Method and system for creating set of social media content

Abstract

Example aspects include techniques for implementing a set of social media content. The techniques may include generating a social media content set (SMCC) within a social media network, and assigning an administrator privilege to an account for the SMCC, the administrator privilege granting one or more access permissions to the account. Further, the technique may include generating a set representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) guide, and setting the set representation as a set thumbnail representation of the SMCC. Further, the technique may include adding the one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access permissions in response to a selection of the GUI control in the presentation mode of the one or more content items, and rendering the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to a selection of the SMCC.

Description

[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0002] This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 17 / 831,176, filed on June 2, 2022, entitled “METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING SOCIAL MEDIA CONTENT COLLECTIONS,” the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety. Background Art

[0003] Many content consumers use social media networks to view content, such as video content. Furthermore, in some cases, users may prefer to save and organize video content consumed on social media networks. For example, a user may view a viral video on a social media network and make an effort to save the video for later viewing. However, many social media applications fail to provide user-friendly techniques for saving web content. For example, many social media applications save video content to a mobile device's local photo application, and users may have difficulty finding and / or organizing video content saved from social media networks. Furthermore, users may also lack user-friendly techniques for sharing video content once it has been saved to a user's device. Summary of the invention

[0004] A brief overview of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure is presented below to provide a basic understanding of these embodiments. This overview is not an extensive overview of all contemplated embodiments, and is neither intended to identify the key or important elements of all embodiments, nor to describe the scope of any or all embodiments. Its sole purpose is to present some concepts of one or more embodiments of the present disclosure in a simplified form as a preface to a more detailed description presented later.

[0005] In some aspects, the technology described herein relates to a method comprising: generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; assigning administrator privileges for the SMCC to an account on the social media network, the administrator privileges granting the account one or more access permissions; generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network; setting the collection representation as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network; in response to selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of one or more content items, adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on one or more access permissions; and in response to selection of the SMCC, reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode.

[0006] In some aspects, the technology described herein relates to a non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations including: generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; assigning administrator privileges for the SMCC to an account on the social media network, the administrator privileges granting the account one or more access permissions; generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network; setting the collection representation as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network; in response to selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of one or more content items, adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on one or more access permissions; and in response to selection of the SMCC, reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode.

[0007] In some aspects, the technology described herein relates to a system comprising: a memory storing instructions; and at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured by the instructions to: generate a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; assign administrator privileges for the SMCC to an account on the social media network, the administrator privileges granting the account one or more access permissions; generate a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network; set the collection representation as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network; in response to selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of one or more content items, add one or more video content items to the SMCC based on one or more access permissions; and in response to selection of the SMCC, reproduce the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode.

[0008] On the other hand, also disclosed are exemplary computer-readable media (e.g., non-transitory computer-readable media) storing instructions for performing the methods described herein, exemplary systems or devices configured to perform the operations of the methods described herein, and exemplary apparatus including components for performing the operations of the methods described herein.

[0009] Additional advantages and novel features associated with the embodiments of the present disclosure will be partially described in the following description, and some of the contents will become clearer to those skilled in the art after studying the following content or learning through practice. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0010] The detailed description is described with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which the left-most digit(s) of a reference number identifies the drawing in which the reference number first appears. The use of the same reference numerals in the same or different drawings indicates similar or identical items or features.

[0011] Figure 1An example architecture of a social media environment according to some aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0012] Figure 2A An example graphical user interface for creating a collection of social media content is illustrated in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0013] Figure 2B An example graphical user interface for managing access to a collection of content is illustrated in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0014] Figure 2C An example graphical user interface for managing and viewing content collections according to some aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0015] Figure 2D An example graphical user interface for creating a collection representation according to some aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated.

[0016] Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating an example method for managing a collection of social media content according to some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0017] Figure 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware implementation for computing device(s) according to some aspects of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] The detailed descriptions described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings are intended to describe various configurations, rather than merely represent configurations in which the concepts described herein may be practiced. The detailed description includes specific details for the purpose of providing a thorough understanding of the various concepts. However, it is apparent to those skilled in the art that these concepts may be practiced without these specific details. In some cases, in order to avoid confusion with such concepts, well-known components are shown in block diagram form.

