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Browseable narrative architecture system and method

US7904812B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims
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Filing dateOct 11, 2002
Grant dateMar 8, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 11, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F40/137
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A browseable narrative having an architecture that enables browsing, so that a user may progress from a point to any other point in the narrative in a manner determined by the user. The browseable narrative includes a scene or scenes without any predefined beginning, middle, or end which can be displayed in a non-linear manner. The narrative also includes links which interrupt the display of one scene and initiate the display of another. Maps may also exist in the narrative.

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