interactive multimedia applications for use on an interactive
network. Claim 1 is set forth as follows:
1. For use in a multimedia application development
computer system, a method for developing a multimedia
application for use on an interactive network employing a
client-server architecture, the method comprising:
receiving signals via the computer system, the signals
representing a plurality of multimedia assets including video,
graphics, audio, and text;
defining a plurality of composites from the signals, each
composite referencing other composites, describing an event,
and including at least one internal event handler, each
composite further describing an action associated with the
event, and a sequence and a position of a plurality of
multimedia assets, wherein the action comprises a transition
between two of the plurality of composites, wherein at least
one of the plurality of composites further includes a
composite template;
generating an ASCII source file based on the composites
defined, wherein the ASCII source file has an event driven,
object oriented syntax;
transmitting the ASCII source file to an interactive
network server;
storing the ASCII source file at the network server;
compiling the ASCII source file to condense the
composites defined and the composites referenced by the
composites defined;
generating at the network server a binary file based on
the step of compiling; and
storing at the network server the binary file.
The prior art reference of record relied upon by the
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