Portable handheld device for enabling interactivity of video content
First Claim
1. A method for executing an interactive computer program, the method comprising:
- determining that a selected one of two or more pages is viewable by a user;
receiving user-generated signals representative of a response of the user to stimuli presented by an external electronic device;
selecting content to be presented to the user responsive to the user-generated signals, wherein the content is selected (i) from a database representing a collection of available content which is available to the external electronic device and (ii) in accordance with the selected page; and
issuing one or more control signals to the external electronic device to cause the external electronic device to display the content.
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Abstract
A game control unit includes a computer processor for executing game logic stored on a removable memory device. Rich, audiovisual content for the interactive gaming experience is provided on a digital video disk (DVD) in small clips which are selectively played back in a standard DVD player under control of the game control unit. Specifically, the game control unit mimics standard remote control signals to control playback of the audiovisual content by the DVD player. The game control unit automatically determines which of a number of pages of a book are positioned over a touch-sensitive pad and interprets user input gestures according to a context associated with the viewable page.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for executing an interactive computer program, the method comprising:
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determining that a selected one of two or more pages is viewable by a user;
receiving user-generated signals representative of a response of the user to stimuli presented by an external electronic device;
selecting content to be presented to the user responsive to the user-generated signals, wherein the content is selected (i) from a database representing a collection of available content which is available to the external electronic device and (ii) in accordance with the selected page; and
issuing one or more control signals to the external electronic device to cause the external electronic device to display the content. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A storage medium useful in association with an electronic device which includes a processor, the storage medium including instructions which are configured to cause the electronic device to interact with a user by:
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determining that a selected one of two or more pages is viewable by the user;
receiving user-generated signals representative of a response of the user to stimuli presented by an external electronic device, wherein the external electronic device is separate from the first-mentioned electronic device;
selecting content to be presented to the user responsive to the user-generated signals, wherein the content is selected (i) from a database which is stored on the storage medium and which represents a collection of available content which is available to the external electronic device and (ii) in accordance with the selected page; and
issuing one or more control signals to the external electronic device to cause the external electronic device to display the content. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An electronic device comprising:
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a processor;
a memory connector which is operatively coupled to the processor and which is connectable to a removable storage device; and
an interactive module (i) which executes in the processor from the removable storage device and (ii) which, when executed by the processor, causes the electronic device to interact with a user by;
determining that a selected one of two or more pages is viewable by the user;
receiving user-generated signals representative of a response of the user to stimuli presented by an external electronic device, wherein the external electronic device is separate from the electronic device;
selecting content to be presented to the user responsive to the user-generated signals, wherein the content is selected (i) from a database which is stored on the removable storage device and which represents a collection of available content which is available to the external electronic device and (ii) in accordance with the selected page; and
issuing one or more control signals to the external electronic device to cause the external electronic device to display the content. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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