Collaborative group video production system

• US 10,191,647 B2
• Filed: 02/06/2014
• Issued: 01/29/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 02/06/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bongo Learn Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Edupresent, LLC
• Inventors: Lewis, Jeffrey S.
• Primary Examiner(s): To, Jennifer N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Li, Liang Y
• Application Number:
  US14/174,127
• Publication Number:
  US 20150222496A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,818 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1454 involving copying of the display data of a local workstation or window to a remote workstation or window so that an actual copy of the data is displayed simultaneously on two or more displays, e.g. teledisplay
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/101 Collaborative creation, e.g. joint development of products or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/20 Education
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/00 Electrically-operated educational appliances working with questions and answers G09B7/00; simulators G09B9/00; advertising or displaying in general G09F
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2354/00 Aspects of interface with display user
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2370/022 Centralised management of display operation, e.g. in a server instead of locally
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/12 Synchronisation between the display unit and other units, e.g. other display units, video-disc players
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• 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

Generally, a computer implemented group distance learning system including one more servers which serve a group distance learning computer code executable to provide a graphical user interface which by user interaction allows a plurality of client users to be allocated into a plurality of client user groups each user group having access to a common graphic user interface to collaborate in performance of group assignments. Specifically, a group distance learning computer code which implements a graphical user interface accessed in common by a plurality of client users from remote locations to facilitate collaborative group video production.

Claims

1. A computer system, comprising:

a server computer having a non-transitory server memory element;

said server computer communicatively coupled to a plurality of client computers;

said server computer serving computer code to each of said plurality of client computers, said computer code, including;

a client user identifier allocation module executable to depict on a display surface of at least one of said plurality of client computers;

a client user identifier area containing one or more client user identifiers depicted on said display surface, each of said one or more client user identifiers coupled to a corresponding one or more client user internet addresses;

a plurality of group areas; and

a client user identifier allocator icon which by user interaction allows movement of said one or more client user identifiers from said client user identifier area into one of said plurality of group areas;

an assignment module executable to depict on a display surface of at least one of said plurality of client computers;

a group assignment area on said display surface of each of said plurality of client computers of said client user group, said group assignment area including one or more assignment fields each including an assignment activity; and

an assignment activity access icon on the display surface of each of said plurality of client computers of said client user group which by user interaction allows each of a plurality of client users of said client user group common access to a graphical user interface which by user interaction allows each of said plurality of client users of said client user group to collaborate on said one or more assignment activities;

a collaborative group video production module executable to depict on a display surface of at least one of said plurality of client computers;

a video file identifier display area and a video file identifier serial order display area concurrently separately displayed on said display surface;

a video file identifier selector icon which by user interaction allows selection of a subset of said plurality of video file identifiers causing concurrent depiction of said subset of selected said plurality of video file identifiers in said video file identifier display area; and

a video file identifier serial order icon which by user interaction allows movement of one or more of said subset of said plurality of video file identifiers depicted in said video file identifier display area into a serial order depicted in said video file identifier serial order display area.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein said video file identifier serial order icon by user interaction in said video file identifier serial order display area rearranges said serial order of said one or more video file identifiers.

3. The computer system of claim 1, wherein said computer code served by said server computer further includes a video file coupling module which functions to couple said plurality of video files stored in said non-transitory server memory element in said serial order of said one or more video file identifiers in said video file identifier serial order display area as a combined video file.

4. The computer system of claim 3, wherein said computer code served by said server computer further includes a combined video playback module executable to display a combined video file selector icon which by user interaction allows selection of said combined video file stored in said non-transitory server memory element of said server computer for playback as a combined video image in said video image display area on said display surface.

5. The computer system of claim 4, wherein said combined video playback module is further executable to concurrently display a media image display area with separate from said video image display area on said display surface, and wherein said computer code served by said server computer further includes:

a media image control module executable to display a media file selection icon which by user interaction pauses display of said combined video image in said video image display area and allows selection of one of a plurality of media files stored in said non-transitory server memory element of said server computer to display as a media image in said media image display area on said display surface; and

a media image synchronizer module executable to synchronize display of said media image in said media image display area during playback of said combined video image in said video image display area, said media image displayed in said media image display area synchronized with playback of said combined video image displayed in said video image display area based on pause time of said combined video image in said video image display area.

6. The computer system of claim 5, wherein said media image synchronizer module further functions to store said combined video image in synchronized timed relation to said media image in said non-transitory server memory element of said server computer, whereby subsequent selection of said combined video file stored in said non-transitory server memory element of said server computer displays said media image in said media image display area in synchronized timed relation to display of said combined video image in said video image display area.

7. The computer system of claim 6, wherein said media image control module further functions to display a remove media image icon which by user interaction causes removal of said media image from display in said media image display area and further functions to uncouple said media image file from said combined video image file.

8. The computer system of claim 7, wherein said media image synchronizer module further functions by user interaction to save a plurality of media images in synchronized timed relation to said combined video image in said non-transitory server memory element of said server computer coupled to a combined video identifier.

9. The computer system of claim 8, wherein said computer code further includes:

a combined video-media module executable to concurrently display an annotation display area with said video image display area and said media image display area on said display surface, said annotation display area further including an annotation field which by user interaction allows entry of one more annotations into said annotation field; and

an annotation entry icon which by user interaction displays said one or more annotations in said annotation display area on said display surface of each of said plurality of client computers.

10. The computer system of claim 9, wherein said annotation entry icon by user interaction causes said combined video-media module to pause display of said combined video image in said video image display area to allow entry of said one or more annotations into said annotation field, and further functions to synchronize said one or more annotations entered into said annotation display area in timed relation to display of said combined video image in said video image display area and said media image displayed in said media image display area based on pause time of said combined video image in said video image display area.

11. The computer system of claim1, wherein said collaborative group video production module is further executable to depict in said graphical user interface:

a video image display area;

a video image capture controller having a video image capture device selector which by user interaction selects a video image capture device which captures a video image for display in said video image display area and an audio capture device selector which by user interaction selects an audio capture device which captures audio content associated with said video image displayed in said video image display area;

a video image-audio capture control element which by user interaction captures said video image associated with said audio content as a video file; and

a submission control element which by user interaction stores said video file in said non-transitory memory element of said server computer as one of said plurality of video files each having a corresponding one of said plurality of video file identifiers.