A system and a method for creating and sharing interactive content rapidly anywhere and anytime

Abstract

The present invention relates to a system (100) and a method (1000) for creating, sharing and viewing interactive content (1165). The system comprises of one or more second user devices (112) associated with one or more second users (114), an interactive content module (116) is configured to store one or more first media (1161), one or more second media (1162) with or without cue points, and/or interactivity data (1163) as interactive content (1165) as network-based resources, generate and publish an URL for the stored interactive content (1165) as interactive content URL to access them through a communication network (118), a communication module configured to establish communication and data transfer between the one or more second user devices (112), the interactive content module (116), the player module (108) through the communication network (118), a player module (108) coupled with the one or more second user devices (112), wherein the player module (108) configured to have an interactive content player (110) which comprises a first media container (402), a second media container (404), an interactive timeline interface (410), wherein the one or more second user devices (112) are configured to access the interactive content URL through the communication network (118) to load, play and render interactive content (1165) from the interactive content module (116) within the interactive content player (110) of the player module (108), wherein the interactive content player (110) configured to render and play (1014) one or more second media (1162) and dynamically changing, displaying relevant first media (1161) from plurality of first media (1161) as per cue points and/or interactivity data in sync with second media (1162) timeline and wherein one or more second user devices (112) are further configured to allow second user to interact and select one of the plurality of first media (1161) from the plurality of first media (1161) through the second user's (114) haptic interaction and play the one or more second media (1162) from a particular time duration associated with the selected first media (1161) as per interactivity data (1163) and/or cue points.

We claim: 
     
         1 . A system ( 100 ) for viewing interactive content ( 1165 ), the system ( 100 ) comprising:
 first user device ( 104 ) associated with first user ( 102 ) having at least a processor, memory and display configured to store interactive content ( 1165 ) within an interactive content module ( 116 ).   one or more second user devices ( 112 ) associated with one or more second users ( 114 );   an interactive content module ( 116 ) is configured to store one or more first media ( 1161 ), one or more second media ( 1162 ) with or without cue points, and/or interactivity data ( 1163 ) as interactive content ( 1165 ) as network-based resources, generate and publish an URL for the stored interactive content ( 1165 ) as interactive content URL to access them through a communication network ( 118 );   a communication module configured to establish communication and data transfer between the one or more second user devices ( 112 ), the interactive content module ( 116 ), the player module ( 108 ) through the communication network ( 118 );   a player module ( 108 ) coupled with the one or more second user devices ( 112 );   wherein the player module ( 108 ) configured to have an interactive content player ( 110 ) which comprises a first media container ( 402 ), a second media container ( 404 ), an interactive timeline interface ( 410 );   wherein the one or more second user devices ( 112 ) are configured to access the interactive content URL through the communication network ( 118 ) to load, play and render interactive content ( 1165 ) from the interactive content module ( 116 ) within the interactive content player ( 110 ) of the player module ( 108 );   wherein the interactive content player ( 110 ) configured to render and play ( 1014 ) one or more second media ( 1162 ) and dynamically changing, displaying relevant first media ( 1161 ) from plurality of first media ( 1161 ) as per cue points and/or interactivity data in sync with second media ( 1162 ) timeline; and   wherein one or more second user devices ( 112 ) are further configured to allow second user to interact and select one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) from the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) through the second user's ( 114 ) haptic interaction and play the one or more second media ( 1162 ) from a particular time duration associated with the selected first media ( 1161 ) as per interactivity data ( 1163 ) and/or cue points.   
     
     
         2 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the interactive content player ( 110 ) is a multimedia player. 
     
     
         3 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the interactive content player ( 110 ) is configured to:
 load the interactive content ( 1165 ) accessed through the interactive content URL from the interactive content module ( 116 ); and   load associated interactive content settings ( 1164 ) to display information and enable the call-to-action user interface.   
     
