MULTIMEDIA PLAYER AND BROWSER SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A computerized method of information distribution, comprising the steps of:
- providing instructions for controlling a computer on a recording medium readable by the computer, said instructions providing both a multimedia player component and an integrated public network browser component, wherein the program permits a user to play one or more items of multimedia and to access the public network so that the access to the public network is transparent, anddistributing said instructions to at least one remote computer.
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Abstract
A multimedia software application that can include audio, video and/or graphics, in a manner that combines the multimedia experience with the transfer of information from and between a variety of sources (126), in a variety of directions, and subject to a variety of prompts. The application provides a “Web in Page” approach, in which a series of windows have the same or similar “look and feel”, yet can be used to access and display information from a variety of sources (126), including local content (112) (hard drive or other locally stored media), and web-based online content (118), including that available from a dedicated, integrated server (114), affiliated servers (114), or even other computer users. The application of the present invention can be provided in stand-alone form, to be loaded on a client device (116) (e.g., personal computer) from either a recorded medium or downloaded online. In addition to this “Web in Page” application interface, a “Web in Skin” interface may be provided, by which the application interface may be varied based on client user (110) or advertiser (126) preferences to provide a customized interface format. Optionally, and preferably, the application is provided in a form where it is recorded on, and thereby combined with, digitally recorded content, such as a music CD or DVD.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized method of information distribution, comprising the steps of:
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providing instructions for controlling a computer on a recording medium readable by the computer, said instructions providing both a multimedia player component and an integrated public network browser component, wherein the program permits a user to play one or more items of multimedia and to access the public network so that the access to the public network is transparent, and distributing said instructions to at least one remote computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20)
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19. A computerized method of providing multimedia content, comprising the steps of
providing a recording medium readable by the computer; -
providing a player on the recording medium for playing the multimedia component, said player having a browser component capable of providing content from a public network; wherein the program permits a user to play one or more items of multimedia and to access the Internet in a manner transparent to the user.
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