Patent ID: 8850320
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for interactive delivery by a processor of a pre-stored electronic presentation of a predetermined duration, the electronic presentation represented by at least one content asset to user computers associated with a plurality of users, the user computers each including an information display, the user computers coupled to the processor by a computer network, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a playback request, at the processor, from a first user computer, to play the electronic presentation in an automatic mode at the information display of the first user computer; at a selected point in time during the predetermined duration of the playback of the electronic presentation, receiving, at the processor, a widget selection command from the first user computer to select a first interactive widget asset of a plurality of interactive widget assets, each of the interactive widget assets providing a computer-executable function for modifying a context of the electronic presentation; in response to receiving the widget selection command: receiving a collaboration request while in the manual mode, at the processor, from the first user computer, to enter a collaboration mode with a second user computer, the second user computer displaying content other than information associated with the selected point in time of the playback of the electronic presentation, the collaboration mode comprising: in response to an end collaboration request, at the processor, from the first user computer to end the collaboration with the second user computer, terminating the collaboration mode, said terminating including terminating the synchronously displaying of the electronic presentation and terminating the function of the interactive widget asset with respect to the second user computer; and in response to a request from the first user computer, at the processor, to revert to the automatic mode: