Back to results
US 11,457,061 B2Granted
Creating a cinematic storytelling experience using network-addressable devices
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsAlexander Rothera, Scott D. Lange, Jennifer Drop
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for creating a cinematic storytelling experience. A user a user selection of a story is received from a client device. User input to initiate verbal recitation of the selected story is received. Correspondence between the verbal recitation and at least one keyword is detected, and the at least one corresponding action is performed.
Claims20
A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, via a user interface on a client device, a user selection of a story to be recited as a verbal narration of a book with sound effects;
- obtaining, from a server, (i) information identifying keywords of the selected story and data indicating a location of each keyword within the selected story, and (ii) information identifying actions associated with the selected story, wherein at least one action of the identified actions is to play, responsive to the client device detecting at least one keyword of the keywords during a verbal recitation of the selected story, audio content with a sound effect corresponding to the at least one keyword;
- receiving user input to initiate verbal recitation of the selected story;
- detecting the at least one keyword during the verbal recitation of the selected story, wherein each of the at least one keyword is detected, based on the information identifying the keywords of the selected story, respective one or more words from the selected story that are being verbally recited and an indication of a location of the respective one or more words within the selected story;
- and
- performing, by a processing device, the at least one action responsive to detecting the at least one keyword during the verbal recitation of the selected story, wherein the at least one action comprises playing the audio content with the sound effect corresponding to the at least one keyword in the selected story.
3 more elements
A computer system, comprising:
- a memory;
- and
- a processing device, coupled to the memory, to:
- receive, via a user interface on a client device, a user selection of a story to be recited as a verbal narration of a book with sound effects;
- obtain, from a server, (i) information identifying keywords of the selected story and data indicating a location of each keyword within the selected story, and (ii) information identifying actions associated with the selected story, wherein at least one action of the identified actions is to play, responsive to the client device detecting at least one keyword of the keywords during a verbal recitation of the selected story, audio content with a sound effect corresponding to the at least one keyword;
- receive user input to initiate verbal recitation of the selected story;
- detect the at least one keyword during the verbal recitation of the selected story, wherein each of the at least one keyword is detected, based on the information identifying the keywords of the selected story, respective one or more words from the selected story that are being verbally recited and an indication of a location of the respective one or more words within the selected story;
- and
- perform the at least one action responsive to detecting the at least one keyword during the verbal recitation of the selected story, wherein the at least one action comprises playing the audio content with the sound effect corresponding to the at least one keyword in the selected story.
6 more elements
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a processing device to perform operations comprising:
- receiving, via a user interface on a client device, a user selection of a story to be recited as a verbal narration of a book with sound effects;
- obtaining, from a server, (i) information identifying keywords of the selected story and data indicating a location of each keyword within the selected story, and (ii) information identifying actions associated with the selected story, wherein at least one action of the identified actions is to play, responsive to the client device detecting at least one keyword of the keywords during a verbal recitation of the selected story, audio content with a sound effect corresponding to the at least one keyword;
- receiving user input to initiate verbal recitation of the selected story;
- detecting the at least one keyword during the verbal recitation of the selected story, wherein each of the at least one keyword is detected, based on the information identifying the keywords of the selected story, respective one or more words from the selected story that are being verbally recited and an indication of a location of the respective one or more words within the selected story;
- and
- performing the at least one action responsive to detecting the at least one keyword during the verbal recitation of the selected story, wherein the at least one action comprises playing the audio content with the sound effect corresponding to the at least one keyword in the selected story.
3 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.