Template-based multimedia authoring and sharing

• US 20070101271A1
• Filed: 11/01/2005
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 11/01/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Hua, Xian-Sheng, Li, Shipeng
• Granted Patent: US 8,196,032 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/731
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

Systems and methods for template-based multimedia authoring and sharing are described. In one aspect, media content is selectively applied to a content description template to author media in a content description. The content description template provides a temporal structure for the applied media content. A content representation template is selected and combined with the temporally structured media in the content description to specify rendering criteria and generate a content description and representation for one or more of rendering, sharing, and exporting the temporally structured authored media.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

selectively applying media content to a content description template to author media in a content description, the content description template providing a temporal structure for the media content;

applying a content representation template to the content description to specify rendering criteria for the media content and generate a content description and representation; and

wherein the content description and representation provides for rendering, sharing, and exporting authored media content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the content description template is associated with one or more of an editing method and corresponding editing parameters, a rule, and a preference within which a user can organize and edit media content with respect to the temporal structure.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the temporal structure represents one or more hierarchical storyline chapters and scenes.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein rendering criteria comprises specification of a target rendering, the target rendering comprising one or more rendering destinations of a DVD, a web site, slides, video, still images.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the content description template, the content description, the content representation template, and the content description and representation are Extended Markup Language files.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively applying further comprises selecting one or more of video, still images, and audio for placement into the temporal structure to generate a storyline.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein selectively applying further comprises displaying a media browsing interface for a user to assign respective portions of the media content to the temporal structure.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein displaying the media browsing interface displaying a set lattices corresponding to respective segments of the temporal structure, each lattice for representing a respective portion of the media content.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising filtering or parsing multimedia content to identify the media content, the filtering or parsing comprising one or more video, photo, and music content filtering or parsing operations.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising selecting one or more of the content description template and the content representation template from respective local or remote template libraries.

11. The method of claim 1, further comprising adding one or more of a caption, a credit, a transition, and a video effect to media content assigned to one or more portions of the temporal structure.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating one or more of the content description template and the content representation template.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising one or more of rendering and sharing media content associated with the content description and representation.

14. The method of claim 1, further comprising exporting authored media content associated with a first content representation template to a target representation associated with a second content representation template, the first content representation template not being the same as the second content representation template.

15. A computer-implemented method comprising:

filtering or parsing multimedia content to identify media content, the filtering or parsing comprising one or more video, photo, and music content filtering or parsing operations;

selectively applying media content to a content description template to author media in a content description, the content description template providing a temporal structure for the media content, the content description template being associated with one or more of an editing method and corresponding editing parameters, a rule, and a preference within which a user can organize and edit media content with respect to the temporal structure;

applying a content representation template to the content description to specify rendering representation criteria for the media content and generate a content description and representation; and

wherein the content description and representation provides for rendering, sharing, and exporting authored media content.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein selectively applying further comprises displaying a media browsing interface for a user to assign respective portions of the media content to the temporal structure.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising providing one or more independent template editors to create the content description template and the content representation template.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising one or more of rendering, sharing, and exporting media content associated with the content description and representation.

19. A computing device comprising:

parsing means to identify media content, the media content comprising one or more of video, photo, and music content;

selecting means to selectively assign one or more portions of the media content to a content description template providing temporal structure to the one or more portions, the content description template being associated with one or more of an editing method and corresponding editing parameters, a rule, and a preference within which a user can organize and edit the one or more portions with respect to the temporal structure;

applying means to apply, independent of the content description template, content representation criteria to the one or more portions; and

one or more of rendering, sharing, and exporting means to respectively render, share, and export the one or more portions based on the content representation criteria.

20. The method of claim 20, wherein the computing device further comprises media authoring user interface means for a user to assign respective portions of the media content to the temporal structure.