Software and method for teaching, learning, and creating and relaying an account

• US 20090265308A1
• Filed: 05/15/2009
• Published: 10/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Eric Brown
• Original Assignee: Eric Brown
• Inventors: Brown, Eric
• Application Number:
  US12/454,338
• Publication Number:
  US 20090265308A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A method of relaying to a user an account regarding characters, where the account includes one embodiment of a branching story, includes: generating a plurality of electronic communicative entities, each expressing a communication of at least one character, and displaying the electronic communicative entities to the user. The method includes prompting the user to choose a branch among a plurality of branches of the branching story, receiving a branch choice of the user, and relaying the account to the user based at least in part on the branch choice. A majority of the electronic communicative entities includes at least one of an email, an instant message, a chat room message, and a web page. The account is substantially completely relayed to the user by the plurality of electronic communicative entities.

Claims

1-60. -60. (canceled)

61. A method of relaying to a user an account regarding characters, the account comprising one embodiment of a branching story, comprising:

generating a plurality of electronic communicative entities, each of the communicative entities expressing a communication of at least one character;

displaying the electronic communicative entities to the user;

prompting the user to choose a branch among a plurality of branches of the branching story;

receiving a branch choice of the user; and

relaying the account to the user based at least in part on the branch choice,

wherein each of a majority of the electronic communicative entities comprises at least one of an email, an instant message, a chat room message, and a web page, and

wherein the account is substantially completely relayed to the user by the plurality of electronic communicative entities.

62. The method as claimed in claim 61, wherein the displaying comprises displaying each of the electronic communicative entities to the user in applications corresponding to the type of entities, and wherein the applications comprise at least an email application, an instant message application, and a web browser application.

63. The method as claimed in claim 61, wherein at least two embodiments of the branching story are substantially different.

64. The method as claimed in claim 61, wherein no two embodiments of the branching story are substantially different.

65. The method as claimed in claim 61, wherein the method further comprises:

prompting a second user to choose a branch among a plurality of branches of the branching story;

receiving a branch choice of the second user; and

relaying the account to the user and second user based at least in part on the branch choice of the second user.

66. The method as claimed in claim 61, wherein prompting the user to choose the branch comprises prompting the user to draft and address an electronic communicative entity to at least one of the first and second characters, the electronic communicative entity comprising at least one of an email, an instant message, and a chat room message.

67. The method as claimed in claim 61, wherein for each branch, the user is prompted to choose the each branch at a specified point in a timeline of the account.

68. The method as claimed in claim 61, wherein for at least one branch, the user is prompted to choose the at least one branch at a plurality of points in a timeline of the account.

69. A computer-readable medium encoding computer-executable instructions for performing the method as claimed in claim 61.

70. A method of relaying to a user an account regarding at least first and second characters, comprising:

prompting the user to choose to perceive the account from the perspective of at least one of the first character, the second character, a friend of the first character, and a friend of the second character;

receiving a choice of the user; and

relaying the account to the user based at least in part on the choice of the user,

wherein the account is substantially completely relayed to the user via a plurality of electronic communicative entities, and

wherein each of a majority of the electronic communicative entities comprises at least one of an email, an instant message, a chat room message, and a web page.

71. The method as claimed in claim 70, wherein if the user chooses to perceive the account from the perspective of a friend of the first or second character, the method further comprises:

providing the user with a list of sets of characters;

prompting the user to choose at least one of the sets of characters;

receiving a choice of the user; and

relaying the account to the user based at least in part on the choice of the user of at least one of the sets of characters,

wherein for each of the sets of characters, that portion of the account relayed to the user from the perspective of friends of the characters in the each of the sets of characters comprises substantially a whole of the account.

72. The method as claimed in claim 70, wherein if the user chooses to perceive the account from the perspective of a friend of the first or second character, the method further comprises:

prompting the user to choose at least another character;

receiving a choice of the user; and

relaying the account to the user based at least in part on the choice of the user of at least another character.

73. The method as claimed in claim 70, wherein the method is noninteractive, whereby neither the account nor the manner in which the account is relayed to the user is substantially affected by any action of the user.

74. A computer-readable medium encoding computer-executable instructions for performing the method as claimed in claim 70.

75. A method of creating an account regarding characters, comprising:

providing an electronic template for entering information;

prompting a user to compose a plurality of electronic communicative entities and to enter the electronic communicative entities via the template, each electronic communicative entity representing an electronic communication from one of the characters to at least one other of the characters; and

prompting the user to arrange the plurality of electronic communicative entities in an order,

wherein each of a majority of the electronic communicative entities represents at least one of an email, an instant message, and a chat room message, and

wherein the account can be substantially completely relayed to a reader by displaying to the reader the plurality of electronic communicative entities in the order.

76. The method as claimed in claim 75, further comprising:

for each electronic communicative entity, prompting the user to select whether the electronic communicative entity represents an email, an instant message, or a chat room message.

77. The method as claimed in claim 75, further comprising:

prompting the user to create a plurality of branches, whereby the account comprises one embodiment of a branching story;

for each electronic communicative entity, prompting the user to assign the electronic communicative entity to at least one of the plurality of branches.

78. The method as claimed in claim 75, further comprising:

for each electronic communicative entity, prompting the user to determine whether or not displaying of the electronic communicative entity to the reader requires an action of the reader.

79. The method as claimed in claim 75, further comprising:

prompting the user to indicate character perspective options, whereby the account may be relayed from the perspectives of at least two different characters; and

for each electronic communicative entity, prompting the user to assign the electronic communicative entity to at least one character perspective option.

80. A computer-readable medium encoding computer-executable instructions for performing the method as claimed in claim 75.