Method and system for creating a social media content collection

Abstract

Exemplary aspects include techniques for implementing a social media content collection. These techniques may include generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network and assigning to an account administrative rights for the SMCC that grant one or more access rights to the account. Further, the techniques may include generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard and setting the collection representation as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC. Further, the techniques may include adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access rights, in response to a selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of the one or more content items, and reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to a selection of the SMCC.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] (Cross - reference to related applications) This application claims priority to U.S. Application No. 17 / 831,176, filed on June 2, 2022, with the title "Methods and Systems for Creating Social Media Content Collections", and the entire contents of that application are hereby incorporated by reference in their entirety into this application.

Background Art

[0002] Many content consumers use social media networks to view content, such as video content. Further, 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 attempt to save it for later viewing. However, many social media applications do not provide user - friendly techniques for saving network content. For example, many social media apps save video content to the native photo application on a mobile device, but in this native photo application, it may be difficult for a user to discover and / or organize video content saved from a social media network. Also, there may be a lack of user - friendly techniques for a user to share video content after saving it to the user's device.

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0003] The following description provides a simplified overview of such realizations in order to provide a basic understanding of one or more realizations of the present disclosure. This overview is not an extensive overview of all possible realizations, and is not intended to identify key or decisive elements of all realizations, nor to define the scope of any or all realizations. Its sole purpose is to present, in a simplified form, the concepts of one or more realizations of the present disclosure as a prelude to the more detailed description presented later.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0004] In some aspects, the technology described herein relates to the following method. The method includes generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network, allocating to an account on the social media network administrative rights regarding the SMCC, the administrative rights granting one or more access rights to the account, generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network, setting the collection representation on the social media network as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC, adding one or more video content items to the SMCC according to the selection of GUI controls in the presentation mode of the one or more content items, based on the one or more access rights, and reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode according to the selection of the SMCC.

[0005] In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable device storing instructions. When the instructions are executed by at least one computing device, the at least one computing device is caused to perform operations including: generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; allocating to an account on the social media network, administrative rights regarding the SMCC, the administrative rights granting one or more access rights to the account; 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; adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access rights, in response to a selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of the one or more content items; and reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode, in response to a selection of the SMCC.

[0006] 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. The processor, by the instructions, generates a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network, assigns to an account on the social media network administrative rights regarding the SMCC, the administrative rights granting one or more access rights to the account, generates a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network, sets the collection representation on the social media network as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC, adds one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access rights in response to a selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of the one or more content items, and is configured to reproduce the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to a selection of the SMCC.

[0007] In another aspect, an exemplary computer-readable medium (e.g., a non-transitory computer-readable medium) storing instructions for performing the methods described herein, an exemplary system or apparatus configured to perform the operations of the methods described herein, and an exemplary apparatus including means for performing the operations of the methods described herein are also disclosed.

[0008] Additional advantages and novel features of the present disclosure will be set forth in part in the description that follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art upon examination of the following, or may be learned by practice of the present disclosure.

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[0009] The present disclosure will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, where the leftmost digit of the reference number identifies the figure 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.

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[0017] The detailed description set forth below in connection with the accompanying drawings is intended as a description of various configurations and is not intended to represent the only configuration capable of practicing the concepts set forth herein. The detailed description includes specific details for thorough understanding of the various concepts. However, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that these concepts may be practiced without these specific details. In some instances, well-known components are shown in block diagram form in order to avoid obscuring such concepts.

[0018] The present disclosure describes techniques for creating a social media content collection. Aspects of the present disclosure provide a content collection integrated within a social media environment. Specifically, aspects of the present disclosure create a content collection that includes content items, create a customized collection representation for the content collection, and manage access to the content collection via a social media network. As a result, the present disclosure enables social media content items to be stored, organized, and shared within a social media application in a more user-friendly manner compared to a less organized and integrated media storage application provided by a device operating system. Exemplary Environment

[0019] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an exemplary architecture of a social media environment (SME) 100 according to some aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 1, the SME 100 may include a social media network (SMN) 102 and a plurality of user devices 104(1)-(n) that can communicate with each other via one or more wired and / or wireless communication networks 106(1)-(n). Some examples of the user device 104 may include cellular phones, smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, desktop computers, workstation computers, virtual machines, and the like. In some implementations, the communication network 106 may include one or any combination of a wireless network, a cellular network, 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.

