BROWSER BASED MULTI-CLIP VIDEO EDITING

US 20070189708A1
Filed: 01/08/2007
Published: 08/16/2007
Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2005
Status: Active Grant

First Claim

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1. A method, comprising:

providing a clip manipulation facility within a browser environment;

presenting a first clip in association with the manipulation facility;

presenting a second clip in association with the manipulation facility; and

presenting a first editing tool in association with the manipulation facility, wherein the first editing tool is adapted to associate the first and second clips.

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Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a manipulation facility within a browser environment. Without limitation, the clip may be a video clip. An editing tool may be adapted to associate a first and second clip in association with the manipulation facility.

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1. A method, comprising:
- providing a clip manipulation facility within a browser environment;
  
  presenting a first clip in association with the manipulation facility;
  
  presenting a second clip in association with the manipulation facility; and
  
  presenting a first editing tool in association with the manipulation facility, wherein the first editing tool is adapted to associate the first and second clips.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140)
- - 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is a video clip.
  - 3. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is an audio clip.
  - 4. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is a multimedia clip.
  - 5. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is a podcast clip.
  - 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is an advertisement clip.
  - 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is an interactive clip.
  - 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the element is a video element.
  - 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the manipulation facility includes a plurality of components.
  - 10. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a timeline.
  - 11. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a time-line slide bar.
  - 12. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a start slider.
  - 13. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a end slider.
  - 14. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a modified indicator.
  - 15. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a deleted indicator.
  - 16. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a addition indicator.
  - 17. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a viewing area.
  - 18. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a playback control.
  - 19. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is a viewing control.
  - 20. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is play.
  - 21. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is rewind.
  - 22. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is forward.
  - 23. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is fast forward.
  - 24. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is frame forward.
  - 25. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is frame back.
  - 26. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is pause.
  - 27. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is slow motion forward.
  - 28. The method of claim 18, wherein the playback control is slow motion backward.
  - 29. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio time-line slider.
  - 30. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio start slider.
  - 31. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio end slider.
  - 32. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio modified indicator.
  - 33. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio deleted indicator.
  - 34. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio addition indicator.
  - 35. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio editing control.
  - 36. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a file management control.
  - 37. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a file name.
  - 38. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a storage location.
  - 39. The method of claim 9, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a menu bar.
  - 40. The method of claim 1, wherein the browser environment is hosted by a computing facility.
  - 41. The method of claim 40, wherein the computing facility is a personal computer.
  - 42. The method of claim 40, wherein the computing facility is a mobile computing facility.
  - 43. The method of claim 40, wherein the computing facility is a mobile phone.
  - 44. The method of claim 40, wherein the computing facility is a PDA.
  - 45. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is associated with a format.
  - 46. The method of claim 45, wherein the format is sourced from a video camera.
  - 47. The method of claim 45, wherein the format is sourced from a mobile phone.
  - 48. The method of claim 45, wherein the format is sourced from a still camera.
  - 49. The method of claim 45, wherein the format is sourced from a web-cam.
  - 50. The method of claim 45, wherein the format is sourced from a microphone.
  - 51. The method of claim 45, wherein the format is altered from its as captured format.
  - 52. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is stored in memory.
  - 53. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored locally.
  - 54. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored in main memory.
  - 55. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored in a mass storage facility.
  - 56. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored on removable media.
  - 57. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored on a flash drive.
  - 58. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored on a network computer.
  - 59. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored on the web.
  - 60. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored on a server.
  - 61. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored on a client.
  - 62. The method of claim 52, wherein the clip is stored on a database.
