MESSAGE CAPTURING AND SEAMLESS MESSAGE SHARING AND NAVIGATION

• US 20140229835A1
• Filed: 02/13/2014
• Published: 08/14/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 02/13/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Guy Ravine
• Original Assignee: Guy Ravine
• Inventors: Ravine, Guy
• Granted Patent: US 9,565,226 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/720
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1822 Conducting the conference, e.g. admission, detection, selection or grouping of participants, correlating users to one or more conference sessions, prioritising transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/61 for supporting one-way streaming services, e.g. Internet radio

Abstract

A system, computer-readable storage medium storing at least one program, and a computer-implemented method for creating video streams is provided. An indication is received that is related to a first video being received or requested. The first video includes attributes characterizing content of the first video. A second video stored in a database is selected in response to receiving the indication. The selection is based on at least one attribute of the first video. An order of the first video and the second video is determined by one or more processors. The order is based on the at least one attribute characterizing the content of the first video. A video stream is generated on a user display by providing the first video and the second video in the determined order and in a substantially seamless manner.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for creating video streams, comprising:

receiving, from a plurality of users, a plurality of video messages each targeted to one or more user groups of a communication platform, the one or more user groups corresponding to at least one of a social network group, a message-feed group, a personal contacts group, a private communication group, or a following group following a host user;

receiving a first indication to provide, to a first user, a first video stream of a selected one of the one or more user groups; and

in response to receiving the first indication, providing to the first user the first video stream to be presented in a substantially continuous manner, the first video stream comprising two or more videos of the plurality of video messages, the two or more videos selected based at least on being targeted to the selected one of the one or more user groups, the two or more videos determined to be presented in the first video stream in chronological order.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving, from the first user, a video response in reply to a second video of the video stream, the second video being from a second user;

receiving a second indication to provide, to the second user, a second video stream; and

in response to receiving the second indication, providing, to the second user, the second video stream to be presented in a substantially continuous manner, the second video stream including the second video and the video response, the second video and the video response determined to be presented in the second video stream in chronological order.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the two or more videos of the plurality of video messages are selected based further on matching a message preference of the first user to the two or more videos, the message preference including data indicative of at least one of a keyword, a selected user, or a search parameter.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, the two or more selected videos are selected in accordance with a sharing attribute.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the sharing attribute includes an indication to restrict the corresponding video message to users to whom the corresponding video message is in reply.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein at least one of the one or more user groups is configured to include data indicative of specified users who are permitted to provide video messages to the corresponding user group.

7. A computer-implemented method for creating video streams, the method comprising:

receiving an indication that is at least one of a first video being received or the first video being requested to be played, the first video including at least one attribute characterizing content of the first video;

selecting, in response to receiving of the indication, a second video stored in a database, the second video being selected based on a first attribute characterizing the content of the first video;

determining, by one or more processors, an order of the first video and the second video, the order being based on a second attribute characterizing the content of the first video; and

generating a video stream to be presented on a user display, the video stream including the first video and the second video in the determined order and the presenting being in a substantially seamless manner.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the at least one attribute characterizes at least one of a source user, a user group, a time stamp, a subject matter, a relevancy, or a popularity.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the selecting of the second video includes determining that the second video is targeted to a user group matching the first video.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein:

the at least one attribute characterizes a time of the first video, and

the determining of the order of the first video and the second video comprises comparing the time of the first video and a time of the second video, the order being chronological based on the comparison.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein generating the video stream comprises providing a color code for the first and second videos based on respective users associated with providing the respective first and second videos.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a user input resulting from a swiping gesture; and

controlling, based on the user input, playback of the video stream by progressing through the video stream if the swiping gesture is in a first direction, and by selecting another video stream different from the generated video stream if swiping gesture is in a second direction.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a user input resulting from a swiping gesture during playback of the video stream; and

adjusting, based on the user input, a speed of the playback of the video stream.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving a user input; and

deleting, based on the user input, a portion of at least one video of the video stream.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, from a first device of a first user, a user input resulting from a gesture;

identifying, in response to the user input, a proximal second device; and

providing, based on the user input, the video stream to the second device.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising displaying metadata in the video stream, the metadata being included in at least one of the first video or the second video.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising generating a transcript of at least one of the first video or the second video, wherein the video stream is searchable based on the transcript.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

analyzing audio of the first video;

identifying, based on the analyzing, a user name mentioned in the first video; and

providing, to a user corresponding to the identified user name, a notification of the first video.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, further comprising:

providing a scroll bar to be displayed on a user interface for the video stream;

receiving user input from the scroll bar; and

moving, based on the received user input, a current position of the video stream in a logarithmic fashion.

20. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to perform operations, comprising:

receiving an indication of a first video, the first video including at least one attribute characterizing content of the first video;

selecting, in response to receiving the indication, a second video stored in a database, the second video being selected based on a first attribute characterizing the content of the first video;

determining, by the one or more processors, an order of the first video and the second video, the order being based on a second attribute characterizing the content of the first video; and

generating a video stream to be presented on a user display, the video stream including the first video and the second videos in the determined order and the presenting being in a substantially seamless manner.

21. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the indication includes at least one of a first video being received or the first video being requested to be played.

22. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein the selecting of the second video comprises determining that the second video is targeted to a user group matching the first video.

23. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, wherein:

the at least one attribute characterizes a time of the first video, and

the determining of the order of the first video and the second video comprises comparing the time of the first video to a time of the second video, the order being chronological based on the comparison.

24. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 20, further storing instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to perform operations comprising:

receiving a user input resulting from a gesture; and

controlling, based on the user input, playback of the video stream by at least one of adjusting a speed of the video stream, selecting another video of the video stream, selecting another video stream different from the generated video stream, or deleting at least a portion of the video stream.

25. A communication system comprising:

a hardware-implemented communication module to receive an indication that is at least one of a first video being received or the first video being requested to be played, the first video including at least one attribute characterizing content of the first video;

a hardware-implemented storage interface configured to provide access to a second video stored in a database; and

a hardware-implemented user input module configured to;

select, in response to receiving the indication, the second video stored in the database, the second video being selected based on a first attribute characterizing the content of the first video;

determine, by one or more processors, an order of the first video and the second video, the order being based on a second attribute characterizing the content of the first video; and

generate a video stream to be presented on a user display, the video stream including the first video and the second video in the determined order and the providing in a substantially seamless manner.

26. The communication system of claim 25, wherein the at least one attribute characterizes at least one of a source user, a user group, a time stamp, a subject matter, a relevancy, or a popularity.

27. The communication system of claim 25, wherein selecting the second video comprises determining that the second video is targeted to a user group matching the first video.