[0020] SMN 102 may be configured to provide an online platform to facilitate interactions among users of the online platform. Further, 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, SMN 102 may include a feed module 108 configured to generate and display a user feed to a plurality of user accounts 118(1)-(n). For example, user accounts 118 may include, but are not limited to, registered identities created for users within a social media network. Also, as used herein, in some aspects, a "feed" may refer to a collection of content items displayed within a graphical user interface. For example, 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),... a nth feed for an nth user account 118(n), etc. Further, each feed may be personalized based on user information collected for the corresponding user account 118. For example, content items 120 determined to be of interest to users within an age range associated with the first user account 118(1) may be added to the first user feed. For example, content items 120 may include, but are not limited to, digital media including at least one of video, image, audio, and / or text. Also, in some aspects, content items within the feed may be presented in a continuous playback mode (e.g., auto-play).

[0021] In some embodiments, SMN 102 may include a messaging module 110 configured to manage direct messaging and group messaging among user accounts 118(1) to (n). For example, the messaging module 110 may be configured to manage receiving messages from a first account 118(1), sending messages to a second account 118(2), and presenting messages to the second account 118(2). Further, the messaging module 110 may be configured to manage editing and deleting sent messages between user accounts 118(1) and (2). As another example, the messaging module 110 may be configured to manage receiving messages from a first account 118(1), sending messages to a second account 118(2) and a third account 118(3), and presenting messages to the second account 118(2) and the third account 118(3).

[0022] In some embodiments, SMN 102 may include a profile module 112 configured to manage user profiles of user accounts 118(1) to (n). For example, the profile module 112 may be configured to create, edit, delete, and / or display the user profile of user account 118(1). In some embodiments, each user account 118 may have a user profile that includes one or more attributes (e.g., name, location, etc.) provided by the user. Further, the user profile may have an address navigable within SMN 102. Thus, other users may navigate to the address of the user profile within SMN 102, and the profile module 112 may display this profile to other users.

[0023] In some embodiments, SMN 102 may include a collection management module 114 configured to manage a plurality of content collections 122(1)-(n). For example, content collections 122 may include, but are not limited to, one or more user-selected content items grouped on a social media network and accessible for consumption as a single unit within a social media application. For example, collection management module 114 may be configured to create, delete, and / or edit a plurality of content collections 122(1)-(n). For example, collection management module 114 may be configured to add content items 120 selected by one or more user accounts to content collection 122(1). Additionally, collection management module 114 may be configured to manage access to content collections 122(1)-(n) by user accounts 118(1)-(n). For example, collection management module 114 may create, delete, and / or edit access rights for user accounts 118(1)-(n) with respect to content collection 122 based on user input from a user account 118 having administrative privileges.

[0024] For example, in some embodiments, the collection management module 114 may grant administrative rights to the user account 118(1) that creates the content collection 122. Further, the user account 118(1) may set the content collection 122 as a private collection that can be accessed only by the user account 118(1) that created the content collection 122, a group-accessible collection that can be accessed by two or more user accounts 118 specified by the user account 118(1) that created the content collection 122, or a publicly accessible collection that can be accessed by user accounts 118 on the SMN 102 via the collection management module 114. Further, the user account 118(1) may set the content collection 122 so that the user accounts 118 of the profiles subscribed to by the user account 118(1) and / or the user accounts 118 of the profiles that subscribe to the profile of the user account 118(1) can access it. Further, the user account 118(1) may set whether the user account 118 provided with access to the content collection 122 can view the content items 120 in the content collection 122 or can view and edit the content items 120 in the content collection 122.

