Patent ID: 6892352
Filing Date: 2005-05-10
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method of using a computer to convey related information of a strategy game comprising: identifying one or more text elements related to the strategy game; identifying one or more image elements related to the strategy game, each identified one or more image element including an image, image display position information; selecting one or more of the identified text elements for inclusion in one or more text media sections, each of the one or more text media sections further including display position information; selecting one or more of the identified image elements for inclusion in one or more image media sections, each of the one or more image media sections further including display position information; organizing a first subset of the identified one or more image media elements into sequences corresponding to moves in a strategy game; organizing one or more alternate subsets of the identified one or more image media elements into one or more alternate sequences corresponding to alternate moves in a strategy game; linking each of the identified one or more text elements to one or more of the identified one or more text elements, or one or more of the identified one or more image elements; linking each of the identified one or more image elements to one or more of the identified one or more text elements, or one or more of the identified one or more image elements according to the first subset or the one or more alternate subsets; forming an authored document by combining text media sections containing linked text elements with image media sections containing linked image elements; transforming the authored document into a run-time file using transforming codes; activating the run-time file; selecting a transformed image or text element from the run-time file, the selected, transformed image or text element and all linked transformed image or text elements being highlighted.