[0019] The present disclosure describes techniques for creating social media content collections. Aspects of the present disclosure provide integrated content collections within a social media environment. Specifically, aspects of the present disclosure create content collections that include content items, create customized collection representations for the content collections, and manage access to the content collections via social media networks. Thus, the present disclosure can be used to store, organize, and share social media content items within social media applications in a more user-friendly manner than the less organized and integrated media storage applications provided by device operating systems.

[0020] Illustrative Environment

[0021] Figure 1 1 illustrates an example architecture of a social media environment (SME) 100 according to some aspects of the present disclosure. Figure 1As shown, SME 100 may include a social media network (SMN) 102 and a plurality of user devices 104 (1)-(n) that may communicate with each other via one or more wired and / or wireless communication networks 106 (1)-(n). Some examples of user devices 104 include cellular phones, smart phones, tablet computers, wearable devices, desktop computers, workstation computers, virtual machines, etc. In some embodiments, communication network(s) 106 may include any combination of a radio network, a cellular network, and one or more of a wired and / or wireless private network, a personal area network, a local area network, a wide area network, and / or the Internet.

[0022] The SMN 102 may be configured to provide an online platform for facilitating interaction between users of the online platform. In addition, in some aspects, users of the online platform may create and share multimedia content (e.g., video content) via the online platform. In some aspects, the SMN 102 may include a feed module 108 configured to generate and display user feeds to a plurality of user accounts 118(1)-(n). For example, the user account 118 may include, but is not limited to, a registered identity created for a user within a social media network. In addition, as used herein, in some aspects, a "feed" may refer to a collection of content items displayed within a graphical user interface. For example, the feed module 108 may generate and manage a first feed for a first user account 118(1), a second feed for a second account 118(2), an nth feed for an nth user account 118(n), and so on. In addition, each feed may be personalized based on user information collected about the corresponding user account 118. For example, a first user feed may be populated with content items 120 that are determined to be of interest to users within an age range associated with the first user account 118(1). For example, the content items 120 may include, but are not limited to, digital media including at least one of video, images, audio, and / or text. Furthermore, in some aspects, the content items in the feed may be presented in a continuous playback mode (e.g., autoplay).

[0023] In some aspects, the SMN 102 may include a messaging module 110 that is configured to manage direct messaging and group messaging between user accounts 118(1)-(n). For example, the messaging module 110 may be configured to manage the receipt of messages from the first account 118(1), the transmission of messages to the second account 118(2), and the presentation of messages to the second account 118(2). In addition, the messaging module 110 may be configured to manage the editing and deletion of messages that have been transmitted between the user accounts 118(1)-(2). As another example, the messaging module 110 may be configured to manage the receipt of messages from the first account 118(1), the transmission of messages to the second account 118(2) and the third account 118(3), and the presentation of messages to the second account 118(2) and the third account 118(3).

[0024] In some aspects, the SMN 102 can include a profile module 112 that is configured to manage user profiles for the user accounts 118(1)-(n). For example, the profile module 112 can be configured to create, edit, delete, and / or display user profiles for the user accounts 118(1). In some aspects, each user account 118 can have a user profile that includes one or more user-provided attributes (e.g., name, location, etc.). In addition, the user profile can have a navigable address within the SMN 102. Thus, other users can navigate to the address of the user profile within the SMN 102, and the profile module 112 can display the profile to the other users.

[0025] In some aspects, the SMN 102 may include a collection management module 114 that is configured to manage a plurality of content collections 122(1)-(n). For example, a content collection 122 may include, but is not limited to, one or more user-selected content items that are grouped together on a social media network and accessible as a unit within a social media application for consumption. For example, the collection management module 114 may be configured to create, delete, and / or edit a plurality of content collections 122(1)-(n). For example, the collection management module 114 may be configured to add content items 120 selected by one or more user accounts to a content collection 122(1). In addition, the collection management module 114 may be configured to manage access to the content collections 122(1)-(n) by user accounts 118(1)-(n). For example, the collection management module 114 may create, delete, and / or edit access permissions of user accounts 118(1)-(n) with respect to the content collections 122 based on user input from a user account 118 having administrator privileges.

