Wizard generating HTML web pages using XML and XSL
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1. A wizard for creation of interactive television content comprising:
- a graphical user interface;
a prompt for identifying content to be entered;
an input box for collecting said content to be entered;
a prompt for identifying the start time;
said start time being the time in the program that said content will be displayed; and
an input box for collecting said time.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system for generating HTML code for various HTML interfaces such as various set-top boxes using non-technical personnel. The system employs a graphic user interface such as wizard to allow a non-technical user to enter content data to be displayed on the HTML page. The content data is translated my a XML translator into XML code. An XSL parser for a particular HTML interface is used to translate the XML code into HTML code for each particular HTML interface.
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19 Claims
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1. A wizard for creation of interactive television content comprising:
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a graphical user interface;
a prompt for identifying content to be entered;
an input box for collecting said content to be entered;
a prompt for identifying the start time;
said start time being the time in the program that said content will be displayed; and
an input box for collecting said time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A software structure for the creation of interactive television content comprising:
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a mechanism for selecting a particular frame of a video program; and
a wizard for collecting content, said wizard comprising a graphical prompt for identifying content to be entered by a user, and an input box for collecting content entered by said user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 15, 18)
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13. A software structure for the creation of content that can be displayed on multiple HTML interfaces comprising:
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a prompting wizard for collecting content from a user;
a translator for translating said content into XML code; and
a plurality of XSL parsers for translating said XML code into HTML code for a plurality of devices for displaying HTML code.
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14. A software system used by non-technical users for creating HTML code for a plurality of display devices comprising:
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a graphical prompt for soliciting user input;
a translator for translating said user input into XML code; and
a first XSL parser for translating said XML code into HTML code for a first HTML display device.
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16. A software structure for allowing non-technical users to enter content that can be displayed on various interactive television systems comprising:
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input graphics for prompting said user to insert the desired content to be displayed on an HTML page;
a translator for translating said content into XML code;
a first XSL parser for translating said XML code into HTML code for a first interactive television system; and
a second XSL parser for translating said XML code into HTML code for a second interactive television system.
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17. A method of creating interactive content for a television program comprising:
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selecting a frame during said television program to display content;
using a graphical interface to capture said content;
translating said content into XML;
parsing said XML using a first XSL parser into HTML code;
displaying said HTML code with said television program in an interactive fashion on a first device.
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19. A method of generating HTML pages for a plurality of interactive television systems by non-technical users comprising the steps of:
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entering content information to be displayed on said HTML pages in a graphical user interface;
translating said content information into XML code;
translating said XML code into HTML code for a first interactive television system using a first XSL parser; and
translating said XML code into HTML code for a second interactive television system using a second XSL parser.
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