System and methods for the segmentation of media

• US 10,157,170 B2
• Filed: 12/30/2013
• Issued: 12/18/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Howard, Dane M., Lanahan, James W., Williams, Brian F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Dasgupta, Shourjo
• Application Number:
  US14/144,199
• Publication Number:
  US 20140108931A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,814 Days
• Field of Search: 715204, 715704, 715200-202, 715224, 715226, 715234, 715716, 715717, 715719, 715720, 715723-725, 715730, 715731, 715733, 715764, 715769, 707204, 707704
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/2428 Query predicate definition using graphical user interfaces, including menus and forms G06F16/2423 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/285 Clustering or classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/3344 using natural language analysis
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/43 Querying
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/438 Presentation of query results
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/44 Browsing; Visualisation therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9577 Optimising the visualization of content, e.g. distillation of HTML documents
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/106 Display of layout of documents; Previewing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/134 Hyperlinking
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/14 Tree-structured documents parsing G06F40/205; validation G06F40/226
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/143 Markup, e.g. Standard Generalized Markup Language [SGML] or Document Type Definition [DTD]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/169 Annotation, e.g. comment data or footnotes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/60 : Editing figures and text; Combining figures or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 2200/24 : involving graphical user interfaces [GUIs]

Abstract

A computer implemented method for the collection and segmentation of media through search and segmentation settings.

Claims

1. A computer system for the collection and segmentation of media, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory coupled to the at least one processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, perform a method, comprising;

displaying media items in a collection depository on a user interface, wherein the media items comprise one or more of audio media items and video media items;

receiving a selected style for a visual presentation, wherein the selected style comprises two or more elements each having a corresponding data size limitation;

automatically generating two or more segments from the media items based on the data size limitation of each of the two or more elements; and

automatically populating the two or more elements of the selected style with at least one of the two or more segments.

2. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising instructions for:

selecting a media search source via the user interface; and

providing a form-based interface that allows entry of inputs to form a media search query.

3. The computer system of claim 2, further comprising instructions for submitting the media search query to the media search source.

4. The computer system of claim 3, further comprising instructions for receiving a media search result for viewing on the user interface based on the media search query.

5. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising instructions for relocating at least one of the two or more segments into a storyboard for use in creating a network multimedia presentation.

6. The computer system of claim 5, further comprising instructions for embedding the at least one of the two or more segments into the network multimedia presentation for viewing over a network.

7. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising instructions for editing the media items using input received in a media editing tool provided in the user interface.

8. The computer system of claim 1, wherein each data size limitation is based, at least in part, on received input.

9. The computer system of claim 1, wherein each data size limitation is based, at least in part, on the selected style.

10. A computer implemented method, comprising:

displaying media items in a collection depository on a user interface of a computing device;

receiving a selected style for a visual presentation, wherein the selected style comprises two or more elements, each having a size limitation for content;

receiving a selection a subset of the media items;

automatically generating two or more segments from the subset of media items based, at least in part, on the size limitation of the two or more elements; and

automatically populating the two or more elements of the selected style with at least one of the two or more segments.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

receiving a selection of a media search source via the user interface;

providing a form-based interface that allow the entry of inputs to form a media search query; and

submitting the media search query to the media search source.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 11, further comprising receiving a media search result for viewing on the user interface based on the media search query.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising:

relocating at least one of the two or more segments into a storyboard for use in creating a network multimedia presentation; and

embedding the at least one of the two or more segments into the network multimedia presentation for viewing over a network.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising instructions for editing the subset of media items using input received in a media editing tool.

15. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium encoding computing executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, perform a method, comprising:

displaying media items in a collection depository on a user interface of a computing device;

receiving a selection of a subset of media items;

receiving a selection of a style for a visual presentation, wherein the style comprises two or more elements each having a corresponding size limitation;

automatically generating two or more segments from the subset media items based on one or more of the size limitations when input is received that indicates that the subset of media items are to be placed in at least one of the two or more elements; and

automatically populating the two or more elements with at least one of the at least two or more segments.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

selecting a media search source via the user interface;

providing a form-based interface that allows entry of inputs to form a media search query; and

submitting the media search query to the media search source.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16, further comprising instructions for receiving a media search result for viewing on the user interface based on the media search query.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions for:

relocating one or more of the two or more segments into a storyboard for use in creating a network multimedia presentation; and

embedding one or more of the two or more segments into the network multimedia presentation for viewing over a network.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 15, further comprising instructions for editing the subset of media items based on input received in a media editing tool.