System, method and article of manufacture for a common cross platform framework for development of DVD-video content integrated with ROM content

Abstract

A method for providing enhanced content for play across multiple play platforms employs steps of delivering media content to a client device; delivering HTML content to a client device, the HTML content being accessible and usable by a plurality of client device platforms; activating a browser to access the HTML content, the browser being located on and compatible for use with the client device; activating firmware on the client device to access the media content; and incorporating the accessed HTML content with the accessed media content.

Description

[0001] This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09 / 898,479 for “SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR A. COMMON CROSS PLATFORM FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DVD-VIDEO CONTENT INTEGRATED WITH ROM CONTENT” filed Jul. 2, 2001, which is a non-provisional claiming priority under 35 U.S.C. 119(e) to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60 / 216,822 for “SYSTEM, METHOD AND ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR A COMMON CROSS PLATFORM FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPMENT OF DVD-VIDEO CONTENT INTEGRATED WITH ROM CONTENT” filed Jul. 7, 2000, all of which are incorporated herein by reference as if set for in their entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to enhancement of multimedia content and more particularly to a system, method and apparatus for enhancing multimedia content with supplemental content. [0003] Multimedia computer systems have become increasingly popular over the last several years due to their versatility and the...

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Benefits of technology

[0023] In one embodiment, the invention can be characterized as a method for providing enhanced content for play across multiple play platforms. The method employs steps of delivering media content to a client device; delivering HTML content to a client device, the HTML content being accessible and usable by a plurality of client device platforms; activating a browser to access the HTML content, the browser being located on and compatible for use with the client device; activating firmware on the client device to access the media content; and incorporating the accessed HTML content with the accessed media content.

Problems solved by technology

A large amount of storage is required for high-resolution color images, not to mention a full-motion video sequence.

It is noted that interframe compression ratios are content-dependent, i.e., if the video clip being compressed includes many abrupt scene transitions from one image to another, the compression is less efficient.

However, once a vendor has delivered such content to a customer, the vendor loses any practical control over the product.

Even if the product is delivered under license rather than out right sale, it has traditionally been difficult to prevent a customer from copying the content or providing the content to any number of friends so that they might illegally copy the content.

The content that the user can access from the disk is limited to the content provided when the disk was manufactured.

This is an expensive and inconvenient solution.

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