SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING CREATION/DISPLAY/UTILIZATION OF INFORMATION MODULES, SUCH AS MIXED-MEDIA AND MULTIMEDIA MODULES

• US 20170068310A1
• Filed: 02/28/2013
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Knutsson, Rasmus, Imbruce, Doug, Bossola, Owen, El Hattab, Hakim, Chheng, Tommy
• Granted Patent: US 11,099,714 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/907 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2200/1637 Sensing arrangement for detection of housing movement or orientation, e.g. for controlling scrolling or cursor movement on the display of an handheld computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures

Abstract

Systems and methods consistent with the present innovations are directed to implementations involving creation, viewing, playing sharing and/or utilization of information modules, such as mixed-media modules. A processor communicates a mixed-media module creator interface to a first client device. The mixed-media module creator interface is configured to enable a first user of the first client device to create a mixed-media module, the mixed-media module comprising both an updatable portion and a searchable portion, and communicating a mixed-media module player interface to a second client device, the mixed-media module player interface different than the mixed-media module creator interface and configured to enable a second user using the second client device to play the mixed-media module in a non-linear format.

Claims

1-102. -102. (canceled)

103. A method comprising:

communicating, by a processor, a mixed-media module creator interface to a first client device, the mixed-media module creator interface configured to;

enable a first user of the first client device to create a mixed-media module, the mixed-media module comprising both an updatable portion and a searchable portion, the searchable portion being locatable by a search engine in response to a search query, the mixed-media module creator interface configured to enable the first user to create the mixed-media module further comprises enabling the first user to divide the mixed-media module into chapters; and

communicating, by the processor, a mixed-media module player interface to a second client device, the mixed-media module player interface different than the mixed-media module creator interface and configured to;

enable a second user using the second client device to play the mixed-media module in a non-linear format and to display one or more advertisements, the one or more advertisements selected for display based on a non-linear path chosen by the second user.

104. The method of claim 103, wherein the mixed-media module creator interface enabling the first user to create the mixed-media module further comprises enabling the first user to create a mixed-media module comprising hyperlinks.

105. The method of claim 104, wherein the mixed-media module player interface enabling the second user to play the mixed-media module in a non-linear format further comprises receiving, by the mixed-media module player interface, a click on one of the hyperlinks.

106. The method of claim 105, wherein the receiving of the click further comprises playing the mixed-media module at a location associated with the clicked hyperlink.

107. The method of claim 103, wherein the mixed-media module creator interface configured to enable the first user to create the mixed-media module further comprises enabling the first user to select a plurality of types of content and drop the selected content into a narrative presentation outline to create a presentation of media.

108. The method of claim 103, wherein the mixed-media module creator interface configured to enable the first user to create the mixed-media module further comprises enabling the first user to create a mixed-media module comprising metadata.

109. The method of claim 103, wherein the communicating the mixed-media module creator interface further comprises communicating a mixed-media module creator interface comprising filters for creation of special effects and graphics.

110. (canceled)

111. (canceled)

112. (canceled)

113. A computing device comprising:

a processor;

a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising;

creator communicating logic executed by the processor, for communicating a mixed-media module creator interface to a first client device, the mixed-media module creator interface configured to;

enable a first user of the first client device to create a mixed-media module, the mixed-media module comprising both an updatable portion and a searchable portion, the searchable portion being locatable by a search engine in response to a search query, the mixed-media module creator interface configured to enable the first user to create the mixed-media module further comprises enabling the first user to divide the mixed-media modules into chapters; and

player communicating logic executed by the processor for communicating a mixed-media module player interface to a second client device, the mixed-media module player interface different than the mixed-media module creator interface and configured to;

enable a second user using the second client device to play the mixed-media module in a non-linear format and to display one or more advertisements, the one or more advertisements selected for display based on a non-linear path chosen by the second user.

114. The computing device of claim 113, wherein the creator communicating logic for communicating the mixed-media module creator interface further enables the first user to create a mixed-media module comprising hyperlinks.

115. The computing device of claim 114, wherein the player communicating logic for communicating the mixed-media module player interface further comprises receiving logic executed by the processor for receiving, by the mixed-media module player interface, a click on one of the hyperlinks.

116. The computing device of claim 115, wherein the receiving logic further comprises playing logic executed by the processor for playing the mixed-media module at a location associated with the clicked hyperlink.

117. The computing device of claim 113, wherein the mixed-media module creator interface configured to enable the first user to create the mixed-media module further comprises enabling logic executed by the processor for enabling the first user to select a plurality of types of content and drop the selected content into a narrative presentation outline to create a presentation of media.

118. The computing device of claim 113, wherein the mixed-media module creator interface configured to enable the first user to create the mixed-media module further comprises enabling logic executed by the processor for enabling the first user to create a mixed-media module comprising metadata.

119. The computing device of claim 113, wherein the creator communicating logic further comprises second creator communicating logic for communicating a mixed-media module creator interface comprising filters for creation of special effects and graphics.

120. (canceled)

121. (canceled)

122. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium for tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:

communicating, by the computer processor, a mixed-media module creator interface to a first client device, the mixed-media module creator interface configured to;

enable a first user of the first client device to create a mixed-media module, the mixed-media module comprising both an updatable portion and a searchable portion, the searchable portion being locatable by a search engine in response to a search query, the mixed-media module creator interface configured to enable the first user to create the mixed-media module further comprises enabling the first user to divide the mixed-media modules into chapters; and

communicating, by the computer processor, a mixed-media module player interface to a second client device, the mixed-media module player interface different than the mixed-media module creator interface and configured to;

enable a second user using the second client device to play the mixed-media module in a non-linear format and to display one or more advertisements, the one or more advertisements selected for display based on a non-linear path chosen by the second user.