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`SYSTEM AND METHODFOR DISPLAYING MEDIA
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`TECHNICAL FIELD
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`To allow users to more easily associate such media with electronic maps,
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`representations of certain types of visual media directly on the face of an electronic map.
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`This allowed a user to view the media on a pre-determined location upon the face of the
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`map. Although this atlas was useful, the media content and map werenotinteractive and
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`electronic map when the user passed a input device position indicator, such as a cursor,
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`over locations on the map with which a media item or items had been associated or
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`opening a separate window,such as a dialog box. Selecting the item via the dialog box
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`presented to the user accesses the desired media item. Although such electronic maps
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`an exact location, e.g., within a few pixels of the cursor, at the same time. Moreover,the
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`Consequently, there is a need in the art for an electronic atlas that provides
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`Moreover,there is a need for an electronic map that provides a user with direct access to
`large amounts of media at the same (or a very short) time period and over a larger area of
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`SUMMARYOF THE INVENTION
`The present invention solves the aforementioned problems existing in the
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`for presenting electronic content, such as a geographical map. For example, the present
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`representing available media items at that location. The user can then pass the cursor
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`icon with a “click” of a mouse button. In this manner, the user can access an expanded
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`A user can interact directly with the geographic map to access media
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`items, such as graphic and text-based visual media and audio media withoutthe necessity
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`interaction allows a user to select a location on the geographic map and to be presented
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`during their interaction with the map. Due to limits in computing power of machines
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`used by particular users, the present invention can present media in an efficient manner
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`that provides a user with the perception that the invention is responding quickly to the
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`user’s inputs, For example, the amount of media available for presentation at a chosen
`location on the map can be restricted when a user’s computer has a slower processing
`speed. This restriction is performed in a mannerthat is not perceived by the user and,
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`BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
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`is a block diagram of a personal computer that provides an
`exemplary operating environment for the present invention.
`“FIG. 2 is an exemplary display screen of a software program that
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`illustrates the display of a media icon in response to a selection of a location on an
`electronic geographic map.
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`is an exemplary display screen of a software program that
`illustrates the display of a full-size image of an item of visual media in direct response to
`a userclicking op avisual media icon on anelectronic geographic map.
`‘FIG. 4 is a logic flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process for
`displaying media items interactively upon a video display device.
`FIG. 5A is a logic flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process for
`identifying and retrieving media items into a computer for the purpose of displaying such
`items on a videodigplay device.
`fic. 5B is a logic flow diagram illustrating an exemplary process for
`identifying and retrieving media items into a computer for the purpose of displaying such
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`items on a video display device.
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`DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS
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`The present
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`invention supports
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`the presentation of media
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`interactively via an output device, such as a video display device for a computer. The
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`present invention allows a user to interact with a graphical user interface (“GUI”), such
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`as a geographic map,
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`to facilitate access to content associated with locations of the
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`electronic map, including items of visual and/or audio media. For example, a user can
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`use an input device, such as’ a mouse,
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`to pass a position indicator presented in the
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`conventional form of a cursor over an electronic geographic map.
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`In thealternative, the
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`user can use one or more keyboatd commandsto movethe position indicatorto a selected
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`location on the electronic map.
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`If the cursor passes within a pre-selected distance of a
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`predetermined point on the map that is associated with at least one media item, the user
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`can be presented each media icon representing available media items at that location.
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`The user can then pass the cursor over a displayed media icon and directly access the
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`media item by selecting the media icon with a “click” of a mouse button.
`exemplary embodiment, the media items are presented through the use of a window
`frame on a video display device in the form of a media viewer. Using the media viewer,
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`the user can access an expanded version of a selected visual media item, play and replay
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`a selected audio media item, and select hyperlinks associated with related content.
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`The present invention also can support the creation of a perception by the
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`user that a processor operating at a relatively slow processing speed is fully responsive to
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`commands to present desired electronic content. For one exemplary embodiment, a
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`threshold boundary is positioned proximate to and surrounds each electronic map
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`location.
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`In the event
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`the cursor crosses this threshold boundary, an icon
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`representing content for a media item is presented to the user, The distance separating
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`the threshold boundary from the electronic map location can be reduced when a
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`determination is made that the computer operates at a relatively slow processing speed.
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`This reduction is the threshold distance to the electronic map location supports the
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`presentation of an icon representing a media item only when the cursor is placed on or
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`adjacent to that location.
