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System and method for interactive, multimedia entertainment, education or other experience, and revenue generation therefrom

  • US 7,225,233 B1
  • Filed: 10/03/2000
  • Issued: 05/29/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/03/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A system wherein a participant interacts with an evolving story line that evolves through firing a series of story line triggers and that includes at least one virtual character, comprising:

  • a system manager including memory and a processing unit, the system manager containing information about the firing of story line triggers and about at least one virtual character in the evolving story line, and being connected to at least one form of media and at least one participant;

    a message from a virtual character in the evolving story line sent by the system manager to the participant that conveys information of the story line;

    a timer that;

    defines an amount of time for the participant to open the message after which a story line trigger fires,defines an amount of time for the participant to reply to the message after the message has been opened, after which a story line trigger fires,defines an amount of time after a story line trigger is fired for a subsequent message from the same or a different virtual character to be sent to the participant;

    wherein at least some story line triggers are fired based on a participant opening a message or on a response received by the system manager from the participant and wherein the story line evolves based on the firing of story line triggers.

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