Video creation marketplace

• US 9,836,536 B2
• Filed: 07/07/2016
• Issued: 12/05/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Shackleton, Lane, Soldo, Fabio, First, Andrew, Rangarajan, Anand, Ogungbadero, JessicaKate
• Primary Examiner(s): Topgyal, Gelek W
• Application Number:
  US15/204,841
• Publication Number:
  US 20160321359A1
• Time in Patent Office: 516 Days
• Field of Search: 386278-290
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2455 Query execution
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0241 Advertisements
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47 End-user applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• 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 21/812 involving advertisement data advertising per se G06Q30/02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring

Abstract

Systems and methods for facilitating collaboration between video creators/publishers and users in need of video creations and/or publication of videos are provided. A profile component receives and stores profile information regarding video creators. A video request component receives a request for at least creation of a video, the request indicating one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the video. A search component responds to the request and searches the profile information in connection with identifying one or more of the video creators that can create the video based on a correlation between their respective profile information and the one or more characteristics associated with the video creation.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a memory storing computer executable components; and

a processor configured to execute the following computer executable components stored in the memory;

a profile component that receives profile information for video creators, the profile information for a video creator defining at least characteristics associated with video creation capabilities of the video creator;

a video request component that receives requests for creation of original videos from users, a request from a user indicating one or more characteristics associated with a creation of an original video;

a search component that uses search criteria to search for video creators that are suitable for the creation of original videos based on correspondence between characteristics of the requests and the profile information for the video creators and receives user selections of video creators in response to the searches; and

an intelligence component that employs learned associations between the user selections of the video creators, the search criteria, and the video creator profile information to determine information to include in video creator profiles to enhance matching of the video creator profiles with the users.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication component that facilitates communication between the video creators and the users.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include at least one of:

a number of actors to be included in the original video or a description of actors to be included in the original video.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a product or service to be identified in the original video.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a setting to be included in the original video.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a time frame for the creation of the original video.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a desired duration for the original video.

8. A method comprising:

receiving, using a computer, profile information for video creators, the profile information for a video creator defining at least characteristics associated with video creation capabilities of the video creator;

receiving, using the computer, requests for creation of original videos from users, a request from a user indicating one or more characteristics associated with a creation of an original video;

searching, using the computer and search criteria, for video creators that are suitable for the creation of original videos based on correspondence between characteristics of the requests and the profile information for the video creators;

receiving, using the computer, user selections of video creators in response to the searches; and

employing, using the computer, learned associations between the user selections of the video creators, the search criteria, and the video creator profile information to determine information to include in video creator profiles to enhance matching of the video creator profiles with the users.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising:

facilitating communication between the video creators and the users.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include at least one of:

a number of actors to be included in the original video or a description of actors to be included in the original video.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a product or service to be identified in the original video.

12. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a setting to be included in the original video.

13. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a time frame for the creation of the original video.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a desired duration for the original video.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer program instructions that when executed by a computer cause the computer to perform operations comprising:

receiving, using the computer, profile information for video creators, the profile information for a video creator defining at least characteristics associated with video creation capabilities of the video creator;

receiving, using the computer, requests for creation of original videos from users, a request from a user indicating one or more characteristics associated with a creation of an original video;

searching, using the computer and search criteria, for video creators that are suitable for the creation of original videos based on correspondence between characteristics of the requests and the profile information for the video creators;

receiving, using the computer, user selections of video creators in response to the searches; and

employing, using the computer, learned associations between the user selections of the video creators, the search criteria, and the video creator profile information to determine information to include in video creator profiles to enhance matching of the video creator profiles with the users.

16. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, the operations further comprising:

facilitating communication between the video creators and the users.

17. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include at least one of:

a number of actors to be included in the original video or a description of actors to be included in the original video.

18. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a product or service to be identified in the original video.

19. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a setting to be included in the original video.

20. The computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the one or more characteristics associated with the creation of the original video include a time frame for the creation of the original video.