[0026] For example, in some aspects, the collection management module 114 may grant administrator privileges to a user account 118(1) that creates a content collection 122. In addition, the user account 118(1) may configure the content collection 122 as a private collection accessible only to the user account 118(1) that creates the content collection 122, a group-accessible collection accessible by two or more user accounts 118 specified by the user account 118(1) that creates the content collection 122, or a publicly accessible collection accessible by user accounts 118 on the SMN 102 via the collection management module 114. In addition, the user account 118(1) may configure the content collection 122 to be accessible to user accounts 118 of profiles to which the user account 118(1) subscribes and / or user accounts 118 of profiles that subscribe to the profile of the user account 118(1). Additionally, the user account 118 ( 1 ) may set whether the user account 118 that has been provided access to the content collection 122 may view content items 120 within the content collection 122 or view and edit content items 120 within the content collection 122 .

[0027] In addition, in some aspects, the collection management module 114 can be configured to generate a content file for the content collection 122. For example, the collection management module 114 can combine the content items 120 of the content collection 122 into a single content file. In some aspects, the single content file can be an mp4 file or other video file type. In addition, the user account 118 requesting the generation of the content file can determine the sequence of the content items 120 within the content file.

[0028] In some aspects, the SMN 102 may include a collection representation generation module 116 configured to generate collection representations 124(1)-(n) for the content collections 122(1)-(n). For example, the collection representations 124(1)-(n) include any type of graphical, alphanumeric, and / or numeric design elements configured to indicate the corresponding content collections 122. Specifically, the collection representation generation module 116 may be configured to present a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard to the client devices 104(1)-(n). The GUI wizard may receive user input and generate the collection representation based on the user input. In some aspects, the user input may include a selection of one or more design elements via the GUI wizard. Some examples of design elements include text information, foreground images and objects, background images, and / or animation effects. For example, the user account 118(1) may provide text input to be displayed as a title for the content collection, select a personalized pictorial representation and add a virtual garment to the personalized pictorial representation, and select one or more animations to apply to the text input and / or the personalized pictorial representation via the GUI wizard. In addition, the collection representation generation module 116 can generate an image file that displays a title, a personalized drawing representation with a virtual costume, and animation effects based on the user input. In addition, the collection management module 114 can use the image file generated by the collection representation generation module 116 as a collection thumbnail representation for the content collection 122. In addition, the feed module 108 and the messaging module 110 can be configured to display the collection thumbnail representation of the content collection when presenting the content collection to the user account.

[0029] like Figure 1As shown, the user device 104 may include an SMN application 126 for interacting with various components of the SMN 102 and other associated components on the user device 104, such as a video capture device 128 configured to capture images and video data, an audio capture device 130 configured to capture audio data, and a display device 132 and a speaker device 134 for reproducing content items 120(1)-(n). In some aspects, the SMN application 126 may be a local client that facilitates user interaction with the SMN 102 by sending requests 136 and receiving responses 138. For example, the request 136 may include, but is not limited to, a service request and / or an application programming interface (API) call. In addition, for example, the response 138 may include, but is not limited to, a service response and / or an API response. For example, the request 136 may be a request to publish a content item to the SMN 102, and the response 138 may be a notification indicating that the content item is published to the SMN 102. As another example, the request 136 may be a request for a feed and / or message for the user account 118, and the response 138 may be a feed and / or message for the user account 118. Some examples of the SMN application 126 include a native mobile application, a hybrid mobile application, a desktop application, etc. For example, the user account 118 may create, delete, edit, and / or view content collections 122 through user input received by the SMN application 126 and provided to the collection management module 114. In addition, the user account 118 may create, delete, edit, and / or view content items 120 via the SMN application 126. For example, a user may create a content item 120 using the video capture device 128 and the audio capture device 130, and send the content item 120 to the social media network 102 using the SMN application 126. In addition, the SMN application 126 may present a user feed generated by the feed module 108 and / or messages managed by the messaging module 110. Furthermore, as described herein, the feed and / or messages may include the content collections 122(1)-(n). In particular, thumbnails corresponding to the content collection 122 may be presented within a feed and / or a message and may be selected within the feed and / or a message to initiate continuous playback of the content items 120 of the content collection 122 .

