VISUALISATION AND NAVIGATION OF TRANSMEDIA CONTENT DATA

Number: 20180089905
Published: 2018-03-29
Filed: 2016-09-26
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.; ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
Inventors: Solenthaler; Barbara et al.
CPC: G06F16/954; G06F16/958; G06T11/60; G06T15/04; H04N21/00; H04N21/23109; H04N21/4826
Verdict: Set aside transmedia content visualization/navigation 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

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

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 prin

Claims

1. A method of rendering content items on a display via an electronic device, the method comprising: mapping linked content items to a three-dimensional object defined by layout data; and transmitting the layout data to an electronic device for display. 16. The method of any preceding claim, further comprising: generating updated layout data based on at least one change to the linked content items or the links therebetween, wherein the updated layout data contains one or more delta updates with respect to the previously transmitted layout data; and transmitting the updated layout data to the electronic device for display. 29. 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. 30. An apparatus comprising a memory and processing circuitry, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to perform the steps of the method of claim 1.