Systems and methods for managing related visual elements

• US 10,121,123 B1
• Filed: 04/14/2014
• Issued: 11/06/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 04/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Opal Labs, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Atomized LLC
• Inventors: Gomersall, Chris
• Primary Examiner(s): Choy, Pan G
• Application Number:
  US14/252,520
• Time in Patent Office: 1,667 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 17/00 Digital computing or data processing equipment or methods, specially adapted for specific functions information retrieval, database structures or file system structures therefor G06F16/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063 Operations research, analysis or management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/1093 Calendar-based scheduling for persons or groups

Abstract

Systems and methods for managing related visual elements are described herein. Related visual elements may be received. Related visual elements overlapping in time with one another during a chose time period of interest may be associated with one another. The related visual elements may be simultaneously displayed in a visually layered timeline format on a calendar corresponding to the chosen time period of interest.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, on a first computer with a management module in communication with a processor, a plurality of related visual elements, each visual element comprising an image and an associated time period associated with when the visual element is shown to an intended audience, the related visual elements related to each other as part of an advertising and/or marketing campaign;

receiving, with the management module, a chosen time period of interest for the related visual elements and how the related visual elements compare to each other;

associating, with the management module, each of the plurality of related visual elements overlapping in time with one another during the chosen time period of interest;

generating, with the management module, multiple copies of each image, each copy having a different resolution and file size;

detecting, with the management module, screen dimensions of a second computer in communication with the management module through a cloud system;

selecting, with the management module, one of the multiple copies of each image for display on the second computer, the selecting comprising choosing a copy of each image having a maximum resolution displayable on the second computer based on the screen dimensions;

transmitting, with the management module, a total file comprising each of the selected images, to the second computer, wherein the total file comprises a minimum file size for each of the selected images minimized through omission of images having resolutions that are too large to display on the second computer based on the screen dimensions;

loading a single visual element at a proper resolution according to a zoom level on a user interface screen of the second computer while a user is zooming the visual element;

wherein the proper resolution is a maximum resolution for the visual elements to be displayed based on the detected screen dimension of the user interface screen of the second computer and a user zoomed level;

loading multiple related visual elements at different resolutions and different zoom levels on a single user interface screen;

wherein each of the multiple related visual elements on the single user interface screen are zoomed at a user desired level and arranged at an oriented position to be reviewed and compared to each other in the calendar for the chosen time period of interest;

simultaneously displaying on the second computer, in a size corresponding to the screen dimensions of the second computer, in a visually layered timeline format on a calendar corresponding to the chosen time period of interest, the single visual element or the multiple related visual elements and the associated time period associated with each visual element together on the single user interface screen, enabling the multiple related visual elements to be reviewed and compared to each other in the calendar on the single user interface screen for the chosen time period of interest, wherein the calendar displays a list of dates horizontally, and under each date all visual elements shown on that date are listed in a column under that date; and

making data related to each of the related visual elements displayed on the single user interface screen available to the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the related visual elements is associated with a separate creative type of a single overall campaign.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the related visual elements further comprises text information.

4. The method of claim 3, further comprising performing processing associated with displaying, with the management module, the text information of at least one of the related visual elements.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the related visual elements is associated with corresponding metric data.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising performing processing associated with displaying, with the management module, the corresponding metric data of the related visual elements together in a time slot of the calendar corresponding to an overlapping time.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the corresponding metric data comprises view data, impression data, reach data, clicks, hits, or share data, or engagement data, or a combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 5, further comprising performing processing associated with automatically creating, with the management module, a calendar entry for the corresponding metric data upon performing the processing associated with displaying, with the management module, the visual elements of the related visual elements together in the time slot of the calendar corresponding to an overlapping time.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the related visual elements comprise graphics, videos, or audio recordings, or a combination thereof.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the first computer and the second computer are a same computer.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the related visual elements comprise:

art elements associated with one or more art displays;

or

design elements associated with one or more design projects;

or

a combination thereof.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the related visual elements comprise:

product elements associated with one or more physical products;

or

visual elements associated with one or more physical properties;

or

a combination thereof.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the related visual elements comprise:

software elements associated with one or more software products;

visual elements associated with one or more facial databases;

visual elements associated with one or more publications;

or

design elements associated with one or more inventories;

or

a combination thereof.

