Visualisation and navigation of transmedia content data

Number: 10229215
Published: 2019-03-12
Filed: 2016-09-26
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.
Inventors: Solenthaler; Barbara et al.
CPC: G06F16/954; G06F16/958; G06T11/60; G06T15/04; H04N21/00; H04N21/23109; H04N21/4826
Verdict: Set aside visualisation/navigation of transmedia content data, content platform
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

A method of rendering content items on a display via an electronic device involves mapping linked content items to a three-dimensional object defined by layout data. The layout data is then transmitted to an electronic device for display.

Background

FIELD OF DISCLOSURE(1) The present disclosure relates to apparatus, systems and methods for processing transmedia content. For example, the disclosure pertains to methods and systems for navigating, rendering and/or visualising transmedia content data.BACKGROUND(2) Influenced by a variety of different multimedia content types, new digital distribution channels, mobile communication devices and an ever increasing use of social media, industry is currently experiencing a disruption in how media is created, distributed and consumed. Classical production pipelines have become less effective as audiences move towards anytime, anywhere, personalized consumption, substituting TV-centric models with multi-device, multichannel models. Individual customers and groups of customers have also become more interactive and participatory, contributing significantly to the creation of new media. The cycles in the traditional creation-distribution-consumption loop become much shorter as consumers constantly provide feedback, resulting in a trend towards ultrashort form content.(3) Existing delivery platforms, for example YouTube and Facebook, allow for the creation and editing of simple channel based content, using a basic model whereby content creators can upload content such as video, text or images, and users can consume the content in an isolated, linear and mono-medial manner. This can often be done in conjunction with media presented via other platforms such as television or print media.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of rendering content items on a display of an electronic device, the method comprising: mapping, by a server device, linked content items to a three-dimensional object defined by layout data, wherein mapping the linked transnnedia content items comprises generating the layout data, the layout data defining a position of each linked transmedia content item to a position on the three-dimensional object based on a hierarchical tree structure of the linked content items; modelling the linked content items as a mass-spring system in which each linked content item is a mass and each content item is linked to each adjacent content item by a spring transmitting, by the server device, the layout data to the electronic device; generating, by the electronic device, a two-dimensional representation of the three-dimensional object for display on the electronic device, wherein the step of generating the two-dimensional representation comprises generating a distance field map for the three- dimensional object based on the layout data; and outputting the two-dimensional representation on the display associated with the electronic device.