System and method for managing objects in a multimedia container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9524078-B2
Application number	US-201313901429-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 23, 2013
Priority date	Sep 5, 2012
Publication date	Dec 20, 2016
Grant date	Dec 20, 2016

Abstract

A system and method for managing objects in a multimedia container. The method includes displaying, on a mobile device, a piece of content; receiving an indication the piece of content is to be added to a subsequently identified multimedia container; displaying a list of a plurality of multimedia containers, wherein each of the multimedia containers is operable to comprise a plurality of media types; receiving an indication identifying a selected multimedia container; and displaying an indication that the piece of content has been added to the selected one of the plurality of multimedia containers. The method can further comprise: determining an image corresponding to the piece of content; and modifying a datastore corresponding to the selected multimedia container. Determining of the image corresponding to the piece of content can comprise accessing a book cover image, determining a rendering of a website, etc. The mobile device can be a tablet computing device.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) for presenting a piece of content on a mobile device using an application program configured to execute said piece of content, wherein said GUI comprises a visual object, and wherein the visual object includes at least one of an image in a web browser, a book in a book application, and text of an application;
receiving a first user interaction with said visual object, wherein said first user interaction prompts a dialog box to be displayed at the GUI, wherein said dialog box includes content adding options and content sharing options;
receiving a second user interaction with said dialog box indicating that said piece of content being presented is to be added to a subsequently identified multimedia container;
responsive to said second user interaction, displaying a list of a plurality of multimedia containers, wherein each of said multimedia containers is configured to comprise a plurality of media types;
receiving an indication identifying a selected multimedia container from said plurality of multimedia containers;
determining an image corresponding to said piece of content;
displaying an indication that said piece of content has been added to said selected one of said plurality of multimedia containers;
receiving a third user interaction with said selected multimedia container indicating that said text of the application is being accessed; and
responsive to said third user interaction, displaying said text of the application via the application.

2. The method as described in claim 1 , further comprising:
modifying a datastore corresponding to said selected multimedia container.

3. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said determining of said image corresponding to said piece of content comprises accessing a book cover image.

4. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said determining of said image corresponding to said piece of content comprises determining a rendering of a website.

5. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said mobile device is a tablet computing device.

6. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said selected multimedia container comprises an application.

7. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said selected multimedia container comprises a widget.

8. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said list of said plurality of multimedia containers is in a hierarchical format.

9. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein said dialog box includes content sharing options via at least one of a text message, an email, and a social network.

10. The method as described in claim 1 , wherein the text of the application includes a quotation from a book and the book is opened to the page of the book that the quotation is on when the quotation is accessed at said selected multimedia container.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer executable instruction that, if executed by a computer system cause the computer system to perform a method comprising:
rendering a graphical user interface (GUI) for presenting a piece of content on the computer system using an application program configured to execute said piece of content, wherein said GUI comprises a visual object, and wherein the visual object includes at least one of an image in a web browser, a book in a book application, and text of an application;
receiving a first user interaction with said visual object, wherein said user interaction prompts a dialog box to be displayed at the GUI, wherein said dialog box includes content adding options and content sharing options;
receiving a second user interaction with said dialog box indicating that said piece of content being presented is to be added to a subsequently identified multimedia container;
responsive to said second user interaction, displaying an option to create a multimedia container;
receiving an indication to create said multimedia container, wherein said multimedia container comprises a plurality of media types;
displaying an option to select a label of said multimedia container;
receiving an indication of a selected label of said multimedia container;
determining an image corresponding to said piece of content;
storing said selected label of said new multimedia container and said image into a datastore corresponding to said multimedia container;
receiving a third user interaction with said multimedia container indicating that said text of the application is being accessed; and
responsive to said third user interaction, displaying said text of the application via the application.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 11 , further comprising:
displaying a list of a plurality of multimedia containers.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 12 , wherein said list of said plurality of multimedia containers is in a hierarchical format.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium as described in claim 11 , wherein said determining of said image corresponding to said piece of content comprises accessing a book cover image.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 11 , wherein said determining of said image corresponding to said piece of content comprises accessing a frame of a video.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 11 , wherein said determining of said image corresponding to said piece of content comprises determining a rendering of a website.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 16 , wherein said image comprises an indicator of a rendering operation to be performed on said piece of content.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium as described in claim 11 , wherein said mobile device is a tablet.

19. A system comprising:
a processor; and
a memory coupled to said processor and comprising instructions executable by said processor to:
render a graphical user interface (GUI) for presenting a piece of content using an application program configured to execute said piece of content, wherein said GUI comprises a visual object, and wherein the visual object includes at least one of an image in a web browser, a book in a book application, and text of an application;
receive a first indication from said visual object of said GUI, wherein said first indication prompts a dialog box including content adding options and content sharing options to be displayed at the GUI, and a second indication from said dialog box of said GUI indicates that said piece of content being presented is to be added to a subsequently identified multimedia container;
display a list of a plurality of multimedia containers upon receiving said second indication;
determine an image corresponding to said piece of content;
receive a third indication identifying a selected multimedia container;
update a datastore corresponding to said selected multimedia;
receive a user interaction with said selected multimedia container indicating that said text of the application is being accessed; and
responsive to said third user interaction, displaying said text of the application via the application.

20. The system as described in claim 19 , wherein said list of said plurality of multimedia containers is in a hierarchical format corresponding to a hierarchy of said plurality of multimedia containers.

21. The system as descri

Assignees

• Rakuten Kobo Inc

Inventors

• Wu James
• Bennett Robin
• Hill Daniel
• Galkina Anya

Classifications

• H04N21/47205

  for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally · CPC title

• H04N21/23412

  for generating or manipulating the scene composition of objects, e.g. MPEG-4 objects · CPC title

• G06F3/0482 Primary

  Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04N21/8545

  for generating interactive applications · CPC title

• H04N21/47217

  for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks (specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312) · CPC title