Systems and methods for developing dynamic media productions

• US 20060236231A1
• Filed: 01/23/2006
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 11/02/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Quark Incorporated (Quark Holding Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Quark Incorporated (Quark Holding Corp.)
• Inventors: Hundhausen, Allan, Allen, David C.
• Application Number:
  US11/338,108
• Publication Number:
  US 20060236231A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/202
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191

Abstract

Systems and methods for developing dynamic media productions are disclosed herein. As just one example, a method for developing a dynamic content object media production includes providing a layout definition to a designer. The layout definition is associated with a layout space utilized by the designer to create a layout. In addition, the method includes receiving a dynamic layout created by the designer in accordance with the provided layout space definition.

Claims

1. A method for developing a dynamic content object media production, the method comprising:

providing a layout definition to a designer, wherein the layout definition is associated with a layout space; and

receiving a dynamic layout from the designer, wherein the dynamic layout is associated with the layout space.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

comparing the dynamic layout with the layout definition, wherein it is determined whether the dynamic layout complies with the layout definition.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the layout space is tailored for displaying a layout via an Internet website, and wherein the method further comprises:

providing the dynamic layout via an Internet website.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

providing the layout definition from a server to a user workstation, wherein the computer workstation is operated by the designer.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic layout is an animation.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the animation is a frame based presentation.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic layout includes a dynamic content object.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the dynamic layout is a page based dynamic layout.

9. A system for developing dynamic content object media productions, the system comprising:

a microprocessor;

a computer readable medium, wherein the computer readable medium is accessible to the microprocessor, and wherein the computer readable medium includes instructions executable by the microprocessor to;

provide a layout space definition;

receive a definition of a dynamic content object; and

receive a dynamic layout corresponding to a layout space definition, wherein the dynamic layout includes the dynamic content object.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the definition of the dynamic content object includes at least one following characteristics:

dynamic content object location;

dynamic content object size;

dynamic content object orientation;

dynamic content object path and velocity; and

dynamic content object color.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the dynamic layout is a page based dynamic layout.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the instructions are associated with a client server;

and wherein the instructions are executable to provide the layout space definition to a user workstation communicably coupled to the client server.

13. A method for integrating dynamic content objects into media productions, the method comprising:

providing a layout definition to a user workstation from a server, wherein the layout definition is associated with a layout space; and

receiving a dynamic layout from the user workstation at the server, wherein the dynamic layout is associated with the layout space.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

comparing the dynamic layout with the layout definition, wherein it is determined whether the dynamic layout complies with the layout definition.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the layout space is tailored for displaying a layout via an Internet website, and wherein the method further comprises:

providing the dynamic layout via an Internet website.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the method further comprises:

defining a dynamic content object, wherein the dynamic layout includes the dynamic content object, and wherein the dynamic layout is a page based dynamic layout.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein defining the dynamic content object includes:

identifying a dynamic content object;

providing a set of dynamic content object characteristics; and

associating a subset of the dynamic content object characteristics with the identified content object.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the set of dynamic content object characteristics includes at least one of the following characteristics:

dynamic content object location;

dynamic content object size;

dynamic content object orientation;

dynamic content object path and velocity; and

dynamic content object color.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the dynamic layout further comprises a static content object.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the dynamic content object is overlayed on the static content object.