System and method for enabling the creation of personalized movie presentations and personalized movie collections
First Claim
1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a computer system to allow a user to view a personalized version of a movie, and to allow the user to query a foundation information database while the personalized version of the movie is being presented to the user, the foundation information database storing primary information and secondary information pertaining to content and creation of the movie, said computer program product comprising:
- movie presenting means, responsive to a request from the user, for enabling said processor to present to the user the personalized version of the movie;
means for enabling said processor to allow the user to query the foundation information database for information pertaining to the content and creation of the movie while the personalized version of the movie is being presented to the user;
frame identification means for enabling said processor to identify a frame of the personalized version of the movie that was being presented to the user when the user issued said query;
secondary information identification means for enabling said processor to identify portions of the secondary information in the foundation information database pertaining to the content and creation of the personalized version of the movie as identified by said frame and as specified by said query;
secondary information retrieval means for enabling said processor to retrieve from the foundation information database said portions of the secondary information; and
means for enabling said processor to present to the user said retrieved portions of the secondary information.
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Abstract
A system and method for providing on demand access to information related to a movie while the movie is being presented to a user, where the movie was generated from the movie related information. The system operates by presenting the movie to the user, and then receiving from the user a query pertaining to the movie. The system determines a frame of the movie that was being presented to the user when the user issued the query (the system may extract this information from the query, or may extract this information from the movie itself). The system identifies, as specified by the query, portions of the movie related information relating to the frame, and retrieves those portions of the movie related information. These retrieved portions of said movie related information are presented to the user. The system includes a manager to enable users to create personalized versions of movies, and personalized collections of items. The system includes a system and method for providing to users on demand access to merchandise information related to a movie, and for providing on demand connectivity to merchants, while the movie is being presented to the users.
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19 Claims
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1. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a computer system to allow a user to view a personalized version of a movie, and to allow the user to query a foundation information database while the personalized version of the movie is being presented to the user, the foundation information database storing primary information and secondary information pertaining to content and creation of the movie, said computer program product comprising:
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movie presenting means, responsive to a request from the user, for enabling said processor to present to the user the personalized version of the movie; means for enabling said processor to allow the user to query the foundation information database for information pertaining to the content and creation of the movie while the personalized version of the movie is being presented to the user; frame identification means for enabling said processor to identify a frame of the personalized version of the movie that was being presented to the user when the user issued said query; secondary information identification means for enabling said processor to identify portions of the secondary information in the foundation information database pertaining to the content and creation of the personalized version of the movie as identified by said frame and as specified by said query; secondary information retrieval means for enabling said processor to retrieve from the foundation information database said portions of the secondary information; and means for enabling said processor to present to the user said retrieved portions of the secondary information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium having computer program logic recorded thereon for enabling a processor in a computer system to allow a user to view a personalized collection of audio/visual items, and to allow the user to query a foundation information database while the personalized collection of audio/visual items is being presented to the user, the foundation information database storing primary information and secondary information pertaining to content and creation of the collection, said computer program product comprising:
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collection presenting means, responsive to a request from the user, for enabling said processor to present to the user the personalized collection of audio/visual items; means for enabling said processor to allow the user to query the foundation information database for information pertaining to the content and creation of the collection while the personalized collection of audio/visual items is being presented to the user; item identification means for enabling said processor to identify an item of the personalized collection of audio/visual items that was being presented to the user when the user issued said query; secondary information identification means for enabling said processor to identify portions of the secondary information in the foundation information database pertaining to the content and creation of the personalized collection of audio/visual items as identified by said item and as specified by said query; secondary information retrieval means for enabling said processor to retrieve from the foundation information database said portions of the secondary information; and means for enabling said processor to present to the user said retrieved portions of the secondary information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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