A computer-based method and device for conveying interrelated image and
narrative information, suitable for use with a variety of types of
information ranging from product information and maintenance procedures
to cooking recipes, game commentaries, and travel guides. The first
component of the device is an authoring environment used to specify
images, narrative text, and interrelationships between elements of each.
A second component is a conversion device that prepares the authored
materials for viewing. The third component of the device is a delivery or
run-time system, capable of being implemented in a standard World-Wide
Web browser, which interacts with an end-user to present the information
in an integrated fashion, such as by displaying or highlighting relevant
portions of the image when the related portion of the narrative text is
accessed and vice versa.