REPRESENTATION OF ONLINE DISCUSSION IN CONJUNCTION WITH PRIMARY VISUAL CONTENT

摘要

A method of representing online discussions in conjunction with primary visual content is presented. In the method, the primary visual content is transmitted to a visual display for presentation to a user. A statement of an online discussion is received. In response to receiving the statement, a representation of the statement and an icon representing a source of the statement are transmitted in conjunction with the primary visual content for presentation on the visual display. The icon and the statement are coupled graphically on the visual display, and are placed near a periphery of the visual display. After a period of time while the icon and statement are presented on the display, presuming a second statement is not received from the source, the icon and the statement are removed from the display while the primary visual content is maintained on the display.

主权项

1. A method of representing online discussion user statements in conjunction with primary visual content, the method comprising:
transmitting the primary visual content for presentation on a visual display; receiving a plurality of user statements as part of an online discussion; transmitting a representation of each of the plurality of user statements,
wherein each representation includes a text of the user statement and an icon representing a source of the user statement,wherein each representation is presented in conjunction with the primary visual content on the visual display, wherein the icon and the user statement of each representation are graphically coupled on the visual display, andwherein the icon and the user statement of each representation are placed near a periphery of the visual display so that at least a portion of the primary visual content remains visible on the visual display; and removing a currently presented representation from the visual display after a predetermined period of time during which another user statement is not received while maintaining the primary visual content on the visual display, wherein the icon of the currently presented representation is slid off of the visual display via the periphery of the visual display, and wherein the user statement of the currently presented representation is faded off of the visual display.