Interactive movie timeline and method for interacting with a movie timeline

摘要

An interactive movie timeline and method for interacting with a movie timeline that includes play of a video mainstream along a movie timeline, said video mainstream including at least one meta-video prompt tag encoded into the movie timeline wherein read of the meta-video prompt tag effects display of an electable option to a viewer enabling selection between alternate content playable as video streams insertable into the movie timeline between each of a meta-video insert tag and a meta-video end tag encoded into the timeline, whereby alternate content is playable in lieu of the video mainstream in sequence with the movie timeline and a viewer is enabled a customizable viewing experience thereby.

主权项

1. An interactive movie timeline and method for interacting with a movie timeline comprising the steps of:
encoding at least one meta-video prompt tag, at least one meta-video insert tag, and at least one meta-video end tag, into a timeline of a video mainstream; effecting display of at least one electable option when the meta-video prompt tag is read, said electable option routing video play to an associated video stream providing alternate content; playing the elected video stream when an associated electable option is selected, said video stream inserted into the movie timeline between the meta-video insert tag and the meta-video end tag; and reverting play back to the video mainstream when the meta-video end tag is read; wherein at least one video stream having alternate content is playable in lieu of a corresponding at least one scene of the video mainstream, said at least one video stream maintained in sequence against a timeline of the movie, whereby alternate content is selectably playable and a movie timeline thereby customizable between electable options interactively selectable by a viewer.