Systems and Methods for Content Aggregation, Editing and Delivery

• US 20110029883A1
• Filed: 07/30/2010
• Published: 02/03/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 07/31/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CitizenGlobal, Inc.
• Original Assignee: CitizenGlobal, Inc.
• Inventors: Buslaev, Dmitry, McFarland, Robert, Namikas, Nikolas, Lussier, Paul
• Granted Patent: US 8,910,051 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/738
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/75 Media network packet handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/756 adapting media to device capabilities
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/231 Content storage operation, e.g. caching movies for short term storage, replicating data over plural servers, prioritizing data for deletion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234363 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for clients with a lower screen resolution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording

Abstract

Method and systems for editing, receiving and processing video. Media submissions may be received from remote devices associated with a plurality of users, and the media submissions and a copy of the media submissions in a format for easier access may be stored. A data organization structure including a mechanism for providing sets of folders may be provided, the sets of folders configurable based on input from a user. Media submissions may be organized into the respective folders designated by the users based on user input. A media product may be created based on one or more media submissions. The media product may be created by utilizing an editing interface which allows users at different locations to collaboratively edit video over a network.

Claims

1. A method for editing, receiving and processing video, the method comprising:

receiving media submissions from remote devices associated with a plurality of users;

storing media received from the remote devices associated with the plurality of users and at least a copy of the media received from the remote devices associated with the plurality of users, in a format for easier access;

converting the media submissions for storage on a server into the format for easier access;

providing a data organization structure including a mechanism for providing sets of folders, the sets of folders configurable based on input from a user, the sets of folders for media received from remote computer systems associated with the plurality of users;

displaying a representation of the data organization structure including the sets of folders;

organizing media submissions into the respective folders designated by the users based on user input in response to the display of the representation of the data organization including the sets of folders;

displaying media from the storage to users creating a media product based on one or more media submissions; and

creating the media product based on one or more media submissions based on user input in response to the displayed media from the storage, wherein the created media product is created based on media stored in the storage.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a selection of an export format;

generating the media product in the selected export format from the media stored in the storage based on user input; and

exporting the media product in the selected export format to a recipient computer system.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the format for easier access is a lower resolution and uses less storage than the media submissions received from the remote devices.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user input in response to the displayed media from the storage include one or more of:

commands for applying effects to the media, in and out points of the media, an indication of a layer order of the media, an indication of the volume level of the media, and identification of an order of the media.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the media product includes a plurality of high resolution footage combined into a single media product stored on a computer-readable medium.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the respective folders organize the media received from the remote devices into categories provided by users.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

transmitting electronic data over a network for receipt at the remote devices to display the representation of the data organization structure; and

transmitting electronic data over a network for receipt at the remote devices to display the media from storage.

8. The method of claim 1, including providing a plurality of varying levels of permissions for users for access to the set of electronic folders.

9. The method of claim 8, including providing a first level of user permission and a second level of user permission, wherein the second level of user permission includes rights of the first level of user permission and additional rights.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the second level of user permission includes at least one of:

access to private folders, rights to create notes on electronic video clips of media submissions, rights to place calls for footage, and rights to pay for media.

11. An electronic media system, the system comprising:

an interface to a distributed network of remote devices;

logic that receives media submissions from remote devices associated with a plurality of users;

a storage for storing media received from the remote devices associated with the plurality of users and for storing at least a copy of the media received from the remote devices associated with the plurality of users, in a format for easier access;

a resource that converts the media submissions for storage on a server into the format for easier access;

a data organization structure including a mechanism for providing sets of folders, the sets of folders configurable based on input from a user, the sets of folders for media received from remote computer systems associated with the plurality of users;

a mechanism to cause display of a representation of the data organization structure including the sets of folders;

a mechanism to organize media submissions into the respective folders designated by the users based on user input in response to the display of the representation of the data organization including the sets of folders;

a mechanism to display media from the storage to users creating a media product based on one or more media submissions; and

a mechanism to create the media product based on one or more media submissions based on user input in response to the displayed media from the storage, wherein the created media product is created based on media stored in the storage.

12. The system of claim 11, further comprising:

a resource for receiving a selection of an export format;

a resource for generating the media product in the selected export format from the media stored in the storage based on user input; and

a resource for exporting the media product in the selected export format to a recipient computer system.

13. A method of editing high resolution video over a computer network, the method comprising:

storing high resolution footage on a database, the high resolution footage including video images of physical objects;

creating lower resolution footage from the high resolution footage, the lower resolution footage having a lower resolution and using less storage than the high resolution footage and storing the lower resolution footage in the database;

generating an editing user interface for editing of the lower resolution footage via a plurality of computer systems, the editing user interface including input for edit commands to a single edit decision list;

transmitting electronic data associated with a single video project for creating a single video export, the electronic data causing the remote computer systems to display the editing user interface;

receiving data over the network associated with edit commands from a plurality of users on the plurality of computer systems to the single video project for creating the single video export, the editing commands with respect to the lower resolution footage displayed on the remote computer system;

recording edit commands to the video based on inputs from the plurality of users from remotely located computer systems onto the single edit decision list; and

transmitting a current state of the video based on the single edit decision list for the plurality of remotely located computer systems.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

receiving a selection of an format;

generating an edited video in the selected export format from the high resolution footage based on the modifications stored based on the received editing commands from the remote computer system; and

exporting the edited video in the selected export format to a recipient computer system.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein the edit commands comprise at least one of:

inputs for adding media files to the single edit decision list;

inputs for marking start points and stop points for media files;

inputs for arranging an order of media files;

inputs for applying transitions to media files;

inputs for applying effects to media files;

inputs for adjusting audio levels of media files;

inputs for deleting media files from the single edit decision list; and

inputs for undoing changes made to the single edit decision list.

16. The method of claim 13, comprising computer readable code for recording previous edits to enable restoring the single video export to a previous version.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising a resource that provides a first level of access to a user associated with a particular project and a lesser level of access to other users submitting media to the project, wherein a producer of the single video project is granted the first level of access.

18. The method of claim 13, further comprising an interface for enabling management of a set of electronic folders for organization of electronic video clips used to create the single video project.

19. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a computer readable storage medium; and

programmable instructions embodied in said medium for execution by at least one computer, wherein execution causes said at least one computer to perform functions comprising;

receiving media submissions from remote devices associated with a plurality of users over a computer network;

storing media received from the remote devices associated with the plurality of users and at least a copy of the media received from the remote devices associated with the plurality of users, in a format for easier access;

converting the media submissions for storage on a server into the format for easier access;

providing a data organization structure including a mechanism for providing sets of folders, the sets of folders configurable based on input from a user, the sets of folders for media received from remote computer systems associated with the plurality of users;

displaying a representation of the data organization structure including the sets of folders;

organizing media submissions into the respective folders designated by the users based on user input in response to the display of the representation of the data organization including the sets of folders;

displaying media from the storage to users creating a media product based on one or more media submissions; and

creating the media product based on one or more media submissions based on user input in response to the displayed media from the storage, wherein the created media product is created based on media stored in the storage.