Information delivery system
First Claim
1. A method for delivering information relating to a time sequence of events, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) storing a set of reports in a first data storage device, each member of said set of reports containing information depicting events occurring within a period of time contiguous with a period of time covered in at least one other member of said set of reports;
(b) presenting information contained in a first report;
(c) retrieving a second report from said set of reports;
(d) presenting information contained in said second report in accordance with a predetermined temporal relationship between real time and the periods of time depicted in the first and second reports.
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Abstract
A system delivers information relating to a time sequence of events, either factual or fictional. A set of reports about the events is stored in a data storage device, each report containing information relating to a specific period of time, such as a day, a week, a month, etc. The period of time covered by each report is contiguous with that of another report in the set. A subset of the reports is retrieved from the data storage device and transferred to a user'"'"'s computer memory. When accessed by the user, the information contained in the subset of reports is presented in accordance with a predetermined temporal relationship between real time and the span of time depicted in the set of reports. The user can access reports corresponding to earlier periods of time, but cannot access reports relating to later periods of time. The user'"'"'s experience thereby simulates the experience of witnessing the events as they unfold in real time.
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1. A method for delivering information relating to a time sequence of events, said method comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing a set of reports in a first data storage device, each member of said set of reports containing information depicting events occurring within a period of time contiguous with a period of time covered in at least one other member of said set of reports; (b) presenting information contained in a first report; (c) retrieving a second report from said set of reports; (d) presenting information contained in said second report in accordance with a predetermined temporal relationship between real time and the periods of time depicted in the first and second reports. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for delivering information relating to a time sequence of events, said system comprising:
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(a) a first data storage device for storing a set of reports, each member of said set of reports containing information depicting events occurring within a period of time contiguous with a period of time covered in at least one other member of said set of reports; (b) means for retrieving selected reports from said set of reports; (c) means for presenting information contained in first and second selected reports in accordance with a predetermined temporal relationship between real time and the periods of time depicted in the set of reports. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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