[0025] Further, in some embodiments, the collection management module 114 may be configured to generate a content file for the content collection 122. For example, the collection management module 114 may combine the content items 120 of the content collection 122 into a single content file. In some embodiments, the single content file may be an mp4 file or other video file type. Further, the user account 118 that requests the generation of the content file may determine the order of the content items 120 in the content file.

[0026] In some embodiments, SMN 102 may include a collection representation generation module 116 configured to generate collection representations 124(1)-(n) for content collections 122(1)-(n). For example, collection representations 124(1)-(n) may include any type of graphic design element, alphabetic design element, and / or numeric design element configured to represent their respective content collections 122. Specifically, collection representation generation module 116 may be configured to present a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard to client devices 104(1)-(n). The GUI wizard may receive user input and generate a collection representation based on the user input. In some embodiments, the user input may include the 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, user account 118(1) may provide a text input to be displayed as the title of a content collection, select a personalized picture representation, add virtual clothing to the personalized picture representation, and select one or more animations via the GUI wizard to apply to the text input and / or the personalized picture representation. Further, collection representation generation module 116 may generate an image file displaying the title, a personalized picture representation with virtual clothing, and an animation effect based on the user input. Further, collection management module 114 may use the image file generated by collection representation generation module 116 as a collection thumbnail representation for content collection 122. Additionally, feed module 108 and messaging module 110 may be configured to display the collection thumbnail representation of the content collection when presenting the content collection to the user account.

[0027] As shown in FIG. 1, the user device 104 may include various components of the SMN 102 and other associated components on the user device 104, such as a video acquisition device 128 configured to acquire image and video data, an audio acquisition device 130 configured to acquire audio data, and an SMN application 126 for communicating with a display device 132 and a speaker device 134 for reproducing content items 120(1) to (n). In some embodiments, the SMN application 126 may be a local client that facilitates user interaction with the SMN 102 by sending a request 136 and receiving a response 138. For example, the request 136 may include, but is not limited to, a service request and / or an application programming interface (API) call. Also, 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 post a content item to the SMN 102, and the response 138 may be a notification indicating that the content item has been posted to the SMN 102. As another example, the request 136 may be a request for the feed and / or messages of the user account 118, and the response 128 may be the feed and / or messages of the user account 118. Some examples of the SMN application 126 include native mobile applications, hybrid mobile applications, desktop applications, and the like. For example, the user account 118 may create, delete, edit, and / or display a content collection 122 via user input received by the SMN application 126 and provided to the collection management module 114. Further, the user account 118 may create, delete, edit, and / or view a content item 120 via the SMN application 126. For example, the user may create a content item 120 using the video acquisition device 128 and the audio acquisition device 130 and send the content item 120 to the social media network 102 using the SMN application 126.Furthermore, the SMN application 126 may present the user feed generated by the feed module 108 and / or the messages managed by the messaging module 110. Also, as described herein, the feed and / or messages may include content collections 122(1) to (n). Specifically, thumbnails corresponding to the content collections 122 are presented within the feed and / or messages and may be selectable within the feed and / or messages to initiate continuous playback of the content items 120 of the content collections 122.

[0028] FIG. 2A is a diagram showing an exemplary graphical user interface for adding a content item to a content collection according to some aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2A, the SMN application 126 may present a GUI 200 including 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 the content collection. In some aspects, the user may select the GUI control 204 to save the content item 202 for later display. In response to the selection of the GUI control 204, the SMN application 126 may present a GUI 206 including a first GUI control 208 for creating a new content collection including the content item 202, and a second GUI control 210 representing an existing content collection (e.g., a thumbnail representation of the existing content collection 122). When the first GUI control 208 is selected, the SMN application 126 may send a request 136 to the SMN 102 to cause the collection management module 114 to create a content collection 122 including the content item 202. Further, when the second GUI control 210 is selected, the SMN application 126 may send a request 136 to the SMN 102 to cause the collection management module 114 to add the content item 202 to an existing content collection. Although FIG. 2A shows one GUI control corresponding to an existing content collection, the GUI 206 may include two or more GUI controls each corresponding to an existing content collection.

