Recording and publishing content on social media websites

• US 9,083,997 B2
• Filed: 11/12/2012
• Issued: 07/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 05/09/2012
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Covenant Global Alpha Fund, L.P. (CFS, LLC), Covenant Private Equity Partners II Inc., VidStream LLC
• Original Assignee: Yootoo Technologies LLC
• Inventors: Reed, Ryland M., Wyatt, Christopher W., Harwell, Mark A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US13/674,768
• Publication Number:
  US 20130302005A1
• Time in Patent Office: 974 Days
• Field of Search: 386/200, 386/232, 386/248, 386/278, 386/326, 386/328, 386/240
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2408 Monitoring of the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. client requests monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/437 Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server flow control in data networks H04L47/10; streaming protocols, e.g. RTP or RTCP, H04L65/65; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests in data packet switching networks H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4782 Web browsing , e.g. WebTV
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for recording and publishing content on social networking websites and other websites include providing an imbedded link on a social networking webpage to media recorder software stored on an external server system, invoking the media recorder software within a displayed instance of the social networking webpage through an application programming interface for the social networking webpage, receiving a video stream defining video captured using the media recorder software at the external video management server system, generating and storing a video file using the received video stream at the external server system, selecting the stored video file for distribution via one or more communication networks, and providing the stored video file for display within displayed instances of webpages hosted on external web server systems.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

providing, on a first webpage, a link to media recorder software stored on a video management server system;

receiving a request to invoke the media recorder software within a displayed instance of the first webpage;

providing, using the media recorder software executing on the video management server system, a video recorder interface in response to the request, wherein the video recorder interface is adapted to allow a user to record video from within the displayed instance of the first webpage to the video management server system as the video is captured;

receiving a video stream at the video management server system, wherein the video stream defines video captured using controls included in the video recorder interface and wherein the video stream is received as the video is captured using the media recorder software executing on the video management server system;

generating a video file using the received video stream;

storing the video file on the video management server system.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the video recorder interface is displayed within a frame of the displayed instance of the first webpage.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

selecting the stored video file for distribution via one or more communication networks; and

providing, using media player software on the video management server system, the stored video file for display within a plurality of displayed instances of one or more webpages hosted on one or more web server systems.

4. The method of claim 3 wherein the one or more web server systems include a web server system that hosts the first webpage.

5. The method of claim 4 further comprising tracking a quantity of requests to access the video file using the media player software.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising using the tracked quantity of requests to access the video file to select the video file for inclusion on a second webpage hosted on the web server system that hosts the first webpage.

7. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

monitoring user ratings of the video file using the media player software; and

using the user ratings of the video file in selecting the video file for inclusion on a second webpage hosted on the one or more web server systems.

8. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

monitoring viewer response to the video file using the media player software;

using the viewer response in selecting the video file for inclusion on a web-based content delivery package hosted on a web server system external to the video management server system; and

providing, in response to the selection of the video file for inclusion on the web-based content delivery package, the stored video file for display within a plurality of displayed instances of the web-based content delivery package.

9. The method of claim 4 further comprising:

monitoring viewer response to the video file using the media player software; and

using the viewer response in selecting video defined in the video file for inclusion in a linear television program.

10. The method of claim 4 further comprising

providing access to editing tools through the media player software, wherein the editing tools allow a user to edit the stored video file.

11. The method of claim 1 further comprising

receiving, at the video management server system, information associated with a user account for the displayed instance of the first webpage.

12. The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting a video from a plurality of videos received through the media recorder software on the video management server system for inclusion in a television program.

15. The method of claim 1 wherein the first webpage is hosted on a web server system, the video management server system is external to the web server system, the video recorder interface is provided through a communication interface between the web server system and the video management server system, and the video is captured using the media recorder software executing on the video management server system.

16. The method of claim 3 wherein the one or more web server systems are external to the video management server system and the stored video file is provided for display within the plurality of displayed instances of one or more webpages using a communication interface on the one or more web server systems.

13. A method comprising:

providing, on a first webpage hosted on a web server system, an imbedded link to capture software stored on a user content management server system, wherein the software is adapted to capture user submissions using controls including within a frame displayed in the first webpage;

receiving a request to invoke the capture software within a frame included in a displayed instance of the first webpage;

providing, using capture software executing on the user content management server system, a content capture graphical user interface through a communication interface between the web server system and the user content management server system, wherein the content capture graphical user interface is provided in response to the request to invoke the capture software, and wherein the content capture graphical user interface is adapted to allow a user to provide a user submission to the user content management server system;

receiving a user submission at the user content management server system, wherein the user submission defines content captured using the content capture graphical user interface;

generating a user submission content file using the received user submission; and

storing the user submission content file on the user content management server system.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising receiving, at the user content management server system, information associated with a user account for the displayed instance of the first webpage.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the user submissions comprise user-generated content and the content capture graphical user interface is adapted to allow the user to provide the user-generated content to the user content management server system as the user-generated content is captured using the capture software.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the user content management server system is external to the web server system.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the stored user submission content file comprises a stored user-generated content file, the method further comprising:

selecting the stored user-generated content file for distribution via one or more communication networks; and

providing the stored user-generated content file for display within a plurality of displayed instances of one or more webpages hosted on one or more web server systems external to the user-generated content management server system.

