Computer-based method for conveying interrelated textual narrative and image information
US7437672B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 14, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/9577
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-based method and device for conveying interrelated image and narrative information, suitable for use with a variety of types of information ranging from product information and maintenance procedures to cooking recipes, game commentaries, and travel guides. The first component of the device is an authoring environment used to specify images, narrative text, and interrelationships between elements of each. A second component is a conversion device that prepares the authored materials for viewing. The third component of the device is a delivery or run-time system, capable of being implemented in a standard World-Wide Web browser, which interacts with an end-user to present the information in an integrated fashion, such as by displaying or highlighting relevant portions of the image when the related portion of the narrative text is accessed and vice versa.
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