DYNAMIC STORYBOOK

• US 20090172022A1
• Filed: 12/28/2007
• Published: 07/02/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Multerer, Boyd Cannon, Bathiche, Steven N., Guday, Shai, MacLaurin, Matthew B., Bendayan, Manuel Uris Bronstein, O'Rourke, Bret P., Russell, Zachary Lewis, Wilfrid, Eric P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,890,534 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/131 Fragmentation of text files, e.g. creating reusable text-blocks; Linking to fragments, e.g. using XInclude; Namespaces
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/151 Transformation

Abstract

A system (and corresponding methodology) that dynamically alters a storybook (e.g., literary work). Preferences, policies and contexts can be considered and incorporated into the storyline of the book to enhance interest by creating a rich, personalized experience. By enhancing readability and features (e.g., sensory features), stories become more true-to-life and enjoyable by altering the story over time or to differing context (or content).

Claims

1. A system that facilitates dynamic alteration of a storybook, comprising:

a criteria management component that gathers a plurality of data; and

an adaptation component that dynamically alters a storyline of the storybook based upon a subset of the data.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data is one of activity context data, user context data or environment context data.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the plurality of data is at least one of a preference, policy, or predefined story feature.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising a context monitor component that dynamically monitors context data, wherein the context data is included within the plurality of data.

5. The system of claim 4, further comprising at least one of a physiological sensor or environmental sensor that facilitates capture of the context data.

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising a query component that employs a query that facilitates gather the subset of the plurality of data from at least one of a cloud-based source, local store or remote store based upon the storyline.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user interaction component that prompts a user to select the subset of the data that is employed to alter the storyline.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising a user interface component that enables the user to explicitly select the subset of the data that is employed to alter the storyline.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a storyline adjustment component that modifies the storyline based at least in part upon the subset of the data.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

an information aggregation component that consolidates the plurality of data;

an analysis component that evaluates and organizes the plurality of data; and

an authoring component that composes the altered storyline based upon the analysis.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising a rendering component that presents the altered storyline to a reader.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising a configuration component that configures the altered storyline as a function of a target device.

13. The system of claim 11, further comprising a filter component that cleanses the altered storyline as a function of a target audience.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising a machine learning and reasoning component that employs at least one of a probabilistic and a statistical-based analysis that infers an action that a user desires to be automatically performed.

15. A computer-implemented method of dynamically altering a storyline of a storybook, comprising:

detecting contextual information;

altering the storyline based upon a subset of the contextual information; and

presenting the altered storyline to a reader.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising dynamically monitoring the contextual information.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, wherein the contextual information is at least one of activity context, user context or environment context.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 15, further comprising:

selecting an alternative scenario; and

incorporating the alternative scenario into the altered storyline.

19. A computer-executable system, comprising:

means for gathering information that includes at least one of preference, policy or context information; and

means for dynamically altering a storyline of a storybook based at least in part upon a subset of the gathered information.

20. The computer-executable system of claim 19, further comprising:

means for configuration the altered storyline based upon a target device; and

means for presenting the altered storyline via the target device.