STORY GENERATION MODEL

• US 20060248086A1
• Filed: 05/02/2005
• Published: 11/02/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Pahud, Michel
• Application Number:
  US10/908,210
• Publication Number:
  US 20060248086A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/10 Text processing natural language analysis G06F40/20; semantic analysis G06F40/30; processing or translation of natural language G06F40/40

Abstract

Story generation models are disclosed for assisting users, such as young children, to create stories, for example. These story generation models may implement several tools for helping users manipulate sophisticated images, such as for changing the perspective view of any images being incorporated into a story being created, for example. Other tools may be provided that may request the users to handwrite or type the names of any selected images they may desire incorporating into a story for educational purposes. The story generation models may also implement tools for defining and/or enforcing rules during the story generation process, such as requesting the users to spell correctly and/or providing the correct spelling for any misspellings, for example. Further, the story generation models may utilize tools for enabling users to collaborate in real time, such as by allowing the users to see other'"'"'s story contributions. Still further, the story generation models may provide moderator features for enabling monitoring of the story generation process. These moderator features may also be used for providing feedback to the users to help them improve their story telling skills.

Claims

1. At least one computer-readable medium having one or more executable instructions stored thereon, which when executed by at least one processing system, causes the at least one processing system to implement one or more story generation tools for assisting one or more users with generating at least one story, the one or more stored executable instructions comprising:

at least one story object module that obtains at least one selected story illustration element for including in the at least one story; and

at least one story interface module that presents one or more of a plurality of different representations of the at least one selected story illustration element responsive to at least one user request.

2. The medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein the at least one user interface module further comprises at least one representation manipulation module where at least one other user request can be made for manipulating at least one of a size property, perspective view property, or any other property of the at least one selected story illustration element.

3. The medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein the at least one user interface module requires the one or more users to identify the at least one selected story illustration element in a particular user input format before performing at least one of either obtaining or including the at least one selected story illustration element in the at least one story.

4. The medium as set forth in claim 3 wherein the particular user input format comprises an electronic handwriting input format.

5. The medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein the at least one user interface module identifies at least one expectation for the one or more users to meet when making the at least one user request.

6. The medium as set forth in claim 5 wherein the at least one expectation comprises at least one of correctly spelling information provided in connection with the at least one user request, using an electronic handwriting format for providing the information, or any other expectation implemented to teach or reinforce one or more educational related skills.

7. The medium as set forth in claim 6 wherein the at least one story interface module provides correct spelling information when information provided by the one or more users includes one or more spelling errors.

8. The medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein the at least one story illustration element comprises at least one three-dimensional perspective rendering of at least one object used to describe at least a portion of the at least one story.

9. The medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein the one or more stored executable instructions further comprise at least one story collaboration module that implements at least one of enabling the one or more users to simultaneously interact with each other while generating the at least one story, providing the one or more users with information describing one or more interactions of other collaborating users with the at least one story being generated, or any other action related to enabling the one or more users to collaborate with each other to generate the at least one story.

10. The medium as set forth in claim 1 wherein the one or more stored executable instructions further comprise at least one story feedback module that enables one or more collaborating users generating the at least one story to submit at least one vote relating to at least one decision to be made for which one or more proposed story interactions to implement on at least a portion of the at least one story.

11. A story rendering system that implements one or more story generation tools for assisting one or more users with generating at least one story, the system comprising:

at least one story object module that obtains at least one selected story illustration element for including in the at least one story; and

at least one story interface module that presents one or more of a plurality of different representations of the at least one selected story illustration element responsive to at least one user request.

12. The system as set forth in claim 11 wherein the at least one story interface module further comprises at least one input location where the at least one user request can be made.

13. The system as set forth in claim 11 wherein the at least one user interface module further comprises at least one representation manipulation module where at least one other user request can be made for manipulating at least one of a size property, perspective view property, or any other property of the at least one selected story illustration element.

14. The system as set forth in claim 11 wherein the at least one user interface module requires the one or more users to identify the at least one selected story illustration element in a particular user input format before performing at least one of either obtaining or including the at least one selected story illustration element in the at least one story.

15. The system as set forth in claim 14 wherein the particular user input format comprises an electronic handwriting input format.

16. The system as set forth in claim 11 wherein the at least one user interface module identifies at least one expectation for the one or more users to meet when making the at least one user request.

17. The system as set forth in claim 16 wherein the at least one expectation comprises at least one of correctly spelling information provided in connection with the at least one user request, using an electronic handwriting format for providing the information, or any other expectation implemented to teach or reinforce one or more educational related skills.

18. The system as set forth in claim 11 wherein the at least one story illustration element comprises at least one three-dimensional perspective rendering of at least one object used to describe at least a portion of the at least one story.

19. The system as set forth in claim 11 further comprising at least one story collaboration module that implements at least one of enabling the one or more users to simultaneously interact with each other while generating the at least one story, providing the one or more users with information describing one or more interactions of other collaborating users with the at least one story being generated, or any other action related to enabling the one or more users to collaborate with each other to generate the at least one story.

20. The system as set forth in claim 11 wherein the one or more stored executable instructions further comprise at least one story feedback module that enables one or more collaborating users generating the at least one story to submit at least one vote relating to at least one decision to be made for which one or more proposed story interactions to implement on at least a portion of the at least one story.