Systems and Methods Involving Features of Creation/Viewing/Utilization of Information Modules Such as Mixed-Media Modules

• US 20170068361A1
• Filed: 12/20/2012
• Published: 03/09/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: IMBRUCE, Doug, Bossola, Owen, Knuttsson, Rasmus, El Hattab, Hakim, Chheng, Tommy
• Granted Patent: US 10,296,158 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1698 the I/O peripheral being a sending/receiving arrangement to establish a cordless communication link, e.g. radio or infrared link, integrated cellular phone details of antennas disposed inside a computer H01Q1/2266
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/048 Interaction techniques based on graphical user interfaces [GUI]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

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.

Claims

1-121. -121. (canceled)

122. A method comprising:

communicating, by a computing device, an interface to a client device, the interface enabling a user to create or edit content for inclusion in a narrative presentation for presentation of media;

generating, by the computing device, a mixed-media module via integration of the content into a playable presentation of the content, the playable presentation of the content obtained from the narrative presentation, the mixed-media module comprising a link to a web page that, when selected by the user during viewing of the mixed-media module, navigates the client device to the web page;

communicating, by the computing device, a viewer to the client device, the viewer configured to interact with the mixed-media module to access a type of content and to enable the user to select a path through the mixed-media module; and

determining, by the computing device, a type of advertising displayed to the user when the user views the mixed-media module, the type of advertising based on the path selected by the user through the mixed-media module.

123. The method of claim 122, wherein the mixed-media module comprises media elements from a group of media elements consisting of an image, text, a hyperlink, audio, a document, and video.

124. The method of claim 122, wherein the mixed-media module comprises a plurality of image media elements connected in sequence.

125. The method of claim 122, wherein the generating of the mixed-media module further comprises providing access to information selected from information types consisting of third party information, sites, content, applications, and multimedia.

128. The method of claim 122, wherein the path is a non-linear path.

129. The method of claim 128, wherein the communicating of the viewer further comprises communicating the viewer to enable the user to navigate the mixed-media module via viewer-action functionality, the viewer-action functionality comprising hyperlinks to allow the user to skip to more desired content in the non-linear path.

130. The method of claim 122, wherein the communicating of the interface further comprises communicating the interface to enable the user to apply filters for creation of special effects and graphics to the mixed-media module.

131. The method of claim 122, wherein the communicating of the interface further comprises communicating the interface to enable the user to divide the mixed-media module into chapters.

132. The method of claim 122, wherein the communicating of the interface further comprises communicating the interface to enable the user to insert advertising within the mixed-media module.

126. (canceled)

127. (canceled)

133. A computing device comprising:

a processor;

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

communicating logic executed by the processor for communicating an interface to a client device, the interface enabling a user to create or edit content for inclusion in a narrative presentation for presentation of media;

generating logic executed by the processor for generating a mixed-media module via integration of the content into a playable presentation of the content, the playable presentation of the content obtained from the narrative presentation, the mixed-media module comprising a link to a web page that, when selected by the user during viewing of the mixed-media module, navigates the client device to the web page;

viewer communicating logic executed by the processor for communicating a viewer to the client device, the viewer configured to interact with the mixed-media module to access a type of content and to enable the user to select a path through the mixed-media module; and

advertisement determining logic executed by the processor for determining a type of advertising displayed to the user when the user views the mixed-media module, the type of advertising based on the path selected by the user through the mixed-media module.

134. The computing device of claim 133, wherein the mixed-media module comprises media elements from a group of media elements consisting of an image, text, a hyperlink, audio, a document, and video.

135. The computing device of claim 133, wherein the mixed-media module comprises a plurality of image media elements connected in sequence.

136. The computing device of claim 133, wherein the generating logic for generating the mixed-media module further comprises providing logic for providing access to information selected from information types consisting of third party information, sites, content, applications, and multimedia.

139. The computing device of claim 133, wherein the communicating logic for communicating the interface further comprises second communicating logic for communicating the interface to enable the user to divide the mixed-media module into chapters.

140. The computing device of claim 133, wherein the communicating logic for communicating the interface further comprises second communicating logic for communicating the interface to enable the user to insert advertising within the mixed-media module.

137. (canceled)

138. (canceled)

141. 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, an interface to a client device, the interface enabling a user to create or edit content for inclusion in a narrative presentation for presentation of media;

generating, by the computer processor, a mixed-media module via integration of the content into a playable presentation of the content, the playable presentation of the content obtained from the narrative presentation, the mixed-media module comprising a link to a web page that, when selected by the user during viewing of the mixed-media module, navigates the client device to the web page;

communicating, by the computer processor, a viewer to the client device, the viewer configured to interact with the mixed-media module to access a type of content and to enable the user to select a path through the mixed-media module; and

determining, by the computer processor, a type of advertising displayed to the user when the user views the mixed-media module, the type of advertising based on the path selected by the user through the mixed-media module.