# US 2010/0169907 A1 · Method and system for facilitating interactive multimedia experiences > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2010/0169907 A1 - Document ID: US20100169907A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/592,774 - Filed: 2009-12-02 - Published: 2010-07-01 - Earliest claimed: 2002-11-18 - Assignees: Internal Machine Industries, Inc. - Inventors: Brandon Lee Hudgeons; Hoyt Lindley - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20100169907A1 ## CPC - G09B 7/02: of the type wherein the student is expected to construct an answer to the question which is presented or wherein the machine gives an answer to the question presented by a student - G06Q 30/02: Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising - H04H 20/38: Arrangements for distribution where lower stations, e.g. receivers, interact with the broadcast - H04H 60/33: Arrangements for monitoring the users' behaviour or opinions - H04H 60/66: for using the result on distributors' side - H04H 20/28: Arrangements for simultaneous broadcast of plural pieces of information - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - H04H: BROADCAST COMMUNICATION (multiplex communication H04J; pictorial communication aspects of broadcast systems H04N) ## Abstract A method configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences comprising accessing a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction and performing the multimedia experience in accordance with information comprised by the system-readable specification. The information comprised by the system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation to of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. Performing the multimedia experience includes gathering audience responses, analyzing the audience responses, outputting information resulting from the analyzing audience responses and outputting experience content. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences, comprising: accessing a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction; and performing the multimedia experience in accordance with information comprised by the system-readable specification, wherein said information comprised by the system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, to experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes gathering audience responses. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes: analyzing said audience responses; and outputting information resulting from said analysis. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3 wherein outputting said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses includes displaying at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes outputting experience content. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes: gathering audience responses; analyzing said audience responses; outputting information resulting from said analysis; and outputting experience content dependent upon at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6 wherein outputting said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses includes displaying at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein: the system-readable specification comprises a plurality of display elements; each one of said display elements comprises a respective portion of the to multimedia experience; and performing the multimedia experience includes performing at least a portion of said display elements. ### Claim 9 A system configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experience, comprising, comprising: at least one data processing device; instructions processable by said at least one data processing device; and an apparatus from which said instructions are accessible by said at least one data processing device; wherein said instructions are configured for enabling said at least one data processing device to facilitate: accessing a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction; and performing the multimedia experience in accordance with information comprised by the system-readable specification, wherein said information comprised by the system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes gathering audience responses. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The system of claim 10 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes: analyzing said audience responses; and outputting information resulting from said analysis. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The system of claim 11 wherein outputting said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses includes displaying at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The system of claim 12 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes outputting experience content. ### Claim 14 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes: gathering audience responses; analyzing said audience responses; outputting information resulting from said analysis; and outputting experience content dependent upon at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The system of claim 14 wherein outputting said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses includes displaying at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 16 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein: the system-readable specification comprises a plurality of display elements; each one of said display elements comprises a respective portion of the multimedia experience; and performing the multimedia experience includes performing at least a portion of said display elements. ### Claim 17 A system configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experience, comprising, comprising: means for accessing a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction; and means for performing the multimedia experience in accordance with information comprised by the system-readable specification, wherein said information comprised by the system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 18 A method configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experience, comprising: accessing a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction, wherein the system-readable specification includes a plurality of display elements; maintaining updates of experience feedback information; and performing said multimedia experience dependent upon at least one of information comprised by the system-readable specification and said experience feedback information. