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
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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.