System and method for creating and navigating a linear hypermedia resource program

• US 9,864,575 B2
• Filed: 08/21/2017
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/1998
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hypermedia Navigation LLC (IPValuation Partners, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Hypermedia Navigation LLC (IPValuation Partners, LLC)
• Inventors: Stuckman, Bruce Edward, Genin, Kent E., Morse, James Richard, Bossemeyer, Jr., Robert Wesley, Light, Jordan Howard, Omanson, Richard, Heinmiller, Wayne Robert, Sullivan, Barry James
• Primary Examiner(s): BAROT, BHARAT
• Application Number:
  US15/681,714
• Publication Number:
  US 20170351484A1
• Time in Patent Office: 141 Days
• Field of Search: 709201-203, 709217-219, 709227-229, 709231-232, 709245-246
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/00 Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/60 of audio data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/954 Navigation, e.g. using categorised browsing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1432 Metric aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1485 Tariff-related aspects
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/26258 for generating a list of items to be played back in a given order, e.g. playlist, or scheduling item distribution according to such list retrieval of multimedia data based on playlists G06F16/40
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8586 by using a URL processing chained hypermedia data for information retrieval G06F16/94; information retrieval from the Internet by using URLs G06F16/955; URL in broadcast information H04H20/93; Web-based protocols H04L67/02

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.

Claims

1. A method of presenting a linear program of image elements, the method comprising:

selecting, via a server of a World Wide Web including a processor and a memory, a first image element;

selecting, via the server of the World Wide Web, a second image element;

selecting, via the server of the World Wide Web, a third image element;

associating, via the server of the World Wide Web, the first image element, the second image element and the third image element in a linearly linked fashion to produce the linear program of image elements;

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, first data for display in a map area of a display screen of a client device associated with a user, the first data including a plurality of indicators, each of the plurality of indicators representing a corresponding one of the first image element, the second image element and the third image element;

transmitting via the server of the World Wide Web and for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, second data including a forward link indicator that facilitates automatic selection a next program element of the linear program of image elements; and

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, third data from the client device associated with the user indicating a selection by the user of one of the plurality of indicators representing a selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element;

wherein the first image element, the second image element and the third image element are stored on the server of the World Wide Web and wherein the selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element is transmitted, via the server of the World Wide Web, to the client device associated with the user.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the fourth data including a backward link indicator that selects a previous program element of the linear program of image elements.

3. The method of claim 2 further comprising:

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, fifth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a selection by the user of the backward link indicator;

determining, via the server of the World Wide Web, the previous program element of the linear program of image elements, based on the linear program of image elements and further based on the selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element;

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, sixth data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the sixth data including the previous program element of the linear program of image elements.

4. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a selection by the user of the forward link indicator;

determining, via the server of the World Wide Web, the next program element of the linear program of image elements, based on the linear program of image elements and further based on the selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element;

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, fifth data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the fifth data including the next program element of the linear program of image elements.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a search query; and

wherein the first image element, the second image element and the third image element, are selected based on the search query.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a sequential selection by the user of the forward link indicator; and

sequentially navigating, via the server of the World Wide Web, the linear program of image elements in a forward order in response to the fourth data.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein sequentially navigating the linear program of image elements in the forward order includes sequentially transmitting, for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, fifth data successive ones of the linear program of image elements in the forward order.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the fourth data including a backward link indicator that selects a previous program element of the linear program of image elements;

receiving, fifth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a sequential selection by the user of the backward link indicator; and

sequentially navigating the linear program of image elements in a backward order in response to the fifth data.

9. The method of claim 8 wherein sequentially navigating the linear program of image elements in the backward order includes sequentially transmitting, for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, fifth data successive ones of the linear program of image elements in the backward order.

10. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting, via the server of the World Wide Web, a fourth image element;

associating, via the server of the World Wide Web, the fourth image element with the first image element, the second image element and the third image element in the linearly linked fashion to produce the linear program of image elements;

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data for display in the map area of the display screen of a client device associated with a user, the fourth data including an updated plurality of indicators, wherein at least one of the updated plurality of indicators representing the fourth image element.

11. A method of presenting a linear program of image elements, the method comprising:

associating, via a server of a World Wide Web including a memory and a processor, a first image element, a second image element and a third image element in a linearly linked fashion to produce the linear program of image elements;

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, first data for display on a display screen of a client device associated with a user, the first data including a plurality of indicators, each of the plurality of indicators representing a corresponding one of the first image element, the second image element and the third image element, wherein each of the plurality of indicators includes at least one of;

text, an icon, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element;

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, second data from the client device associated with the user indicating a selection by the user of one of the plurality of indicators representing a selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element; and

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, third data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the third data including a forward link indicator that facilitates automatic selection of a next program element of the linear program of image elements; and

wherein the first image element, the second image element and the third image element are stored on the server of the World Wide Web and wherein the selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element is transmitted, via the server of the World Wide Web, to the client device associated with the user.

12. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the fourth data including a backward link indicator that selects a previous program element of the linear program of image elements.

13. The method of claim 12 further comprising:

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, fifth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a selection by the user of the backward link indicator;

determining, via the server of the World Wide Web, the previous program element of the linear program of image elements, based on the linear program of image elements and further based on the selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element;

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, sixth data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the sixth data including the previous program element of the linear program of image elements.

14. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a selection by the user of the forward link indicator;

determining, via the server of the World Wide Web, the next program element of the linear program of image elements, based on the linear program of image elements and further based on the selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element;

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, fifth data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the fifth data including the next program element of the linear program of image elements.

15. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a search query; and

wherein the first image element, the second image element and the third image element, are selected based on the search query.

16. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a sequential selection by the user of the forward link indicator; and

sequentially navigating, via the server of the World Wide Web, the linear program of image elements in a forward order in response to the fourth data.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein sequentially navigating the linear program of image elements in the forward order includes sequentially transmitting, for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, fifth data successive ones of the linear program of image elements in the forward order.

18. The method of claim 11 further comprising:

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, fourth data for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, the fourth data including a backward link indicator that selects a previous program element of the linear program of image elements;

receiving, fifth data from the client device associated with the user indicating a sequential selection by the user of the backward link indicator; and

sequentially navigating the linear program of image elements in a backward order in response to the fifth data.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein sequentially navigating the linear program of image elements in the backward order includes sequentially transmitting, for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, fifth data successive ones of the linear program of image elements in the backward order.

20. A method of presenting a linear program of image elements, the method comprising:

receiving, via a server of a World Wide Web including a processor and a memory fourth data from a client device associated with a user indicating a search query;

selecting, via the server of the World Wide Web and responsive to the search query, a plurality of image elements including a first image element a second image element and a third image element;

associating, via the server of the World Wide Web, the plurality of image elements in a linearly linked fashion to produce the linear program of image elements;

transmitting, via the server of the World Wide Web, first data for display in a map area of a display screen of the client device associated with the user, the first data including a plurality of indicators, each of the plurality of indicators representing a corresponding one of the first image element, the second image element and the third image element;

transmitting via the server of the World Wide Web and for display on the display screen of the client device associated with the user, second data including a forward link indicator that facilitates automatic selection a next program element of the linear program of image elements; and

receiving, via the server of the World Wide Web, third data from the client device associated with the user indicating a selection by the user of one of the plurality of indicators representing a selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element;

wherein the plurality of image elements are stored on the server of the World Wide Web and wherein the selected one of, the first image element, the second image element or the third image element is transmitted, via the server of the World Wide Web, to the client device associated with the user.