SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE PROVISION OF MULTIMEDIA MATERIALS
First Claim
1. A method for enabling the storage, distribution, and use of associated text and media files, comprising:
- (a) inputting a textual content file into a text database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device;
(b) inputting a non-textual content file into a non-text database storage medium coupled to said operator system computing device;
(c) coupling said textual content files with said non-textual content files forming a combined media format;
combined media format comprising individually segregated and individually encrypted text content file components and non-text content file components;
(d) independently restricting access and/or independently granting access to said individually segregated and individually encrypted text content file components;
(e) independently restricting access and/or independently granting access to said individually segregated and individually encrypted non-text content file components;
(f) inputting a user investment marking point into said combined media format, said user investment marking point indicating a user experience point where a user is likely to have gained sufficient understanding and attachment to the story to have a high interest in additional non-textual media associated with the combined media format; and
(g) inputting event marking points into said combined media format.
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Abstract
A method for enabling the storage, distribution, and use of associated text and media files comprises a webpage interface coupled to an information and support system, an account creation and login system, a user media storage system, a solicitation assistance and user matching system, a solicitation and collaboration agreement system, a media collaboration and project creation system, and a product gallery and sales system. Means are provided for a user to gain access to the inventive systems through an Internet connection on a local user computing device. In accordance with the invention, information is input into a database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device which then combines the information into an augmented text-media file output. The inventive systems also distribute augmented text-media file output products to users of the inventive systems through a webpage interface system.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for enabling the storage, distribution, and use of associated text and media files, comprising:
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(a) inputting a textual content file into a text database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; (b) inputting a non-textual content file into a non-text database storage medium coupled to said operator system computing device; (c) coupling said textual content files with said non-textual content files forming a combined media format;
combined media format comprising individually segregated and individually encrypted text content file components and non-text content file components;(d) independently restricting access and/or independently granting access to said individually segregated and individually encrypted text content file components; (e) independently restricting access and/or independently granting access to said individually segregated and individually encrypted non-text content file components; (f) inputting a user investment marking point into said combined media format, said user investment marking point indicating a user experience point where a user is likely to have gained sufficient understanding and attachment to the story to have a high interest in additional non-textual media associated with the combined media format; and (g) inputting event marking points into said combined media format. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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5. A method for the granting and/or blocking of real-time user access to non-text media files associated with storage, distribution, and use of text and non-text media files, comprising:
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(a) individually encrypting non-text media files associated with text comprising a encrypted combined media file format; (b) inputting said encrypted combined media file format into an encrypted combined media file format database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; (c) inputting sales information associated with the download of said encrypted combined media file format into a sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; (d) inputting user-specific media file access information into said sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; (e) downloading a copy of said encrypted combined media file along with corresponding user-specific media file access information into a local user storage medium coupled to a local user operator system computing device; (f) inputting modified sales information associated with the download of said encrypted combined media file format into said sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; (g) inputting modified user-specific media file access information into said sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; and (h) modifying user-specific media file access information corresponding to said encrypted combined media file downloaded into the local user storage medium coupled to a local user operator system computing device, in real-time, during viewing of said encrypted combined media file. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for the sale and distribution of modified user access permissions associated with storage, distribution, and use of text and non-text media files, in real-time, during viewing of said text and non-text media files, comprising:
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(a) A user-downloaded file package containing text and individually locked non-text media file components comprising a locked combined media file; (b) inputting unlock access information, associated with said individually locked non-text media file components, into an access information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; (c) inputting sales information associated with the purchase of user access permissions of said encrypted combined media file format into a sales information database storage medium coupled to an operator system computing device; (d) downloading a copy of said locked combined media file to the memory of a local user computing device; (e) downloading a copy of said sales information associated with the purchase of said user access permissions to the memory of said local user computing device; (f) coupling said purchased user access permissions associated with said individually locked non-text media file components to said individually locked non-text media file components in the memory of said local user computing device; (g) verifying said user access permissions in the memory of said local user computing device during playback of said individually locked non-text media file components; (h) unlocking specific said individually locked non-text media file components which said verifying has confirmed that said user access permissions have already been purchased; (i) displaying an offer, during viewing of said locked combined media file, for real-time purchase of additional said user access permissions corresponding with said individually locked non-text media file components which said verifying has confirmed that said user access permissions have not already been purchased; (j) re-verifying, following the displaying of said offer for real-time purchase of additional said user access permissions, said user access permissions in the memory of said local user computing device during playback of said individually locked non-text media file components; and (k) unlocking specific said individually locked non-text media file components which said re-verifying has confirmed that said user access permissions have already been purchased; - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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