  - 63. The method of claim 1, wherein the clip is dragged into the manipulation facility.
  - 64. The method of claim 63, wherein the clip is dragged with a mouse and moved into the manipulation facility by moving the mouse.
  - 65. The method of claim 63, wherein the clip is dragged by selecting the clip with a mouse and moved in the manipulation facility by using arrow keys on a keyboard.
  - 66. The method of claim 63, wherein the clip is dragged by selecting the clip using a keyboard.
  - 67. The method of claim 1, wherein the first editing tool is associated with a transition between clips.
  - 68. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a splice.
  - 69. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a segue.
  - 70. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a concatenation.
  - 71. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a blend.
  - 72. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a fade.
  - 73. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a jump cut.
  - 74. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a match cut.
  - 75. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a wipe.
  - 76. The method of claim 75, wherein the wipe transition is with a geometric shape.
  - 77. The method of claim 75, wherein the wipe transition is with an image file.
  - 78. The method of claim 75, wherein the wipe transition is with a pattern.
  - 79. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is a pixelation.
  - 80. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition is an alteration of an image characteristic.
  - 81. The method of claim 80, wherein the image characteristic is a change in chroma.
  - 82. The method of claim 80, wherein the image characteristic is a change in luminance.
  - 83. The method of claim 80, wherein the image characteristic is a change in focus.
  - 84. The method of claim 67, wherein the transition sets the two clips in juxtaposition.
  - 85. The method of claim 1, wherein the first editing tool is associated with an insertion.
  - 86. The method of claim 85, wherein the insertion is a clip.
  - 87. The method of claim 85, wherein the insertion is an advertisement.
  - 88. The method of claim 85, wherein the insertion is a frame.
  - 89. The method of claim 85, wherein the insertion is an annotation.
  - 90. The method of claim 85, wherein the insertion is text.
  - 91. The method of claim 85, wherein the insertion is an animation.
  - 92. The method of claim 85, wherein the insertion contains audio.
  - 93. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing a second editing tool wherein the second editing tool is adapted to alter the appearance of at least one of the first and second clip.
  - 94. The method of claim 93, wherein the first clip is a video clip and the second clip is a video clip.
  - 95. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to delete.
  - 96. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to add.
  - 97. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to insert.
  - 98. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to insert a file.
  - 99. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to insert an advertisement.
  - 100. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to blend.
  - 101. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to blank.
  - 102. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to fade.
  - 103. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to fade in.
  - 104. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to provide a layover.
  - 105. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to modify a contrasts.
  - 106. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to modify a brightness.
  - 107. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to modify a color.
  - 108. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to modify an appearance.
  - 109. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to shade.
  - 110. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is modify a focus.
  - 111. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to sharpen.
  - 112. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to transform.
  - 113. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to modify a graininess.
  - 114. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to erase.
  - 115. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to cut.
  - 116. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to cut a frame.
  - 117. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to paste.
  - 118. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to paste frames.
  - 119. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to paint.
  - 120. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to pattern.
  - 121. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to airbrush.
  - 122. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to crop.
  - 123. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to copy.
  - 124. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to add text.
  - 125. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to add audio.
  - 126. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to rotate.
  - 127. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to annotate.
  - 128. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is to invert.
  - 129. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is a concatenation of clips.
  - 130. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is a deletion of portions of clips.
  - 131. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is a transition between clips.
  - 132. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is a cropping of clips.
  - 133. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is an insertion of clips.
  - 134. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is an insertion of advertisement.
  - 135. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is a change of color character.
  - 136. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is a change of focus character.
  - 137. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is a change of luminance.
  - 138. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is an addition of text.
  - 139. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is an annotation.
  - 140. The method of claim 93, wherein the alteration is a change of audio.

