Hypermedia Temporal Object Reference Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current hypermedia systems cannot effectively refer, link, or embed continuous temporal media objects like video within hypermedia descriptions, preventing them from being treated as hypermedia objects.
Innovation Solution
A hypermedia communication system that generates and presents hypermedia descriptions with expression means for referencing temporal hypermedia objects to other hypermedia objects, using algebraic hypermedia concepts to combine and express temporal and spatial relations, enabling the integration and aggregation of temporal media into hypermedia documents.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If current hypermedia systems use traditional hyperlink structures, then atemporal objects can be linked effectively, but temporal media objects cannot be properly referenced or embedded in hypermedia descriptions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extends the hypermedia description language to provide universal reference mechanisms that work for both atemporal and temporal media objects. By introducing time-parameterized reference expressions and temporal relationship descriptors, the system achieves multi-functionality where a single hypermedia framework can handle diverse media types (text, images, video, audio) with unified linking and embedding operations, resolving the limitation that prevented temporal media from being treated as hypermedia objects
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds a temporal dimension to traditional hypermedia references by introducing time parameters and temporal relationship expressions. Instead of static point-to-point links, the system employs time-aware reference mechanisms that can express temporal relationships (simultaneity, precedence, duration) between media objects, enabling proper referencing of temporal media objects while maintaining the underlying hypermedia structure
2Adaptability or versatility
If temporal media objects are integrated into hypermedia documents, then interactivity and content-based manipulation are enhanced, but computational and networking resources increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements pre-processing and indexing of temporal media objects during document generation, creating temporal relationship descriptors and content indexes in advance. This preliminary action organizes temporal media metadata and relationship structures before actual hypermedia document assembly, reducing the computational burden during runtime when the document is accessed and manipulated, thus enabling content-based manipulation while controlling resource consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary layer of temporal relationship descriptors and content indexes that mediate between raw temporal media objects and hypermedia processing operations. This intermediary structure provides an efficient abstraction layer for content-based manipulation, allowing the system to query and manipulate temporal media based on content attributes without directly processing the full computational complexity of the underlying media streams, thereby reducing networking and computational resources
3Adaptability or versatility
If hypermedia descriptions include expression means for temporal object references, then temporal media can be treated as hypermedia objects, but the complexity of the description language increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the hypermedia description language into distinct functional modules: spatial relationship expressions, temporal relationship expressions, and content-based descriptors. By dividing the reference mechanism into separate temporal and spatial components, the system achieves temporal media integration through well-defined, manageable language constructs rather than monolithic complex expressions, making the extended language more tractable and easier to process
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AI summary
Provided is a method for a hypermedia communication system including: the steps of generating a hypermedia by presenting the hypermedia in a hypermedia description at a hypermedia server; requesting the hypermedia at a hypermedia client; deploying the hypermedia description from the server to the hypermedia client; and presenting the hypermedia by translating the hypermedia description. The hypermedia description includes expression means for a reference from an atemporal hypermedia object to a referred hypermedia object. The method also includes the steps of generating, requesting, deploying, and presenting hypermedia, uniformly, using a hypermedia description including further expression means for a reference from a temporal hypermedia object to a referred hypermedia object.