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An authoring tool is utilized for authoring an interactive multimedia application which eliminates undesired language from an audio source. The application monitors either audio itself or text which accompanies the audio and temporarily stops the audio for a duration corresponding to that of the und

An authoring tool is utilized for authoring an interactive multimedia application which eliminates undesired language from an audio source. The application monitors either audio itself or text which accompanies the audio and temporarily stops the audio for a duration corresponding to that of the undesired language optionally replacing it with a beep.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In a network arrangement for the delivery and presentation of multimedia applications represented in an interactive decision list,the network arrangement including a network, one or more file servers connected to the network, at least one of said file servers containing m

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] In a network arrangement for the delivery and presentation of multimedia applications represented in an interactive decision list,the network arrangement including a network, one or more file servers connected to the network, at least one of said file servers containing multimedia assets and at least one of said file servers containing one or more interactive program objects, at least one user location containing a set top box connected to the network and a process permitting a user to edit multimedia applications by invoking an interactive program object to perform the editing and configured for using interactive decision lists to activate retrieval of objects stored on the one or more file servers, for initiating playback of the objects retrieved and for initiating loading and execution of interactive program objects retrieved, all in a sequence corresponding to that represented on the interactive decision list; the network arrangement further including a text source of information which parallels audio information associated with said multimedia application,the improvement comprising: an interactive program object which monitors the text source and blocks the audio information from being played back when words specified by the user appear.