Method, apparatus, processor-readable media and signals for acquiring and presenting acquired multimedia content

1. A method of building a presentation, the method comprising:

using a multimedia content application, accessing a page containing multimedia content from a multimedia source, wherein the multimedia content includes at least one tag;

automatically identifying multimedia content on the page by parsing the page using the at least one tag;

displaying an identifier for the page containing the multimedia content, a window for previewing at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, and a window for entry of user-definable notes associated with at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page;

selecting by a user at least some of the multimedia content identified on the page while the page is being accessed or used by the multimedia content application; and

using a presentation application, copying

from the multimedia source, at least some of the multimedia content selected by the user based on the at least one tag,

any user-definable notes entered by the user and associated with the at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, and

the identifier for the page containing the multimedia content into at least one presentation folder located in a memory;

wherein the presentation application is configured to use information stored in the at least one presentation folder to build the presentation.

2. The method claimed in claim 1 wherein copying comprises copying said multimedia content having said tag from said multimedia content application while said multimedia content application is using said multimedia content having said tag.

3. The method claimed in claim 1 further comprising associating an identifier with said multimedia content having said tag, for access by the presentation application.

4. The method claimed in claim 3 wherein associating an identifier comprises associating a uniform resource locator with said multimedia content having said tag.

5. The method claimed in claim 4 wherein associating an identifier comprises associating with said multimedia content having said tag a uniform resource locator identified by an application using said multimedia content having said tag.

6. The method claimed in claim 1 further comprising associating user-definable notes with said multimedia content having said tag, for use by the presentation application.

7. The method claimed in claim 1 further comprising producing a multimedia content record accessible by the presentation application, said multimedia content record including a link to said multimedia content having said tag in said memory.

8. The method claimed in claim 7 further comprising producing said multimedia content record such that it includes an identifier associated with said multimedia content having said tag, a memory index field corresponding to the multimedia content selected by the user, and a notes field corresponding to the user-definable notes associated with at least some of the identified multimedia content.

9. The method claimed in claim 1 further comprising displaying said multimedia content having said tag in a preview window in a presentation window.

10. The method claimed in claim 9 further comprising displaying in association with said preview window an identifier that is associated with said multimedia content having said tag.

11. The method claimed in claim 1 wherein said multimedia content application comprises a browser and wherein accessing said page comprises accessing a web page with said browser.

12. The method claimed in claim 1 wherein copying said multimedia content having said tag comprises copying multimedia content having a tag selected from the group of tags consisting of an image tag, an audio tag and a video tag.

13. A method of building a presentation, the method comprising repeating the method of claim 1 in respect of each of a plurality of pages having multimedia content to be included in said presentation.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising storing, in a presentation file, an indication of an order in which said plurality of pages in said memory are to be accessed by said presentation application.

15. An apparatus for building a presentation, the apparatus comprising:

at least one memory;

at least one processor coupled to the at least one memory and configured to

access a page containing multimedia content from a multimedia source, wherein the multimedia content includes at least one tag;

automatically identify multimedia content on the page by parsing the page using the at least one tag;

display an identifier for the page containing the multimedia content, a window for previewing at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, and a window for entry of user-definable notes associated with at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page;

select by a user at least some of the multimedia content identified on the page while the page is being accessed or used by the at least one processor; and

copy

from the multimedia source, at least some of the multimedia content selected by the user based on the at least one tag,

any user-definable notes entered by the user and associated with the at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, and

the identifier for the page containing the multimedia content into at least one presentation folder located in a memory;

wherein the presentation is configured to be built based on information stored in the at least one presentation folder.

16. The apparatus claimed in claim 15 wherein said at least one processor is configured to copy said multimedia content having said tag from said multimedia content application running on said at least one processor, while said multimedia content application is using said multimedia content having said tag.

17. The apparatus claimed in claim 15 wherein said at least one processor is configured to associate an identifier with said multimedia content having said tag, for access by the presentation application.

