Patent ID: 6515656
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: G06F,G06Q

Abstract:
A method executed in a computer system for presenting information to a user, the method comprising:presenting a hierarchical description of the information as a list of menu items in an outline area; automatically traversing the menu items of the hierarchical description; successively and automatically presenting one or more multimedia data items for each of the menu items in a presentation area according to a first temporal arrangement, the first temporal arrangement of said one or more multimedia data items in said presentation area being synchronized with the hierarchical description; permitting the user to dynamically control direction of said successive and automatic presentation of the one or more multimedia data items in said presentation area to cause said successive and automatic presentation of the one or more multimedia data items in said presentation area to occur in forward and reverse directions under control of the user; and permitting the user to dynamically control speed of said successive and automatic presentation of the one or more multimedia data items in said presentation area to cause said successive and automatic presentation of the one or more multimedia data items in said presentation area to occur at slow and fast speeds under control of the user.