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 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 technology]

[0002] 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 want 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 a mobile device's native photo application, but the native photo application may make it difficult for users to discover and / or organize video content saved from social media networks. Users may also lack user-friendly techniques for sharing video content after it has been saved on their device. Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0003] The following description provides a simplified summary of one or more implementations of the present disclosure in order to provide a basic understanding of such implementations. This summary is not an extensive overview of all possible implementations, and is not intended to identify key or critical elements of all implementations or to delineate the scope of any or all implementations. Its sole purpose is to present a conceptual overview of one or more implementations of the present disclosure in a simplified form as a prelude to the more detailed description that is presented later. [Means for solving the problem]

[0004] In some aspects, the technology described herein relates to a method that includes creating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network, assigning to an account on the social media network administrative privileges for the SMCC, the administrative privileges granting one or more access rights to the account, creating 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.

[0005] In some aspects, the techniques described herein relate to a non-transitory computer-readable device having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by at least one computing device, cause the at least one computing device to perform operations including: creating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; assigning to an account on the social media network administrative privileges for the SMCC, the administrative privileges 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 techniques described herein relate to a system comprising a memory having instructions stored thereon and at least one processor coupled to the memory, the processor being configured with the instructions to: create a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; assign to an account on the social media network administrative privileges for the SMCC, the administrative privileges granting one or more access rights to the account; 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; add 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 play the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode in response to a selection of the SMCC.

[0007] In another aspect, exemplary computer-readable media (e.g., non-transitory computer-readable media) having stored thereon instructions for performing the methods described herein, exemplary systems or devices configured to perform the operations of the methods described herein, and exemplary devices including means for performing the operations of the methods described herein are also disclosed.

[0008] Additional advantages and novel features of the implementations 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 learning by practice. [Brief explanation of the drawings]

[0009] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0013] Reference will now be made in detail to the accompanying drawings, in which the leftmost digit(s) of a reference number identifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. The use of the same reference number in the same or different drawings indicates similar or identical items or features.

[0010] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary architecture of a social media environment in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0011] [Figure 2A] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary graphical user interface for creating a social media content collection in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0012] [Figure 2B] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary graphical user interface for managing access to a content collection in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0013] [Figure 2C] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary graphical user interface for managing and viewing content collections in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0014] [Figure 2D] FIG. 1 illustrates an exemplary graphical user interface for creating a collection representation in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0015] [Figure 3] 1 is a flowchart illustrating an exemplary method for managing a social media content collection in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure.

[0016] [Figure 4] FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware implementation of a computing device in accordance with some aspects of the present disclosure. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[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 configurations in which the concepts described herein may be practiced. The detailed description includes specific details to provide a 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 to avoid obscuring such concepts.

[0018] 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. As a result, 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 compared to less organized and integrated media storage applications provided by device operating systems. Example Environment

[0019] 1 is a diagram illustrating an example 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 devices 104 include cellular phones, smartphones, tablets, wearable devices, desktop computers, workstation computers, virtual machines, etc. In some implementations, the communication networks 106 may include one or any combination of a wireless 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.

[0020] The SMN 102 may be configured to provide an online platform for facilitating interactions between users of the online platform. Additionally, 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 comprise a feed module 108 configured to generate and display user feeds to multiple user accounts 118(1)-(n). For example, a user account 118 may include, but is not limited to, a registered identity created for a user 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, 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), etc. Additionally, each feed may be personalized based on user information collected for the corresponding user account 118. For example, the first user feed may be populated with content items 120 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. Also, in some aspects, the content items in the feed may be presented in a continuous playback mode (e.g., autoplay).

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

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

[0023] In some aspects, the SMN 102 may include a collection management module 114 configured to manage multiple 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 grouped on a social media network and accessible for consumption as a unit within a social media application. For example, the collection management module 114 may be configured to create, delete, and / or edit the multiple 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 the content collection 122(1). Furthermore, the collection management module 114 may be configured to manage access to the content collections 122(1)-(n) by the user accounts 118(1)-(n). For example, the collection management module 114 may create, delete, and / or edit the access rights of the user accounts 118(1)-(n) with respect to the content collection 122 based on user input from a user account 118 with administrator privileges.