141. A system, comprising:
- a clip manipulation facility within a browser environment, wherein the clip manipulation facility is adapted to present a first clip in association with the manipulation facility and a second clip in association with the manipulation facility; and
  
  a first editing tool in association with the manipulation facility, wherein the first editing tool is adapted to associate the first and second clips.
- View Dependent Claims (142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 164, 165, 166, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 186, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 262, 263, 264, 265, 266, 267, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, 275, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280)
- - 142. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is a video clip.
  - 143. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is an audio clip.
  - 144. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is a multimedia clip.
  - 145. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is a podcast clip.
  - 146. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is an advertisement clip.
  - 147. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is an interactive clip.
  - 148. The system of claim 141, wherein the element is a video element.
  - 149. The system of claim 141, wherein the manipulation facility includes a plurality of components.
  - 150. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a timeline.
  - 151. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a time-line slide bar.
  - 152. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a start slider.
  - 153. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a end slider.
  - 154. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a modified indicator.
  - 155. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a deleted indicator.
  - 156. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a addition indicator.
  - 157. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a viewing area.
  - 158. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a playback control.
  - 159. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is a viewing control.
  - 160. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is play.
  - 161. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is rewind.
  - 162. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is forward.
  - 163. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is fast forward.
  - 164. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is frame forward.
  - 165. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is frame back.
  - 166. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is pause.
  - 167. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is slow motion forward.
  - 168. The system of claim 158, wherein the playback control is slow motion backward.
  - 169. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio time-line slider.
  - 170. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio start slider.
  - 171. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio end slider.
  - 172. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio modified indicator.
  - 173. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio deleted indicator.
  - 174. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio addition indicator.
  - 175. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is an audio editing control.
  - 176. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a file management control.
  - 177. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a file name.
  - 178. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a storage location.
  - 179. The system of claim 149, wherein at least one component of the plurality of components is a menu bar.
  - 180. The system of claim 141, wherein the browser environment is hosted by a computing facility.
  - 181. The system of claim 180, wherein the computing facility is a personal computer.
  - 182. The system of claim 180, wherein the computing facility is a mobile computing facility.
  - 183. The system of claim 180, wherein the computing facility is a mobile phone.
  - 184. The system of claim 180, wherein the computing facility is a PDA.
  - 185. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is associated with a format.
  - 186. The system of claim 185, wherein the format is sourced from a video camera.
  - 187. The system of claim 185, wherein the format is sourced from a mobile phone.
  - 188. The system of claim 185, wherein the format is sourced from a still camera.
  - 189. The system of claim 185, wherein the format is sourced from a web-cam.
  - 190. The system of claim 185, wherein the format is sourced from a microphone.
  - 191. The system of claim 185, wherein the format is altered from its as captured format.
  - 192. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is stored in memory.
  - 193. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored locally.
  - 194. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored in main memory.
  - 195. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored in a mass storage facility.
  - 196. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored on removable media.
  - 197. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored on a flash drive.
  - 198. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored on a network computer.
  - 199. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored on the web.
  - 200. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored on a server.
  - 201. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored on a client.
  - 202. The system of claim 192, wherein the clip is stored on a database.
  - 203. The system of claim 141, wherein the clip is dragged into the manipulation facility.
  - 204. The system of claim 203, wherein the clip is dragged with a mouse and moved into the manipulation facility by moving the mouse.
  - 205. The system of claim 203, wherein the clip is dragged by selecting the clip with a mouse and moved in the manipulation facility by using arrow keys on a keyboard.
  - 206. The system of claim 203, wherein the clip is dragged by selecting the clip using a keyboard.
  - 207. The system of claim 141, wherein the first editing tool is associated with a transition between clips.
  - 208. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a splice.
  - 209. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a segue.
  - 210. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a concatenation.
  - 211. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a blend.
  - 212. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a fade.
  - 213. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a jump cut.
  - 214. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a match cut.
  - 215. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a wipe.
  - 216. The system of claim 215, wherein the wipe transition is with a geometric shape.
  - 217. The system of claim 215, wherein the wipe transition is with an image file.
  - 218. The system of claim 215, wherein the wipe transition is with a pattern.
  - 219. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is a pixelation.
  - 220. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition is an alteration of an image characteristic.
  - 221. The system of claim 220, wherein the image characteristic is a change in chroma.
  - 222. The system of claim 220, wherein the image characteristic is a change in luminance.
  - 223. The system of claim 220, wherein the image characteristic is a change in focus.
  - 224. The system of claim 207, wherein the transition sets the two clips in juxtaposition.
  - 225. The system of claim 141, wherein the first editing tool is associated with an insertion.
  - 226. The system of claim 225, wherein the insertion is a clip.
  - 227. The system of claim 225, wherein the insertion is an advertisement.
  - 228. The system of claim 225, wherein the insertion is a frame.
  - 229. The system of claim 225, wherein the insertion is an annotation.
  - 230. The system of claim 225, wherein the insertion is text.
  - 231. The system of claim 225, wherein the insertion is an animation.
  - 232. The system of claim 225, wherein the insertion contains audio.
  - 233. The system of claim 141, further comprising a second editing tool wherein the second editing tool is adapted to alter the appearance of at least one of the first and second clip.
  - 234. The system of claim 233, wherein the first clip is a video clip and the second clip is a video clip.
  - 235. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to delete.
  - 236. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to add.
  - 237. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to insert.
  - 238. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to insert a file.
  - 239. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to insert an advertisement.
  - 240. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to blend.
  - 241. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to blank.
  - 242. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to fade.
  - 243. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to fade in.
  - 244. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to provide a layover.
  - 245. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to modify a contrast.
  - 246. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to modify a brightness.
  - 247. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to modify a color.
  - 248. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to modify an appearance.
  - 249. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to shade.
  - 250. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is modify a focus.
  - 251. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to sharpen.
  - 252. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to transform.
  - 253. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to modify a graininess.
  - 254. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to erase.
  - 255. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to cut.
  - 256. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to cut a frame.
  - 257. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to paste.
  - 258. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to paste frames.
  - 259. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to paint.
  - 260. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to pattern.
  - 261. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to airbrush.
  - 262. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to crop.
  - 263. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to copy.
  - 264. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to add text.
  - 265. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to add audio.
  - 266. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to rotate.
  - 267. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to annotate.
  - 268. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is to invert.
  - 269. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is a concatenation of clips.
  - 270. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is a deletion of portions of clips.
  - 271. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is a transition between clips.
  - 272. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is a cropping of clips.
  - 273. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is an insertion of clips.
  - 274. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is an insertion of advertisement.
  - 275. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is a change of color character.
  - 276. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is a change of focus character.
  - 277. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is a change of luminance.
  - 278. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is an addition of text.
  - 279. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is an annotation.
  - 280. The system of claim 233, wherein the alteration is a change of audio.

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Current Assignee
Maven Coalition, Inc. (theMaven, Inc.)
Original Assignee
VideoEgg, Inc. (theMaven, Inc.)
Inventors
Sanchez, Matthew, Lerman, David, Sladek, Kevin

Granted Patent

US 8,156,176 B2
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386/280
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BROWSER BASED MULTI-CLIP VIDEO EDITING

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