US 7,478,144 B2
System and method for creating and navigating a linear hypermedia resource programGeneral
US 7,478,144 B2
System and method for creating and navigating a linear hypermedia resource program
Tech Center:
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Examiner:
Bharat N Barot
Art Unit:
2155 Data Bases & File Management
Inventors:
Bruce Edward Stuckman; Barry James Sullivan; Wayne Robert Heinmiller; Richard Omanson; Jordan Howard Light; Robert Wesley Bossemeyer; James Richard Morse; Kent E. Genin
Assignee:
Priority:
10/06/98
Filed:
05/01/07
Granted:
01/13/09
Expiration:
02/15/21
Abstract
A method and system for creating and navigating linear hypermedia resource programs are disclosed. The system includes a distributed hypermedia resource network having a plurality of hypermedia resources residing on one or more remote information nodes. A common remote information node is in communication with a subscriber station and the remote information nodes in the distributed network. The common remote information node contains at least one linear hypermedia resource program consisting of pre-selected media elements from one or more hypermedia resources linked with exclusive linear links, each media element in the linear program having only one forward link to the next media element. The method includes the steps of downloading and displaying a media element in the linear program and responding to user commands to download and display the next media element in the linear program.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06F3/04817G06Q50/20G06FH04L12/1485H04N21/47202H04L