[0024] For example, in some embodiments, the collection management module 114 may grant administrator privileges to the user account 118(1) that creates the content collection 122. Furthermore, the user account 118(1) may configure the content collection 122 as a private collection accessible only to the user account 118(1) that created the content collection 122, a group-accessible collection accessible to two or more user accounts 118 designated by the user account 118(1) that created the content collection 122, or a publicly-accessible collection accessible to user accounts 118 on the SMN 102 via the collection management module 114. Furthermore, the user account 118(1) may configure the content collection 122 to be accessible by user accounts 118 of profiles to which the user account 118(1) is subscribed and / or by user accounts 118 of profiles that subscribe to the profile of the user account 118(1). Additionally, user account 118(1) may configure whether a user account 118 provided with access to content collection 122 can view content items 120 in content collection 122 or view and edit content items 120 in content collection 122.

[0025] Additionally, in some aspects, 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 aspects, the single content file may be an mp4 file or other video file type. Additionally, the user account 118 requesting the generation of the content file may determine the order of the content items 120 within the content file.

[0026] In some embodiments, 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) may include any type of graphic, alphabetic, and / or numeric design elements configured to represent the respective 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 accept user input and generate the collection representation based on the user input. In some embodiments, the user input may include 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 text input to be displayed as a title for a content collection, select a personalized pictorial representation and add virtual clothing to the personalized pictorial representation, and, via a GUI wizard, select one or more animations to apply to the text input and / or the personalized pictorial representation. Furthermore, collection representation generation module 116 may generate image files displaying the title, the personalized pictorial representation with the virtual clothing, and animation effects based on the user input. Furthermore, collection management module 114 may use the image files 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 a collection thumbnail representation for a content collection when presenting the content collection to the user account.

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

[0028] 2A is a diagram illustrating 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 / 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, a user may 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 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 an 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. Additionally, when the second GUI control 210 is selected, 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 the 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] 2B is a diagram illustrating an exemplary graphical user interface for viewing a collection representation according to some aspects of the present disclosure. As shown in FIG. 2B , the SMN application 126 may present a GUI 211 to a given user account 118 that presents a collection management interface 212 used to configure access by one or more other user accounts to one or more content items in the user account's 118's content collection 122. In some aspects, the collection management interface 212 may be presented to a user account 118 that has the authority to configure the user accounts that are allowed access to the content collection. Furthermore, the collection management interface 212 may be configured to receive selection and deselection of a 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. Once a user account is selected, the SMN application 126 may send a request 136 to the SMN 102, causing the collection management module 114 to provide access permissions (e.g., viewing permissions) to the selected user account 118.

[0030] 2C illustrates an exemplary graphical user interface for managing content collections 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) for content items 120 in the content collections 122 of 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 a given user account 118, GUI controls 219(2) for modifying one or more attributes of the content collection 122 (e.g., the number of content items in the content collection), 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 content files from the content collection 122. Further, in some aspects, the collection thumbnail representation 218 may be selectable for playback / replay of the corresponding content item 120. Further, in some aspects, the collection thumbnail representation 218 may include group access information 220 that identifies interactions by the user account 118 with the content items 120 in 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 illustrates 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 a content collection 122. The GUI 222 may 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 may display multiple titles 226(1)-(n), each with different design details, based on the design elements. The GUI 222 may present a second design interface 228 for designing personalized pictorial representations (e.g., emojis) for the collection representation. For example, the second design interface may display different personalized pictorial representations 230(1)-(n) with different design details. The GUI 222 may present a third design interface 232 for selecting a background image for the collection representation. For example, third design interface 233 may display multiple different background images 234(1)-(n). Once design elements for the collection representation are selected, collection representation generation module 116 may generate a collection thumbnail representation 236 for content collection 122 based on the selections made via first design interface 224, second design interface 228, and third design interface 232. As shown in GUI 238, collection thumbnail representation 236 may be used within SMN application 126 to represent the corresponding content collection 122. For example, collection thumbnail representation 236 may be presented within a messaging or feed process of SMN application 126. Additionally, in some aspects, when collection thumbnail representation 236 is selected within SMN application 126, SMN application 126 may reproduce content items 120 of content collection 122 in continuous playback mode.

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

[0033] The process described below in FIG. 3 is illustrated as a collection of blocks in a logical flowchart, which represents a sequence of operations that can be implemented by hardware, software, or a combination thereof. In a software context, 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 described operations. Generally, computer-executable instructions include routines, programs, objects, components, data structures, etc. that perform particular functions or implement particular abstract data types. 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 a process. The operations described herein may, but are not necessarily required to, be performed using the SMN 102 and / or user device 104 executing the SMN application 126. By way of example, and not limitation, method 300 is 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 representation generation module 116, and / or a user device 104 running an SMN application 126.

