Method and apparatus to compose a story for a user depending on an attribute of the user
First Claim
1. A computing method to at least compose content for at least a portion of a story for a user having a mobile electronic device, such that the content for at least the portion of the story depends on at least an attribute related to the user, with the electronic device including at least a sensor to sense geographical locations of the electronic device, the method, implemented by the mobile electronic device, comprising:
- accessing location-related materials, which depend on a current geographical location of the mobile electronic device of the user as measured by at least the sensor, with at least a portion of the location-related materials being related to at least the portion of the story;
accessing materials entered at a web-based social network, with at least a portion of the accessed materials entered at the social network being related to at least the portion of the story, wherein the social network at least allows a plurality of people to enter materials at the social network, and allows them to access at least some of the materials entered at the social network, via connecting to the social network at least through the web; and
composing the content for at least the portion of the story for the user, with the content for at least the portion of the story including materials related to at least the portion of the story, the accessed location-related materials, and the accessed materials entered at the social network,wherein at least one of (a) the current geographical location of the mobile electronic device and (b) the social network is related to an attribute of the user.
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Abstract
Different computing methods and systems to at least compose at least a portion of a story are disclosed. In one embodiment, the story can be presented by an electronic device. The device includes a sensor regarding an attribute of the user. The story can depend on the attribute. In one embodiment, the attribute is a behavior of the user. In another embodiment, the attribute can be a location of the user, or a social network of the user. The story can include a story theme and a non-story theme. The story theme can convey a concept, and the non-story theme can include scenes, scripts and/or props. The attribute can affect the story theme, the non-story theme, or both.
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46 Claims
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1. A computing method to at least compose content for at least a portion of a story for a user having a mobile electronic device, such that the content for at least the portion of the story depends on at least an attribute related to the user, with the electronic device including at least a sensor to sense geographical locations of the electronic device, the method, implemented by the mobile electronic device, comprising:
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accessing location-related materials, which depend on a current geographical location of the mobile electronic device of the user as measured by at least the sensor, with at least a portion of the location-related materials being related to at least the portion of the story; accessing materials entered at a web-based social network, with at least a portion of the accessed materials entered at the social network being related to at least the portion of the story, wherein the social network at least allows a plurality of people to enter materials at the social network, and allows them to access at least some of the materials entered at the social network, via connecting to the social network at least through the web; and composing the content for at least the portion of the story for the user, with the content for at least the portion of the story including materials related to at least the portion of the story, the accessed location-related materials, and the accessed materials entered at the social network, wherein at least one of (a) the current geographical location of the mobile electronic device and (b) the social network is related to an attribute of the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising a plurality of instructions to at least compose content for at least a portion of a story for a user having a mobile electronic device, such that the content for at least the portion of the story depends on at least an attribute related to the user, with the mobile electronic device including at least a sensor to sense geographical locations of the mobile electronic device, the plurality of instructions, when executed by at least a processor in the mobile electronic device, result in the at least a processor:
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accessing location-related materials, which depend on a current geographical location of the mobile electronic device of the user as measured by at least the sensor, with at least a portion of the location-related materials being related to at least the portion of the story; accessing materials entered at a web-based social network, with at least a portion of the accessed materials entered at the social network being related to at least the portion of the story, wherein the social network at least allows a plurality of people to enter materials at the social network, and allows them to access at least some of the materials entered at the social network, via connecting to the social network at least through the web; and composing the content for at least the portion of the story for the user, with the content for at least the portion of the story including materials related to at least the portion of the story, the accessed location-related materials, and the accessed materials entered at the social network, wherein at least one of (a) the current geographical location of the mobile electronic device and (b) the social network is related to an attribute of the user. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A computing method to at least compose content for at least a portion of a story for a user having a mobile electronic device, such that the content for at least the portion of the story depends on at least an attribute related to the user, the method, implemented by the mobile electronic device, comprising:
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selecting a web-based social network from a plurality of web-based social networks as a selected social network, wherein each of the web-based social networks at least allows a plurality of people to enter materials at that social network, and allows the plurality of people to access at least some of the materials entered at that social network, via connecting to that social network at least through the web, and includes materials entered that are related to at least the portion of the story; accessing materials entered at the selected social network, via connecting to the selected social network at least through the web, with at least a part of the accessed materials being related to at least the portion of the story; and composing the content for at least the portion of the story for the user, with the content including at least the part of the accessed materials that are related to at least the portion of the story and additional materials related to at least the portion of the story, wherein the selected social network at least allows the user to enter materials at the social network, and allows the user to access at least some of the materials entered at the social network. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. A computing method to at least compose content for at least a portion of a story for a user having a mobile electronic device, such that the content for at least the portion of the story depends on at least an attribute related to the user, the method, implemented by the mobile electronic device, comprising:
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retrieving a plurality of accounts of the user from the mobile electronic device, wherein the plurality of accounts include at least an account of the user for a web-based social network; accessing data regarding the user, via at least the web, based on at least one of the accounts of the plurality of accounts of the user; producing a profile of the user from at least the accessed data, with the profile including at least a plurality of accounts of the user for web-based social networks, one of them being the web-based social network, wherein each of the plurality of web-based social networks at least allows a plurality of people, including the user, to enter materials at that web-based social network, and allows the plurality of people to access at least some of the materials entered at that web-based social network, via connecting to that web-based social network at least through the web; accessing materials entered at the web-based social network, via connecting to the web-based social network at least through the web, with at least a part of the accessed materials being related to at least the portion of the story; composing the content for at least the portion of the story for the user, with the content including at least the part of the accessed materials that are related to at least the portion of the story and additional materials related to at least the portion of the story; and enabling presenting the content for at least the portion of the story to the user via the mobile electronic device. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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