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 wherein said feedback information includes at least one of experience state information and audience response information. ### Claim 20 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 wherein: performing the multimedia experience includes accessing a multimedia asset associated with one of said display elements; and access information for the multimedia asset is specified within the system-readable specification. ### Claim 21 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 wherein said feedback information includes information resulting from analysis of a sound file of the one of said display elements. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The method of claim 21 wherein said analysis of the sound file includes analysis of at least one of amplitude characteristics of the sound file and length characteristics of the sound file. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22 wherein said performing includes synchronizing a video component comprised by the multimedia experience with a corresponding audio component comprised by the multimedia experience dependent upon said information resulting from analysis of the sound file. ### Claim 24 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes gathering audience responses. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes: analyzing said audience responses; and outputting information resulting, from said analyzing. ### Claim 26 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25 wherein outputting said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses includes displaying at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 27 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25 wherein said information comprised by said system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 28 (depends on 25) The method of claim 25 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes outputting experience content. ### Claim 29 (depends on 28) The method of claim 28 wherein said information comprised by the system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 30 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes: gathering audience responses; analyzing said audience responses; outputting information resulting from said analyzing; and outputting experience content dependent upon at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 31 (depends on 30) The method of claim 30 wherein outputting said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses includes displaying at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 32 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 wherein: each one of said display elements comprises a respective portion of the multimedia experience; and performing the multimedia experience includes performing at least a portion of said display elements. ### Claim 33 (depends on 32) The method of claim 32 wherein said information comprised by the system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 34 A system configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experience, comprising: at least one data processing device; instructions processable by said at least one data processing device; and an apparatus from which said instructions are accessible by said at least one data processing device; wherein said instructions are configured for enabling said at least one data processing device to facilitate: accessing a system-readable specification defining a multimedia to experience configured for audience interaction, wherein the system-readable specification includes a plurality of display elements; maintaining updates of experience feedback information; and performing said multimedia experience dependent upon at least one of information comprised by the system-readable specification and said experience feedback information. ### Claim 35 (depends on 34) The system of claim 34 wherein said feedback information includes at least one of experience state information and audience response information. ### Claim 36 (depends on 34) The system of claim 34 wherein: performing the multimedia experience includes accessing a multimedia asset associated with one of said display elements; and access information for the multimedia asset is specified within the system-readable specification. ### Claim 37 (depends on 34) The system of claim 34 wherein said feedback information includes information resulting from analysis of a sound file of the one of said display elements. ### Claim 38 (depends on 37) The system of claim 37 wherein said analysis of the sound file includes analysis of at least one of amplitude characteristics of the sound file and length characteristics of the sound file. ### Claim 39 (depends on 38) The system of claim 38 wherein said performing includes synchronizing a video component comprised by the multimedia experience with a corresponding audio component comprised by said multimedia experience dependent upon said information resulting from analysis of the sound file. ### Claim 40 (depends on 34) The system of claim 34 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes gathering audience responses. ### Claim 41 (depends on 40) The system of claim 40 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes: analyzing said audience responses; and outputting information resulting from said analyzing. ### Claim 42 (depends on 41) The system of claim 41 wherein outputting said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses includes displaying at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 43 (depends on 41) The system of claim 41 wherein said information comprised by said system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 44 (depends on 41) The system of claim 41 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes outputting experience content. ### Claim 45 (depends on 34) The system of claim 34 wherein said information comprised by the system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 46 (depends on 34) The system of claim 34 wherein performing the multimedia experience includes: gathering audience responses; analyzing said audience responses; outputting information resulting from said analyzing; and outputting experience content dependent upon at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 47 (depends on 46) The system of claim 46 wherein outputting said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses includes displaying at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses. ### Claim 48 (depends on 34) The system of claim 34 wherein: each one of said display elements comprises a respective portion of the multimedia experience; and performing the multimedia experience includes performing at least a portion of said display elements. ### Claim 49 (depends on 48) The system of claim 48 wherein said information comprised by the system-readable specification includes