Patent ID: 7149957
Filing Date: 2006-12-12
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method of using a paper document to retrieve multimedia information stored in a multimedia document in electronic form, wherein one or more user-selectable identifiers are printed on the paper document, the method comprising: receiving a first signal indicating selection of a first user-selectable identifier from the one or more user-selectable identifiers printed on the paper document; responsive to receiving the first signal, identifying a portion of multimedia information stored by the multimedia document corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier; and outputting the portion of the multimedia information corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier using an output device; wherein the multimedia information comprises one or more of audio, image, or video information; wherein identifying the portion of multimedia information stored by the multimedia document corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier comprises determining a first time and a second time corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier and including a portion of the multimedia information stored by the multimedia document occurring between the first time and the second time in the portion of multimedia information corresponding to the first user-selectable identifier.