[0034] At block 302, method 300 may include generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within the 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 a means for generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within the social media network.

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

[0036] Thus, the SMN 102, computing device 400, and / or processor 401 executing the collection management module 114 may provide a means for assigning administrative privileges for the SMCC to an account on a social media network, which grants the account one or more access privileges.

[0037] At 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 the collection representation via collection representation generation module 116.

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

[0039] At block 308, the method 300 may include setting the collection representation as 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 the collection thumbnail for the content collection 122 to the collection representation.

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

[0041] At block 310, method 300 may include adding one or more video content items to the SMCC based on the one or more access permissions in response to a 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.

[0042] Thus, the SMN 102, computing device 400 and / or processor 401 executing 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 permissions in response to a selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode for the one or more content items.

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

[0044] Thus, the SMN 102, computing device 400 and / or processor 401 executing 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 continuous playback mode, as selected by 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 a selection of a GUI control displayed on the collection thumbnail.

[0046] Additionally or alternatively, the SMCC may have 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 may be a first account, the one or more access privileges may be one or more first access privileges, and method 300 may include accepting a selection of the second account from the first account via the social media network, granting one or more second access privileges to the second account in response to the selection, and accessing the SMCC by the second account based on the one or more second access privileges, and 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 viewing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode.

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

[0049] Additionally or alternatively, in method 300, generating the collection representation includes accepting a selection of one or more design elements via the GUI wizard, the design elements including text information, a foreground image, a background image, and / or an animation.

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

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

[0052] Additionally or alternatively, the account may be a first account, and method 300 may include sending, 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 the social media application.

[0053] Additionally or alternatively, method 300 may include sending, by a 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 the social media application.

[0054] Additionally or alternatively, the account may be a first account, and method 300 may include, in response to navigation via the social media network to an address corresponding to the SMCC, displaying 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, a system of various exemplary computing devices may be employed, such as a system of multiple devices that may perform any of the operations described above in combination with one another.

[0056] Exemplary Computing Devices 4 illustrates a block diagram of an exemplary computing system / device 400 (e.g., SMN 102, user devices 104(1)-(n)) suitable for implementing embodiments of the present disclosure. 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.

[0057] As shown, the system / apparatus 400 includes a processor 401 capable of executing various processes according to programs stored in a read-only memory (ROM) 402 or programs loaded from a storage unit 408 into a random-access memory (RAM) 403. The RAM 403 also stores data needed by the processor 401 to execute the various processes, etc., 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 technology network and may include, by way of non-limiting example, one or more of a general purpose computer, a special purpose computer, a microprocessor, a digital signal processor (DSP), a graphic processing unit (GPU), a co-processor, and a processor based on a multi-core processor architecture. The system / device 400 may have multiple processors, for example, application specific integrated circuit chips time-slaved to a clock that synchronizes the main processor.

[0059] Multiple components in the system / device 400 are connected to an I / O interface 405 which comprises input units 406 such as a keyboard, mouse, microphone, etc., output units 407 including displays such as cathode ray tubes (CRT), liquid crystal displays (LCD), speakers, etc., storage units 408 such as disks and optical disks, etc., and communication units 409 such as a network card, modem, wireless transceiver, etc. The communication units 409 enable the system / device 400 to exchange information / data with other devices via a communication network (e.g., the Internet, various telecommunication networks, etc.).

[0060] The methods and processes described above, e.g., 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 embodied on a computer-readable medium, e.g., storage unit 408. In some embodiments, the computer program may be partially or fully loaded and / or embodied in system / device 400 via ROM 402 and / or communication unit 409. The computer program includes computer-executable instructions that are executed by the associated processor 401. When the computer program is loaded into RAM 403 and executed by processor 401, it may perform one or more operations of method 300 described above. Alternatively, in other embodiments, processor 401 may be configured to perform method 300 via other suitable methods (e.g., using firmware).

