Multi-user media presentation system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10318231-B2
Application number	US-201815937445-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2018
Priority date	Mar 31, 2015
Publication date	Jun 11, 2019
Grant date	Jun 11, 2019

Abstract

One or more embodiments of the disclosure provide systems and methods for providing media presentations to users of a media presentation system. A media presentation generally includes a plurality of media segments provided by multiple users of the media presentation system. In one or more embodiments, a user of the media presentation system may share a media presentation with a co-user. The media presentation system can enable the co-user, if authorized by the user, to contribute (e.g., add a media segment) to a media presentation shared with the co-user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a server device and from a first client device associated with a user, a first media segment captured at the first client device;
generating, at the server device, a media presentation comprising the first media segment;
providing, by at least one processor of the server device, the media presentation comprising the first media segment to a second client device associated with a co-user;
receiving, based on providing the media presentation to the second client device, a second media segment captured at the second client device to include in the media presentation;
appending, by the at least one processor of the server device, the second media segment after the first media segment to create an appended media presentation; and
providing, from the server device, the appended media presentation to the first client device associated with the user and to the second client device associated with the co-user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving, from the first client device associated with the user, an instruction to remove the second media segment from the appended media presentation.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that the user has authorized the co-user to add a media segment to the media presentation created by the user; and
wherein providing the media presentation including the first media segment to the second client device associated with the co-user comprises providing the media presentation including the first media segment to the second client device with an indication that the co-user is authorized to add a media segment to the media presentation.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving location information from the first client device indicating a location of the first client device; and
dynamically creating a title for the media presentation based on the location information received from the first client device.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
presenting, within the media presentation, a first indication of a total number of media segments within the media presentation; and
incrementing the first indication of the total number of media segments within the appended media presentation based on appending the second media segment to the first media segment to create the appended media presentation.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the appended media presentation to the second client device further causes the second client device to display a selectable element that, when selected by the co-user, allows the co-user to add an additional media segment to the media presentation.

7. The method of claim 6 , wherein the selectable element is displayed over a portion of the media presentation.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising determining that the co-user is authorized to add media segments to the media presentation before displaying the selectable element over the portion of the media presentation.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the media presentation to the second client device further causes the second client device to display, within a display area, a selectable option that, when selected by the co-user, facilitates creation of a new media presentation.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein providing the appended media presentation to the first client device associated with the user comprises causing the first client device to skip presentation of the first media segment and present the second media segment within the appended media presentation on the user.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one processor, cause a computer system to:
receive, at a server device and from a first client device associated with a user, a first media segment captured at the first client device;
generate, at the server device, a media presentation comprising the first media segment;
provide the media presentation comprising the first media segment to a second client device associated with a co-user;
receive, based on providing the media presentation to the second client device, a second media segment captured at the second client device to include in the media presentation;
append the second media segment after the first media segment to create an appended media presentation; and
provide, from the server device, the appended media presentation to the first client device associated with the user and to the second client device associated with the co-user.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by at the least one processor, cause the computer system to receive, from the first client device associated with the user, an instruction to remove the second media segment from the appended media presentation.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to:
determine that the user has authorized the co-user to add a media segment to the media presentation created by the user; and
wherein providing the media presentation including the first media segment to the second client device associated with the co-user comprises providing the media presentation including the first media segment to the second client device with an indication that the co-user is authorized to add a media segment to the media presentation.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to:
receive location information from the first client device indicating a location of the first client device; and
dynamically create a title for the media presentation based on the location information received from the first client device.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , further comprising instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the computer system to:
present, within the media presentation, a first indication of a total number of media segments within the media presentation; and
increment the first indication of the total number of media segments within the appended media presentation based on appending the second media segment to the first media segment to create the appended media presentation.

16. A system comprising:
at least one processor on a server device; and
at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions thereon that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server device to:
receive, at the server device and from a first client device associated with a user, a first media segment captured at the first client device;
generating, at the server device, a media presentation comprising the first media segment;
provide the media presentation comprising the first media segment to a second client device associated with a co-user;
receive, based on providing the media presentation to the second client device, a second media segment captured at the second client device to include in the media presentation;
append the second media segment after the first media segment to create an appended media presentation; and
provide, from the server device, the appended media presentation to the first client device associated with the user and to the second client device associated with the co-user.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein providing the appended

Assignees

• Facebook Inc

Inventors

• Miller Joshua Alexander
• Mancini Leo Litterello
• Slater Michael

Classifications

• H04L63/10

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title

• G09G2370/10

  Use of a protocol of communication by packets in interfaces along the display data pipeline · CPC title

• H04N21/4788

  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 title

• G06F3/1454 Primary

  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 title

• H04L51/10

  Multimedia information · CPC title