Image integration, mapping and linking system and methodology
First Claim
1. A method, performed by a computer system having a processor, for creating a display by integrating images into a presentation output having pre-existing images, the method comprising:
- receiving a selection of at least one of a plurality of user-defined images, the user-defined images being different from the pre-existing images;
receiving mappable links configured to generate the display, the mappable links being between the user-defined images and the pre-existing images, wherein the mappable links are generated separately from the presentation output; and
responsive to the selection of the at least one of the user-defined images, integrating, with the processor, a representation of the selected at least one of the user-defined images into the presentation output in real time, at least in part by;
resolving one or more of the mappable links from a particular user-defined image to a particular pre-existing image, andin response to resolving the one or more mappable links, replacing the particular pre-existing images of the presentation output with the particular user-defined image.
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Abstract
An adapter interface apparatus has a user input device and an associated video display. The user selects a distinguishable visual image representation for association into an audiovisual presentation, such as where that user is identified. For example, color, size graphics or shape can be used to distinguish users. In one embodiment a digitized image of each user'"'"'s face is used as the distinguishable representation. Alternatively, the user can create an original image or select one of a predetermined set of visual images as the user'"'"'s identification for use in the audiovisual presentation. In one embodiment, the adapter interface is coupled to an audiovisual presentation system and a storage card containing User Images. The adapter interface system integrates a selected User Image from the Storage Card into the audiovisual presentation.
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29 Claims
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1. A method, performed by a computer system having a processor, for creating a display by integrating images into a presentation output having pre-existing images, the method comprising:
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receiving a selection of at least one of a plurality of user-defined images, the user-defined images being different from the pre-existing images; receiving mappable links configured to generate the display, the mappable links being between the user-defined images and the pre-existing images, wherein the mappable links are generated separately from the presentation output; and responsive to the selection of the at least one of the user-defined images, integrating, with the processor, a representation of the selected at least one of the user-defined images into the presentation output in real time, at least in part by; resolving one or more of the mappable links from a particular user-defined image to a particular pre-existing image, and in response to resolving the one or more mappable links, replacing the particular pre-existing images of the presentation output with the particular user-defined image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system, having a processor and memory, comprising:
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a component configured to store digital data comprising pre-existing digital data and user-defined digital data; a component configured to generate a display presentation comprising a plurality of interacting characters; a component configured to store one or more mappable links, the mappable links linking portions of the user-defined digital data to portions of the pre-existing digital data, wherein the mappable links are not generated as part of the generating the initial display presentation; a component configured to receive a selection of at least one of the plurality of characters; and a component configured to generate an integrated presentation responsive to receiving the selection in real time based at least in part on an analysis of the display presentation to identify the selected character and replacement of at least a portion of the pre-existing digital data corresponding to the selected character with at least a portion of the user-defined digital data by; resolving one or more of the mappable links, from the portion of the pre-existing digital data corresponding to the selected character, to particular user defined digital data, and in response to resolving the one or more mappable links, replacing the portion of the pre-existing digital data corresponding to the selected character with the particular user defined digital data. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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23. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for identifying a plurality of selectable images; instructions for receiving a selection of one of the plurality of selectable images; instructions for receiving one or more mappable links between the selection and a representation within a presentation output, wherein the mappable links are generated separately from the presentation output; and instructions for integrating a representation of the selected one of the plurality of selectable images into the presentation output, wherein the integrating comprises substituting at least a portion of the selected one of the plurality of selectable images for a representation within the presentation output at least substantially in real time by; resolving one or more of the mappable links between the selection and the representation within the presentation output, and in response to resolving the one or more mappable links, replacing the representation within the presentation output with the portion of the selected one of the plurality of selectable images. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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25. A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising:
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instructions for creating a mappable link of a user-representative character image to a predefined representation, wherein the mappable link defines utilization of the user-representative character image in a video presentation, wherein the mappable link is generated separately from the video presentation; instructions for receiving a selection of the user-representative character image; and instructions for integrating the user-representative character image into the video presentation by substituting the user-representative character image for a predefined representation within the video presentation in real time by; selecting the mappable link for the predefined representation within the video presentation; resolving the selected mappable link from the representation within the video presentation to the user-representative character image, and in response to resolving the selected mappable link, replacing the representation within the video presentation with the user-representative character image.
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26. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, if executed by a computing system having a processor, cause the computing system to perform operations comprising:
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identifying digital image data used to generate a portion of a first video presentation; receiving a selection from the digital image data of an image for integration; and receiving one or more mappable links between the selection and a representation of an entity within the first video presentation, wherein the mappable links are generated separately from the video presentation; and generating an integrated video presentation in real time, wherein the integrated video presentation is generated by; analyzing the first video presentation to identify a representation of the entity within the first video presentation, in response to identifying the representation, resolving one or more of the mappable links from the representation of the entity to the selected digital image data; in response to resolving one or more of the mappable links, generating a substitute representation with the representation of the entity replaced by the selected digital image data, and providing for display the substitute representation, wherein at least a portion of the selected image for integration is integrated within the integrated video presentation. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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