20. A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with a computer program, the program comprising instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

providing a content capture user interface within displayed instances of a first graphical user interface that includes display elements hosted on a web server system in response to a user selection of a link included in a graphical user interface that includes display elements hosted on the web server system, wherein the content capture user interface is provided within a frame displayed in the first graphical user interface and the content capture user interface is adapted to allow users to provide user submissions to a user content management server system using controls included within the frame that includes the content capture user interface, and the user submissions are captured using content capture software executing on the user content management server system through a communication interface between the web server system and the user content management server system;

receiving a plurality of user submissions, wherein each user submission defines content captured through the content capture user interface on a respective displayed instance of the first graphical user interface and each user submission is captured using the content capture software executing on the user content management server system;

generating a plurality of user submission content files based on the received user submissions; and

storing the user submission content files on the user content management server system.

21. The computer storage medium of claim 20 wherein the user submissions are received by the user content management server system as the content is captured through the content capture user interface.

22. The computer storage medium of claim 20 wherein the user submissions comprise video captured using the content capture user interface and the content capture software comprises video recorder software.

23. The computer storage medium of claim 20 wherein the user content management server system is external to the web server system and the first graphical user interface comprises a first webpage.

24. The computer storage medium of claim 20 wherein the program further includes instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

providing a selected stored user submission content file for display within a plurality of displayed instances of one or more webpages hosted on one or more web server systems external to the user content management server system.

25. The computer storage medium of claim 24 wherein the one or more external web server systems include the web server system that hosts the display elements included on the first graphical user interface.

26. The computer storage medium of claim 25 wherein the program further includes instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at the external user content management server system, information associated with user accounts for a plurality of displayed instances of one or more webpages hosted on the one or more external web server systems.

27. The computer storage medium of claim 24 wherein the program further includes instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

monitoring viewer response to the user submission content file;

using the viewer response in selecting the user submission content file for inclusion on a webpage hosted on a web server system external to the user content management server system; and

providing, in response to the selection of the user submission content file for inclusion on the webpage, the stored user submission content file for display within a plurality of displayed instances of the webpage.

28. The computer storage medium of claim 24 wherein the program further includes instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

monitoring viewer response to the user submission content file; and

using the viewer response in selecting user submission content defined in the user submission content file for inclusion in a linear television program.

29. The computer storage medium of claim 23 wherein the program further includes instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

receiving, at the external user content management server system, information associated with a user account for the displayed instance of the first graphical user interface.

30. The computer storage medium of claim 23 wherein the program further includes instructions that when executed by data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising:

transmitting content from a selected user submission content file received through the capture software executing on the external user content management server system for inclusion in a linear television program.

31. A system comprising:

one or more user content management servers operable to interact with a plurality of user devices and to;

provide a content capture user interface within displayed instances of a first graphical user interface that includes display elements hosted on a web server system in response to a user selection of a link included in a graphical user interface that includes display elements hosted on the web server system, wherein the content capture user interface is provided within a frame displayed in the first graphical user interface and the content capture user interface is adapted to allow users to provide user submissions using controls included within the frame that includes the content capture user interface, and the user submissions are captured using content capture software executing on one or more of the user content management servers through a communication interface between the web server system and the one or more user content management servers;

receive a plurality of user submissions, wherein each user submission defines content captured through the content capture user interface on a respective displayed instance of the first graphical user interface and each user submission is captured using the content capture software executing on the one or more user content management servers;

generate a plurality of user submission content files based on the received user submissions; and

store the user submission content files on the user content management server system.

32. The system of claim 31 wherein the user submissions comprise user-generated video content and the user-generated video content is received by the one or more user content management servers as the content is captured through the content capture user interface.

33. The system of claim 32 wherein the one or more user content management servers are further operable to transmit content from a selected user submission content file received through the content capture user interface for inclusion in a linear television program.

34. The system of claim 31 wherein the one or more user content management servers are further operable to:

provide a selected stored user submission content file for display within a plurality of displayed instances of one or more webpages hosted on one or more web server systems;

monitor viewer response to the selected user submission content file;

use the viewer response in selecting the user submission content file for inclusion on an additional webpage; and

provide, in response to the selection of the user submission content file for inclusion on the additional webpage, the stored user submission content file for display within a plurality of displayed instances of the additional webpage.

35. The system of claim 31 wherein the first graphical user interface comprises a first webpage.