System and Method for Creating and Navigating a Linear Hypermedia Resource Program
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Abstract
A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.
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41. A method for presenting video media elements to a subscriber station, the method comprising:
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receiving a web page request from the subscriber station; in response to receiving the web page request, creating at least one web page for use by a browser of the subscriber station to produce a user interface at the subscriber station that includes; a viewing area in which a first video media element is presented; and a map area in which a plurality of icons are presented, each icon representative of a corresponding one of a plurality of second video media elements, the plurality of icons available for selection to access corresponding video media elements; and responding to the web page request by initiating download of the at least one web page to the subscriber station. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A method for presenting video media elements to a subscriber station, the method comprising:
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creating at least one web page for use by a browser of the subscriber station to produce a user interface at the subscriber station that includes; a viewing area in which a first video media element is presented; and a map area in which a plurality of icons are presented, each icon representative of a corresponding one of a plurality of second video media elements, the plurality of icons available for selection to access corresponding video media elements; receiving a web page request from the subscriber station; and responding to the web page request by initiating download of the at least one web page to the subscriber station. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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