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

Claims

A method executed by a device, comprising: 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; Receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard, a selection of two or more design elements, the design elements including text information, foreground images, background images, and / or animations; Generating, based on the two or more design elements, a collection representation via the GUI wizard on the social media network; Setting, on the social media network, the collection representation 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 a GUI control 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. Claim 2 The reproducing of the one or more video content items in the continuous playback mode includes: Reproducing the one or more video content items in response to a selection of a GUI control displayed on the collection thumbnail representation. The method according to claim 1. The method according to claim 1. Claim 3 The SMCC has an address within the social media network, and the method further includes: 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. The method according to claim 1. Claim 4 The account is a first account, and the one or more access rights are one or more first access rights. The method includes: Receiving, via the social media network, a selection of a second account from the first account. granting one or more second access privileges to the second account in response to said selection; accessing the SMCC through the second account based on the one or more second access permissions; wherein 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 viewing the one or more video content items in the continuous play mode. The method of claim 1.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising setting a viewing setting for the SMCC to private access, group access, or public access based on the one or more access permissions.

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

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

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

9. the account is a first account; The method further includes, in response to navigation via the social media network to an address corresponding to the SMCC, displaying 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. The method of claim 1.

10. 1. A non-transitory computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon, comprising: The instructions, 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; assigning an account on the social media network administrator privileges for the SMCC, the administrator privileges granting one or more access privileges to the account; receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard, a selection of two or more design elements, the design elements including text information, a foreground image, a background image, and / or an animation; generating a collection representation via the GUI wizard on the social media network based on the two or more design elements; 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 permissions in response to a selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of the one or more video content items; responsive to the selection of the SMCC, playing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode; performing an action including A non-transitory computer-readable device.

11. The social media content collection has an address within the social media network, and the instructions include: performing operations further including 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 of claim 10.

12. The account is a first account, the one or more access privileges are one or more first access privileges, and the instructions include instructions for causing the at least one computing device to: receiving, via the social media network, from the first account, a selection of a second account; granting one or more second access privileges in response to a selection of the second account; accessing the SMCC through the second account based on the one or more second access permissions; and performing operations further including: 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 viewing the one or more video content items in the continuous play mode. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 10.

13. the instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform operations further including combining the one or more video content items to generate a single SMCC content file. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 10.

14. The instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform operations further including presenting the SMCC within a content feed of the social media network. The non-transitory computer-readable device of claim 10.

15. the account is a first account, and the instructions cause the at least one computing device to perform an operation further including sending, 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 of claim 10.

16. a memory in which instructions are stored; at least one processor coupled to the memory; 1. A system comprising: The instructions cause the at least one processor to: generating a social media content collection (SMCC) within a social media network; assigning an account on the social media network administrator privileges for the SMCC, the administrator privileges granting one or more access privileges to the account; receiving, via a graphical user interface (GUI) wizard, a selection of two or more design elements, including text information, a foreground image, a background image, and / or an animation; generating a collection representation via the GUI wizard on the social media network based on the two or more design elements; 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 permissions in response to a selection of a GUI control in a presentation mode of the one or more video content items; responsive to a selection of the SMCC, playing the one or more video content items in a continuous playback mode; It is set as follows: system.

17. To render the one or more video content items in the continuous playback mode, the instructions further cause the at least one processor to: configured to render the one or more video content items in response to the selection of the GUI control displayed on the collection thumbnail representation.

17. The system of claim 16.

18. The SMCC has an address within the social media network, and the instructions further cause the at least one processor to: configured to present 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.

17. The system of claim 16.

19. 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 processor to: receiving, via the social media network, from the first account, a selection of a second account; granting one or more second access privileges in response to the selection of the second account; accessing the SMCC through the second account based on the one or more second access permissions; It is set as follows: 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 viewing the one or more video content items in the continuous play mode.

17. The system of claim 16.

20. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor is further configured by the instructions to set a viewing setting for the SMCC to private access, group access, or public access based on the one or more access permissions.

21. 17. The system of claim 16, 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.

22. 17. The system of claim 16, 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.

23. The account is a first account, and the instructions further cause the at least one processor to: The first account is configured to send the SMCC to a second account via a messaging platform, and the SMCC is represented by the collection thumbnail representation in messaging content of a social media application.

17. The system of claim 16.

24. The account is a first account, and the instructions further cause the at least one processor to: configured, in response to navigation via the social media network to an address corresponding to the SMCC, to display a content item of the one or more video content items and group access information identifying a second account interacting with the content item.

17. The system of claim 16.

25. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein generating the SMCC within the social media network includes generating a collection of content items for presentation within a presentation GUI based on personalized user information collected for corresponding user accounts.

26. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the collection representation includes adding a personalized pictorial representation with virtual clothing and animations based on user input to the GUI wizard.

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