18. The apparatus claimed in claim 17 wherein said at least one processor is configured to associate a uniform resource locator with said multimedia content having said tag.

19. The apparatus claimed in claim 18 wherein said at least one processor is configured to associate with said multimedia content having said tag a uniform resource locator identified by an application using said multimedia content having said tag and running on said at least one processor.

20. The apparatus claimed in claim 15 wherein said at least one processor is configured to associate user-definable notes with said multimedia content having said tag, for use by the presentation application.

21. The apparatus claimed in claim 15 wherein said at least one processor is configured to produce a multimedia content record accessible by the presentation application, said multimedia content record including a link to said multimedia content having said tag in said memory.

22. The apparatus claimed in claim 21 wherein said at least one processor is configured to produce said multimedia content record such that it includes an identifier associated with said multimedia content having said tag, a memory field corresponding to the multimedia content selected by the user, and a notes field corresponding to the user-definable notes associated with at least some of the identified multimedia content.

23. The apparatus claimed in claim 15 wherein said at least one processor is configured to run said multimedia content application.

24. The apparatus claimed in claim 23 wherein said at least one processor is configured to use said multimedia content application to access multimedia content selectable by a user.

25. The apparatus claimed in claim 15 further comprising means for displaying said multimedia content having said tag in a preview window in a presentation window.

26. The apparatus claimed in claim 25 further comprising means for displaying in association with said preview window an identifier that is associated with said multimedia content having said tag.

27. A computer-readable medium for providing processor-readable instructions for building a presentation, the instructions comprising:

using a multimedia content application, accessing a page containing multimedia content from a multimedia source, wherein the multimedia content includes at least one tag;

automatically identifying multimedia content on the page by parsing the page using the at least one tag;

displaying an identifier for the page containing the multimedia content, a window for previewing at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, and a window for entry of user-definable notes associated with at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page;

selecting by a user at least some of the multimedia content identified on the page while the page is being accessed or used by the multimedia content application; and

using a presentation application, copying

from the multimedia source, at least some of the multimedia content selected by the user based on the at least one tag,

any user-definable notes entered by the user and associated with the at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, and

the identifier for the page containing the multimedia content into at least one presentation folder located in a memory;

wherein the presentation application is configured to use information stored in the at least one presentation folder to build the presentation.

28. An apparatus for building a presentation, the apparatus comprising:

means for accessing a page containing multimedia content from a multimedia source, wherein the multimedia content includes at least one tag;

means for automatically identifying multimedia content on the page by parsing the page using the at least one tag;

means for displaying a window for previewing at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, a window for entry of user-definable notes associated with at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, and an identifier for the page containing the multimedia content;

means for selecting by a user at least some of the multimedia content identified on the page while the page is being accessed or used by the means for accessing;

means for copying

from the multimedia source, at least some of the multimedia content selected by the user based on the at least one tag,

any user-definable notes entered by the user and associated with the at least some of the identified multimedia content on the page, and

the identifier for the page containing the multimedia content into at least one presentation folder located in a memory;

means for building the presentation configured to use information stored in the at least one presentation folder to build the presentation.

29. A method of building a presentation, the method comprising:

using a browser, accessing a web page containing multimedia content from a multimedia source, wherein the multimedia content includes at least one multimedia tag;

automatically identifying multimedia content on the web page by parsing the web page using the at least one multimedia tag;

displaying an identifier for the web page containing the multimedia content, a presentation window for previewing at least some of the identified multimedia content on the web page, and a window for entry of user-definable notes associated with at least some of the identified multimedia content on the web page;

selecting by a user at least some of the multimedia content identified on the web page while the web page is being accessed or used by the browser; and

using a presentation application, copying

from the multimedia source, at least some of the multimedia content selected by the user based on the at least one tag,

any user-definable notes entered by the user and associated with the at least some of the identified multimedia content on the web page, and

the universal resource locator for the web page containing the multimedia content into at least one presentation folder located in a memory;

wherein the presentation application is configured to use information stored in the at least one presentation folder to build the presentation.