Systems and methods involving features of creation/viewing/utilization of information modules such as mixed-media modules

• US 10,296,158 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2012
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Imbruce, Doug, Bossola, Owen, Knuttsson, Rasmus, El Hattab, Hakim, Chheng, Tommy
• Primary Examiner(s): Casillas, Roland J
• Application Number:
  US13/723,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20170068361A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,343 Days
• Field of Search: 715764, 715961-968, 707705-709
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

Abstract

Disclosed is a system and method directed to creation, viewing, playing, sharing and/or utilizing information modules, such as mixed-media modules. A computing device communicates an interface to a client device, where the interface enables a user to create or edit content for inclusion in a narrative presentation for presentation of media, and generates a mixed-media module via integration of the content into a playable presentation of the content, the playable presentation of the content obtained from the narrative presentation.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

communicating, by a computing device, an interface to a client device, the interface enabling a user to create or edit content for inclusion in an interactive mixed-media module, the mixed-media module comprising a presentation displayable within a web browser;

generating, by the computing device, the mixed-media module by creating a playable presentation of the content, the playable presentation of the content comprising a linear presentation of the content in a pre-defined order;

communicating, by the computing device, a viewer to the client device, the viewer configured to interact with the mixed-media module to access a type of content within the mixed-media module and to enable the user to select a non-linear path through portions of content within the mixed-media module, wherein selection of the non-linear path comprises navigating the mixed-media module via selection of hyperlinks associated with the content allowing the user to skip to more desired content in the pre-defined order of content, the selection of a hyperlink replacing currently displayed content;

receiving, by the computing device, a search query issued in response to the selection of hyperlinks;

generating, by the computing device, a second set of content items for display in the mixed-media module; and

transmitting, by the computing device, the second set of content items to the mixed-media module, the transmitting causing the mixed-media module to replace at least some of the content within the mixed media module with the second set of content items.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixed-media module comprises media elements from a group of media elements consisting of an image, text, a hyperlink, audio, a document, and video.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mixed-media module comprises a plurality of image media elements connected in sequence.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the generating of the mixed-media module further comprises providing access to information selected from information types consisting of third party information, sites, content, applications, and multimedia.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating of the interface further comprises communicating the interface to enable the user to apply filters for creation of special effects and graphics to the mixed-media module.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating of the interface further comprises communicating the interface to enable the user to divide the mixed-media module into chapters.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the communicating of the interface further comprises communicating the interface to enable the user to insert advertising within the mixed-media module.

8. A computing device comprising:

a processor;

a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising;

communicating logic executed by the processor for communicating an interface to a client device, the interface enabling a user to create or edit content for inclusion in an interactive mixed-media module, the mixed-media module comprising a presentation displayable within a web browser;

generating logic executed by the processor for generating the mixed-media module by creating a playable presentation of the content, the playable presentation of the content comprising a linear presentation of the content in a pre-defined order;

viewer communicating logic executed by the processor for communicating a viewer to the client device, the viewer configured to interact with the mixed-media module to access a type of content within the mixed-media module and to enable the user to select a non-linear path through portions of content within the mixed-media module, wherein selection of the non-linear path comprises navigating the mixed-media module via selection of hyperlinks associated with the content allowing the user to skip to more desired content in the pre-defined order of content, the selection of a hyperlink replacing currently displayed content;

receiving logic executed by the processor for receiving a search query issued in response to the selection of hyperlinks;

generating logic executed by the processor for generating a second set of content items for display in the mixed-media module; and

transmitting logic executed by the processor for transmitting the second set of content items to the mixed-media module, the transmitting causing the mixed-media module to replace at least some of the content within the mixed media module with the second set of content items.

9. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the mixed-media module comprises media elements from a group of media elements consisting of an image, text, a hyperlink, audio, a document, and video.

10. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the mixed-media module comprises a plurality of image media elements connected in sequence.

11. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the generating logic for generating the mixed-media module further comprises providing logic for providing access to information selected from information types consisting of third party information, sites, content, applications, and multimedia.

12. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the communicating logic for communicating the interface further comprises second communicating logic for communicating the interface to enable the user to divide the mixed-media module into chapters.

13. The computing device of claim 8, wherein the communicating logic for communicating the interface further comprises second communicating logic for communicating the interface to enable the user to insert advertising within the mixed-media module.

14. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:

communicating, by the computer processor, an interface to a client device, the interface enabling a user to create or edit content for inclusion in an interactive mixed-media module, the mixed-media module comprising a presentation displayable within a web browser;

generating, by the computer processor, the mixed-media module by creating a playable presentation of the content, the playable presentation of the content comprising a linear presentation of the content in a pre-defined order;

communicating, by the computer processor, a viewer to the client device, the viewer configured to interact with the mixed-media module to access a type of content within the mixed-media module and to enable the user to select a non-linear path through portions of content within the mixed-media module, wherein selection of the non-linear path comprises navigating the mixed-media module via selection of hyperlinks associated with the content allowing the user to skip to more desired content in the pre-defined order of content, the selection of a hyperlink replacing currently displayed content;

receiving, by the computing processor, a search query issued in response to the selection of hyperlinks;

generating, by the computing processor, a second set of content items for display in the mixed-media module; and

transmitting, by the computing processor, the second set of content items to the mixed-media module, the transmitting causing the mixed-media module to replace at least some of the content within the mixed media module with the second set of content items.