[0030] Figure 2A An example graphical user interface for adding a content item to a content collection according to some aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. Figure 2AAs shown, the SMN application 126 can present a GUI 200 that includes a content item 202 in a presentation mode / playback mode and a first GUI control 204 (e.g., a button) for adding the content item 202 to a content collection. In some aspects, the user can select the GUI control 204 to save the content item 202 for later viewing. In response to the selection of the GUI control 204, the SMN application 126 can present a GUI 206 that includes a first GUI control 208 for creating a new content collection that includes the content item 202 and a second GUI control 210 that represents an existing content collection (e.g., a thumbnail representation of an existing content collection 122). Upon selecting the first GUI control 208, the SMN application 126 can send a request 136 to the SMN 102 that causes the collection management module 114 to create a content collection 122 that includes the content item 202. Additionally, upon selection of the second GUI control 210, the SMN application 126 may send a request 136 to the SMN 102 causing the collection management module 114 to add the content item 202 to an existing content collection. Figure 2A One GUI control corresponding to an existing content collection is shown, but GUI 206 may include more than one GUI control, each GUI control corresponding to an existing content collection.

[0031] Figure 2B An example graphical user interface for viewing a collection representation according to some aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. Figure 2B As shown, the SMN application 126 can present a GUI 211 that presents a collection management interface 212 for a given user account 118, the collection management interface being used to configure access by one or more other user accounts to one or more content collections 122 of the user account 118. In some aspects, the collection management interface 212 can be presented to the user account 118 with permissions for setting the user account that is permitted to access the content collection. In addition, the collection management interface 212 can be configured to receive selections and deselections of user accounts 118. For example, the collection management interface 212 can include a text field 213 for receiving an identifier of the user account 118. Upon selection of a user account, the SMN application 126 can send a request 136 to the SMN 102 that causes the collection management module 114 to provide access rights (e.g., viewing rights) to the selected user account 118.

[0032] Figure 2C An example graphical user interface for managing content collections according to some aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. Figure 2CAs shown, the SMN application 126 may present a GUI 214 that presents a content collection management interface 216 and collection thumbnail representations 218(1)-(n) of content items 120 of content collections 122 for a given user account 118. The content collection management interface 216 may present a collection thumbnail representation 219(1) for each content collection 122 of the given user account 118, one or more properties of the content collection 122 (e.g., the number of content items in the content collection), a GUI control 219(2) for modifying the visibility of the content collection 122 (e.g., private, group, or public), and / or a GUI control 219(3) for sharing the content collection 122 with the user account 118 and / or generating a content file from the content collection 122. Furthermore, in some aspects, the collection thumbnail representation 218 may be selected for playback / reproduction of the corresponding content item 120. Additionally, in some aspects, the collection thumbnail representation 218 can include group access information 220 that identifies an interaction of the user account 118 with the content item 120 within the content collection 122. For example, the group access information 220 can identify the user account 118 that added the content item 120 to the content collection 122. In some aspects, the GUI 214 can be presented to the user account 118 in response to the user account 118 navigating to an address associated with the content collection 122 via the SMN application 126.

[0033] Figure 2D An example graphical user interface for creating a collection representation of a collection of content according to some aspects of the present disclosure is illustrated. Figure 2DAs shown, the SMN application 126 can present a GUI 222 for designing a collection representation for the content collection 122. The GUI 222 can present a first design interface 224 for providing a title for the content collection 122 and one or more design elements for the title of the collection representation. For example, the first design interface 224 can display multiple titles 226 (1)-(n), each title having different design details based on the design element. The GUI 222 can present a second design interface 228 for designing a personalized pictorial representation (e.g., an emoticon) for the collection representation. For example, the second design interface can display different personalized pictorial representations 230 (1)-(n) with different design details. The GUI 222 can present a third design interface 232 for selecting a background image for the collection representation. For example, the third design interface 233 can display multiple different background images 234 (1)-(n). Once the design element for the collection representation is selected, the collection representation generation module 116 can generate a collection thumbnail representation 236 for the content collection 122 based on the selections made via the first design interface 224, the second design interface 228, and the third design interface 232. As shown in the GUI 238, the collection thumbnail representation 236 can be used in the SMN application 126 to represent the corresponding content collection 122. For example, the collection thumbnail representation 236 can be presented within a messaging process or a feed process of the SMN application 126. Furthermore, in some aspects, if the collection thumbnail representation 236 is selected within the SMN application 126, the SMN application 126 can reproduce the content items 120 of the content collection 122 in a continuous playback mode.

