METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CREATION, DISTRIBUTION AND PRESENTATION OF POLYMORPHIC MEDIA
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Abstract
An apparatus is described for polymorphic presentation ot pre-recorded motion picture content. The recorded content (DVD DISC) comprises individual segments ((1,0) (2,0) etc,}, and the apparatus comprises sequencing means (SEQ GEN etc) for defining a presentation sequence (Xp) of a subset of the segments and for causing the segments to be presented in accordance with the defined presentation sequence. The sequencing means is operable to generate said sequence by selecting and adding segments to a sequence already partly defined, using (i) randomised values and (ii) predetermined rules specifying compatibility between the segments already included in the sequence and segments which are candidates for adding to the sequence. Editing and content capture apparatuses are disclosed, in which a matrix presentation is used to organise content segments. Recorded segments can be grouped in X, Y etc. dimensions and sequences made by varying ‘character’ parameters (Y etc.) as well as timeline position (X).
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62. An apparatus for polymorphic presentation of pre-recorded audiovisual content, the recorded content comprising a plurality of individual segments, the apparatus comprising
a sequence generator operating on a media player, for defining a presentation sequence of a subset of the segments and for causing the segments to be presented in accordance with the defined presentation sequence, wherein: -
said sequence generator uses randomization to define at least part of the presentation sequence, each segment involved in the randomized part of the sequence has associated with it at least one rule of compatibility with other segments, and the sequence generator is operable to generate said randomized part of the sequence by selecting and adding segments to a sequence already partly defined, using (i) randomized values and (ii) predetermined rules specifying compatibility between the segments already included in the sequence and segments which are candidates for adding to the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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84. A method for production of polymorphic audiovisual presentations comprising:
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assembling on a storage medium (i) a number of pre-recorded segments of audiovisual source material and (ii) a database of rules for use by a sequence generator operating on a media player for defining a presentation sequence of a subset of the segments and for causing the segments to be presented in accordance with the defined presentation sequence, wherein; said sequence generator uses randomization to define at least part of the presentation sequence, each segment involved in the randomized part of the sequence has associated with it at least one rule of compatibility with other segments, and the sequence generator is operable to generate said randomized part of the sequence by selecting and adding segments to a sequence already partly defined, using (i) randomized values and (ii) predetermined rules specifying compatibility between the segments already included in the sequence and segments which are candidates for adding to the sequence.
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85. A method for polymorphic presentation of pre-recorded audiovisual content, the recorded content comprising a plurality of individual segments, the method comprising:
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defining, by a sequence generator operating on media player, a presentation sequence of a subset of the segments; and causing the segments to be presented in accordance with the defined presentation sequence, wherein defining the presentation sequence comprises using randomization to define at least part of the presentation sequence, wherein each segment involved in the randomized part of the sequence has associated with it at least one rule of compatibility with other segments, and said randomized part of the sequence is defined by selecting and adding segments to a sequence already partly defined, using (i) randomized values and (ii) predetermined rules specifying compatibility between the segments already included in the sequence and segments which are candidates for adding to the sequence.
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86. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor on a computing device, the computer program instructions for polymorphic presentation of pre-recorded audiovisual content, the recorded content comprising a plurality of individual segments, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:
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defining, by a sequence generator operating on a media player, a presentation sequence of a subset of the segments; and causing the segments to be presented in accordance with the defined presentation sequence, wherein defining the presentation sequence comprises using randomization to define at least part of the presentation sequence, wherein each segment involved in the randomized part of the sequence has associated with it at least one rule of compatibility with other segments, and said randomized part of the sequence is defined by selecting and adding segments to a sequence already partly defined, using (i) randomized values and (ii) predetermined rules specifying compatibility between the segments already included in the sequence and segments which are candidates for adding to the sequence. - View Dependent Claims (82)
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87. A computer-readable medium storing (a) audiovisual content and (b) a rules database comprising rules,
wherein the audiovisual content comprises a plurality of individual segments, and wherein the rules of the rules database enable a sequence generator operating on a media player to define a presentation sequence of a subset of the segments, wherein defining the presentation sequence comprises using randomization to define at least part of the presentation sequence, wherein each segment involved in the randomized part of the sequence has associated with it in the rules database at least one rule of compatibility with other segments, and said randomized part of the sequence is defined by selecting and adding segments to a sequence already partly defined, using (i) randomized values and (ii) predetermined rules in the rules database specifying compatibility between the segments already included in the sequence and segments which are candidates for adding to the sequence.
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89. A computer-assisted authoring tool arranged to generate a computer-readable medium that stores (a) audiovisual content and (b) a rules database comprising rules,
wherein the audiovisual content comprises a plurality of individual segments, and wherein the rules of the rules database enable a sequence generator operating on a media player to define a presentation sequence of a subset of the segments, wherein defining the presentation sequence comprises using randomization to define at least part of the presentation sequence, wherein each segment involved in the randomized part of the sequence has associated with it in the rules database at least one rule of compatibility with other segments, and said randomized part of the sequence is defined by selecting and adding segments to a sequence already partly defined, using (i) randomized values and (ii) predetermined rules in the rules database specifying compatibility between the segments already included in the sequence and segments which are candidates for adding to the sequence.
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