System and method for controlling the progression of multmedia assets on a computing device

• US 9,141,281 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2012
• Issued: 09/22/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fabrizio Ferri Photography
• Original Assignee: Fabrizio Ferri Photography
• Inventors: Hogben, William, Ferri, Fabrizio
• Primary Examiner(s): BAUTISTA, XIOMARA L
• Application Number:
  US13/630,178
• Publication Number:
  US 20140095996A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: 715/716, 715/719, 715/726, 715/835, 715/838, 715/839, 715/863, 345/173, 345/473
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/167 Audio in a user interface, e.g. using voice commands for navigating, audio feedback
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 13/80 2D [Two Dimensional] animation, e.g. using sprites
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/102 Programmed access in sequence to addressed parts of tracks of operating record carriers access by moving the head G11B3/08, G11B5/54, G11B7/085, G11B21/022; by moving the record carrier G11B15/005, G11B17/005, by driving of both record carrier and head G11B15/1816

Abstract

A system and method is provided for content presentation. In one or more implementations, at least one processor is operatively coupled to processor readable storage media. Further, at least one database provided with the processor readable storage media includes multimedia content. A first segment of the multimedia content is provided for presentation. At least a second segment and a third segment of the multimedia content are associated with the first segment of the multimedia content. User input is detected while the first segment of the multimedia is being presented, and the input is determined to be associated with the second segment of the multimedia content. The first segment ends, and the second segment is provided. Moreover, additional user input is detected while the second segment of the multimedia is being presented, and which is determined to be associated with the third segment of the multimedia content. The second segment is ended and the third segment of the multimedia content is provided for presentation.

Claims

1. A system for content presentation, the system comprising:

non-transitory processor readable storage media;

at least one processor that is operatively coupled to the non-transitory processor readable storage media;

at least one database provided with the non-transitory processor readable storage media, the database including at least multimedia content;

the non-transitory processor readable storage media having instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

repeatedly loop for an indefinite period of time a presentation of a first segment of the multimedia content, the first segment including a starting point and an ending point;

detect first user input from a user while the first segment of the multimedia is being presented;

associate the first user input with a second segment of the multimedia content;

in response to the first user input, continue providing the first segment until the ending point of the first segment is presented and, thereafter, present a single instance of the entire second segment of the multimedia content; and

upon completion of the second segment repeatedly loop, for an indefinite period of time, a presentation of a third segment of the multimedia content.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the first, second and third segments of the multimedia content are associated together in a behavior set.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a behavior manager that identifies the user input and provides respective segments of the multimedia content as a function of the identified user input.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the first segment of the multimedia content is an idle.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the second segment of the multimedia content and the third segment is a transition.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein at least one of the first user input and the second user input is a transition trigger.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the non-transitory processor readable storage media further has instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

detect and ignore user input that is not a transition trigger.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first segment and the third segment are the same.

9. The system method of claim 1, wherein the user input includes at least one of a gesture, audio, and a selection of a graphical control.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory processor readable storage media further has instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

filter the user input.

11. The system of claim 1, wherein the starting point includes at least one respective image frame and the ending point includes at least one respective image frame that is substantially similar to the at least one starting point image frame, thereby presenting substantially continuous multimedia content as the first segment loops.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the non-transitory processor readable storage media further has instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

detect second user input from the user while the second segment of the multimedia is being presented;

associate the second user input with a fourth segment of the multimedia content; and

in response to the second user input, continue providing the second segment until its completion and, afterward, repeatedly loop, for an indefinite period of time, a presentation of the fourth segment of the multimedia content.

13. The system of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory processor readable storage media further has instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

detect second user input from the user while the second segment of the multimedia is being presented;

associate the second user input with a fourth segment of the multimedia content; and

in response to the second user input, continue providing the second segment until its completion and, afterward, repeatedly loop, for an indefinite period of time, a presentation of the fourth segment of the multimedia content.

14. A method for content presentation, the method comprising:

accessing by at least one processor, non-transitory processor readable storage media that includes at least one database, the database including at least multimedia content;

repeatedly looping for an indefinite period of time, by the at least one processor, a presentation of a first segment of the multimedia content, the first segment including a starting point and an ending point;

detecting, by the at least one processor, first user input from a user while the first segment of the multimedia is being presented;

associating, by the at least one processor, the first user input with a second segment of the multimedia content;

in response to the first user input, continue providing the first segment until the ending point of the first segment is presented, by the at least one processor, and, thereafter, presenting a single instance of the entire second segment of the multimedia content; and

upon completion of the second segment repeatedly loop, for an indefinite period of time, a presentation of a third segment of the multimedia content.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the first, second and third segments of the multimedia content are associated together in a behavior set.

16. The method of claim 14, further comprising providing, by the at least one processor, a behavior manager that identifies the user input and provides respective segments of the multimedia content as a function of the identified user input.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the first segment of the multimedia content is an idle.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein at least one of the second segment of the multimedia content and the third segment is a transition.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein at least one of the first user input and the second user input is a transition trigger.

20. The method of claim 19, further comprising detecting and ignoring, by the at least one processor, user input that is not a transition trigger.

21. The method of claim 14, wherein the first segment and the third segment are the same.

22. The method of claim 14, wherein the user input includes at least one of a gesture, audio, and a selection of a graphical control.

23. The method of claim 14, further comprising filtering, by the at least one processor, the user input.

24. A method for content presentation, the method comprising:

accessing by at least one processor, non-transitory processor readable storage media that includes at least one database, the database including at least multimedia content;

repeatedly looping for an indefinite period of time, by the at least one processor, a presentation of a first segment of the multimedia content, the first segment including a starting point and an ending point;

detecting, by the at least one processor, first user input from a user while the first segment of the multimedia is being presented;

associating, by the at least one processor, the first user input with a second segment of the multimedia content;

in response to the first user input, continue providing the first segment until the ending point of the first segment is presented, by the at least one processor, and, thereafter, presenting a single instance of the entire second segment of the multimedia content;

detecting, by the at least one processor, second user input from the user while the second segment of the multimedia is being presented;

associating, by the at least one processor, the second user input with a third segment of the multimedia content; and

in response to the second user input, continue providing, by the at least one processor, the second segment until its completion and, afterward, repeatedly looping, for an indefinite period of time, a presentation of the third segment of the multimedia content.