Integrated interactive multimedia playing system

• US 20080034278A1
• Filed: 07/24/2006
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mustek Systems Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Mustek Systems Incorporated
• Inventors: Lee, Ke-Ming, Tsou, Ming-Chih
• Application Number:
  US11/491,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20080034278A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/203
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate

Abstract

An interactive multimedia integration system includes an input unit, a file format recognition unit, an editing unit, a format generating unit. The editing unit is for integrating selected interaction data into a combined multimedia file. The format generating unit produces an integrated interactive multimedia file upon a request from the user. The integrated interactive multimedia file contains at least three formats which are a raw interactive multimedia file, a dedicated interactive multimedia file and an ordinary file attached an interactive script which contains the interaction data selected by the user. The integrated interactive multimedia file is playable in an ordinary playing device without interactive functions, or a dedicated playing device with specific interactive functions. When a pre-determined function key is pressed by the user, a specific interactive effect recorded in the interaction data is therefore initiated and performed with the help of decryption conducted by an interaction decrypting module.

Claims

1. An integrated interactive multimedia playing system, comprising:

an interactive multimedia file, containing interaction information;

a playing control module for playing said interactive multimedia file;

a display device, connected to said playing control module, for displaying said interactive multimedia file;

a function key module;

a detection module for detecting an initiation of said function key module and sending a initiation signal; and

an interaction decrypting module, for decrypting said interaction information to said playing control module, upon receiving said initiation signal,

wherein said playing control module and said interaction decrypting module coordinate together to conduct interaction functions contained in said interaction information.

2. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 1, where said display device is a LCD monitor.

3. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 1, where said interactive multimedia file is a streaming multimedia file stored in a remote medium server.

4. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system, wherein said interactive multimedia file is generated by

an input unit for connecting a multimedia generating device;

a file format recognition unit, connecting said input unit, for recognizing a multimedia file transmitted from said multimedia generating device;

an editing unit for integrating interaction data into said multimedia file; and

a format generating unit for producing an interactive multimedia file.

5. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 4, where said format generating unit comprises

a dedicated format integration unit for transforming said integrated interactive multimedia file into a dedicated interactive multimedia file which is playable on a dedicated player, and

an interaction data appending unit for appending said interaction information, which is transformed from said interaction data, to the end of said multimedia file.

6. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 4, where said multimedia generating device is a digital still camera which is capable of recording motion clips.

7. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 4, where said multimedia generating device is a digital video camcorder.

8. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 4, where said interaction data is a menu.

9. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 4, where said interaction data is a fading-in function.

10. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 4, where said interaction information contains the list of time frame segments and the interactive effect remarks.

11. An integrated interactive multimedia playing system, comprising:

an input unit for connecting a multimedia generating device;

a file format recognition unit, connecting said input unit, for recognizing a multimedia file transmitted from said multimedia generating device;

an editing unit for integrating interaction data into said multimedia file;

a format generating unit for producing an interactive multimedia file, having

a dedicated format integration unit for transforming said integrated interactive multimedia file into a dedicated interactive multimedia file which is playable on a dedicated player, and

an interaction data appending unit for appending said interaction information, which is transformed from said interaction data, to the end of said multimedia file;

an interactive multimedia file, containing interaction information;

a playing control module for playing said interactive multimedia file;

a display device, connected to said playing control module, for displaying said interactive multimedia file;

a function key module;

a detection module for detecting an initiation of said function key module and sending a initiation signal; and

an interaction decrypting module, for decrypting said interaction information to said playing control module, upon receiving said initiation signal,

wherein said playing control module and said interaction decrypting module coordinate together to conduct interaction functions contained in said interaction information.

12. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 11, where said display device is a LCD monitor.

13. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 11, where said interactive multimedia file is a streaming multimedia file stored in a remote medium server.

14. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 11, where said multimedia generating device is a digital still camera which is capable of recording motion clips.

15. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 11, where said multimedia generating device is a digital video camcorder.

16. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 11, where said interaction data is a menu.

17. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 11, where said interaction data is a fading-in function.

18. The integrated interactive multimedia playing system of claim 11, where said interaction information contains the list of time frame segments and the interactive effect remarks.