Configurable interface for template completion
View Patent ↗Systems, methods and graphical user interfaces for creating interactive television applications are provided. A template author creates a template application and assigns placeholder objects do display elements. An episodic creator creates an episodic application by making changes to display elements associated with a presented placeholder object.
1. A system for creating interactive television applications, the system comprising:
a template author system comprising:
a display;
a user interface; and
a processor coupled to the display and the user interface, the processor comprising:
a component for presenting a layout window on the display;
a component for assigning one or more display elements to the layout window using the user interface;
a component for assigning a placeholder object to at least one of the display elements using the user interface; and
a component for saving the assigned display elements and placeholder object as a template application; and
a episodic creator system comprising:
a display;
a user interface; and
a processor coupled to the display and the user interface, the processor comprising:
a component for presenting a saved template application on the display;
a component for presenting previously assigned placeholder objects and display elements on the display;
a component for selecting a placeholder object using the user interface;
a component for recording changes to one of the display elements that is associated with the selected placeholder object; and
a component for saving the display elements as an episode application.
2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the episodic creator system further comprises a component for updating status of the presented placeholder objects based on recorded changes to the display elements.
3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the components of the episodic creator system and the template author system are distributed across a network.
4. A graphical user interface (GUI) residing on a computer-readable medium for creating interactive television applications, the GUI comprising:
a template author component comprising:
a component for presenting a layout window;
a component for assigning one or more display elements to the layout window;
a component for assigning a placeholder object to at least one of the display elements; and
a component for initiating saving the assigned display elements and placeholder object as a template application; and
a episodic creator component comprising:
a component for presenting a saved template application;
a component for presenting previously assigned placeholder objects and display elements;
a component for selecting a placeholder object;
a component for recording changes to one of the display elements that is associated with the selected placeholder object; and
a component for initiating saving the display elements as an episode application.
5. The graphical user interface of claim 4 , wherein the episodic creator component further comprises a component for updating status of the presented placeholder objects based on recorded changes to the display elements.