Creating a cinematic storytelling experience using network-addressable devices
Systems and methods are provided for creating a cinematic storytelling experience using network-addressable technologies. A user sends a request through a client application to retrieve a story from a story database on a server facility. The client device downloads from the server facility the story, a corresponding lexicon, and a set of coordination instructions. Responsive to the user beginning narration of the selected story, a client or a server application detects and interprets the user input and compares the input to a limited set of keywords contained in the lexicon and associated with a specific coordination instruction. When the application detects recitation of a keyword associated with a coordination instruction, the application directs the corresponding network-addressable device to carry out the instruction.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
sending, from a client device to a server, a user selection of a story;
receiving, from the server, a lexicon associated with the selected story, the lexicon comprising a limited number of keywords;
receiving coordination instructions associated with the selected story, the coordination instructions including instructions for the client device to instruct one or more network-addressable devices to perform at least one action responsive to the client device detecting a keyword;
receiving user input, the user input including verbal recitation of the selected story;
detecting correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords; and
directing the one or more network-addressable devices to perform the at least one action responsive to the coordination instructions for the at least one keyword.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting is performed by the client device.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein detecting correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords further comprises:
sending the received user input to the server; and
receiving from the server the correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the detecting comprises using a matching algorithm to match the audio profile of the at least one keyword with the audio profile of the user input.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the verbal recitation comprises playback of a recorded narration of the story.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:
detecting network-addressable devices within a specified radius of the client device;
responsive to detecting the one or more network-addressable devices within the specified radius, directing the one or more network-addressable devices to perform the at least one action; and
responsive to failing to detect the one or more network-addressable devices within the specified radius, skipping the at least one action.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the coordination instructions for the at least one keyword contain an instruction to perform the at least one action at a plurality of points in the story.
8. A computer system, comprising:
a computer-readable storage medium comprising executable program code for generating an integrated storytelling experience using network-addressable devices, the computer program code:
sending, from a client device to a server, a user selection of a story;
receiving, from the server, a lexicon associated with the selected story, the lexicon comprising a limited number of keywords;
receiving coordination instructions associated with the selected story, the coordination instructions including instructions for the client device to instruct one or more network-addressable devices to perform at least one action responsive to the client device detecting a keyword;
receiving user input, the user input including verbal recitation of the selected story;
detecting correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords; and
directing the one or more network-addressable devices to perform the at least one action responsive to the coordination instructions for the at least one keyword.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the detecting is performed by the client device.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein detecting correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords further comprises:
sending the received user input to the server; and
receiving from the server the correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the detecting comprises using a matching algorithm to match the audio profile of the at least one keyword with the audio profile of the user input.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the verbal recitation comprises playback of a recorded narration of the story.
13. The system of claim 8 , further comprising computer program code for:
detecting network-addressable devices within a specified radius of the client device;
responsive to detecting the one or more network-addressable devices within the specified radius, directing the one or more network-addressable devices to perform the at least one action; and
responsive to failing to detect the one or more network-addressable devices within the specified radius, skipping the at least one action.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein the coordination instructions for the at least one keyword contain an instruction to perform the at least one action at a plurality of points in the story.
15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable instructions that, in response to execution, cause a device comprising a processor to perform operations, comprising:
sending, from a client device to a server, a user selection of a story;
receiving, from the server, a lexicon associated with the selected story, the lexicon comprising a limited number of keywords;
receiving coordination instructions associated with the selected story, the coordination instructions including instructions for the client device to instruct one or more network-addressable devices to perform at least one action responsive to the client device detecting a keyword;
receiving user input, the user input including verbal recitation of the selected story;
detecting correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords; and
directing the one or more network-addressable devices to perform the at least one action responsive to the coordination instructions for the at least one keyword.
16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the detecting is performed by the client device.
17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein detecting correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords further comprises:
sending the received user input to the server; and
receiving from the server the correspondence between the user input and at least one of the keywords.
18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the detecting comprises using a matching algorithm to match the audio profile of the at least one keyword with the audio profile of the user input.
19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the verbal recitation comprises playback of a recorded narration of the story.
20. The computer-readable medium of claim 14 , wherein the instructions further comprise instructions for:
detecting network-addressable devices within a specified radius of the client device;
responsive to detecting the one or more network-addressable devices within the specified radius, directing the one or more network-addressable devices to perform the at least one action; and
responsive to failing to detect the one or more network-addressable devices within the specified radius, skipping the at least one action.