[0029] Figure 2B is a diagram showing an exemplary graphical user interface for viewing a collection representation according to some aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in Figure 2B, the SMN application 126 may present a GUI 211 that presents a collection management interface 212 used to set access by one or more other user accounts to one or more content items of the content collection 122 of a given user account 118. In some aspects, the collection management interface 212 may be presented to a user account 118 that has the authority to set user accounts permitted access to the content collection. Further, the collection management interface 212 may be configured to receive selection and deselection of the user account 118. For example, the collection management interface 212 may include a text field 213 for receiving an identifier of the user account 118. When a user account is selected, the SMN application 126 may send a request 136 to the SMN 102 to cause the collection management module 114 to provide access rights (e.g., viewing rights) to the selected user account 118.

[0030] FIG. 2C is a diagram showing an exemplary graphical user interface for managing a content collection according to some aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2C, the SMN application 126 may present a content collection management interface 216 and a GUI 214 that presents collection thumbnail representations 218(1)-(n) of content items 120 of a content collection 122 of a given user account 118. The content collection management interface 216 may present collection thumbnail representations 219(1) of each content collection 122 of a given user account 118, one or more attributes of the content collection 122 (e.g., the number of content items in the content collection), GUI controls 219(2) for modifying the visibility of the content collection 122 (e.g., private, group, or public), and / or GUI controls 219(3) for sharing the content collection 122 with the user account 118 and / or generating a content file from the content collection 122. Further, in some aspects, the collection thumbnail representation 218 may be selectable for playback / reproduction of the corresponding content item 120. Further, in some aspects, the collection thumbnail representation 218 may include group access information 220 that identifies the interaction of the user account 118 with the content items 120 within the content collection 122. For example, the group access information 220 may identify the user account 118 that added the content item 120 to the content collection 122. The GUI 214 may 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.

[0031] FIG. 2D is a diagram showing an exemplary graphical user interface for creating a collection representation of a content collection according to some aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2D, the SMN application 126 may present a GUI 222 for designing a collection representation for the content collection 122. The GUI 222 may present a first design interface 224 for providing a title of the content collection 122 and one or more design elements for the title of the collection representation. For example, the first design interface 224 may display a plurality of titles 226(1)-(n) having different design details based on the design elements. The GUI 222 may present a second design interface 228 for designing a personalized picture representation (e.g., emoji) for the collection representation. For example, the second design interface may display different personalized picture representations 230(1)-(n) having different design details. The GUI 222 may present a third design interface 232 for selecting a background image for the collection representation. For example, the third design interface 233 may display a plurality of different background images 234(1)-(n). When design elements for the collection representation are selected, the collection representation generation module 116 may 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 may represent the corresponding content collection 122 by being used within the SMN application 126. For example, the collection thumbnail representation 236 may be presented within the messaging process or feed process of the SMN application 126. Further, in some aspects, when the collection thumbnail representation 236 is selected within the SMN application 126, the SMN application 126 may reproduce the content items 120 of the content collection 122 in continuous playback mode.

[0032] (Process Example) Figure 3 is a flowchart showing an exemplary method 300 for managing a social media content collection (SMCC) according to some aspects of the present disclosure. The method 300 may also be executed by the computer device 400 of FIG. 4.

[0033] The process described in FIG. 3 below is shown as a set of blocks in a logical flowchart representing a series of operations that can be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In the context of software, the blocks represent computer-executable instructions stored on one or more computer-readable storage media that, when executed by one or more processors, perform the operations described. Generally, computer-executable instructions include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform a particular function or implement a particular abstract data type. The order in which the operations are described is not intended to be construed as limiting, and any number of the described blocks can be combined in any order and / or in parallel to implement the process. The operations described herein may be performed using the SMN 102 and / or the user device 104 that executes the SMN application 126, but they need not necessarily be performed using them. By way of example and not limitation, the method 300 will be described in the context of FIGS. 1-2 and 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 presentation generation module 116, and / or the user device 104 that executes the SMN application 126.

