System and method for linking and presenting movies with their underlying source information
First Claim
1. A method for providing on demand access to movie related information while said movie is being continuously presented to a user, wherein said movie related information includes any of actor, director, character, prop, contract, set, location or other movie related information, the method comprising the steps of:
- (1) presenting said movie to said user in a continuous manner;
(2) pausing the presentation of said movie at user determined intervals, and presenting a menu of user query selections;
(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 was 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 by extracting from said movie a time code of said frame that was being presented to said user when said query signal was received;
(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 movie related information to said user in a continuous manner.
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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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18 Claims
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1. A method for providing on demand access to movie related information while said movie is being continuously presented to a user, wherein said movie related information includes any of actor, director, character, prop, contract, set, location or other movie related information, the method comprising the steps of:
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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, and presenting a menu of user query selections; (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 was 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 by extracting from said movie a time code of said frame that was being presented to said user when said query signal was received; (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 movie related information to said user in a continuous manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for providing on demand access to movie related information while said movie is being continuously presented to a user, wherein said movie related information includes any of actor, director, character, prop, contract, set, location, or other movie related information said movie having been generated from said movie related information, the system comprising:
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movie presenting means for presenting said movie to said user in a continuous manner; pause means for pausing the presentation of said movie in response to a user generated pause signal deriving a pause generated at user determined intervals; query signal receiving means for receiving during a pause of said movie a user generated query signal representing a query pertaining to said movie; frame identifying means for identifying a frame of said movie that was being continuously presented to said user when said query signal was received, wherein said frame identifying means comprises means for extracting from said movie a time code of said frame that was being presented to said user when said query signal was received; means for identifying, as specified by said query signal, portions of said movie related information relating to said frame; means for retrieving said portions of said movie related information; means for presenting to said user the retrieved portions of said movie related information, while said movie is being continuously presented, and means for resuming presentation of said movie to said user in a continuous manner. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for providing on demand access to secondary information while primary information is being continuously presented to a user, wherein said secondary information includes any of actor, director, character, prop, contract, set, location, or other information related of said primary information, the method comprising the steps of:
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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, and presenting a menu of user query selections; (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 was received; (5) identifying portions of said secondary information relating to said segment of said primary information as specified by said query signal; (6) retrieving said portions of said secondary information; (7) presenting to said user said retrieved portions of said secondary information, while said primary information is being continuously presented; and (8) resuming presentation of said secondary information to said user in a continuous manner.
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17. A system for providing on demand access to information related to a movie, wherein said movie related information includes any of actor, director, character, prop, contract, set, location, or other movie related information, the system comprising:
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a processor; pause means for pausing the presentation of said movie in response to pause signals generated at user determined intervals; a controller for controlling said processor, comprising; movie presenting means for enabling said processor to present said movie continuously to said user; query signal receiving means for enabling said processor to receive from said user during a pause a query signal representing a query pertaining to said movie, said query signal including an identification of a frame of said movie that was being presented to said user when said query signal was received; identifying means for enabling said processor to identify, as specified by said query signal, portions of said movie related information relating to said frame; retrieving means for enabling said processor to retrieve said portions of said movie related information; presenting means for enabling said processor to present to said user said retrieved portions of said movie related information, while said movie is being continuously presented; and (8) means for resuming presentation of said movie related information to said user in a continuous manner.
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18. A controller to enable a processor to provide on demand access to information related to a movie, wherein said movie related information includes any of actor, director, character, prop, contract, set, location, or other movie related information, the controller comprising:
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movie presenting means for enabling said processor to present said movie continuously to said user; pause means for pausing the presentation of said movie in response to pause signals generated at user determined intervals; query receiving means for enabling said processor to receive from said user during a pause a query signal representing a query pertaining to said movie, said query signal including an identification of a frame of said movie that was being presented to said user when said query signal was received; identifying means for enabling said processor to identify, as specified by said query signal, portions of said movie related information relating to said frame; retrieving means for enabling said processor to retrieve said portions of said movie related information; presenting means for enabling said processor to present to said user said retrieved portions of said movie related information, while said movie is being continuously presented; and means for resuming presentation of said movie related information to said user in a continuous manner.
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