14. A system comprising:

a first computer; and

a memory within the first computer, having stored therein computer executable management module instructions;

a second computer in communication with the first computer over a cloud system, the first computer comprising a processor constructed and arranged to execute the management module instructions causing the processor to perform processing associated with;

receiving, on the first computer with a management module in communication with a processor of the second computer, a plurality of related visual elements, each visual element comprising an image and an associated time period associated with when the visual element is shown to an intended audience, the related visual elements related to each other as part of an advertising and/or marketing campaign;

receiving, with the management module, a chosen time period of interest for the related visual elements and how the related visual elements compare to each other;

associating, with the management module, each of the plurality of related visual elements overlapping in time with one another during the chosen time period of interest;

generating, with the management module, multiple copies of each image, each copy having a different resolution and file size;

detecting, with the management module, screen dimensions of the second computer in communication with the management module through the cloud system;

selecting, with the management module, one of the multiple copies of each image for display on the second computer, the selecting comprising choosing a copy of each image having a maximum resolution displayable on the second computer based on the screen dimensions;

transmitting, with the management module, a total file comprising each of the selected images, to the second computer, wherein the total file comprises a minimum file size for each of the selected images minimized through omission of images having resolutions that are too large to display on the second computer based on the screen dimensions;

loading a single visual element at a proper resolution according to a zoom level on a user interface screen of the second computer while a user is zooming the visual element;

wherein the proper resolution is a maximum resolution for the visual elements to be displayed based on the detected screen dimension of the user interface screen of the second computer and a user zoomed level;

loading multiple related visual elements at different resolutions and different zoom levels on a single user interface screen;

wherein each of the multiple related visual elements on the single user interface screen are zoomed at a user desired level and arranged at an oriented position to be reviewed and compared to each other in the calendar for the chosen time period of interest;

simultaneously displaying on the second computer, in a size corresponding to the screen dimensions of the second computer, in a visually layered timeline format on a calendar corresponding to the chosen time period of interest, the single visual element or the multiple related visual elements and the associated time period associated with each visual element together on the single user interface screen, enabling the multiple related visual elements to be reviewed and compared to each other in the calendar on the single user interface screen for the chosen time period of interest, wherein the calendar displays a list of dates horizontally, and under each date all visual elements shown on that date are listed in a column under that date;

making data related to each of the related visual elements displayed on the single user interface screen available to the user.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein each of the related visual elements is associated with a separate creative type of a single overall campaign.

16. The system of claim 14, wherein each of the related visual elements further comprises text information.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the management module instructions further cause the processor to perform processing associated with causing the display to display the text information of at least one of the related visual elements.

18. The system of claim 14, wherein each of the related visual elements is associated with corresponding metric data.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the management module instructions further cause the processor to perform processing associated with causing the display to display the corresponding metric data of the associated related visual elements together in a time slot of the calendar corresponding to an overlapping time.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the corresponding metric data comprises view data, impression data, reach data, clicks, hits, share data, or engagement data, or a combination thereof.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the management module instructions further cause the processor to perform processing associated with automatically creating a calendar entry for the corresponding metric data upon performing the processing associated with causing the display to display the visual elements of the related visual elements together in the time slot of the calendar corresponding to an overlapping time.

22. The system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of related visual elements comprise graphics, videos, or audio recordings, or a combination thereof.

23. The system of claim 14, wherein the first computer and the second computer are a same computer.

24. The system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of related visual elements comprise:

art elements associated with one or more art displays;

or

design elements associated with one or more design projects;

or

a combination thereof.

25. The system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of related visual elements comprise:

product elements associated with one or more physical products;

or

visual elements associated with one or more physical properties;

or

a combination thereof.

26. The system of claim 14, wherein the plurality of related visual elements comprise:

software elements associated with one or more software products;

visual elements associated with one or more facial databases;

visual elements associated with one or more publications;

or

design elements associated with one or more inventories;

or

a combination thereof.