[drn-discuss] US patent for a storyline and plot

[Gavin Hill]

Groklaw is reporting on a US patent application for a
storyline and plot. Read for yourself:

Process of relaying a story having a unique plot
Abstract

A process of relaying a story having a timeline and a
unique plot involving characters comprises: indicating
a character's desire at a first time in the timeline
for at least one of the following: a) to remain asleep
or unconscious until a particular event occurs; and b)
to forget or be substantially unable to recall
substantially all events during the time period from
the first time until a particular event occurs;
indicating the character's substantial inability at a
time after the occurrence of the particular event to
recall substantially all events during the time period
from the first time to the occurrence of the
particular event; and indicating that during the time
period the character was an active participant in a
plurality of events.


Groklaw:
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20051103183218268

The patent itself:
http://appft1.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html&r=1&f=G&l=50&co1=AND&d=PG01&s1=Knight.IN.&s2=Andrew.IN.&OS=IN/Knight+AND+IN/Andrew&RS=IN/Knight+AND+IN/Andrew


		
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