Patent Document ID: 8510656
Application ID: 12916369
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. A computer-based interactive storybook system, comprising: a processor executing a storybook program; a memory 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 and a plurality of alternative, user selectable text elements; said system having a first, word-based mode of operation wherein each user selectable text element is selectable by an end user to modify the story and alter the storyline 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 text elements; said storybook program having a second, picture-based mode of operation wherein each of the plurality of image elements is selectable by the end user to modify the story and alter the storyline while the story is in progress; an input device for selecting from among said plurality of user selectable text elements; a display for displaying said story data and said image data; the storybook program configured to respond to the user selectable text elements selected via the first mode of operation and to cause the display of the static text portion in combination with the user selected 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; and the storybook program configured, responsive to one of the plurality of image elements being selected in the second mode of operation, to cause the display to display the static image portion in combination with the selected one of the provisional image elements and to cause the display to display the static text portion in combination with the user selectable text element that is associated with the selected one of the plurality of provisional image elements.