[0034] In 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 a content collection 122 (i.e., SMCC) in response to a request associated with user account 118(1). Accordingly, SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 that execute collection management module 114 may provide means for generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network.

[0035] In block 304, method 300 may include assigning administrative rights for the SMCC to an account on the social media network. According to the administrative rights, one or more access rights are granted to the account. For example, collection management module 114 may grant administrative rights to user account 118(1) that created content collection 122.

[0036] Accordingly, SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 that execute collection management module 114 may provide means for assigning administrative rights for the SMCC to an account on the social media network. According to the administrative rights, one or more access rights are granted to the account.

[0037] In block 306, method 300 may include generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network. For example, user account 118(1) may generate a collection representation via collection representation generation module 116.

[0038] Accordingly, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 that execute the collection representation generation module 116 may provide means for generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on a social media network.

[0039] In block 308, method 300 may include setting a collection representation as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC on a social media network. For example, the collection management module 114 or the collection representation generation module 116 may set a collection thumbnail for the content collection 122 as the collection representation.

[0040] Accordingly, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 that execute the collection management module 114 may provide means for setting a collection representation as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC on a social media network.

[0041] In block 310, method 300 may include adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access rights in response to a selection of a GUI control in the presentation mode of the one or more content items. For example, the user account 118(1) may add the content item 120(1) to the content collection 122.

[0042] Accordingly, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 that execute the collection management module 114 may provide means for adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access rights in response to a selection of a GUI control in the presentation mode of the one or more content items.

[0043] In block 312, method 300 may include reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to the selection of the SMCC. For example, the user account may browse collection 122. Also, in some aspects, each of the content items 120 may be played continuously.

[0044] Accordingly, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 that execute the collection management module 114, feed module 108, messaging module 110, and / or profile module 112 may provide means for reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to the selection of the SMCC.

[0045] Additionally or alternatively, in method 300, reproducing the one or more video content items in the continuous playback mode includes reproducing the one or more video content items in response to the selection of a GUI control displayed on the collection thumbnail.

[0046] Additionally or alternatively, the SMCC has an address within the social media network, and 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.

[0047] Additionally or alternatively, the account is a first account, the one or more access rights are one or more first access rights, and method 300 may include receiving, via the social media network, a selection of the second account from the first account; granting, in response to the selection, one or more second access rights to the second account; and accessing, by the second account, the SMCC based on the one or more second access rights. Also, the accessing may include at least one of adding a first video content item to the SMCC, removing a second video content item from the SMCC, editing one or more attributes of the SMCC, and / or browsing the one or more video content items in a continuous play mode.

[0048] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include setting viewing settings of the content collection to private, group, or public based on the one or more access rights.

[0049] Additionally or alternatively, in method 300, generating the collection representation includes receiving, via the GUI wizard, a selection of one or more design elements. The design elements include text information, foreground images, background images, and / or animations.

[0050] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include combining one or more content items to generate a single SMCC content file.

[0051] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include presenting the SMCC within a content feed of the social media network.

[0052] Additionally or alternatively, the account is a first account, and method 300 may include transmitting, by the first account, the SMCC to a second account via a messaging platform. The SMCC is represented by the collection thumbnail representation within the messaging content of the social media application.

[0053] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include transmitting, by a first account, the SMCC to a second account via a messaging platform. The SMCC is represented by the collection thumbnail representation within the messaging content of the social media application.

[0054] Additionally or alternatively, the account may be a first account, and method 300 may include displaying, in response to navigation to an address corresponding to the SMCC via the social media network, a content item of the one or more video content items and group access information identifying a second account that interacts with the content item.

[0055] Although the operations have been described as being implemented by one or more computing devices, in other examples, systems of various exemplary computing devices may be employed. For example, a system of multiple devices may be used to perform any combination of the above operations in combination with each other.

[0056] (Exemplary Computing Device) FIG. 4 shows a block diagram of an exemplary computing system / apparatus 400 (e.g., SMN 102, user apparatus 104(1)-(n)) suitable for implementing embodiments of the present disclosure. The system / apparatus 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 via a communication network. The system / apparatus 400 can be used to implement any of the processes described herein.

