Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution

摘要

Systems and methods for converting interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium for electronic distribution are disclosed. One embodiment of the invention includes building an object model of interactive multimedia content authored for distribution via a physical medium using a content authoring system, automatically authoring a user interface based upon the object model using the content authoring system, and packing the transcoded multimedia content into at least one container.

主权项

1. A system for providing interactive multimedia content distributed via a physical medium in an electronic distribution format, the system comprising:
control circuitry configured to:
receive interactive multimedia content from a physical medium, wherein the interactive multimedia content comprises multimedia content and an interactive feature related to the multimedia content;automatically, without user input, construct an object corresponding to the interactive feature;automatically, without user input, create an object model of the interactive multimedia content, wherein the object model comprises the object corresponding to the interactive feature and a portion of the multimedia content associated with the interactive feature;receive instructions, from a user equipment, to provide the interactive multimedia content in an electronic distribution format, wherein the interactive multimedia content in the electronic distribution format is based on the object model;determine whether the interactive multimedia content is authorized for electronic distribution to the user equipment; andin response to determining that the interactive multimedia content is authorized for electronic distribution to the user equipment, transmit, to the user equipment, the interactive multimedia content in the electronic distribution format.