Browseable narrative architecture system and method
AssigneeWeb River Media, Inc.
InventorsLarry Atlas, Douglas Smith
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Abstract
A browseable narrative having an architecture that enables browsing, so that a user may progress from a point to any other point in the narrative in a manner determined by the user. The browseable narrative includes a scene or scenes without any predefined beginning, middle, or end which can be displayed in a non-linear manner. The narrative also includes links which interrupt the display of one scene and initiate the display of another. Maps may also exist in the narrative.
Claims26
A method for displaying a narrative on a client device comprising:
- retrieving from a repository a first non-BME scene and a second non-BME scene, the repository including a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene and said second non-BME scene;
- executing a first display instruction wherein at least a portion of said first non-BME scene is displayed;
- executing a link;
- and
- executing a second display instruction wherein at least a portion of said second non-BME scene is displayed.
A method, in a server computer connected to a client device, for displaying a narrative comprising:
- receiving a request to display a first non-BME scene from the client device;
- retrieving from a first repository a first non-BME scene, the first repository including a first portion of a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene;
- transmitting to the client device at least any part of said first non-BME scene;
- receiving a link instruction from the client device;
- retrieving from a second repository a second non-BME scene, the second repository including a second portion of a browseable narrative that includes said second non-BME scene;
- and
- transmitting to the client device at least any part of said first non-BME scene.
A client device comprising a processor coupled to a memory, wherein the client device is configured to perform the steps of:
- retrieving from a repository a first non-BME scene and a second non-BME scene, the repository including a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene and said second non-BME scene;
- executing a first display instruction wherein at least a portion of said first non-BME scene is displayed;
- executing a link;
- and
- executing a second display instruction wherein at least a portion of said second non-BME scene is displayed.
An article comprising:
- a storage medium having stored thereon a computer executable program for performing the steps of:
- retrieving from a repository a first non-BME scene and a second non-BME scene, the repository including a browseable narrative that includes said first non-BME scene and said second non-BME scene;
- executing a first display instruction wherein at least a portion of said first non-BME scene is displayed;
- executing a link;
- and
- executing a second display instruction wherein at least a portion of said second non-BME scene is displayed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.