PHOTO NARRATIVE ESSAY APPLICATION

• US 20160179760A1
• Filed: 12/09/2015
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: AWES Me Incorporated
• Original Assignee: SmugMug Incorporated
• Inventors: MURRAY, Craig Andrew, STRONG, Brian
• Granted Patent: US 10,528,223 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/00 Selective content distribution, e.g. interactive television or video on demand [VOD] real-time bi-directional transmission of motion video data H04N7/14 ; broadcast or conference over packet switching networks H04L12/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8153 comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8405 represented by keywords

Abstract

Embodiments described herein generally relate to a photo narrative display application. The photo narrative essay application may organize and display media items in a logical, aesthetically pleasing, narrative layout with minimal input from a user. By automatically analyzing the metadata variables of the media items to be displayed, the photo narrative essay application automatically organizes and displays the media items in a logical, narrative, aesthetically pleasing manner, regardless of the device the photo narrative essay is being displayed on.

Claims

1. A method of organizing and displaying media items, comprising:

receiving one or more media items;

receiving a first input regarding a first display feature;

analyzing metadata variables of the one or more media items in response to the first input;

organizing the one or more media items into one or more clusters in the second display feature in response to the analyzed metadata variables and the first media input, wherein the one or more clusters are visually distinct from one another in the first display feature; and

displaying the one or more clusters, wherein the one or more media items within each cluster are further organized and displayed in response to a predetermined priority allocation between the metadata variables.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein analyzing the metadata variables is performed automatically upon receipt of the one or more media items and the first input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata variables analyzed are a date variable, a time variable, a location variable, a format variable, and a caption variable.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more clusters generate a map corresponding to a geographical location of the one or more media items comprising each cluster.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising received a second input regarding a second display feature, wherein the second display feature comprises a title and a feature image selected from the one or more media items displayed in the first display feature.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein each of the one or more clusters comprise less than about 15 media items.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more clusters have corresponding captions displayed adjacent to the one or more clusters in the first display feature.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, storing instructions that when executed by a processor, cause the processor to organize and display media items, by performing the steps of:

receiving one or more media items;

receiving a first input regarding a first display feature;

analyzing metadata variables of the one or more media items in response to the first input;

organizing the one or more media items into one or more clusters in the second display feature in response to the analyzed metadata variables and the first media input, wherein the one or more clusters are visually distinct from one another in the first display feature; and

displaying the one or more clusters, wherein the one or more media items within each cluster are further organized and displayed in response to a predetermined priority allocation between the metadata variables.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein analyzing the metadata variables is performed automatically upon receipt of the one or more media items and the first input.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the metadata variables analyzed are a date variable, a time variable, a location variable, a format variable, and a caption variable.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein each of the one or more clusters generate a map corresponding to a geographical location of the one or more media items comprising each cluster.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, further comprising received a second input regarding a second display feature, wherein the second display feature comprises a title and a feature image selected from the one or more media items displayed in the first display feature.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein each of the one or more clusters comprise less than about 15 media items.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the one or more clusters have corresponding captions displayed adjacent to the one or more clusters in the second display feature.

15. A computer system for organizing and displaying media items, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the computer system to;

receive one or more media items;

receive a first input regarding a first display feature;

analyze metadata variables of the one or more media items in response to the first input;

organize the one or more media items into one or more clusters in the first display feature in response to the analyzed metadata variables and the first media input, wherein the one or more clusters are visually distinct from one another in the second display feature; and

display the one or more clusters, wherein the one or more media items within each cluster are further organized and displayed in response to a predetermined priority allocation between the metadata variables.

16. The computer system of claim 15, wherein analyzing the metadata variables is performed automatically upon receipt of the one or more media items and the first input.

17. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the metadata variables analyzed are a date variable, a time variable, a location variable, a format variable, and a caption variable.

18. The computer system of claim 15, wherein each of the one or more clusters generate a map corresponding to a geographical location of the one or more media items comprising each cluster.

19. The computer system of claim 15, further comprising received a second input regarding a second display feature, wherein the second display feature comprises a title and a feature image selected from the one or more media items displayed in the first display feature.

20. The computer system of claim 15, wherein each of the one or more clusters comprise less than about 15 media items.

21. The computer system of claim 15, wherein the one or more clusters have corresponding captions displayed adjacent to the one or more clusters in the second display feature.