Patent ID: 7310784
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method executed by a processor for identifying cells in a path in a flowchart, the method comprising: (a) displaying a flowchart comprising a plurality of cells, wherein at least some of the cells in the flowchart comprise instructions that are implemented by an application to provide an interactive multimedia presentation, wherein at least one of the plurality of cells comprises an instruction to trigger a piece of media during the interactive multimedia presentation, wherein timing information specifies when the piece of media is to be played during the interactive multimedia presentation, and wherein at least one other of the plurality of cells comprises an instruction to gather user input during the interactive multimedia presentation; (b) receiving, from a user, a selection of a single cell in the flowchart; (c) determining a path comprising the selected single cell; (d) identifying, to the user, at least four cells in the path in a way that distinguishes the at least four cells in the path from at least some of the other cells in the flowchart that are not in the path, wherein the way in which the at least four cells in the path are distinguished is by displaying the at least four cells differently from all of the other cells in the flowchart; and (e) for at least one of the plurality of cells that comprise an instruction to trigger a piece of media during the interactive multimedia presentation, displaying at least one of the following: a description of video that will be displayed when the piece of media is played during the interactive multimedia presentation and a description of audio that will be played when the piece of media is played during the interactive multimedia presentation.