SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONTENT CONVERSION AND DISTRIBUTION

• US 20080036756A1
• Filed: 08/10/2007
• Published: 02/14/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Maria Gaos, Nazih Youssef
• Original Assignee: Maria Gaos, Nazih Youssef
• Inventors: Youssef, Nazih, Gaos, Maria
• Application Number:
  US11/837,419
• Publication Number:
  US 20080036756A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/418
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents

Abstract

A system and method for content conversion comprising a memory and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operative to generate a request for access to at least one mapped interactive environment, receive a plurality of viewing data generated from one or more viewing resources included in the at least one mapped interactive environment, the viewing resources operative to scan the at least one mapped interactive environment, and the processor further operative to convert the received plurality of viewing data for rendering on one or more client devices.

Claims

19. A method of content conversion and distribution, the method comprising:

receiving an access request from a client device;

accessing at least one mapped interactive environment determined from the received access request;

scanning the at least one mapped interactive environment using one or more viewing resources included in the at least one mapped interactive environment, the viewing resources generating a plurality of viewing data;

distributing the viewing data to the client device; and

converting the distributed viewing data for rendering on the client device.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the converting of the distributed viewing data occurs on the client device.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein the viewing resources include a plurality of cameras in the at least one mapped interactive environment.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein the viewing resources further include at least one representation of an assistant, the assistant operative to assist a user in navigating the mapped interactive environment.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the at least one representation of the assistant is a virtual representation.

24. The method of claim 22 wherein the at least one representation of the assistant is a real-time video representation.

25. The method of claim 19 wherein the viewing data includes representations of products and descriptions of one or more information services.

26. The method of claim 25 wherein the products are physical products and virtual products.

27. The method of claim 26 wherein the viewing resources provide a plurality of image data of the interactive environment and a plurality of perspective data on the representations of the products as a user navigates the interactive environment.

28. The method of claim 19 wherein the viewing data is distributed in real-time with the scanning of the interactive environment and the converting of the viewing data.

29. The method of claim 19 wherein the mapped interactive environment is represented in a real-time projection including one or more products and services.

30. The method of claim 19 wherein the mapped interactive environment is represented in a virtual representation including virtual representations of one or more products and services.

60. A computer readable medium having instructions for performing the method of claim 19.

31. A content conversion and distribution apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operative to;

receive an access request from a client device;

access at least one mapped interactive environment determined from the received access request;

scan the at least one mapped interactive environment using one or more viewing resources included in the at least one mapped interactive environment, the viewing resources generating a plurality of viewing data;

convert the viewing data for rendering on the client device; and

distribute the converted viewing data to the client device.

32. The content conversion and distribution apparatus of claim 31 wherein the viewing resources include a plurality of cameras in the at least one mapped interactive environment.

35. The content conversion and distribution apparatus of claim 31 wherein the viewing data includes representations of products and descriptions of one or more information services.

36. The content conversion and distribution apparatus of claim 35 wherein the products are physical products and virtual products.

37. The method of claim 36 wherein the viewing resources provide a plurality of image data of the interactive environment and a plurality of perspective data on the representations of the products as a user navigates the interactive environment.

38. The method of claim 31 wherein the processor is operative to convert the viewing data concurrently with the distributing of the viewing data to the client device.

39. The method of claim 31 wherein the processor converts the viewing data a variable time delay before the processor distributes the viewing data to the client device.

40. The method of claim 31 wherein the processor converts the viewing data a variable time delay after the processor scans the mapped interactive environment.

41. The method of claim 31 wherein the viewing data comprises at least one data format and wherein the converting of the viewing data comprises converting one or more of the at least one data formats of the viewing data.

42. The method of claim 31 wherein the processor is operative to convert a semantic content of the viewing data.

43. The method of claim 31 wherein the processor is operative to convert at least one protocol of the viewing data generated from the viewing resources.

44. The method of claim 31 wherein the processor is operative to convert at least one configuration of the viewing data generated from the viewing resources.

45. The method of claim 31 wherein the viewing data is distributed in real-time with the scanning of the interactive environment and the converting of the viewing data.

46. The method of claim 31 wherein the mapped interactive environment is represented in a real-time projection including one or more products and services.

47. The method of claim 31 wherein the mapped interactive environment is represented in a virtual representation including virtual representations of one or more products and services.

33-1. The content conversion and distribution apparatus of claim 33 wherein the at least one representation of the assistant is a virtual representation.

48. A content conversion apparatus comprising:

a memory;

a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operative to;

generate a request for access to at least one mapped interactive environment;

receive a plurality of viewing data generated from one or more viewing resources included in the at least one mapped interactive environment, the viewing resources operative to scan the at least one mapped interactive environment; and

convert the received plurality of viewing data.

49. The content conversion apparatus of claim 48 wherein the viewing resources include a plurality of cameras in the at least one mapped interactive environment.

50. The content conversion apparatus of claim 49 wherein the viewing resources further include at least one representation of an assistant, the assistant operative to assist a user in navigating the mapped interactive environment.

51. The content conversion apparatus of claim 50 wherein the at least one representation of the assistant is a virtual representation.

52. The content conversion apparatus of claim 50 wherein the at least one representation of the assistant is a real-time video representation.

53. The content conversion apparatus of claim 48 wherein the viewing data includes representations of products and descriptions of one or more information services.

54. The content conversion apparatus of claim 53 wherein the products are physical products and virtual products.

55. The content conversion apparatus of claim 54 wherein the viewing resources provide a plurality of image data of the interactive environment and a plurality of perspective data on the representations of the products as a user navigates the interactive environment.

56. The content conversion apparatus of claim 48 wherein the viewing data is distributed in real-time with the scanning of the interactive environment and the converting of the viewing data.

57. The content conversion apparatus of claim 48 wherein the mapped interactive environment is represented in a real-time projection including one or more products and services.

58. The content conversion apparatus of claim 48 wherein the mapped interactive environment is represented in a virtual representation including virtual representations of one or more products and services.