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.
Claims15
A method of assembling an enhanced media content narrative of a video program with selectable video clips accessible by a viewer thereof, the narrative built by the viewer as an interactive navigation grid matrix to be displayed via an interface and display to the viewer, comprising:
- providing a fillable cell via the interface so as to enable the viewer to insert a title of the video program,
- providing a plurality of fillable cells via the interface so as to enable the viewer to insert chapter and sub-chapter names for media content of the video program and a corresponding number of chapters and a number of sub-chapters,
- the chapter and sub-chapter names forming headers of empty cells for a multiple row by multiple column, interactive navigation grid matrix displayed to the viewer,
- the viewer populating, via the interface, the empty cells of the interactive navigation grid matrix with video clip file names, and
- associating a selectable video clip in each sub-chapter with each selectable video clip file name, each video clip selectable by the viewer for display thereto via the interface and representing a selectable alternative video program scene of the video program, the interactive navigation grid matrix formatted so that each row displayed to the viewer is a sub-chapter with selectable video clips common to all columns and each column displayed to the viewer is a chapter having sub-chapters that are related thereto.
A method of assembling an enhanced media content narrative of a video program with selectable video clips for a viewer thereof, the narrative built by the viewer as an interactive navigation grid matrix to be displayed via an interface and display to the viewer, the video program to be played back on a video display, the method comprising:
- configuring an empty multiple row by multiple column grid matrix to be populated with selectable video clips of the video program by inputting the title, numbers of chapters and sub-chapters and names of chapters and sub-chapters,
- populating cells of the empty grid matrix with selectable video clip file names,
- associating a selectable video clip with each file name in each sub-chapter, the grid matrix formatted so that each row is a sub-chapter with selectable video clips 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 identification images, each of which is associated at least with the respective chapters, and
- displaying an offering toolbar on a portion of the video display, the offering toolbar including the title, chapter name, identification and sponsorship identification images for the chapters.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.