Method and system for media selection and sharing

• US 9,129,641 B2
• Filed: 10/13/2011
• Issued: 09/08/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Afterlive.tv Inc. (X Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Afterlive.tv Inc. (X Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: Folgner, Michael George, Cunningham, Ryan Brice, Weibel, Stephen Benjamin, Nguyen, Lamthuy Tran
• Primary Examiner(s): DANG, HUNG Q
• Application Number:
  US13/273,163
• Publication Number:
  US 20120096357A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,426 Days
• Field of Search: 386200-248, 386278-290
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/01 Social networking
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/41407 embedded in a portable device, e.g. video client on a mobile phone, PDA, laptop constructional details of equipment or arrangements specially adapted for portable computer application G06F1/1626; arrangements specially adapted for mobile receivers in broadcast systems H04H20/57
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4545 Input to filtering algorithms, e.g. filtering a region of the image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/658 Transmission by the client directed to the server

Abstract

A method and system for media selection and sharing is disclosed. According to one embodiment, media content is received from a media source and is stored in a buffer for a first time period. A second time period within the first time period is determined for creating a media clip from the media content stored in the buffer. A media clip is generated as determined by the second time period. A user provides an input, and the user'"'"'s input is associated with the media clip to take one or more effects on the media clip. The media clip enhanced with the one more effects is transmitted over a network to share with other users.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

executing an application on a mobile device,

wherein the application has a user interface that is implemented by the mobile device, and

wherein the application has access, via a network, to a server that is recording content being broadcasted and displayed by a display device, and wherein the display device is operable to display the content being broadcast without requiring input from the mobile device, the content being displayed without requiring input from the application;

receiving, by the application, user input wherein the mobile device and the display device are not simultaneously displaying the content being broadcasted at the time the user input is received;

generating, by the application based on the user input, information specifying a particular portion of the content being broadcasted;

sending, by the application, the information to the server over the network;

generating a video clip, by the server, wherein the server applies the information received from the application to generate the video clip from the broadcasted content the server recorded;

sending the video clip, by the server, to the application over the network; and

displaying, by the application, a representation of the video clip on the user interface implemented on the mobile device, wherein the representation is selectable for preview and, moreover, for upload to a particular social media account on a social media server.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content is selected from a group comprising a television show, drama, sporting event, movie, and multimedia clips available over the network.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the information using an audio recognition feature of the application.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising detecting the information using a video recognition feature of the application.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising displaying the video clip using a social media application running on the mobile device.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing a location of the mobile device to the server that uses the location to generate the video clip.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising

generating the video clip by the server prior to receiving the information.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising sharing a user generated comment with the video clip on the particular social media account.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising providing a selectable listing of channels and networks on the user interface.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising storing the clip on the mobile device.

11. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

executing an application on a mobile device,

wherein the application has a user interface that is implemented by the mobile device, and

wherein the application has access, via a network, to a server that is recording content being broadcasted and displayed by a display device, and wherein the display device is operable to display the content being broadcast without requiring input from the mobile device, the content being displayed without requiring input from the application;

receiving, by the application, user input wherein the mobile device and the display device are not simultaneously displaying the content being broadcasted at the time the user input is received;

generating, by the application based on the user input, information specifying a particular portion of the content being broadcasted;

sending, by the application, the information to the server over the network;

generating a video clip, by the server, wherein the server applies the information received from the application to generate the video clip from the broadcasted content the server recorded;

sending the video clip, by the server, to the application over the network; and

displaying, by the application, a representation of the video clip on the user interface implemented on the mobile device, wherein the representation is selectable for preview and, moreover, for upload to a particular social media account on a social media server.

12. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, wherein the content is selected from a group comprising a television show, drama, sporting event, movie, and multimedia clips available over the network.

13. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 having further instructions stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising detecting the information using an audio recognition feature of the application.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11 having further instructions stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations, further comprising detecting the information using a video recognition feature of the application.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, having further instructions stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations further comprising displaying the video clip using a social media application running on the mobile device.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, having further instructions stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations further comprising providing a location of the mobile device to the server that uses the location to generate the video clip.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium according to claim 11 having further instructions stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

generating the video clip by the server prior to receiving the information.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, having further instructions stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations further comprising sharing a user generated comment with the video clip on the particular social media account.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, having further instructions stored thereon computer-readable instructions, which instructions when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations further comprising further comprising providing a selectable listing of channels and networks on the user interface.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 11, further comprising storing the clip on the mobile device.