Collaborative media collection system and method

Abstract

The described systems, devices, and methods include determining a goal for a collaborative media collection, automatically generating a plurality of tasks specifying capture of media associated with the goal, storing the tasks, and providing the tasks to a plurality of users. The targeting may be automatically determined in response to real-time social media analysis.

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technical field [0001] This application relates to computing devices, and more particularly to the sharing or collaborative capture of media. Background technique [0002] Currently, most handheld devices, including cell phones, tablet computers, etc., incorporate media capture tools such as video support cameras and microphones. However, some key aspects of media capture, including capturing and sharing video or still images as well as audio data, are still largely the result of segregated activities involving individuals capturing media themselves without collaborating with other individuals. For example, this can make it difficult for a group of botanists to coordinate their efforts to cover various species of trees or flowers, and ultimately produce a report on a single topic or on several topics, difficult for multiple journalists to coordinate Covering news events, or making it difficult for family members visiting an exhibit or theme park to collaborate to commemorat...

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Problems solved by technology

While some conventional approaches attempt to enable collaboration by sharing mass media, they do not allow for seamless, real-time, interactive capture and sharing of experiences, and do not provide feedback between media capture and collective power to achieve common goals

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