[0057] As shown, the system / apparatus 400 includes a processor 401 capable of executing 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. The RAM 403 also stores data required when the processor 401 executes various processes and the like, as needed. The processor 401, ROM 402, and RAM 403 are interconnected via a bus 404. An input / output (I / O) interface 405 is also connected to the bus 404.

[0058] The processor 401 may be of any type suitable for a local technical network and may include, by way of non-limiting example, a general-purpose computer, a dedicated computer, a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a graphic processing unit (GPU), a coprocessor, and / or one or more of processors based on a multi-core processor architecture. The system / apparatus 400 may have an application-specific integrated circuit chip that is temporally dependent on a clock that synchronizes multiple processors, e.g., a main processor.

[0059] A plurality of components within the system / apparatus 400 are connected to an I / O interface 405 that includes an input unit 406 such as a keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc., an output unit 407 that includes a display such as a cathode ray tube (CRT), liquid crystal display (LCD), etc., a speaker, etc., a storage unit 408 such as a disk and an optical disk, and a communication unit 409 such as a network card, modem, wireless transceiver, etc. The communication unit 409 enables the system / apparatus 400 to exchange information / data with other devices via a communication network (e.g., the Internet, various telecommunications networks, etc.).

[0060] The above-described methods and processes, for example, method 300, can also be executed by a processor 401. In some embodiments, method 300 can be implemented as a computer-readable medium, for example, a computer software program or a computer program product tangibly included in a storage unit 408. In some embodiments, the computer program can be partially or fully loaded and / or instantiated in the system / apparatus 400 via a ROM 402 and / or a communication unit 409. The computer program includes computer-executable instructions executed by an associated processor 401. When the computer program is loaded into a RAM 403 and executed by a processor 401, one or more operations of the above-described method 300 can be realized. Alternatively, in other embodiments, the processor 401 can be set to execute method 300 via other suitable methods (e.g., using firmware).

[0061] (Conclusion) Finally, although various embodiments have been described in terms of structural features and / or methodological acts specific thereto, it should be understood that the subject matter defined in the appended claims is not necessarily limited to the above specific features or acts. Rather, the specific features and acts are disclosed as exemplary forms for realizing the claimed subject matter.

Claims

1. Generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; Allocating, to an account on the social media network, administrative rights regarding the SMCC, the administrative rights granting one or more access rights to the account; Generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network; Setting the collection representation on the social media network as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC; Adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access rights, in response to a selection of GUI controls in a presentation mode of the one or more video content items; Reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to a selection of the SMCC A method comprising the above.

2. Reproducing the one or more video content items in the continuous playback mode comprises reproducing the one or more video content items in response to a selection of GUI controls displayed on the collection thumbnail representation The method according to Claim 1.

3. The SMCC has an address within the social media network, and the method further comprises 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 The method according to Claim 1.

4. The account is a first account, the one or more access rights are one or more first access rights, and the method comprises receiving, via the social media network, a selection of a second account from the first account; granting, in response to the selection, one or more second access rights to the second account; and accessing the SMCC by the second account based on the one or more second access rights further includes, and the accessing includes at least one of adding a first video content item to the SMCC, removing a second video content item from the SMCC, editing one or more attributes of the SMCC, and / or browsing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode The method according to claim 1.

5. Based on the one or more access rights, setting the viewing setting of the content collection to private access, group access, or public access The method according to claim 1, further including.

6. Generating the collection representation includes receiving, via the GUI wizard, a selection of one or more design elements, the design elements including text information, foreground images, background images, and / or animations The method according to claim 1.

7. Combining the one or more video content items to generate a single SMCC content file The method according to claim 1, further including.

8. Presenting the SMCC within the content feed of the social media network The method according to claim 1, further including.

9. The account is a first account, The method further includes the first account sending the SMCC to a second account via a messaging platform, and the SMCC is represented by the collection thumbnail representation within the messaging content of the social media application The method according to claim 1.

