Systems and methods for determining relationships between stories
First Claim
1. A system for displaying relationships between two or more stories, the system comprising:
- a data store that stores data associated with a plurality of stories; and
a computing device in communication with the data store and that is configured to;
cause display of;
(1) identification information identifying a first story, wherein the first story is embodied in at least a first type of media, and (2) a plurality of referents that are each related to a point in the first story, wherein each of the plurality of referents comprises at least one of an event, a character, an object, a subject, a time, a place and a person;
enable a user to filter the plurality of referents that are displayed based at least in part on a referent type associated with each of the plurality of referents;
enable a user to select one of the plurality of referents related to a given point in the first story in order to view identification information identifying at least one other story that is also associated with the selected referent; and
based at least in part on a user selection of one of the plurality of referents;
determine a second story that is associated with the selected referent, wherein the second story is different from the first story and is embodied in at least the same first type of media as the first story, wherein the second story is determined based at least in part on stored referent association data that associates the second story with a plurality of referents; and
cause display of (1) identification information identifying the second story that is associated with the selected referent, and (2) a graphical representation comprising a plurality of indicia, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia represents a different point that is in the second story and that is related to the selected referent, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia is included in the graphical representation in a narrative order in which the point represented by the indicium occurs in the second story.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for displaying relationships between stories. In some embodiments, a plurality of referents that are each related to a first story may be caused to be displayed, where a referent is at least one of an event, a character, an object, a subject, a time, a place and a person. A user may be enabled to select one of the plurality of referents in order to view identification information identifying at least one other story, where the other story is also associated with the selected referent. In response to user selection of one of the plurality of referents, identification information identifying the at least one other story that is associated with the selected referent may be caused to be displayed.
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1. A system for displaying relationships between two or more stories, the system comprising:
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a data store that stores data associated with a plurality of stories; and a computing device in communication with the data store and that is configured to; cause display of;
(1) identification information identifying a first story, wherein the first story is embodied in at least a first type of media, and (2) a plurality of referents that are each related to a point in the first story, wherein each of the plurality of referents comprises at least one of an event, a character, an object, a subject, a time, a place and a person;enable a user to filter the plurality of referents that are displayed based at least in part on a referent type associated with each of the plurality of referents; enable a user to select one of the plurality of referents related to a given point in the first story in order to view identification information identifying at least one other story that is also associated with the selected referent; and based at least in part on a user selection of one of the plurality of referents; determine a second story that is associated with the selected referent, wherein the second story is different from the first story and is embodied in at least the same first type of media as the first story, wherein the second story is determined based at least in part on stored referent association data that associates the second story with a plurality of referents; and cause display of (1) identification information identifying the second story that is associated with the selected referent, and (2) a graphical representation comprising a plurality of indicia, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia represents a different point that is in the second story and that is related to the selected referent, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia is included in the graphical representation in a narrative order in which the point represented by the indicium occurs in the second story.
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2. A system for displaying relationships between two or more stories, the system comprising:
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a data store that stores data associated with a plurality of stories; and a computing device in communication with the data store and that is configured to; cause display of;
(1) identification information identifying a first story, wherein the first story is embodied in at least a first type of media, and (2) a plurality of referents that are each related to a point in the first story, wherein each of the plurality of referents comprises at least one of an event, a character, an object, a subject, a time, a place and a person;enable a user to select one of the plurality of referents related to a given point in the first story in order to view identification information identifying at least one other story, that is also associated with the selected referent; and based at least in part on a user selection of one of the plurality of referents; determine a second story that is associated with the selected referent, wherein the second story is different from the first story and is embodied in at least the same first type of media as the first story, wherein the second story is determined based at least in part on stored referent association data that associates the second story with a plurality of referents; and cause display of (1) identification information identifying the second story that is associated with the selected referent, and (2) a graphical representation comprising a plurality of indicia, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia represents a different point that is in the second story and that is related to the selected referent, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia is included in the graphical representation in a narrative order in which the point represented by the indicium occurs in the second story. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer executable instructions that, when executed by one or more computing devices, configure the one or more computing devices to perform operations comprising:
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causing display of a plurality of referents that are each related to a first story, wherein the first story is embodied in at least a first type of media; enabling a user to select one of the plurality of referents related to at least one point in the first story in order to view identification information identifying at least one other story that is also associated with the selected referent; and based at least in part on a user selection of one of the plurality of referents; determining a second story that is associated with the selected referent, wherein the second story is different from the first story and is embodied in at least the same first type of media as the first story, wherein the second story is determined based at least in part on referent association data that associates the second story with a plurality of referents; and causing display of a graphical representation comprising a plurality of indicia, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia represents a different point that is in the second story and that is associated with the selected referent, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia is included in the graphical representation in a narrative order in which the point represented by the indicium occurs in the second story. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer-implemented method for displaying content, the computer-implemented method comprising:
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as implemented by one or more computing devices configured with specific executable instructions, causing display of a visual representation of a first story, wherein the first story is embodied in at least a first type of media, wherein the visual representation of the first story comprises a plurality of points that are each associated with at least one of a plurality of referents referenced within content of the first story, each of the plurality of referents comprising at least one of an event, a character, an object, a subject, a time, a place and a person; enabling a user to select one of the plurality of points in the visual representation of the first story that is associated with a given referent; identifying a plurality of points, in a second story, that are related to the given referent, wherein the second story is different from the first story and is embodied in at least the same first type of media as the first story; and based at least in part on a user selection of the one of the plurality of points in the visual representation of the first story, causing display of a graphical representation comprising a plurality of indicia, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia represents a different point that is in the second story and that is related to the given referent, wherein each indicium of the plurality of indicia is included in the graphical representation in a narrative order in which the point represented by the indicium occurs in the second story. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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