Computer program product and program storage device for linking and presenting movies with their underlying source information
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 provide on demand access to movie related information, wherein said movie related information includes any of actors, directors, characters, props, contracts, sets or location related information, while said movie is being:
- continuously presented to a user, the system comprising;
movie presenting means for enabling said processor to present said movie to said user in a continuous manner;
pause means for enabling said processor to pause the presentation of said movie in response to a user generated pause signal defining a pause generated at user determined intervals;
menu presenting means for enabling said processor to present a menu of user query selection,query signal receiving means for enabling said processor to receive during a pause of said movie a user generated query signal representing a query pertaining to said movie related information;
frame identifying means for enabling a processor to identify a frame of said movie being presented to said user when said query signal is received, wherein said frame identifying means includes means for enabling said processor to extract from said movie a time code of said frame;
means for enabling a processor to identify, as specified by said query signal, portions of said movie related information relating to said frame;
means for enabling a processor to retrieve said identified portions of said movie related information;
means for enabling a processor to present to said user the retrieved portions of said movie related information; and
means for resuming continuous presentation of said movie.
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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, are described. 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. Also discussed is a manager to enable users to create personalized versions of movies, and personalized collections of items. Also discussed is 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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11 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 provide on demand access to movie related information, wherein said movie related information includes any of actors, directors, characters, props, contracts, sets or location related information, while said movie is being:
- continuously presented to a user, the system comprising;
movie presenting means for enabling said processor to present said movie to said user in a continuous manner; pause means for enabling said processor to pause the presentation of said movie in response to a user generated pause signal defining a pause generated at user determined intervals;
menu presenting means for enabling said processor to present a menu of user query selection,query signal receiving means for enabling said processor to receive during a pause of said movie a user generated query signal representing a query pertaining to said movie related information; frame identifying means for enabling a processor to identify a frame of said movie being presented to said user when said query signal is received, wherein said frame identifying means includes means for enabling said processor to extract from said movie a time code of said frame; means for enabling a processor to identify, as specified by said query signal, portions of said movie related information relating to said frame; means for enabling a processor to retrieve said identified portions of said movie related information; means for enabling a processor to present to said user the retrieved portions of said movie related information; and means for resuming continuous presentation of said movie. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing on demand access to secondary information while primary information is being continuously presented to a user, wherein said primary information comprises an entire movie, and said secondary information comprises pre-production and production information created during the generation of said movie, said method steps comprising:
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(1) presenting said primary information to said user in a continuous manner; (2) pausing the presentation of said primary information at user determined intervals, in response to the pausing, presenting a menu of user query selection; (3) receiving from said user during a pause a query signal representing a query pertaining to said primary information; (4) determining which segment of said primary information was being presented to said user when said query signal is received; (5) identifying portions of said secondary information relating to said segment of said primary information as six,titled by said query signal; (6) retrieving said identified portions of said secondary information; (7) presenting to said user said retrieved portions of said secondary information; and (8) resuming presentation of said primary information to said user in a continuous manner. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for providing on demand access to information related to a movie, wherein said movie related information includes any of actors, the method steps comprising:
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(1) presenting said movie to said user in a continuous manner; (2) pausing the presentation of said movie at user determined intervals, in response to the pausing, presenting a menu of user query selection; (3) receiving from said user during a pause a query signal representing a query pertaining to said movie; (4) determining a frame of said movie that is being presented to said user when said query signal was received; (5) identifying, as specified by said query signal, portions of said movie related information relating to said frame; (6) retrieving said identified portions of said movie related information; (7) presenting to said user said retrieved portions of said movie related information; and (8) resuming presentation of said primary information to said user in a continuous manner.
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