Browseable narrative architecture system and method
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1. A method for displaying a narrative on a client device comprising:
- retrieving from a repository a first non-BME scene and a second non-BME scene, the repository including a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene and said second non-BME scene;
executing a first display instruction wherein at least a portion of said first non-BME scene is displayed;
executing a link; and
executing a second display instruction wherein at least a portion of said second non-BME scene is displayed.
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Abstract
A browseable narrative having an architecture that enables browsing, so that a user may progress from a point to any other point in the narrative in a manner determined by the user. The browseable narrative includes a scene or scenes without any predefined beginning, middle, or end which can be displayed in a non-linear manner. The narrative also includes links which interrupt the display of one scene and initiate the display of another. Maps may also exist in the narrative.
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1. A method for displaying a narrative on a client device comprising:
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retrieving from a repository a first non-BME scene and a second non-BME scene, the repository including a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene and said second non-BME scene;
executing a first display instruction wherein at least a portion of said first non-BME scene is displayed;
executing a link; and
executing a second display instruction wherein at least a portion of said second non-BME scene is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, in a server computer connected to a client device, for displaying a narrative comprising:
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receiving a request to display a first non-BME scene from the client device;
retrieving from a first repository a first non-BME scene, the first repository including a first portion of a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene;
transmitting to the client device at least any part of said first non-BME scene;
receiving a link instruction from the client device;
retrieving from a second repository a second non-BME scene, the second repository including a second portion of a browseable narrative that includes said second non-BME scene; and
transmitting to the client device at least any part of said first non-BME scene. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A client device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, wherein the client device is configured to perform the steps of:
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retrieving from a repository a first non-BME scene and a second non-BME scene, the repository including a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene and said second non-BME scene;
executing a first display instruction wherein at least a portion of said first non-BME scene is displayed;
executing a link; and
executing a second display instruction wherein at least a portion of said second non-BME scene is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An article comprising:
a storage medium having stored thereon a computer executable program for performing the steps of;
retrieving from a repository a first non-BME scene and a second non-BME scene, the repository including a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene and said second non-BME scene;
executing a first display instruction wherein at least a portion of said first non-BME scene is displayed;
executing a link; and
executing a second display instruction wherein at least a portion of said second non-BME scene is displayed. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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