Editing interactive content with time-based media
First Claim
1. An editing system comprising:
- a timeline interface having at least one interactive track for interactive content and at least one track for time-based media, wherein interactive content may be associated with a point in time on the at least one track for interactive content; and
means for allowing a user to place interactive content on the at least one interactive track according to a selection of whether the interactive content is associated with either a point in time with a locator object or a duration with a source clip object on the at least one interactive track.
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Abstract
An editing system has a timeline interface with at least one interactive track for interactive content and at least one track for time-based media. Interactive content may be associated with a point in time on the at least one track for interactive content. A user may place interactive content on the at least one interactive track. The user may select whether the interactive content is associated with a point in time using a locator object, or with a duration using a source clip object. A bin stores interactive content. The interactive content is imported into the bin such that interactive content in the bin is associated with a unique reference. A user may place interactive content selected from the bin on the interactive track. Information about the interactive content in the bin may be updated by using the unique reference. For a trigger element, the unique reference may be a file name for a trigger file that includes a description of the trigger element and a unique identifier of the trigger element. The interactive content may include display information indicating information to be displayed with the video and a specification of size and position of the video. If the program specified by the timeline interface is played back, the specification of the size and position of the video for the interactive content corresponding to a point in time in the program is accessed. The video and the display information of the interactive content is displayed according to the specification at this point in time in the program. The editing application also may be programmed to allow a user to use a conventional operation to select the content in the bin or on the interactive track. The editing application then can cause the associated authoring tool to launch, access and open for editing the interactive content associated with the object in the bin or on the interactive track.
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12 Claims
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1. An editing system comprising:
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a timeline interface having at least one interactive track for interactive content and at least one track for time-based media, wherein interactive content may be associated with a point in time on the at least one track for interactive content; and
means for allowing a user to place interactive content on the at least one interactive track according to a selection of whether the interactive content is associated with either a point in time with a locator object or a duration with a source clip object on the at least one interactive track. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 12)
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7. An editing system comprising:
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a timeline interface for specifying a program having at least one interactive track for interactive content and at least one track for time-based media, wherein interactive content may be associated with a point in time on the at least one interactive track;
a bin for storing interactive content;
means for importing interactive content into the bin such that interactive content in the bin is associated with a unique reference;
means for allowing a user to place interactive content selected from the bin on the at least one interactive track; and
means for updating information about the interactive content in the bin using the unique reference. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. An editing system comprising:
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a timeline interface for specifying a program having at least one interactive track for interactive content and at least one track for video, wherein interactive content may be associated with a point in time on the at least one interactive track;
means for allowing a user to place interactive content on the at least one interactive track, wherein interactive content includes display information indicating information to be displayed with the video and a specification of size and position of the video; and
means for playing back the program specified by the timeline interface including;
means for accessing the specification of the size and position of the video for the interactive content corresponding to a point in time in the program; and
means for displaying the video and the display information of the interactive content according to the specification and the point in time in the program. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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Specification