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Methods, systems, and processes for the design and creation of rich-media applications via the internetRelated Patent Categories: Data Processing: Presentation Processing Of Document, Operator Interface Processing, And Screen Saver Display Processing, Presentation Processing Of Document, Synchronization Of Diverse MediaMethods, systems, and processes for the design and creation of rich-media applications via the internet description/claimsThe Patent Description & Claims data below is from USPTO Patent Application 20060190808, Methods, systems, and processes for the design and creation of rich-media applications via the internet. Brief Patent Description - Full Patent Description - Patent Application Claims
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] The present application is a continuation in part of and claims the benefit of, under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 120, U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/716,460, filed 21 Nov. 2000, which is expressly incorporated fully herein by reference. Further, the present application is related to and claims the benefit of, under 35 U.S.C. .sctn. 119(e), U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/215,121, filed 29 Jun. 2000; U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/232,078, filed 7 Sep. 2000; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/243,399, filed 27 Oct. 2000, which are expressly incorporated fully herein by reference. FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0002] The present invention relates to methods, systems, and processes used in designing and creating applications utilizing rich-media content over the Internet. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0003] This invention relates to methods and systems for utilizing rich-media for the creation of Internet websites and other applications via the Internet. [0004] The Internet is a rapidly expanding interconnection of computers that allows people from around the globe to interact. Internet users seek to gather information, purchase products or services, and entertain themselves by creating websites or accessing websites maintained by others on remote computer systems. [0005] Traditionally, website designers created websites using the Hypertext Markup Language (HTML). HTML is a language used for representing in computer code the various components of a website. Initially, only website designers fluent in HTML could create websites for other users to access. As more people began to use the Internet, designers demanded quicker and easier methods for producing websites so that they could create, for example, attention-grabbing websites for companies seeking to engage in commerce over the Internet. [0006] In order to solve this problem, software companies designed pre-packaged programs capable of more quickly producing graphics-intensive websites. Products such as SUN Microsystems' Java.RTM. and Macromedia's Shockwave Flash.RTM. allow designers to create websites that entice Internet users to visit them. Programs such as Microsoft's Visual Basic.RTM. provide website designers with the ability to create websites more quickly by allowing designers to create websites graphically instead of by coding primarily in HTML. [0007] As a result of the advent of Java.RTM., Shockwave Flash.RTM., and other rich-media tools, as well as Visual Basic.RTM., expert website designers have formed businesses for the purpose of creating websites for others. Knowledge of these programming tools is now a requirement for website design and has made website design increasingly more complicated. The average Internet user does not currently have the knowledge, ability, or tools to create a graphic-intensive website in other applications using rich-media. [0008] Restricting website design to experts alone constrains the rapid development of new high-quality websites for two reasons. First, the number of Internet users who may design high-quality sites using rich-media technologies is limited. Second, the arduousness of designing a polished website even for an expert developer limits the overall throughput of designs for website-developing companies. [0009] A need exists for a tool allowing developers to create rich-media websites and other applications in a more efficient manner. Furthermore, a need exists for a tool allowing individuals who are not skilled in expert design tools to produce visually appealing websites and other applications. Finally, a need exists for a tool allowing anyone who wishes to design a high-quality website or other applications to do so via the Internet. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION [0010] The present invention relates to the method of providing users with the ability to create rich-media applications via the Internet. In a specific embodiment, users may access a host website supplying the ability to create rich-media applications, examine the available product set, and construct a rich-media application on the host website. In a specific embodiment, the host website enables the user to modify an existing rich-media application on the host website. [0011] In a specific embodiment, the ability to create rich-media applications may be purchased by the user. Specifically, the user may purchase the right to use rich-media applications created on the host website, the right to design and create rich-media applications on the host website, or both. The user may also purchase the right to use more services by paying a different fee. [0012] In a specific embodiment, the user may construct a rich-media application by using rich-media components including navigation elements, backgrounds, images, headings, sound files, text, windows, animations, e-mail clients, calculators, stock tickers, clocks, menus, movie files, and production types. Production types are customizable rich-media templates for performing specific operations such as presentations, resumes, catalogs, reports, user manuals, magazines, newspapers, photo