Systems and methods for web server based media production

• US 20070050718A1
• Filed: 05/19/2006
• Published: 03/01/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/19/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Visan Industries
• Original Assignee: Visan Industries
• Inventors: Moore, Michael, Davey, Christopher, Turcotte, Kenneth, Kaye, Daniel, Tjeerdsma, Peter, Wang-Helmke, Michael
• Application Number:
  US11/437,207
• Publication Number:
  US 20070050718A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/744
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

Exemplary systems and methods for web server based media production are provided. A server provides programming functionality to a client via a browser plug-in or other similar plug-in. The server is comprised of a digital media engine, which is further comprised of multiple modules that provide the programming functionality to the client via the browser plug-in. The processing power of the client is leveraged to author and produce a media production. User-supplied media content files and content theme settings are transmitted from the server to produce a media production.

Claims

1. A networked media production system comprising:

a web server configured with a digital media engine;

the digital media engine configured with a media content default theme template module configured to provide at least one default theme template to media content;

a client with the media content, the client connected through an Internet connection to the web server;

the client configured to display the media content with the at least one default theme template provided by the media content default theme module; and

the client configured to transmit to the web server a media content file with media content theme settings.

2. The networked media production system of claim 1, further comprising the digital media engine configured with a media content resolution module configured to adjust resolution of the media content to accommodate a client display device.

3. The networked media production system of claim 1, further comprising the digital media engine configured with a media content real-time viewing module configured to display on a client display device an effect of an executed command or menu option shortly after the command or menu option has been executed.

4. The networked media production system of claim 1, further comprising the digital media engine configured with a media content storage module configured to store the media content file with media content theme settings transmitted over the Internet connection from the client.

5. The networked media production system of claim 4, further comprising the digital media engine configured with a media content cross-formatting module configured to apply information stored in the media content storage module with respect to one particular form of media production to create a second form of media production.

6. The networked media production system of claim 1, further comprising the digital media engine configured with a graphical user interface communication module configured to transmit one or more graphical user interfaces from the web server to the client.

7. A method for media production comprising:

selecting media content on a client;

providing one or more default themes to the media content;

selecting a media production format for the media content; and

transmitting the media content in a file with media content theme settings to a web server to produce a media production.

8. The method for media production of claim 7, further comprising editing the media content with a graphical user interface.

9. The method for media production of claim 8, further comprising viewing the edited media content on a client display device.

10. The method for media production of claim 9, further comprising storing the media content file with media content theme settings on the web server.