[0034] Example Process

[0035] Figure 3 is a flow chart illustrating an example method 300 for managing a social media content collection (SMCC) according to some aspects of the present disclosure. In addition, the method 300 may be Figure 4 The computer device 400 executes.

[0036] Below Figure 3The processes described in are illustrated as a collection of blocks in a logical flow diagram, which represent a sequence of operations that may be implemented in hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In the context of software, a block represents computer-executable instructions stored on one or more computer-readable storage media that, when executed by one or more processors, perform the described operations. In general, computer-executable instructions include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform specific functions or implement specific abstract data types. The order in which the operations are described is not intended to be construed as a limitation, and any number of the described blocks may be combined in any order and / or in parallel to implement the processes. The operations described herein may, but need not, be implemented using an SMN 102 and / or user device 104 executing an SMN application 126. By way of example and not limitation, method 300 may be implemented in Figure 1 , Figure 2 and Figure 4 For example, the operations may be performed by one or more of the SMN 102, the feed module 108, the messaging module 110, the profile module 112, the collection management module 114, the collection representation generation module 116, and / or the user device 104 executing the SMN application 126.

[0037] At block 302, method 300 may include generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network. For example, collection management module 114 may create content collection 122 (i.e., SMCC) in response to a request associated with user account 118(1). Thus, SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 executing collection management module 114 may provide components for generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network.

[0038] At block 304, method 300 may include assigning administrator privileges for SMCC to an account on the social media network, the administrator privileges granting the account one or more access permissions. For example, collection management module 114 may grant administrator privileges to user account 118(1) that created content collection 122.

[0039] Thus, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 executing collection management module 114 may provide means for assigning administrator privileges for the SMCC to an account on the social media network that grants the account one or more access permissions.

[0040] At block 306 , method 300 may include generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on a social media network. For example, user account 118 ( 1 ) may generate a collection representation via collection representation generation module 116 .

[0041] Thus, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 executing the collective representation generation module 116 may provide a component for generating a collective representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on a social media network.

[0042] At block 308, the method 300 may include setting the collection representation to a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network. For example, the collection management module 114 or the collection representation generation module 116 may set a collection thumbnail of the content collection 122 to the collection representation.

[0043] Thus, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 executing collection management module 114 may provide means for setting the collection representation as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network.

[0044] At block 310, method 300 may include adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on one or more access permissions in response to selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of the one or more content items. For example, user account 118(1) may add content item 120(1) to content collection 122.

[0045] Thus, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 executing collection management module 114 may provide components for adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on one or more access permissions in response to selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of one or more content items.

[0046] At block 312, method 300 can reproduce one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to selection of the SMCC. For example, a user account can view collection 122. Furthermore, in some aspects, each of content items 120 can be played back continuously.

[0047] Thus, the SMN 102, computing device 400 and / or processor 401 executing collection management module 114, feed module 108, messaging module 110 and / or profile module 112 may provide components for reproducing one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to selection of an SMCC.

[0048] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include reproducing one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode, including reproducing the one or more video content items in response to selection of a GUI control displayed above the collection thumbnails.

[0049] Additionally or alternatively, the SMCC has an address within the social media network, and the method 300 may include presenting a content thumbnail representation for each of the one or more video content items in response to navigation to the address via the social media network.

[0050] Additionally or alternatively, the account is a first account and the one or more access permissions are one or more first access permissions, and method 300 may include receiving a selection of a second account from the first account via a social media network; in response to the selection, granting the second account one or more second access permissions; and accessing the SMCC by the second account based on the one or more second access permissions, wherein the access includes at least one of the following: adding a first video content item to the SMCC, removing a second video content item from the SMCC, editing one or more properties of the SMCC, and / or viewing one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode.

[0051] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include configuring viewing settings for the content collection as private, group, or public based on one or more access permissions.

[0052] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include where generating the collective representation includes receiving a selection of one or more design elements via a GUI wizard, where the design elements include text information, a foreground image, a background image, and / or an animation.

[0053] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include combining one or more content items to generate a single SMCC content file.

[0054] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include presenting the SMCC in a content feed of a social media network.

[0055] Additionally or alternatively, the account is a first account, and the method 300 may include sending, by the first account to the second account via the messaging platform, the SMCC, wherein the SMCC is represented by a collection thumbnail representation within messaging content of the social media application.

