Method of assembling an enhanced media content narrative
AssigneeIntension, Inc.
InventorChristopher A. Bailey
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Abstract
In a method of assembling an enhanced media content narrative, a navigation grid is initially defined by program name, chapter name and sub-chapter names. The grid is populated with program element file names, and the content is associated with the element file names in each chapter/sub-chapter. An automated toolbar is created for the grid matrix and combined with introductory content to provide an enhanced media content narrative for playback by a viewer.
Claims16
A method of assembling an enhanced media content narrative of a program, comprising:
- inserting a program name of the program,
- inserting a number of chapters and a number of sub-chapters,
- inserting chapter and sub-chapter names for media content of the program, the chapter and sub-chapter names forming headers of empty cells for a row by column navigation grid matrix,
- populating the cells of the grid with program element file names, and
- associating a program element with each program element file name in each sub-chapter, the grid matrix formatted so that each row is a sub-chapter with selectable program elements common to all columns and each column is a chapter having sub-chapters that are related thereto.
A method of assembling an enhanced media content narrative of a program to be played back on a video display, comprising:
- configuring an empty row by column grid matrix to be populated with program elements of a media program by inputting the program name, numbers of chapters and sub-chapters and names of chapters and sub-chapters,
- populating cells of the empty grid with program element file names,
- associating a program element with each program element file name in each sub-chapter, the grid matrix formatted so that each row is a sub-chapter with selectable program elements common to all columns and each column is a chapter having sub-chapters that are related thereto,
- inputting one or more identification images and one or more sponsorship ID images, each or which are associated at least with the respective chapters, and
- displaying an offering toolbar on a portion of the video display, the offering toolbar including the program name, chapter name, identification and sponsorship ID images for the chapters.
A system for providing enhanced media content narrative of a program to be played back, comprising:
- an offering toolbar for selecting program content from a program, the toolbar formatted in a row by column matrix of program elements, each row being a sub-chapter of selectable program elements common to all columns and each column being a chapter with sub-chapters that are related thereto,
- the toolbar including, for each chapter, the chapter name, identification image of the chapter, and sponsorship ID image of the chapter.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.