     
         4 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the interactive content player ( 110 ) is configured to:
 load one or more first media ( 1161 ) in the first media container ( 402 ) from the interactive content module ( 116 );   load one or more second media ( 1162 ) in the second media container ( 404 ) from the interactive content module ( 116 ); and   load the interactivity data ( 1163 ) and/or second media cue points from the interactive content module ( 116 ).   
     
     
         5 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 4 , wherein one or more second user devices ( 112 ) configured to allow second user's ( 114 ) haptic interaction with one or more call-to-action ( 408 ) user interface button to access and view the associated content or external web URL or open and access another application or enable telephone call or network-based communication or text chat or video and audio. 
     
     
         6 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second media container ( 404 ) is configured to load and play the one or more second media ( 1162 ) as foreground picture-in-picture overlay on top of the first media container ( 402 ). 
     
     
         7 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first media container ( 402 ) is configured to load plurality of the one or more first media ( 1161 ) as plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides in the background displaying one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides at a time. 
     
     
         8 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first media container ( 402 ) is further configured to shuffle and display or play the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides one after another as per the interactivity data ( 1163 ) and/or second media ( 1162 ) cue points in sync with one or more second media ( 1162 ) timeline while playing in the second media container ( 404 ). 
     
     
         9 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein haptic interaction with first media container ( 402 ) changes one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides in display from sequence of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides. 
     
     
         10 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the interactive content player ( 110 ) is further configured to animate screen pointers, draw and render screen markers over respective one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides in sync with second media ( 1162 ) timeline as per interactivity data and/or one or more second media ( 1162 ) cue points. 
     
     
         11 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the interactive timeline interface ( 410 ) is configured to display second media ( 1162 ) timeline dynamically on one or more second user devices ( 112 ) for second user's ( 114 ) interaction. 
     
     
         12 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the interactive timelines ( 410 ) interface further comprising a navigate user interface ( 406 ) to change the one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides in display from sequence of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides. 
     
     
         13 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one or more second user devices ( 112 ) are configured to access the interactive content ( 1165 ) URL to load, render and play interactive content ( 1165 ) within interactive content player ( 110 ). 
     
     
         14 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one or more second user devices ( 112 ) configured to allow second users ( 114 ) to Interact with the interactive content ( 1165 ) through the interactive timeline ( 410 ) of the interactive content player ( 110 ) to choose and play different time duration of one or more second media ( 1162 ) along with displaying relevant first media ( 1161 ) as per interactivity data ( 1163 )/second media ( 1162 ) cue points. 
     
     
         15 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one or more second user devices ( 112 ) configured to allow second user ( 114 ) to interact with the interactive timeline's ( 410 ) interface navigate user interface ( 406 ) to select one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides to display from sequence of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides and play one or more second media ( 1162 ) from the specific time duration associated with selected one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides as per interactivity data and/or one or more second media ( 1162 ) cue points. 
     
     
         16 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one or more second user devices ( 112 ) configured to allow second user's ( 114 ) haptic interaction with first media container ( 402 ) to select one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides to display from sequence of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides and play one or more second media ( 1162 ) from the specific time duration associated with selected one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides as per interactivity data and/or one or more second media ( 1162 ) cue points. 
     
     
         17 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein each of the one or more second user devices ( 112 ) are a computing device or a smart phone or a portable device. 
     
     
         18 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one or more first media ( 1161 ) is images, photos, videos, audio, videos with audio, text, text animations, animated graphics, interactive animation, and/or interactive poll questions. 
     
     
         19 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein one or more second media ( 1162 ) is video, video with audio, and/or audio only. 
     
     
         20 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the first media container ( 402 ) is an interactive user interface to load one or more first media ( 1161 ) as the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides associated with the interactive content ( 1165 ) and render or display one or more of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides in one or more second user devices ( 112 ). 
     
     
         21 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the second media container ( 404 ) is an interactive user interface to play and render one or more second media ( 1162 ) associated with the interactive content ( 1165 ). 
     
     
         22 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the interactive content player ( 110 ) displays display picture of a particular interactive content ( 1165 ) or custom display picture provided through interactive content ( 1165 ) URL query string parameters. 
     