[0056] Additionally or alternatively, the method 300 may include sending, by the first account to the second account via the messaging platform, the SMCC, wherein the SMCC is represented by a collection thumbnail representation within the messaging content of the social media application.

[0057] Additionally or alternatively, the account may be a first account and method 300 may include, in response to navigation via a social media network to an address corresponding to the SMCC, displaying one or more video content items having group access information identifying that a second account interacted with the content item.

[0058] Although the operations are described as being performed by one or more computing devices, in other examples, various computing device systems may be employed. For example, a system of multiple devices may be used in conjunction with each other to perform any of the operations described above.

[0059] Illustrative Computing Devices

[0060] Figure 4 A block diagram of an example computing system / device 400 (e.g., SMN 102, user devices 104(1)-(n)) suitable for implementing example embodiments of the present disclosure is illustrated. System / device 400 may be a specially programmed computer, a physical computing device, or a portable electronic device, and / or may be practiced in a distributed cloud computing environment where tasks are performed by remote processing devices linked through a communications network. System / device 400 may be used to implement any of the processes described herein.

[0061] As shown in the figure, the system / device 400 includes a processor 401 that can execute various processes according to a program stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 402 or a program loaded from a storage unit 408 into a random access memory (RAM) 403. In the RAM 403, data required when the processor 401 executes various processes, etc. is also stored as needed. The processor 401, the ROM 402, and the RAM 403 are connected to each other via a bus 404. An input / output (I / O) interface 405 is also connected to the bus 404.

[0062] Processor 401 may be of any type suitable for use in a local technology network, and may include one or more of the following: a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a graphics processing unit (GPU), a coprocessor, and a processor based on a multi-core processor architecture, as non-limiting examples. System / device 400 may have multiple processors, such as application specific integrated circuit chips that are time slaved to a clock of a synchronized main processor.

[0063] A number of components in the system / device 400 are connected to an input / output interface 405, including an input unit 406, such as a keyboard, a mouse, a speaker, etc.; an output unit 407, including a display such as a cathode ray tube (CRT), a liquid crystal display (LCD), a speaker, etc.; a storage unit 408, such as a magnetic disk and an optical disk, etc.; and a communication unit 409, such as a network card, a modem, a wireless transceiver, etc. The communication unit 409 allows the system / device 400 to exchange information / data with other devices via a communication network (such as the Internet, various telecommunication networks, etc.).

[0064] The above methods and processes, such as method 300, may also be performed by processor 401. In some embodiments, method 300 may be implemented as a computer software program or computer program product tangibly included in a computer-readable medium (e.g., storage unit 408). In some embodiments, the computer program may be partially or completely loaded and / or embodied to system / device 400 via ROM 402 and / or communication unit 409. The computer program includes computer executable instructions executed by the associated processor 401. When the computer program is loaded into RAM 403 and executed by processor 401, one or more actions of the above method 300 may be implemented. Alternatively, in other embodiments, processor 401 may be configured to perform method 300 via any other suitable means (e.g., by means of firmware).

[0065] in conclusion

[0066] Finally, although various embodiments have been described in language specific to structural features and / or methodological acts, it should be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended statements is not necessarily limited to the specific features or acts described. Rather, these specific features and acts are disclosed as example forms of implementing the claimed subject matter.

