Method and system for assembling animated media based on keyword and string input

1. A method comprising:

accepting, by a processor, at least one input keyword relating to a subject for an animation;

accessing, by the processor, a set of at least two templates, wherein each template generates a different type of output, each template represents a pre-fabricated type of scene, and each template includes components for display time, screen location, and animation parameters;

retrieving, by the processor, data from a plurality of data sources using an electronic search based on the at least one input keyword and the templates, the plurality of data sources comprising an Internet search and retrieval of data from web pages;

determining, by the processor, which retrieved data to assemble into the set of templates;

coordinating, by the processor, assembly of data-populated templates by translating, by the processor, the retrieved data and the at least one input keyword into markup computer language code stored into a memory;

prioritizing, by the processor, the data-populated templates stored in the memory for playback such that the animation is based on a predefined ratio of one media type of scene to another, different media type of scene; and

generating, by the processor, the animation by using at least the data-populated templates, the markup computer language code, and the prioritization for playback by a user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising prioritizing the templates for playback based on the type of scene.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scenes include text, images, and media.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the animation includes instructions that define playback of the animation.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the act of determining includes analyzing data and assigning values to the data for potential inclusion in the templates for the animation.

6. The method of claim 1 , further including identifying narrative text to complement the animation during playback.

7. The method of claim 1 , further including determining matching music or sound for the animation based on the at least one keyword.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the act of retrieving data includes dynamically retrieving data from a plurality of data sources.

9. A system comprising:

a query interface for presentation to a user, the query interface being used to accept at least one input keyword relating to a subject for an animation;

a database having a set of at least two templates, wherein each template generates a different type of output, each template represents a pre-fabricated type of scene, and each template includes components for display time, screen location, and animation parameters;

a searching engine executed by a processor to retrieve data from a plurality of data sources using an electronic search based on the at least one input keyword and the templates, the plurality of data sources comprising an Internet search and retrieval of data from web pages;

determining logic executed by the processor to determine which retrieved data to assemble into the set of templates;

a runtime engine executed by the processor to coordinate assembly of data-populated templates by translating the retrieved data and the at least one input keyword into markup computer language code stored into a memory;

prioritizing logic executed by the processor to prioritize the data-populated templates stored in the memory for playback such that the animation is based on a predefined ratio of one media type of scene to another, different media type of scene; and

an animation engine executed by the processor to generate the animation by using at least the data-populated templates, the markup computer language code, and the prioritization for playback to the user.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the runtime engine includes a normalization engine to analyze data and assign values to the data for potential inclusion in the templates for the animation.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the runtime engine includes an extraction engine to identify narrative text to complement the animation during playback.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the runtime engine includes a selection engine for determining matching music or sound for the animation based on the at least one keyword.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the animation engine prioritizes the templates for playback based on the type of scene.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the animation engine further prioritizes the templates for playback based on a ratio of one type of scene to another type of scene.

15. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor on a computing device, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:

accepting, by the computer processor, at least one input keyword relating to a subject for the animation;

accessing, by the computer processor, a set of at least two templates, wherein each template generates a different type of output, each template represents a pre-fabricated type of scene, and each template includes components for display time, screen location, and animation parameters;

retrieving, by the computer processor, data from a plurality of data sources using an electronic search based on the at least one input keyword and the templates, the plurality of data sources comprising an Internet search and retrieval of data from web pages;

determining, by the computer processor, which retrieved data to assemble into the set of templates;

coordinating, by the computer processor, assembly of data-populated templates by translating, by the computer processor, the retrieved data and the at least one input keyword into markup computer language code stored into a memory;

prioritizing, by the computer processor, the data-populated templates stored in the memory for playback such that the animation is based on a predefined ratio of one media type of scene to another, different media type of scene; and

generating, by the computer processor, the animation by using at least the data-populated templates, the markup computer language code, and the prioritization for playback by a user.