US 6,982,716 B2 | ||
User interface for interactive video productions | ||
Charles J. Kulas, 244 Texas St., San Francisco, Calif. 94107 (US) | ||
Filed on Jul. 11, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/194,147. | ||
Prior Publication US 2004/0008227 A1, Jan. 15, 2004 | ||
Int. Cl. G06T 13/00 (2006.01) |
U.S. Cl. 345—473 | 13 Claims |
1. A method for accepting input for an interactive production, the method executing on a processor coupled to a display screen
and a user input device, the method comprising
generating a visual presentation on the display screen and performing the following steps while the visual presentation continues
playing back without pause:
displaying a plurality of text options on the display screen, wherein two or more text options are selectable at a given time
and are displayed simultaneously;
providing a visible time indicator on the display screen in association with at least one of the plurality of text options,
wherein the time indicator indicates when the associated text option will expire so that the text option can no longer be
selected;
accepting a signal from a user input device to select a text option; and
changing the playing back of the visual presentation in accordance with the selected action.
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