System and method for interfacing interactive systems with social networks and media playback devices

• US 8,745,502 B2
• Filed: 11/13/2008
• Issued: 06/03/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Snibbe Interactive Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Snibbe Interactive Incorporated
• Inventors: Snibbe, Scott S., Shimoide, Alan T.
• Primary Examiner(s): Bashore, William
• Assistant Examiner(s): NABI, REZA U
• Application Number:
  US12/313,031
• Publication Number:
  US 20100122174A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,028 Days
• Field of Search: 715/733
• US Class Current: 715/733
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9574 of access to content, e.g. by caching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/972 Access to data in other repository systems, e.g. legacy data or dynamic Web page generation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0277 Online advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/16 for devices exhibiting advertisements, announcements, pictures or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A system and method for interfacing interactive systems with social networks and media playback devices is described. For example, a system for generating and interacting with media content is described. In one embodiment, the system includes an interactive system that displays media content, wherein the interactive system includes a first computer and sensors for recording a user'"'"'s interaction with the displayed media content, and a kiosk that allows a user to share the interactive media content with social networks and media playback devices, wherein the interactive media content includes the media content and metadata representing the user'"'"'s recorded interaction with the media content.

Claims

1. A system for generating and interacting with media content, the system including a processor and further comprising:

an unencumbered interactive media system that displays media content and monitors, interprets, responds, and records the interaction of an unencumbered user with the media content in a simulation, wherein the interactive system includes a first computer, a display, and a sensor for determining a user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction with the displayed media content, including recording the user as a simulation within the media, interpreting, and storing the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction with the media content as metadata associated with the media content based on posture use, gesture use, position, and velocity, wherein the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction is recorded to provide a modified version of the simulation that includes the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction stored as interactive media content;

a kiosk that distributes interactive media content using a communication network, wherein the interactive media content includes the media content and metadata representing the user'"'"'s recorded time usage and recorded interaction with the media content, including recorded postures, gestures, position, and velocity, and wherein the metadata representing the user'"'"'s interaction is stored as the interactive media content that is searchable for sharing electronically the interactive media content with other users; and

wherein a social interaction of a plurality of users with each other and with the media content is captured as interactive media content that includes the media content and metadata representing the social interaction of the plurality of users with each other and with the media content, including recorded postures, gestures, features, position, and velocity, and wherein the metadata representing the plurality of users'"'"' social interaction with each other and with the media content is stored as interactive media content that is searchable for sharing electronically the interactive media content with other users.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the metadata associated with the media content includes recording the user'"'"'s time usage of unencumbered interaction with the media content.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the kiosk allows the user to select interactive media content to share electronically with others.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive system is implemented as a first programmed computer, and the kiosk is implemented as a second programmed computer, wherein the kiosk is connected to the interactive system.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive system allows the user to interact with selected media content, and the interactive system records the user'"'"'s interactions with the selected media content as interactive media content, and wherein the interactive media content is accessible by the kiosk for electronic distribution by the user to share the interactive media content with others.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive system allows the user to interact with selected media content, and the interactive system records the user'"'"'s interactions with the selected media content as interactive media content, and wherein the interactive media content is accessible by the kiosk for electronic distribution by the user and for remote storage.

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a data reader connected to the interactive system, wherein the data reader identifies information related to the user.

8. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a data reader connected to the interactive system, wherein the data reader identifies information related to the user, wherein the data reader is selected from the group of a smart card reader, an RFID reader, a bar code reader, and a biometric reader, and wherein the system retrieves stored information related to the user.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a data reader in network communication with the interactive system, wherein the data reader identifies information related to the user, and wherein the system retrieves stored information related to the user from a social network.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a data reader in network communication with the interactive system, wherein the interactive system tracks usage data by a plurality of users of the system, and wherein the tracked usage data is transmitted for displaying online.

11. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a data reader in network communication with the interactive system, wherein the interactive system tracks usage data by users of the system, wherein the tracked usage data is transmitted for displaying online, and wherein the tracked usage data includes data selected from the group of number of users, time usage per user, total time usage, level of activity by user interacting with media content, social interaction, posture use, gesture use, velocity, position, race, age, gender, user garment brand related data, user jewelry related data, and emotion of users interacting with media content.

12. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a data reader in network communication with the interactive system, wherein the interactive system tracks usage data by users of the system, wherein the tracked usage data is transmitted for displaying online, wherein the tracked usage data includes data selected from the group of number of users, time usage per user, total time usage, time usage with specific media content by a user, level of activity by user interacting with media content, choices and or user profiles selected by the user, interaction outcome, social interaction, posture use, gesture use, velocity, position, race, age, gender, user garment brand related data, user jewelry related data, and emotion of users interacting with media content, and wherein the tracked usage data is stored as metadata associated with the interactive media content.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensor is selected from the group of a camera, a microphone, a tactile sensor, a heat sensor, and a motion sensor.

14. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of interactive systems, wherein the kiosk interfaces the plurality of interactive systems with each other and for electronic distribution of the interactive media content.

15. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a plurality of kiosks, wherein the interactive system interfaces with the plurality of kiosks.

16. The system of claim 1, wherein the distribution of interactive media content using a communication network includes electronic distribution via a plurality of communication networks selected from one or more of the following communication networks:

a television network, a cable television, a satellite network, a public switched telephone network, a cellular telephone network, an online gaming network, a multiplayer virtual world network, a local area computer network, a wide area computer network, and the Internet.

17. The system of claim 1, wherein the electronic distribution includes communication via electronic mail, multimedia message, uploading to a social network, and uploading to a media server.

18. The system of claim 1, wherein the kiosk transmits the user'"'"'s generated interactive media content to a media server for storage and distribution.

19. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive media content includes sensed data related to the user and the user'"'"'s environment.

20. The system of claim 1, wherein interactive media content is selected from the group of interactive video, user created video with an audio mix, tactile data, a video game, a music video, computer graphic data, a digital photograph, a data visualization, environmental data, and recorded brain wave signals data.

21. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive media content includes an advertisement.

22. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive media content includes an ad placement selected by the user, and wherein the user receives an incentive for the ad placement in the user'"'"'s generated interactive media content.

23. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, and a geographical location where the interactive media content was created.

24. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, a geographical location where the interactive media content was created, and wherein the metadata is used for searching the interactive media content.

25. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, a geographical location of where the interactive media content was created, and wherein the metadata is used for placing advertisements with the interactive media content.

26. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata includes information based on automatically determined user or environment related information, and wherein the metadata is used for placing advertisements with the interactive media content.

27. The system of claim 1, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to a location of the creation of the interactive media content, and wherein the metadata is used for placing local advertisements with the interactive media content.

28. The system of claim 1, wherein an API is provided for searching stored interactive media content.

29. The system of claim 1, wherein an API is provided for uploading interactive media content.

30. A method for generating and interacting with media content, comprising:

displaying media content, wherein the media content is displayed using an interactive system;

monitoring, interpreting, and responding to a user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction with the media content in a simulation using a processor;

recording the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction with the displayed media content, wherein the user'"'"'s interaction is recorded using the interactive system that includes a first computer and a sensor for determining a user'"'"'s interaction with the displayed media content, including recording, interpreting, and storing the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction with the media content based on posture use, gesture use, position, and velocity, wherein the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction is recorded to provide a modified version of the simulation that includes the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction stored as interactive media content;

distributing the interactive media content associated with the user using a communication network, wherein the interactive media content includes the media content and metadata representing the user'"'"'s recorded time usage and recorded unencumbered interaction with the media content as metadata associated with the media content, including recorded postures, gestures, position, and velocity, and wherein the metadata representing the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction is stored as interactive media content that is searchable for sharing electronically the interactive media content with other users; and

wherein a social interaction of a plurality of users with each other and with the media content is captured as interactive media content that includes the media content and metadata representing the social interaction of the plurality of users with each other and with the media content, including recorded postures, gestures, features, position, and velocity, and wherein the metadata representing the plurality of users'"'"' social interaction with each other and with the media content is stored as interactive media content that is searchable for sharing electronically the interactive media content with other users.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the metadata associated with the media content includes recording the user'"'"'s time usage of unencumbered interaction with the media content.

32. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

distributing the interactive media associated with the user based on a selection by the user for sharing the interactive media using a social network.

33. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

distributing the interactive media associated with the user based on a selection by the user for sharing the interactive media with other users.

34. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

distributing the interactive media associated with the user based on a selection by the user for sharing the interactive media with other network connected devices.

35. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

receiving an email address of the user associated with the interactive media;

sending the user an email including a link to access the interactive media; and

allowing the user to select options to view, modify, and share the interactive media.

36. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

determining information related to the user using a data reader.

37. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

determining information related to the user using a data reader; and

retrieving stored information related to the user.

38. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

determining information related to the user using a data reader; and

retrieving stored information related to the user from a social network.

39. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

tracking usage data by a plurality of users of the system; and

transmitting the usage data for displaying online, wherein the usage data includes data selected from the group of number of users, time usage per user, total time usage, time usage with specific media content by a user, level of activity by user interacting with media content, choices and or user profiles selected by the user, interaction outcome, social interaction, posture use, gesture use, position, velocity, race, age, gender, user garment brand related data, user jewelry related data, and emotion of users interacting with media content.

40. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

uploading the interactive media to a media server.

41. The method of claim 30, wherein the interactive media content includes sensed data related to the user and the user'"'"'s environment.

42. The method of claim 30, wherein interactive media content is selected from the group of interactive video, user created video with an audio mix, tactile data, a video game, a music video, computer graphic data, a digital photograph, a data visualization, environmental data, and recorded brain wave signals data.

43. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

placing an advertisement approved by the user in the interactive media content, wherein the user receives an incentive for the ad placement in the user'"'"'s interactive media content.

44. The method of claim 30, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, and a geographical location where the interactive media content was created.

45. The method of claim 30, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, a geographical location where the interactive media content was created, and wherein the metadata is used for searching the interactive media content.

46. The method of claim 30, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, a geographical location of where the interactive media content was created, and wherein the metadata is used for placing advertisements with the interactive media content.

47. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

searching stored interactive media content using an API.

48. The method of claim 30, further comprising:

uploading the interactive media content using an API.

49. A computer program product for generating and interacting with media content, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:

displaying media content, wherein the media content is displayed using an interactive system;

monitoring, interpreting, and responding to a user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction with the media content in a simulation;

recording the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction with the displayed media content, wherein the user'"'"'s interaction is recorded using the interactive system that includes a first computer and a sensor for determining a user'"'"'s interaction with the displayed media content, including recording, interpreting, and storing the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction with the media content based on posture use, gesture use, position, and velocity, wherein the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction is recorded to provide a modified version of the simulation that includes the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction stored as interactive media content;

distributing the interactive media content associated with the user using a communication network, wherein the interactive media content includes the media content and metadata representing the user'"'"'s recorded time usage and recorded unencumbered interaction with the media content as metadata associated with the media content, including recorded postures, gestures, position, and velocity, and wherein the metadata representing the user'"'"'s unencumbered interaction is stored as interactive media content that is searchable for sharing electronically the interactive media content with other users; and

wherein a social interaction of a plurality of users with each other and with the media content is captured as interactive media content that includes the media content and metadata representing the social interaction of the plurality of users with each other and with the media content, including recorded postures, gestures, features, position, and velocity, and wherein the metadata representing the plurality of users'"'"' social interaction with each other and with the media content is stored as interactive media content that is searchable for sharing electronically the interactive media content with other users.

50. The computer program product recited in claim 49, wherein the metadata associated with the media content includes recording the user'"'"'s time usage of unencumbered interaction with the media content.

51. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

distributing the interactive media associated with the user based on a selection by the user for sharing the interactive media using a social network.

52. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

distributing the interactive media associated with the user based on a selection by the user for sharing the interactive media with other users.

53. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

distributing the interactive media associated with the user based on a selection by the user for sharing the interactive media with other network connected devices.

54. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

receiving an email address of the user associated with the interactive media;

sending the user an email including a link to access the interactive media; and

allowing the user to select options to view, modify, and share the interactive media.

55. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

determining information related to the user using a data reader.

56. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

determining information related to the user using a data reader; and

retrieving stored information related to the user.

57. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

determining information related to the user using a data reader; and

retrieving stored information related to the user from a social network.

58. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

tracking usage data by a plurality of users of the system; and

transmitting the usage data for displaying online, wherein the usage data includes data selected from the group of number of users, time usage per user, total time usage, time usage with the media content by the user, level of activity by user interacting with media content, choices and or user profiles selected by the user, interaction outcome, social interaction, posture use, gesture use, velocity, position, race, age, gender, user garment brand related data, user jewelry related data, and emotion of users interacting with media content.

59. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

uploading the interactive media to a media server.

60. The computer program product recited in claim 49, wherein the interactive media content includes sensed data related to the user and the user'"'"'s environment.

61. The computer program product recited in claim 49, wherein interactive media content is selected from the group of interactive video, user created video with an audio mix, tactile data, a video game, a music video, computer graphic data, a digital photograph, a data visualization, environmental data, and recorded brain wave signals data.

62. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

placing an advertisement approved by the user in the interactive media content, wherein the user receives an incentive for the ad placement in the user'"'"'s interactive media content.

63. The computer program product recited in claim 49, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, and a geographical location where the interactive media content was created.

64. The computer program product recited in claim 49, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, a geographical location where the interactive media content was created, and wherein the metadata is used for searching the interactive media content.

65. The computer program product recited in claim 49, wherein the interactive media content includes metadata, the metadata including information related to the user, the media content, a geographical location of where the interactive media content was created, and wherein the metadata is used for placing advertisements with the interactive media content.

66. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

searching stored interactive media content using an API.

67. The computer program product recited in claim 49 further comprising computer instructions for:

uploading the interactive media content using an API.