System and method for creating and navigating a linear hypermedia resource program
DCFirst Claim
1. A method for operating at least one web server to present video media elements to a subscriber station, the method comprising:
- receiving a web page request from the subscriber station by the at least one web server;
in response to receiving the web page request, the at least one web server accessing a web page for use by a browser of the subscriber station to produce a user interface at the subscriber station that includes;
a viewing area in which a preview of a first video media element is presented, the preview available for selection to access a corresponding video media element; and
a map area in which a plurality of icons are presented, each icon representative of a corresponding one of a plurality of second video media elements, the plurality of icons available for selection to access corresponding video media elements; and
responding to the web page request by the at least one web server by initiating download of the web page to the subscriber station.
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Abstract
A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.
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1. A method for operating at least one web server to present video media elements to a subscriber station, the method comprising:
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receiving a web page request from the subscriber station by the at least one web server; in response to receiving the web page request, the at least one web server accessing a web page for use by a browser of the subscriber station to produce a user interface at the subscriber station that includes; a viewing area in which a preview of a first video media element is presented, the preview available for selection to access a corresponding video media element; and a map area in which a plurality of icons are presented, each icon representative of a corresponding one of a plurality of second video media elements, the plurality of icons available for selection to access corresponding video media elements; and responding to the web page request by the at least one web server by initiating download of the web page to the subscriber station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for presenting video media elements to a subscriber station by at least one web server, the method comprising:
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receiving a web page request from the subscriber station that includes a search criteria; retrieving a plurality of video media elements based upon the search criteria; creating at least one web page by the at least one web server for use by a browser of the subscriber station to produce a user interface at the subscriber station that includes; a map area in which a plurality of icons are presented, each icon representative of a corresponding one of the plurality of video media elements, the plurality of icons available for selection to access corresponding video media elements; and responding to the web page request by the at least one web server by initiating download of the at least one web page to the subscriber station. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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