GROUP VIDEO GENERATING SYSTEM

• US 20150356649A1
• Filed: 08/18/2015
• Published: 12/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: e2Interactive Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Gift Card Impressions LLC (Millennium Prime, Inc.)
• Inventors: Glass, Brett R., Glass, Nicole E., Geisler, Karl Joseph, Pierron O'Hara, Dominique Michelle
• Granted Patent: US 10,417,677 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/123 Shopping for digital content
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/387 Payment using discounts or coupons relating to marketing G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0631 Item recommendations
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• 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 7/152 Multipoint control units therefor

Abstract

A group video generating system includes an application that is executed on each of multiple computing devices to generate a graphical user interface (GUI) that receives from each of a plurality of participants, a video segment including content directed toward a recipient. The application combines the video segment from each participant to form a group video, and transmits the group video to the recipient.

Claims

1. A group video generating system comprising:

a server in communication with a computing device and comprising at least one processor; and

an application executable by the at least one processor to;

generate a graphical user interface (GUI) to receive from each of a plurality of participants, a video segment from each of a plurality of participants, each video segment including content directed toward a recipient;

combine the video segment from each participant to form a group video; and

transmit the group video to the recipient.

2. The group video generating system of claim 1, wherein the application is further executable to facilitate transmission of a gift with the group video to the recipient.

3. The group video generating system of claim 2, wherein the gift comprises at least one of a stored value card or an e-ticket.

4. The group video generating system of claim 1, wherein the group video is not associated with any gift provided to the recipient.

5. The group video generating system of claim 1, wherein the group video comprises a celebration video.

6. The group video generating system of claim 2, wherein the group video comprises a reveal video, the reveal video played on a computing device of the recipient to reveal the gift.

7. The group video generating system of claim 1, wherein the group video comprises a teaser video, the teaser video transmitted to the recipient in a message independently of a gift given to the recipient.

8. The group video generating system of claim 1, wherein the application is executed to receive selection of one group video template from among a plurality of group video templates from at least one of the participants.

9. The group video generating system of claim 8, wherein the group video template comprises a border superimposed on the video segments adjacent at least one edge of the video segments.

10. The group video generating system of claim 8, wherein the group video template comprises at least one of an editable text field, and an icon.

11. The group video generating system of claim 1, wherein the application is further executed to superimpose an image as a background image behind at least one of the video segments of the group video.

12. The group video generating system of claim 1, wherein the application is further executed to generate a forum portion on the GUI for receiving entry of text content and displaying the text content, the text content including information from at least one participant to one or more other participants.

13. The group video generating system of claim 1, wherein the application is further executed to generate a list on the GUI that displays a name of each of the participants of the group video.

14. The group video generating system of claim 13, wherein the application is further executed to display the name with an indicia that indicates whether each participant has contributed to the group video or not.

15. A method comprising:

generating, using at least one processor executing instructions stored in at least one memory, a graphical user interface (GUI) to receive from each of a plurality of participants, a video segment from each of a plurality of participants, each video segment including content directed toward a recipient;

combining, using the processor, the video segment from each participant to form a group video; and

transmitting, using the processor, the group video to the recipient.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising facilitating transmission of a gift with the group video to the recipient.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving selection of one group video template from among a plurality of group video templates from at least one of the participants, the group video template comprising at least one of a border superimposed on the video segments adjacent at least one edge of the video segments, or an editable text field, or a background image superimposed on at least one of the video segments of the group video.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein the application is further executed to generate a forum portion on the GUI for receiving entry of text content and displaying the text content, the text content including information from at least one participant to one or more other participants.

19. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

generating a list on the GUI that displays a name of each of the participants of the group video; and

displaying each name with an indicia that indicates whether its respective participant has contributed to the group video or not.

20. A mobile application comprising:

a plurality of instances of the mobile application stored in at least one memory of each of a plurality of portable computing devices operated by a corresponding plurality of participants, each instance of the mobile application executed by at least one processor of the portable computing device to;

generate a graphical user interface (GUI) on a display of the portable computing device to receive from the participant, a video segment including content directed toward a recipient;

combine the video segment from each of the participants to form a group video; and

transmit the group video to the recipient.

21. The mobile application of claim 20, wherein the instance is further executed to:

receive contact information associated with the plurality of participants from a first participant;

generate a list of participants from the contact information; and

display the list of participants on the GUI of the portable computing device.

22. The mobile application of claim 21, wherein the instance is further executed to:

after the video segment has been received from the portable computing device, combine the video segments with one or more previously received video segments to form a partially complete group video; and

transmit the partially complete group video to another participant included in the list of participants.

23. The mobile application of claim 22, wherein the instance is further executed to transmit the partially completed group video to the other participant using a multimedia messaging service (MMS) message.

24. The mobile application of claim 22, wherein the instance is further executed to:

determine whether all participants have contributed to the group video or declined to contribute to the group video; and

transmit a completed group video to the recipient, the completed group video generated by the instance when all participants have contributed to the group video or declined to contribute to the group video.