- Number
- 9805036
- Published
- 2017-10-31
- Filed
- 2015-06-05
- Assignee
- Disney Enterprises, Inc.
- Inventors
- Boling; Shawn Allen et al.
- CPC
- H04N5/268; G11B27/002; G11B27/34; G06F16/4393
- Verdict
- Set aside script-based multimedia presentation tool - business
- Source
- Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline
Abstract
Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a method, computer program product, and system to seamlessly integrate a multimedia presentation with triggered content provided using one or more external devices. The method includes processing a presentation script that specifies (i) one or more accessible audiovisual content items and (ii) a sequence of the audiovisual content items for presentation during the multimedia presentation. The method also includes transmitting the one or more audiovisual content items to one or more audiovisual output devices according to the sequence, and transmitting control signals to the one or more external devices to operate the external devices according to timing information included in the presentation script and with reference to at least one of the audiovisual content items, thereby seamlessly integrating content provided using the external devices with the multimedia presentation.
Background
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS(1) FIG. 1 illustrates a multimedia presentation control arrangement, according to one embodiment.(2) FIGS. 2A and 2B illustrate a portable interface device operable within a multimedia presentation control arrangement, according to one embodiment.(3) FIG. 3 illustrates exemplary operation of a multimediapresentation control arrangement, according to one embodiment.(4) FIG. 4 illustrates a graphical user interface (GUI) used to create a presentation script, according to one embodiment.(5) FIG. 5A illustrates a method to integrate a multimedia presentation with triggered content provided by one or more external devices, according to one embodiment.(6) FIG. 5B illustrates a method to transmit control signals to external wireless device via a portable interface device, according to one embodiment.DETAILED DESCRIPTION(7) Embodiments disclosed herein generally relate to a method, computer program product, and system to integrate a multimedia presentation with triggered content provided by one or more external devices. The system includes a computing device configured to process a presentation script that specifies one or more audiovisual (AV) content items that are accessible by the computing device, as well as prescribes a sequence of the audiovisual content items for presentation during the multimedia presentation. The system further includes one or more audiovisualoutput devices coupled with the computing device and configured to display the o
Claims
1. A computer-implemented method to integrate a multimedia presentation with triggered, external content that is provided using one or more external devices, the method comprising: processing, using a computing device, a presentation script that specifies (i) one or more audiovisual content items that are accessible by the computing device, (ii) a sequence of the one or more audiovisual content items for presentation during the multimedia presentation, and (iii) timing information describing a timing of one or more actions to be performed using the one or more external devices, wherein the one or moreactions are distinct from the one or more audiovisual content items, and wherein the timing of individual actions of the one or more actions is referenced to a presentation timingfor an individual audiovisual content item of the one or more audiovisual content items; transmitting, using the computing device and according to the sequence, the one or more audiovisual content items to one or more audiovisual output devices that are coupled with the computing device; and transmitting control signals from the computing device to the one or more external devices, wherein the control signals configure the one or more external devices to perform the one or more actions according to the timing information specified bythe presentation script.
8. A computer program product to integrate a multimedia presentation with triggered, external content that is provided using one or more external devices,the computer program product comprising: a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code executableby one or more computer processors to: process a presentation script that specifies (i) one or more audiovisual content items accessible by the one or more computer processors, (ii) a sequence of the one or more audiovisual content items for presentation during the multimedia presentation, and (iii) timing information describing a timing of one or more actions to be performed using the one or more external devices, wherein the one or more actions are distinct from the one or more audiovisual content items, and wherein the timing of individual actions of the one or more actions is referenced to a presentation timing for anindividual audiovisual content item of the one or more audiovisual content items; transmit, according to the sequence, the one or more audiovisual content items to one or more audiovisual output devices that are communicatively coupled with the one or more computer processors; and transmit control signals to the one or more external devices, wherein the control signals configure the one or more external devices to perform the one or more actionsaccording to the timing information specified by the presentation script.
15. A system tointegrate a multimedia presentation with triggered, external content provided using one or more external devices, the system comprising: a computing device configured to process apresentation script that specifies (i) one or more audiovisual content items that are accessible by the computing device, (ii) a sequence of the one or more audiovisual content items for presentation during the multimedia presentation, and (iii) timing information describing a timing of one or more actions to be performed using the one or more external devices, wherein the one or more actions are distinct from the one or more audiovisual contentitems, and wherein timing information of individual actions of the one or more actions isreferenced to a presentation timing for an individual audiovisual content item of the oneor more audiovisual content items; one or more audiovisual output devices coupled with the computing device and configured to present the one or more audiovisual content items; and the one or more external devices coupled with the computing device, wherein the computing device is further configured to transmit control signals to the one or more external devices, wherein the control signals configure the one or more external devices to perform the one or more actions according to the timing information specified by the presentation script.