System, method, and computer program product for presenting multimedia objects, including movies and personalized collections of items

A system of enabling a user to operate with a personalized version of a movie, comprising:

• edit decision list modifying means for enabling said user to modify an edit decision list associated with said movie, said edit decision list having entries for at least some of at least one of scenes, clips, and takes in said movie, said modified edit decision list storing at least information sufficient to locate movie related information pertinent to generation of said movie;
• and
• presenting means for presenting to said user said personalized version of said movie in response to a request from said user;
• wherein said edit decision list modifying means comprises:
• means for receiving from said user information identifying a particular portion of said movie;
• means for retrieving information corresponding to said particular portion of said movie;
• and
• means for enabling said user to add any part of said retrieved information corresponding to said particular portion of said movie to said personalized version of said movie.

A computer program product having control logic stored therein, said control logic, when executed by a computer, enabling the computer to enable a user to operate with a personalized version of a movie, said control logic comprising:

• edit decision list modifying means for enabling the computer to enable said user to modify an edit decision list associated with said movie, said edit decision list having entries for at least some of at least one of scenes, clips, and takes in said movie, said modified edit decision list storing at least information sufficient to locate movie related information pertinent to generation of said movie;
• and
• presenting means for enabling the computer to present to said user said personalized version of said movie in response to a request from said user;
• wherein said edit decision list modifying means comprises:
• means for enabling the computer to receive from said user information identifying a particular portion of said movie;
• means for enabling the computer to retrieve information corresponding to said particular portion of said movie;
• and
• means for enabling the computer to enable said user to add any part of said retrieved information corresponding to said particular portion of said movie to said personalized version of said movie.

A method for enabling a user to operate with a personalized collection comprising one or more shots, takes, scenes, clips, video segments, audio segments, and multimedia segments, said method comprising the steps of:

• enabling said user to modify a personalized collection table having entries for items in said personalized collection;
• and
• presenting to said user at least a part of said personalized collection in response to a request from said user, comprising the steps of:
• retrieving an entry from said personalized collection table;
• retrieving information specified by said retrieved entry;
• and
• presenting said retrieved information to said user.

A system for enabling a user to operate with a personalized collection comprising one or more shots, takes, scenes, clips, video segments, audio segments, and multimedia segments, comprising:

• modifying means for enabling said user to modify a personalized collection table having entries for items in said personalized collection;
• and
• presenting means for presenting to said user at least a part of said personalized collection in response to a request from said user, comprising:
• means for retrieving an entry from said personalized collection table;
• means for retrieving information specified by said retrieved entry;
• and
• means for presenting said retrieved information to said user.

A computer program product having control logic stored therein, said control logic when executed by a computer causing the computer to enable a user to operate with a personalized collection comprising one or more shots, takes, scenes, clips, video segments, audio segments, and multimedia segments, said control logic comprising:

• modifying means for causing the computer to enable said user to modify a personalized collection table having entries for items in said personalized collection;
• and
• presenting means for causing the computer to present to said user at least a part of said personalized collection in response to a request from said user, comprising:
• means for causing the computer to retrieve an entry from said personalized collection table;
• means for causing the computer to retrieve information specified by said retrieved entry;
• and
• means for causing the computer to present said retrieved information to said user.

A system for presenting movies, comprising:

• a communication medium;
• one or more foundation information databases coupled to said communication medium;
• one or more index information databases coupled to said communication medium;
• and
• one or more presentation and control components coupled to said communication medium.

A method of presenting movie related objects, comprising the steps of:

• retrieving a next portion of a selected movie related object by reference to a foundation information database;
• presenting said next portion of said selected movie related object;
• receiving a query pertaining to said selected movie related object;
• and
• processing said received query by reference to said foundation information database.

A system of presenting movie related objects, comprising:

• means for retrieving a next portion of a selected movie related object by reference to a foundation information database;
• means for presenting said next portion of said selected movie related object;
• means for receiving a query pertaining to said selected movie related object;
• and
• means for processing said received query by reference to said foundation information database.

A computer program product having control logic stored therein, said control logic when executed by a computer causing the computer to present movie related objects, said control logic comprising:

• means for enabling the computer to retrieve a next portion of a selected movie related object by reference to a foundation information database;
• means for enabling the computer to present said next portion of said selected movie related object;
• means for enabling the computer to receive a query pertaining to said selected movie related object;
• and
• means for enabling the computer to process said received query by reference to said foundation information database.