Claims

1. A method comprising: Generate social media content collections (SMCCs) within social media networks; assigning administrator privileges to SMCC to an account on the social media network, the administrator privileges granting the account one or more access permissions; generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network; setting the collective representation to a collective thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network; responsive to selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of one or more video content items, adding the one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access permissions; as well as In response to selection of the SMCC, the one or more video content items are reproduced in a continuous playback mode.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode comprises: In response to selection of a GUI control displayed over the collection thumbnail representation, the one or more video content items are rendered.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the SMCC has an address within the social media network, and further comprising: In response to navigating to the address via the social media network, presenting a content thumbnail representation for each of the one or more video content items.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the account is a first account, and the one or more access rights are one or more first access rights, and the method further comprises: receiving, via the social media network, a selection of a second account from the first account; In response to the selection, granting the second account one or more second access permissions; as well as The SMCC is accessed by the second account based on the one or more second access permissions, wherein the access includes at least one of the following: adding a first video content item to the SMCC, removing a second video content item from the SMCC, editing one or more properties of the SMCC and / or viewing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode. 5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising configuring a viewing setting of the content collection to private access, group access, or public access based on the one or more access permissions.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the set representation comprises: A selection of one or more design elements is received via the GUI wizard, wherein the design elements include textual information, a foreground image, a background image, and / or an animation.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising combining the one or more video content items to generate a single SMCC content file.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising presenting the SMCC within a content feed of the social media network.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the account is a first account, and the method further comprises: The SMCC is sent by the first account to a second account via a messaging platform, wherein the SMCC is represented by the collective thumbnail representation within messaging content of a social media application.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the account is a first account, and the method further comprises: In response to navigating via the social media network to an address corresponding to the SMCC, displaying content items of the one or more video content items having group access information identifying that a second account interacted with the content item.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions thereon, which, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising: Generate social media content collections (SMCCs) within social media networks; assigning administrator privileges for the SMCC to an account on the social media network, the administrator privileges granting the account one or more access permissions; generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network; setting the collective representation to a collective thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network; responsive to selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of one or more video content items, adding the one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access permissions; as well as In response to selection of the SMCC, the one or more video content items are reproduced in a continuous playback mode.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 11, wherein the set of social media content has an address within the social media network, and the instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform operations further comprising: In response to navigating to the address via the social media network, presenting a content thumbnail representation for each of the one or more video content items.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 11, wherein the account is a first account, and the one or more access rights are one or more first access rights, and the instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform operations further comprising: receiving, via the social media network, a selection of a second account from the first account; In response to the selection, granting the second account one or more second access permissions; as well as The SMCC is accessed by the second account based on the one or more second access permissions, wherein the access includes at least one of the following: adding a first video content item to the SMCC, removing a second video content item from the SMCC, editing one or more properties of the SMCC and / or viewing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 11 , wherein generating the set representation comprises: A selection of one or more design elements is received via the GUI wizard, wherein the design elements include textual information, a foreground image, a background image, and / or an animation.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 11, wherein the instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform operations further comprising combining the one or more video content items to generate a single SMCC content file.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 11, wherein the instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform operations further comprising presenting the SMCC within a content feed of the social media network.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable device according to claim 11, wherein the account is a first account, and the instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform operations, the operations also including sending the SMCC by the first account to a second account via a messaging platform, wherein the SMCC is represented by the collection thumbnail representation within the messaging content of the social media application.

18. A system comprising: a memory on which instructions are stored; as well as at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured by the instructions to: Generate social media content collections (SMCCs) within social media networks; assigning administrator privileges for the SMCC to an account on the social media network, the administrator privileges granting the account one or more access permissions; generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network; setting the collective representation to a collective thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network; responsive to selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of one or more video content items, adding the one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access permissions; as well as In response to selection of the SMCC, the one or more video content items are reproduced in a continuous playback mode.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein to reproduce the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode, the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to: In response to selection of a GUI control displayed over the collection thumbnail representation, the one or more video content items are rendered.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the SMCC has an address within the social media network, and the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to: In response to navigating to the address via the social media network, presenting a content thumbnail representation for each of the one or more video content items.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein the account is a first account, and the one or more access permissions are one or more first access permissions, and the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to: receiving, via the social media network, a selection of a second account from the first account; In response to the selection, granting the second account one or more second access permissions; as well as The SMCC is accessed by the second account based on the one or more second access permissions, wherein the access includes at least one of the following: adding a first video content item to the SMCC, removing a second video content item from the SMCC, editing one or more properties of the SMCC and / or viewing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to configure a viewing setting of the content set to private access, group access, or public access based on the one or more access permissions.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein to generate the set representation, the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to: A selection of one or more design elements is received via the GUI wizard, wherein the design elements include textual information, a foreground image, a background image, and / or an animation.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to combine the one or more video content items to generate a single SMCC content file.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to present the SMCC within a content feed of the social media network.

26. The system of claim 18, wherein the account is a first account, and the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to: The SMCC is sent by the first account to a second account via a messaging platform, wherein the SMCC is represented by the collective thumbnail representation within messaging content of a social media application.

27. The system of claim 18, wherein the account is a first account, and the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to: In response to navigating via the social media network to an address corresponding to the SMCC, a content item of the one or more video content items having group access information identifying that a second account interacted with the content item is displayed.

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