Experience streams for rich interactive narratives
US9092437B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 13, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/4393
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
“Experience Streams” (ESs) are used by a “rich interactive narrative” (RIN) data model as basic building blocks that are combined in a variety of ways to enable or construct a large number of RIN scenarios for presenting interactive narratives to the user. In general various ES types contain all the information required to define and populate a particular RIN, as well as the information (in the form of a series of navigable states) that charts an animated and interactive course through each RIN. In other words, combinations of various ES provide a scripted path through a RIN environment, as well as various UI controls and/or toolbars that enable user interaction with the interactive narrative provided by each RIN. Example ESs include, but are not limited, content browser experience streams, zoomable media experience streams, relationship graph experience streams, player-controls/toolbar experience streams, etc.
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