Browser based multi-clip video editing

• US 8,156,176 B2
• Filed: 01/08/2007
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 04/20/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Maven Coalition, Inc. (theMaven, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Say Media, Inc. (theMaven, Inc.)
• Inventors: Sladek, Kevin Walker, Sanchez, Matthew Allen, Lerman, David Ross
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phuoc
• Assistant Examiner(s): John, Clarence
• Application Number:
  US11/620,779
• Publication Number:
  US 20070189708A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,919 Days
• Field of Search: 709/203
• US Class Current: 709/203
• 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

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.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a user to edit one or more clips displayed within a user interface of a browser application, comprising the steps of:

retrieving a first clip among the one or more clips from a memory facility of a browser enabled processor platform including a display;

displaying the first clip to the user through the user interface of the browser application, the browser application including a clip manipulation and posting publisher having a first editing tool and operating on the browser enabled processor platform;

retrieving a second clip among the one or more clips from the memory facility;

displaying the second clip to the user through the user interface;

presenting the first editing tool to the user through the user interface;

editing the first clip and the second clip with the first editing tool based on an input from the user to create a first edited clip, wherein the first editing tool creates the first edited clip by combining the first clip and the second clip;

storing the first edited clip in the memory facility;

receiving a set of network location control parameters that are unique to a network location among a plurality of network locations;

transcoding the first edited clip with the clip manipulation and posting publisher according to the set of network location control parameters to create a transcoded clip; and

uploading the transcoded clip to the network location according to the network location control parameters with the clip manipulation and posting publisher.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first clip is selected from a group consisting of a video clip, an audio clip, a multimedia clip, a podcast clip, an advertisement clip, and an interactive clip.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second clip is selected from a group consisting of a video clip, an audio clip, a multimedia clip, a podcast clip, an advertisement clip, and an interactive clip.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first editing tool is an integrated component of the clip manipulation and posting publisher that includes a plurality of components.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the first clip is associated with a first format and the second clip is associated with a second format.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first clip and the second clip are received by the browser enabled processor platform from a plurality of sources and stored in the memory facility.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the steps of retrieving the first clip and retrieving the second clip include the step of allowing the user to drag at least one of the first clip and the second clip into the user interface for editing with the first editing tool.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the first editing tool creates the first edited clip by creating a transition between the first clip and the second clip.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the first editing tool creates the first edited clip by inserting the first clip into the second clip.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of providing a second editing tool to the user through the user interface, wherein the second editing tool is an integrated component of the clip manipulation and posting publisher, and wherein the second editing tool alters an appearance of at least one of the first clip and the second clip.

11. A system for editing one or more clips within a user interface of a browser application, comprising:

a browser enabled processor platform including a display and a memory facility, the memory facility storing software code executed by the browser enabled processor platform to operate a clip manipulation and posting publisher operating in conjunction with the browser application, the clip manipulation and posting publisher retrieving a first clip and a second clip among the one or more clips from the memory facility and displaying on the display to a user through the user interface the first clip and the second clip, the clip manipulation and posting publisher including a first editing tool responding to a user command input through the user interface and editing the first clip and the second clip within the memory facility to create a first edited clip by combining the first clip and the second clip, including a transcoder receiving a set of network location control parameters that are unique to a network location among a plurality of network locations and transcoding the first edited clip according to the set of network location control parameters, and including a publisher uploading the first edited clip to the network location in accordance with the network location control parameters.

12. The system of claim 11, wherein the first clip is selected from a group consisting of a video clip, an audio clip, a multimedia clip, a podcast clip, an advertisement clip, and an interactive clip.

13. The system of claim 11, wherein the second clip is selected from a group consisting of a video clip, an audio clip, a multimedia clip, a podcast clip, an advertisement clip, and an interactive clip.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein the first editing tool is an integrated component of the clip manipulation and posting publisher that includes and controls a plurality of components.

15. The system of claim 11, wherein the first clip is associated with a first format and the second clip is associated with a second format.

16. The system of claim 11, wherein the first clip and the second clip are received by the browser enabled processor platform from a plurality of sources and stored in the memory facility.

17. The system of claim 11, wherein the clip manipulation and posting publisher enables the user to drag at least one of the first clip and the second clip into the user interface for editing with the first editing tool.

18. The system of claim 11, wherein the first editing tool creates the first edited clip by creating a transition between the first clip and the second clip.

19. The system of claim 11, wherein the first editing tool creates the first edited clip by inserting the first clip into the second clip.

20. The system of claim 11, wherein the clip manipulation and posting publisher includes a second editing tool responding to the user command through the user interface and editing the first clip and the second clip by altering an appearance of at least one of the first clip and the second clip.