Systems and methods for generating video e-mail
First Claim
1. A method of generating a file attached to a video e-mail ready for addressing and sending to a recipient, the method comprising:
- activating video e-mail software to provide a graphical user interface which governs the preparation of a video clip;
providing within the graphical user interface of the video e-mail software a replay function allowing a user of the video e-mail software to replay at least a portion of audio and video data received from at least one of video capture electronics or audio processing electronics;
providing within the graphical user interface of the video e-mail software a save function allowing the user of the video e-mail software to save at least a portion of the audio and video data; and
providing within the graphical user interface of the video e-mail software a mail function allowing the user of the video e-mail software to generate a video e-mail in an e-mail client, wherein the video e-mail includes a video clip comprising at least a portion of the audio and video data and wherein the e-mail client is separate from the video e-mail software.
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Abstract
Video messages are created in a manner that allows transparent delivery over any electronic mail (e-mail) system. The audio and video components of the message are recorded, encoded, and synchronously combined into a video message file. A player is selectively attached to the video message file to create an executable file which can be delivered as a standard binary file over conventional communications networks. To view the received video e-mail, the recipient executes the received file and the attached player automatically plays the video and audio message or the recipient executes the previously installed player which plays the video message.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of generating a file attached to a video e-mail ready for addressing and sending to a recipient, the method comprising:
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activating video e-mail software to provide a graphical user interface which governs the preparation of a video clip;
providing within the graphical user interface of the video e-mail software a replay function allowing a user of the video e-mail software to replay at least a portion of audio and video data received from at least one of video capture electronics or audio processing electronics;
providing within the graphical user interface of the video e-mail software a save function allowing the user of the video e-mail software to save at least a portion of the audio and video data; and
providing within the graphical user interface of the video e-mail software a mail function allowing the user of the video e-mail software to generate a video e-mail in an e-mail client, wherein the video e-mail includes a video clip comprising at least a portion of the audio and video data and wherein the e-mail client is separate from the video e-mail software. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of generating a video e-mail within an e-mail client with software other than the e-mail client, the method comprising:
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executing software which accesses stored multimedia data;
executing software which optionally appends a multimedia player to at least a portion of the stored multimedia data, wherein the multimedia player allows a recipient of a video e-mail to review at least the portion of the stored multimedia data; and
executing software which passes at least a portion of the stored multimedia data and when appended, the multimedia player, to the e-mail client, thereby generating the video e-mail within the e-mail client with software other than the e-mail client. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer processing system for generating a video e-mail data to be attached to a video e-mail, the computer processing system comprising:
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software which accesses multimedia data;
software other than an e-mail client which passes at least a portion of the multimedia data to the e-mail client instructing the e-mail client to generate a video e-mail including an attached file including the multimedia data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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