10. The account is a first account, The method further includes, in response to navigation to the address corresponding to the SMCC via the social media network, displaying a content item among the one or more video content items and group access information identifying a second account that interacts with the content item The method according to claim 1.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable device storing instructions, which, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to Generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; Allocating to an account on the social media network, administrative rights regarding the SMCC, the administrative rights conferring one or more access rights to the account; Generating a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network; Setting the collection representation on the social media network as a collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC; Adding one or more video content items to the SMCC, based on the one or more access rights, in response to selection of GUI controls in a presentation mode of the one or more video content items; Reproducing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode, in response to selection of the SMCC; A non-transitory computer-readable device for causing operations including the above to be executed. **Claim 12** The social media content collection has an address within the social media network, and the instructions further cause the at least one computing device to perform an operation of 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. The non-transitory computer-readable device according to claim 11. **Claim 13** The account is a first account, the one or more access rights are one or more first access rights, and the instructions further cause the at least one computing device to perform operations including: Receiving, via the social media network, a selection of a second account from the first account; Granting one or more second access rights to the second account, in response to the selection; Accessing the SMCC by the second account, based on the one or more second access rights. ​ ​ Said accessing includes at least one of adding a first video content item to the SMCC, removing a second video content item from the SMCC, editing one or more attributes of the SMCC, and / or browsing the one or more video content items in continuous playback mode. The non-transitory computer-readable device according to claim 11.

14. Generating the collection representation includes receiving, via the GUI wizard, a selection of one or more design elements, the design elements including text information, foreground images, background images, and / or animations. The non-transitory computer-readable device according to claim 11.

15. The instructions cause the at least one computer device to perform an operation further including combining the one or more video content items to generate a single SMCC content file. The non-transitory computer-readable device according to claim 11.

16. The instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform an operation further including presenting the SMCC within a content feed of the social media network. The non-transitory computer-readable device according to claim 11.

17. The account is a first account, and the instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform an operation further including transmitting, by the first account, the SMCC to a second account via a messaging platform, the SMCC being represented by the collection thumbnail representation within messaging content of a social media application. The non-transitory computer-readable device according to claim 11.

18. A memory in which instructions are stored, At least one processor coupled to the memory, A system comprising: The at least one processor, by the instructions, Generates a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network, Assigns to an account on the social media network administrative rights regarding the SMCC, the administrative rights granting the account one or more access rights. Generate a collection representation via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard on the social media network, Set the collection representation as the collection thumbnail representation of the SMCC on the social media network, Add one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access rights according to the selection of GUI controls in the presentation mode of the one or more video content items, Reproduce the one or more video content items in continuous playback mode according to the selection of the SMCC A system configured as described above.

19. In order to reproduce the one or more video content items in the continuous playback mode, the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to, Reproduce the one or more video content items according to the selection of GUI controls displayed on the collection thumbnail representation The system according to claim 18.

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

21. The account is a first account, the one or more access rights are one or more first access rights, and the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to, Receive a selection of a second account from the first account via the social media network, Grant one or more second access rights to the second account according to the selection, Have the second account access the SMCC based on the one or more second access rights Configured as described above, Said accessing includes at least one of adding a first video content item to the SMCC, removing a second video content item from the SMCC, editing one or more attributes of the SMCC, and / or browsing the one or more video content items in continuous playback mode The system according to claim 18

22. The at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to set the viewing settings of the content collection to private access, group access, or public access based on the one or more access rights The system according to claim 18

23. Generating the collection representation, and the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions To receive a selection of one or more design elements via the GUI wizard, the design elements including text information, foreground image, background image, and / or animation The system according to claim 18

24. 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 The system according to claim 18

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

26. The account is a first account, and the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions To transmit the SMCC from the first account to a second account via a messaging platform, the SMCC being represented by the collection thumbnail representation within the messaging content of the social media application The system according to claim 18

27. The account is a first account, and the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions In response to navigation to the address corresponding to the SMCC via the social media network, it is set to display a content item among the one or more video content items and group access information for identifying a second account that exchanges with the content item. The system according to claim 18.

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