albums, cartoons, websites, shows, movies, and invitations. The user may also upload components from other Internet locations for use in rich-media applications by listing the location of the component and the file type of the component. Applicable file types may include JPEG, MPEG, GIF, animated GIF, TIFF, EPS, PNG, SWF, MP3, and WAV. The user may be limited to a subset of all possible file types that may be uploaded depending on the level of service for which the user has paid. [0013] In a specific embodiment, the user may create and access a customer account for the purpose of creating or modifying a rich-media application. Specifically, the user may access account and project information or save, close, delete, publish, or preview a project. The user may also create, insert, delete, save, or modify a scene of a rich-media application or add, access, edit, copy, paste, or delete components. [0014] When editing a component, the user may modify a number of features associated with a component including, but not limited to, the volume of an acoustic component, the link between a menu entry and an associated component, the font, font size, color, or effect of a text field, or the layout, size, transparency, rotation, color, position, or level of any graphical rich-media component. The user may modify these components by means of a slider bar or a textual input field. In addition, the user may modify the volume of a sound component by means of up and down volume buttons. The user may undo modifications made to a component's parameters. The user may also modify the position of a graphical rich-media component by a graphical input field, by clicking and dragging said component, or by text fields. When the user modifies the position of a graphical rich-media component by means of clicking and dragging said component, said component may align itself to a grid point or a guide line. The user may also modify the style and the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) of a component linked to a menu entry. [0015] The present invention further relates to the computer processes required for providing access to a host website and for providing access to the development tools for creating a rich-media application. In a specific embodiment, the computer process allows users to modify existing rich-media applications. [0016] In a specific embodiment, the computer process charges users for the ability to create a rich-media application. Specifically, the computer process may charge the user for using a rich-media application, accessing areas of the host website, or both. The computer process may also provide more features and additional levels of service to users that pay a different fee. [0017] In a specific embodiment, the computer process may provide rich-media components to the user including navigation elements, backgrounds, images, headings, sound files, text, windows, animations, e-mail clients, calculators, stock tickers, clocks, menus, movie files, and production types. The computer process may also allow the user to upload components from remote locations by supplying a URL and a component file type. Applicable file types may include JPEG, MPEG, GIF, animated GIF, TIFF, EPS, PNG, SWF, MP3, and WAV. The file types that the computer process allows for upload may depend on the level of service paid for by the user. [0018] In a specific embodiment, the computer process may display available options for creating rich-media applications to the user including, but not limited to, an inventory of available production types, drag-and-drop loading of components, the component-editing graphical user interfaces (GUIs), an inventory of available components, and the ability for the user to upload components that do not reside on the host computer. In addition, the computer process may display statistics associated with rich-media application website activity including the number of user visits, the server activity, and a weekly session log. The computer process may additionally perform analysis of the above statistics over time. [0019] In a specific embodiment, the computer process may allow for the creation and use of a customer account for the creation or modification of a rich-media application by the user. Specifically, the computer process may allow the user to access account and project information or save, close, delete, publish, or preview a project. The process may also allow the user to create, insert, delete, save, or modify a scene of a rich-media application or add, access, edit, copy, paste, or delete components. [0020] When allowing the user to edit a component, the computer process may allow the user to modify a number of features associated with a component including, but not limited to, the volume of an acoustic component, the link between a menu entry and an associated component, the font, font size, color, or effect of a text field, or the layout, size, transparency, rotation, color, position, or level of any graphical rich-media component. The computer process may allow the user to modify these components by means of a slider bar or a textual input field. In addition, the computer process may enable the user to modify the volume of a sound component by means of up and down volume buttons. The computer process may allow the user to undo modifications to a component's parameters. The computer process may also allow the user to modify the position of a graphical rich-media component by a graphical input field, by clicking and dragging said graphical rich-media component, or by text fields. When the user moves said graphical rich-media component by clicking and dragging it, the computer process may align the component to a grid point or a guide line. The computer process may also allow the user to modify the style and the URL of a component linked to a menu entry. Continue reading about Methods, systems, and processes for the design and creation of rich-media applications via the internet... 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