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Patent
CA 2078714
DA9-91-074 ABSTRACT AUTOMATED AUDIO/VISUAL PRESENTATION A method and apparatus is provided for delivering multimedia information to a user at a workstation in a data processing system. This invention utilizes existing office equipment for the playback of audio and visual information through the use of the telephone for playback of audio information and the workstation's image display capability for playback of visual information. Audio information is captured and stored in a device which may be accessed via a telephone connection. storage of the information may be in analog or digital form. Visual information is captured using a video capture adaptor or computer connected scanning device and stored digitally in a form usable by a playback component. A play list is prepared for the visual information which identifies the order and duration for presentation of the captured images. The digital images and associated play list may be sent to the workstation via modem, Local Area Network (LAN), etc. Upon arrival at the user s workstation, playback of the visual information is accomplished utilizing the play list which indicates the order and duration of the visual images. The audio information is presented by calling a specified telephone number to access a prerecorded audio messages associated with the video and is then synchronized with the visual information.
International Business Machines Corporation
Kerr Alexander
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