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`In addition,
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`two sets of software instructions can operate
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`through multi-tasking to structure the identification and retrieval of media items. This
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`multi-tasking thread architecture can create the perception by a user that media items are
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`available shortly after the user places the cursor proximate to an electronic map location
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`having associated media items.
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`Although the preferred embodiment will be generally described inthe
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`context of a program and an operating system running on a personal computer, those
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`skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention also can be implemented in
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`conjunction with other program moadules for other types of computers. Furthermore,
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`those skilled in the art will recognize that the present invention may be implemented in a
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`stand-alone or in a distributed computing environment.
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`In a distributed computing
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`environment, program modules may be physically located in different local and remote
`memory storage devices. Execution of the program modules may occur locally in a
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`stand-alone manner or remotely in a client/server manner. Examples of such distributed
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`computing environments include local area networks of an office, enterprise-wide
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`computer networks and the globalInternet.
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`In addition, it should be understood that the programs, processes, methods,
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`etc., described herein are not related or limited to any particular computer or apparatus,
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`nor are they related or limited to any particular communication network architecture.
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`Rather, various types of general-purpose machines may be used with program modules
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`constructed in accordance with the teachings described herein. Similarly, it may prove
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`advantageous to construct a specialized apparatus to perform the computer-supported
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`processes described herein by way of dedicated computer systems in a specific network
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`architecture with hardwired logic or programs stored in nonvolatile memory, such as
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`read-only memory.
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`Referring now to the drawings,
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`in which like numerals represent like
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`elements throughout the several figures, aspects of the present invention and the preferred
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`operating environment will be described.
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`FIG. 1
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`illustrates various aspects of the
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`preferred computing environment in which the present invention is designed to operate.
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`Those skilled in the art will appreciate that FIG. 1 and the associated discussion are
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`intended to provide a brief, general description of the preferred computer hardware and
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`program modules, and that additional information is readily avatlable in the appropriate
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`programming manuals, user's guides, and similar publications.
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`FIG. 1
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`illustrates a
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`conventional personal computer 10 suitable for supporting the operation of an exemplary
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`embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the personal computer 10
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`operates in a networked environment with logical connections to a remote computer 11.
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`The logical connections between the personal computer 10 and the remote computer 11
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`are represented by a local area network (LAN) 12 and a wide area network (WAN) 13. In
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`this client/server configuration, the remote computer 11 may ftnction as a file server or
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`computer server.
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`The personal computer 10 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 14,
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`such as “PENTIUM” microprocessor manufactured by Intel Corporation of Santa Clara,
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`California. The personal computeralso includes system memory 15 (including read-only
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`memory (ROM) 16 and random access memory (RAM) 17),, which is connected to the
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`CPU 14 by a system bus 18. The preferred computer 10 utilizes a BIOS 19, which is
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`stored in ROM 16. Thoseskilled in the art will recognize that the BIOS 19 are a set of
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`basic routines that helps to transfer information between elements within the personal
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`computer 10. Those skilled in the art will also appreciate that the present invention may
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`be implemented on computers having other architectures, such as computers that do not
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`use a BIOS, and those that utilize other types of microprocessors.
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`Within the personal computer 10, a local hard disk drive 20 is connected
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`to the system bus 18 via a hard disk drive interface 21. A floppy disk drive 22, which is
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`used to read or write a floppy disk 23, is connectedto the system bus 18 via a floppy disk
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`drive interface 24. A DVD/CD-ROM drive 25, which is used to read a DVD or
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`CD-ROM disk 26, is connected to the system bus 18 via a DVD/CD-ROMinterface 27.
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`A user enters commands and information into the personal computer 10 by using input
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`devices, such as a keyboard 28 and/or pointing device, such as a mouse 29, which are
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`connected to the system bus 18 via a serial port interface 30. Other types of pointing
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`devices (not shown in FIG. 1) include track pads, track balls, pens, head trackers, data
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`gloves and other devices suitable for positioning a cursor on a computer monitor 31. The
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`monitor 31 or other kind of display device is connected to the system bus 18 via a video
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`adapter 32.
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`The remote computer 11 in this networked environment is connected to a
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`remote memory storage device 33. This remote memory storage device 33 is typically a
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`large capacity device such as a hard disk drive, DVD/CD-ROM drive, magneto-optical
`drive or the like. The personal computer 10 is connected to the remote computer 11 by a
`network interface 34, which is used to communicate over the local area network 12.
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`As shown in FIG, 1, the personal computer 10 is also connected to the
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`remote computer 11 by a modem 35, which is used to communicate over the wide area
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`network 13, such as the global Internet. The modem 35 is connected to the system bus 18
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`via the serial port interface 30, The modem 35 also can be connected to the public
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`switched telephone network (PSTN) or community antenna television (CATV) network.
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`Althoughillustrated in FIG. 1 as external to the personal computer 10, those of ordinary
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`skill in the art will quickly recognize that the modem 35 may also be internal to the
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`personal computer 11, thus communicating directly via the system bus 18. It is important
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`to note that connection to the remote computer 11 via both the local area network 12 and
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`the wide area network 13 is not required, but merely illustrates alternative methods of
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`providing a communication path between the personal computer 10 and the remote
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`computer 11.
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`Although other internal components of the personal computer 10 are not
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`shown, those of ordinary skill in the art will appreciate that such components and the
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`interconnection between them are well known.
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`Accordingly, additional details
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`conceming the internal construction of the personal computer 10 need not be disclosed in
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`connection with the present invention.
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`Those skilled in the art will understand that program modules such as an |
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`operating system 36 and application programs, such as an interactive electronic map
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`application 37, are provided to the personal computer 10 via computer-readable media.
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`In the preferred computer,
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`the computer-readable media include the local or remote
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`memory storage devices, which may include the local hard disk drive 20, floppy disk 23,
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`DVD/CD-ROM 26, RAM 17, ROM 16, and the remote memory storage device 33.
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`the preferred personal computer 10, the local hard disk drive 20 is used to store data and
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`programs,
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`including the interactive electronic map 37. During user operation of the
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`preferred computer 10, data and programs can be retrieved from the local hard disk
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`drive 20 and are stored in local memory, such as RAM 17.
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`Turning now to FIGS. 2-5B, an exemplary embodiment of the present
`invention is described via the conventional softwareillustration tools of representative
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`display screens and logical flow chart diagrams. FIG. 2 is a display screen showing the
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`graphical user interface (GUI) component 40 of an exemplary embodimentof the present
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`invention, Although this embodimentutilizes a scalable geographic map, those skilled in
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`the art will recognize that the present invention can be utilized with other electronic
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`In this
`forms of graphical content, such as road maps, animation, photographs, etc.
`embodiment, media items, typically represented by icons 42 (or “thumbnail”versions),
`are displayed when a position indicator, shown as cursor 44,
`is moved proximate to
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`certain locations on an electronic geographic map 46. These icons 42 notify the user that
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`media items are associated with predetermined coordinates or “locations” on the map that
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`are proximate to the position of the cursor 44. The icons 42 further provide the user with
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`a visual object to select with the “click”? of a mouse button (or another conventional
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`mechanism) to obtain direct access to the content of the associated media items. All map
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`locations are not necessarily associated with media items. For example, if the user moves
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`the cursor 44 to a new location on the electronic map, the icons 42 displayed proximate to
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`the old location will eventually disappear or fade after a pre-determined period oftime.
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`Tf content is associated with the new location, however, new icons will appear proximate
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`to the new cursor position.
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`The exemplary geographic map 46 of the globe is scalable and can show
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`fine levels of geography, such as individual cities and towns. The user may interact with
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`a displayed icons 42 to gain access to further information regarding the subject of the
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`displayed icon. For example, the user can quickly see what media items, if any, are
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`available at a chosen location by moving the cursor over an area of the map 46 proximate
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`to that location. For visual media, the user is presented with icons 42 or “thumbnail”
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`versions of the available media items associated with one or more locations proximate to
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`In addition, as the geographic map is scaled upwards or
`the position of the cursor 44.
`downwards, the numberoflocations(that are associated with media items) are reduced or
`increased respectively. Thus, the user will be presented with a larger number of media
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`items when the map 46is scaled to show finer detail and will be presented with a smaller
`number of media items when the map 46 is scaled to show a lower level of detail. This
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`the user during interaction with the map 46.
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`The exemplary embodiment of FIG. 2 can allow a user to restrict the
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`media to be presented to different types and categories of media through the use of a
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`media menu 50 with the listed media categories 53. Representative media categories
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`include images relating to people, places,
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`landscapes, agriculture and industry and
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`animals; audio media relating to national anthems and music of the world; and visual
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`It will be appreciated that the present invention can be
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`extended to include any and all types of visual and/or audio media. To exercise this
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`option, the user chooses the