System and method for automating the creation of customized multimedia content
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1. A method comprising:
- providing selectable media content for selection by a user, the selectable media comprising media received from the user;
generating a first set of metadata for at least a portion of predefined media content, the predefined media content comprising previously prepared media content not selectable by the user;
receiving from the user one or more selections of selectable media content for inclusion in customized media content;
generating a second set of metadata for user-selected media content in response to the one or more selections;
automatically selecting at least the portion of the predefined media content for inclusion in customized media content if a threshold for similarity has been surpassed as a result of comparing the first set of metadata with the second set of metadata according to a set of rules;
creating a script for the customized media content, the script including a reference to the user-selected media content and a reference to at least the portion of the predefined media content not selected by the user; and
generating the customized media content by parsing and verifying the script;
wherein the customized media content comprises the user-selected media content and at least a portion of the predefined media content not selected by the user arranged according to the script.
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Abstract
A method and system for enabling the creation of custom-choreographed multimedia content by combining content selected by a user with additional predefined content not selected by the user using an intelligent scripting and video rendering engine. The system and method reduce the user'"'"'s involvement in preparing the multimedia content to simply selecting specific content the user wants to include in the final multimedia product and leaves the choreography and creation of the final product to the system and method, which intelligently script the final multimedia product based on the particular content selected by a user and/or any characteristics associated with the selected content.
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1. A method comprising:
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providing selectable media content for selection by a user, the selectable media comprising media received from the user; generating a first set of metadata for at least a portion of predefined media content, the predefined media content comprising previously prepared media content not selectable by the user; receiving from the user one or more selections of selectable media content for inclusion in customized media content; generating a second set of metadata for user-selected media content in response to the one or more selections; automatically selecting at least the portion of the predefined media content for inclusion in customized media content if a threshold for similarity has been surpassed as a result of comparing the first set of metadata with the second set of metadata according to a set of rules; creating a script for the customized media content, the script including a reference to the user-selected media content and a reference to at least the portion of the predefined media content not selected by the user; and generating the customized media content by parsing and verifying the script; wherein the customized media content comprises the user-selected media content and at least a portion of the predefined media content not selected by the user arranged according to the script. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising:
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providing selectable media content for selection by a user, the selectable media content comprising media received from the user; providing predefined media content, the predefined media content comprising previously prepared media content not selectable by the user; receiving one or more selections of selectable media content from the user for inclusion as user-selected media content in customized media content; selecting a portion of the predefined media content based upon the user-selected media content; automatically creating a script for the customized multimedia content based upon a set of rules associated with the user-selected media content and the predefined media content; and generating the customized multimedia content by parsing and verifying the created script; wherein the customized media content comprises the user-selected media content and at least a portion of the predefined media content not selected by the user arranged according to the script. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system of automatically creating customized multimedia content, the system comprising:
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an input device that receives user-selected media content, and receives predefined media content to be included in the customized multi-media content, wherein the predefined media content to be included in the customized multi-media content is selected by the system from stored predefined media content not selected by the user and wherein the stored predefined media content is selected by the system based on the user selected media content; a scripting engine that automatically creates a script for the customized multimedia content based upon a set of rules associated with the user-selected media content; and a rendering engine that parses and verifies the script to generate the customized multimedia content. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A computer-readable medium having instructions stored therein for automatically creating customized multimedia content, the instructions comprising:
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receiving user-selected media content to be included in the customized multimedia content; selecting predefined media content not selected by the user to be included in the customized multimedia content; automatically creating a script for the customized multimedia content based upon a set of rules associated with the user-selected media content and the predefined media content selected by the user; and generating the customized multimedia content by parsing and verifying the created script; wherein the predefined media content not selected by the user includes one or more of images, video, and audio. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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