Patent ID: 8656283

Claim:
A computer-based interactive storybook system, comprising: a processor for executing a storybook program; a memory for storing story data and image data associated with at least one story, each story including at least one user-modifiable scene; said story data including, for each user-modifiable scene, a static text portion, a variable text portion, and a plurality of alternative, user selectable provisional text elements, each user selectable provisional text element selectable by a user to replace the variable text portion to modify the story and alter a storyline of the story while the story is in progress; said image data including, for each user-modifiable scene, a static image portion and a plurality of provisional image elements, wherein each of said provisional image elements is associated with a corresponding one of said user selectable provisional text elements; an input device for selecting from among said plurality of user selectable provisional text elements; a display for displaying said story data and said image data; and the storybook program configured, in response to the user's selection of a selectable provisional text element, to insert the selected provisional text element in place of the variable text portion and to cause the display of the static text portion in combination with the selected one of the user selectable provisional text elements and to cause the display to display the static image portion in combination with the provisional image element associated with the selected one of the user selectable provisional text elements.