     
         23 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 1 , wherein the haptic interaction are touch screen gestures or interactions with input devices or haptic contact with touch controller to identify haptic contact engagement or click or screen pointer events or touch screen gestures like swipe right, swipe left, tap, double tap between second user ( 114 ) with second user device ( 112 ). 
     
     
         24 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 5 , wherein the haptic interaction are touch screen gestures or interactions with input devices or haptic contact with touch controller to identify haptic contact engagement or click or screen pointer events or touch screen gestures like swipe right, swipe left, tap, double tap between second user ( 114 ) with second user device ( 112 ). 
     
     
         25 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the haptic interaction are touch screen gestures or interactions with input devices or haptic contact with touch controller to identify haptic contact engagement or click or screen pointer events or touch screen gestures like swipe right, swipe left, tap, double tap between second user ( 114 ) with second user device ( 112 ). 
     
     
         26 . The system ( 100 ) as claimed in  claim 16 , wherein the haptic interaction are touch screen gestures or interactions with input devices or haptic contact with touch controller to identify haptic contact engagement or click or screen pointer events or touch screen gestures like swipe right, swipe left, tap, double tap between second user ( 114 ) with second user device ( 112 ). 
     
     
         27 . A method ( 1000 ) for viewing Interactive content ( 1165 ), the method ( 1000 ) comprising the steps of:
 storing ( 1008 ) one or more first media ( 1161 ), one or more second media ( 1162 ) with or without cue points, and/or interactivity data ( 1163 ) as interactive content ( 1165 ) within an interactive content module ( 116 ) as network-based resource;   loading ( 1012 ) one or more first media ( 1161 ) as plurality of first media ( 1161 ) slides in the background and one or more second media ( 1162 ) as foreground picture-in-picture overlay, by the player module ( 108 );   rendering and playing ( 1014 ), by interactive content player ( 110 ), one or more second media ( 1162 ) and dynamically changing, displaying relevant first media ( 1161 ) from plurality of first media ( 1161 ) as per cue points and/or interactivity data in sync with second media ( 1162 ) timeline;   interacting and selecting ( 1016 ) one of the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) from the plurality of first media ( 1161 ) through the second user's ( 114 ) haptic interaction; and   playing ( 1018 ) the one or more second media ( 1162 ) from a particular time duration associated with the selected first media ( 1161 ) as per interactivity data ( 1163 ) and/or cue points.   
     
     
         28 . The method ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the step of storing ( 1008 ) further comprising the steps of:
 configuring plurality of interactive content settings ( 1164 ); and   storing as network-based resource along with associated interactive content ( 1165 ).   
     
     
         29 . The method ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the step of storing ( 1008 ) further comprising the steps of:
 generating the interactive content ( 1165 ) access URL.   
     
     
         30 . The method ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the step of loading ( 1012 ) further comprises the step of accessing the Interactive content ( 1165 ) and/or interactive content ( 1165 ) URL by one or more second users ( 114 ) on their one or more second user devices ( 112 ) to load interactive content ( 1165 ) in the one or more second user devices ( 112 ). 
     
     
         31 . The method ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the step of loading ( 1012 ) further comprises the step of loading associated interactive content settings ( 1164 ). 
     
     
         32 . The method ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the step of loading ( 1012 ) further comprises the step of loading associated first media ( 1161 ) and second media ( 1162 ). 
     
     
         33 . The method ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the step of loading ( 1012 ) further comprises the step of loading associated interactivity data ( 1163 ) and/or cue points. 
     
     
         34 . The method ( 1000 ) as claimed in  claim 27 , wherein the step of rendering and playing ( 1014 ) further comprising the steps of:
 displaying a call-to-action user interface ( 408 ) of the associated interactive content ( 1165 ) on one or more second user devices ( 112 ); and   accessing the call-to-action user interface ( 408 ) through the second user's ( 114 ) haptic interaction to trigger the associated configured action to access external web URL or open and access another application or enable telephone call or network-based communication or text chat or video and audio call.