RENDERING AND INTERACTING WITH TRANSMEDIA CONTENT DATA

Number: 20180089201
Published: 2018-03-29
Filed: 2016-09-26
Assignee: DISNEY ENTERPRISES, INC.; ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
Inventors: Laeuchli; Rebekkah et al.
CPC: G06F16/444; G06F16/285; H04N21/26258; H04N21/8545; G06F16/9558; G06F16/2246; H04N21/8541
Verdict: Set aside transmedia content rendering/interaction platform feature
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

A method is provided for rendering a representation of and interacting with transmedia content on an electronic device. Transmedia content data is received at the electronic device. The transmedia content data comprises: a plurality of transmedia content data items; linking data which define time-ordered content links between the plurality of transmedia content data items, whereby the plurality of transmedia content data items are arranged into linked transmedia content subsets comprising different groups of the transmedia content data items and different content links therebetween; a visualisation model of the transmedia content data; and a hierarchical structure of the linked transmedia content subsets and clusters of linked transmedia content subsets. A representation of the transmedia content data is rendered at the electronic device by processing the visualisation model of the transmedia content data and the hierarchical structure to map some or all of the transmedia content at a first level of the hierarchical structure onto the representation of the transmedia content.

Background

FIELD OF DISCLOSURE

The present disclosure relates to apparatus, systems and methods for processing transmedia content. For example, the disclosure provides for visualising and presenting large quantities of transmedia content data on a display.BACKGROUND

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.

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 me

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for rendering a representation of and interacting with transmedia content on an electronic device, the method comprising the following steps: receiving transmedia content data at the electronic device, the transmedia content data comprising: a plurality of transmedia content data items; linking data which define time-ordered content links between the plurality of transmedia content data items, the plurality of transmedia content data items being arranged into linked transmedia content subsets comprising different groups of the transmedia content data items and different content links therebetween; a visualisation model of the transmedia content data; and a hierarchical structure of the linked transmedia content subsets and clusters of linked transmedia content subsets; and rendering, at the electronic device, a first representation of the transmedia content data by processing the visualisation model of the transmedia content data and the hierarchical structure to map some or all of the transmedia content at a first level of the hierarchical structure onto the representation of the transmedia content. 31. A computer-implemented method for sorting and processing a plurality of transmedia content data items, the plurality of transmedia content data items being arranged into linked transmedia content subsets comprising different groups of the transmedia content data items and different time-ordered content links therebetween, the method comprising the following steps: calculating similarity between linked transmedia content subsets; generating a hierarchical structure of linked transmedia content subsets and clusters of linked transmedia content subsets based on the calculated similarity; for each linked transmedia content subset and each cluster of transmedia content subsets in the hierarchical structure, generating visual characteristics based on the characteristics of the linked transmedia content subset or cluster of linked transmedia content subsets; generating a visualisation model of the transmedia content based on the hierarchical structure and the visual characteristics; transmitting, to an electronic device, transmedia content data comprising: the plurality of transmedia content data items, linking data which define the time-ordered content links between the plurality of transmedia content data items, the visualisation model, and the hierarchical structure. 36. A computer-readable medium containing computer readable instructions which, when executed by processing circuitry, cause the processing circuitry to perform the steps of the method of claim 1. 37. An electronic device comprising a memory and processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to perform the steps of the method of any one of claim 1.