information for enabling facilitation of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses. ### Claim 50 A system configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experience, comprising: means for accessing a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction, wherein the system-readable specification includes a plurality of display elements; means for maintaining updates of experience feedback information; and means for performing said multimedia experience dependent upon at least one of information comprised by the system-readable specification and said experience feedback information. ### Claim 51 A method configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences, comprising: creating a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction; designating a feedback information action for enabling corresponding experience feedback information to be updated accordingly in response to performing the multimedia experience; and associating the feedback information action with the system-readable specification, whereby performing the multimedia experience is dependent upon said corresponding experience feedback information. ### Claim 52 (depends on 51) The method of claim 51 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying access information for at least one multimedia asset comprised by the multimedia experience. ### Claim 53 (depends on 51) The method of claim 51 wherein creating the system-readable specification is performed dependent upon system-specified rules configured for enabling the specification to be interpreted and performed by said system. ### Claim 54 (depends on 51) The method of claim 51 wherein said experience feedback information includes at least one of experience state information and audience response information. ### Claim 55 (depends on 51) The method of claim 51 wherein: performing the multimedia experience includes accessing a multimedia asset associated with one of said display elements; and access information for the multimedia asset is specified within the system-readable specification. ### Claim 56 (depends on 51) The method of claim 51 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which audience responses are gathered. ### Claim 57 (depends on 56) The method of claim 56 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which: said audience responses are analyzed; and information resulting from said analyzing is outputted. ### Claim 58 (depends on 57) The method of claim 57 wherein specifying the manner in which said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses is outputted includes specifying a manner in which at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses is displayed. ### Claim 59 (depends on 58) The method of claim 58 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which experience content is outputted. ### Claim 60 (depends on 51) The method of claim 51 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses are performed. ### Claim 61 (depends on 51) The method of claim 51 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which: audience responses are gathered; said audience responses are analyzed; information resulting from said analyzing is outputted; experience content is outputted; and at least one of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses is performed. ### Claim 62 A system configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences, comprising: at least one data processing device; instructions processable by said at least one data processing device; and an apparatus from which said instructions are accessible by said at least one data processing device; wherein said instructions are configured for enabling said at least one data processing device to facilitate: creating a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction; designating a feedback information action for enabling corresponding experience feedback information to be updated accordingly in response to performing the multimedia experience; and associating the feedback information action with the system-readable specification, whereby performing the multimedia experience is dependent upon said corresponding experience feedback information. ### Claim 63 (depends on 62) The system of claim 62 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying access information for at least one multimedia asset comprised by the multimedia experience. ### Claim 64 (depends on 62) The system of claim 62 wherein creating the system-readable specification is performed dependent upon system-specified rules configured for enabling the specification to be interpreted and performed by said system. ### Claim 65 (depends on 62) The system of claim 62 wherein said experience feedback information includes at least one of experience state information and audience response information. ### Claim 66 (depends on 62) The system of claim 62 wherein: performing the multimedia experience includes accessing a multimedia asset associated with one of said display elements; and access information for the multimedia asset is specified within the system-readable specification. ### Claim 67 (depends on 62) The system of claim 62 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which audience responses are gathered. ### Claim 68 (depends on 67) The system of claim 67 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which: said audience responses are analyzed; and information resulting from said analyzing is outputted. ### Claim 69 (depends on 68) The system of claim 68 wherein specifying the manner in which said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses is outputted includes specifying a manner in which at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses is displayed. ### Claim 70 (depends on 69) The system of claim 69 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which experience content is outputted. ### Claim 71 (depends on 62) The system of claim 62 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses are performed. ### Claim 72 (depends on 62) The system of claim 62 wherein creating the system-readable specification includes specifying a manner in which: audience responses are gathered; said audience responses are analyzed; information resulting from said analyzing is outputted; experience content is outputted; and at least one of audience response tracking, experience navigation and feedback of audience responses is performed. ### Claim 73 A system configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences, comprising: means for creating a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction; means for designating a feedback information action for enabling corresponding experience feedback information