia document, at least one of the at least one undefined temporal attribute will be defined;wherein the at least one of the event and the timestream is independent of, and occurs after and independently of, a creation time of the primordial temporal icon.