METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RETRIEVING CUSTOMIZED MOVING IMAGE DATA FROM A REMOTE SOURCE AND A MOVING IMAGE DATA SOURCE FOR REMOTE RETRIEVAL

摘要

A method of retrieving customized moving image data (videos, movies, animations, etc., herein referred to as video data) from a remote source, a device for retrieving the customized video data, and a remote source of customized video data, wherein the method comprises selecting an original video data file present on a distant network server, retrieving from the source an image of the original video data and information concerning the original video data, specifying parameters determining the desired spatial, temporal, auditory, visual and format characteristics of the customized video data and sending these parameters to the source, and receiving customized video data transmitted by the source on the basis of the specified customization parameters.