to be updated accordingly in response to performing the multimedia experience; and means for associating the feedback information action with the system-readable specification, whereby performing the multimedia experience is dependent to upon said corresponding experience feedback information. ### Claim 74 A method configured for creating a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction, comprising; specifying a manner in which audience response tracking is performed; specifying a manner in which experience navigation is performed; and specifying a manner in which feedback of audience responses is performed. ### Claim 75 (depends on 74) The method of claim 74 wherein each one of said specifying are performed dependent upon system-specified rules configured for enabling a system-readable specification to be interpreted and performed by said system. ### Claim 76 (depends on 74) The method of claim 74, further comprising: specifying a manner in which said audience responses are analyzed; and specifying a manner in which information resulting from said analyzing is outputted. ### Claim 77 (depends on 76) The method of claim 76 wherein specifying the manner in which said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses is outputted includes specifying a manner in which at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses is displayed. ### Claim 78 (depends on 74) The method of claim 74, further comprising: specifying access information for at least one multimedia asset comprised by the multimedia experience. ### Claim 79 A system configured for creating a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction, comprising; at least one data processing device; instructions processable by said at least one data processing device; and an apparatus from which said instructions are accessible by said at least one data processing device; wherein said instructions are configured for enabling said at least one data processing device to facilitate: specifying a manner in which audience response tracking is performed; specifying a manner in which experience navigation is performed; and specifying a manner in which feedback of audience responses is performed. ### Claim 80 (depends on 79) The system of claim 79 wherein each one of said specifying are performed dependent upon system-specified rules configured for enabling a system-readable specification to be interpreted and performed by said system. ### Claim 81 (depends on 79) The system of claim 79 further comprising: means for specifying a manner in which said audience responses are analyzed; and means for specifying a manner in which information resulting from said analyzing is outputted. ### Claim 82 (depends on 81) The system of claim 81 wherein specifying the manner in which said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses is outputted includes specifying a manner in which at least a portion of said information resulting from analyzing said audience responses is displayed. ### Claim 83 (depends on 79) The system of claim 79, further comprising: specifying access information for at least one multimedia asset comprised by the multimedia experience. ### Claim 84 A system configured for creating a system-readable specification defining a multimedia experience configured for audience interaction, comprising; means for specifying a manner in which audience response tracking is performed; means for specifying a manner in which experience navigation is performed; and means for specifying a manner in which feedback of audience responses is performed. ### Claim 85 A method configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences, comprising: designating a feedback information action for enabling corresponding experience feedback information to be updated accordingly in response to performing the multimedia experience; and associating the feedback information action with the multimedia experience, whereby performing the multimedia experience is dependent upon said corresponding experience feedback information. ### Claim 86 (depends on 85) The method of claim 85 wherein said designating is performed dependent upon to system-specified rules configured for enabling the multimedia experience to be interpreted and performed by said system. ### Claim 87 (depends on 85) The method of claim 85 wherein said experience feedback information includes at least one of experience state information and audience response information. ### Claim 88 (depends on 85) The method of claim 85 wherein: performing the multimedia experience includes accessing a multimedia asset associated with one of said display elements; and access information for the multimedia asset is specified within the system-readable specification. ### Claim 89 A system configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences, comprising: at least one data processing device; instructions processable by said at least one data processing device; and an apparatus from which said instructions are accessible by said at least one data processing device; wherein said instructions are configured for enabling said at least one data processing device to facilitate: designating a feedback information action for enabling corresponding experience feedback information to be updated accordingly in response to performing the multimedia experience; and associating the feedback information action with the multimedia experience, whereby performing the multimedia experience is dependent upon said corresponding experience feedback information. ### Claim 90 (depends on 89) The system of claim 89 wherein said designating is performed dependent upon system-specified rules configured for enabling the multimedia experience to be interpreted and performed by said system. ### Claim 91 (depends on 89) The system of claim 89 wherein said experience feedback information includes at least one of experience state information and audience response information. ### Claim 92 (depends on 89) The system of claim 89 wherein: performing the multimedia experience includes accessing a multimedia asset associated with one of said display elements; and access information for the multimedia asset is specified withinthe system-readable specification. ### Claim 93 A system configured for facilitating an interactive multimedia experiences, comprising: means for designating a feedback information action for enabling corresponding experience feedback information to be updated accordingly in response to performing the multimedia experience; and means for associating the feedback information action with the multimedia experience, whereby performing the multimedia experience is dependent upon said corresponding experience feedback information.