Browser-Based Audio Video Editing Canvas

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing methods for creating audio and video content require dedicated applications, which are resource-intensive, complex, and require frequent updates, posing challenges for users in terms of accessibility and ease of use.

Innovation Solution

A browser-based system that allows users to create audio, video, or audio-video content using a web-based editing canvas, where users can select and modify content elements, such as images, videos, and audio, and compile them into a final composition using HTML5 Canvas functionality.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If dedicated applications are used for creating audio/video content, then functionality and features are improved, but computational resource requirements and device complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidcomputational resource requirements
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSUse of energy by moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent applies universality by implementing a web-based content creation system that can be accessed through standard web browsers without requiring dedicated applications. The system provides audio/video editing capabilities, content assembly, and publishing functions through universal web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript), allowing the same platform to serve multiple content creation needs across different devices and browsers, thereby reducing computational overhead while maintaining versatility.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent uses the web browser as an intermediary layer between the user and the content creation functionality. Instead of requiring direct installation and execution of resource-intensive dedicated applications, the browser acts as a mediator that delivers content creation capabilities through web-based interfaces and processing, reducing the computational burden on the underlying device while preserving full functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Adaptability or versatility

If dedicated applications are used for creating audio/video content, then functionality is improved, but ease of operation deteriorates due to complexity and update requirements

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidease of use
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

By implementing content creation functionality through universal web technologies, the system eliminates the need for users to download, install, and update dedicated applications. The web-based approach provides consistent functionality across all devices with modern browsers, simplifying the user experience while maintaining comprehensive audio/video editing and publishing capabilities.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Solution Approach 2:

The web-based system automatically handles updates and maintenance on the server side without requiring user intervention. When functionality is improved or bugs are fixed, users simply access the updated web platform through their browsers, eliminating the manual update process required by dedicated applications and improving ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

3Adaptability or versatility

If dedicated applications are used for creating audio/video content, then functionality is improved, but device complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
ImprovefunctionalityVSAvoidapplication complexity
Core Design Contradiction:
Adaptability or versatilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent extracts content creation functionality from complex dedicated applications and delivers it through a simplified web-based interface. By separating the core editing and publishing functions from the need for standalone software installations, the system reduces device complexity while preserving functionality. The web platform handles complexity on the server side, leaving users with a simple browser-based interface.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #2Taking out (Extraction)

Solution Approach 2:

The web-based system consolidates multiple content creation functions into a single accessible platform that works across all devices with modern browsers. This universal approach eliminates the need for users to manage multiple dedicated applications for different devices, reducing overall system complexity while maintaining comprehensive functionality.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

Data Source

PatentUS12248652B1Systems and methods for constructing audio/video content
Publication Date: 2025.03.11 ACCRETIVE TECH
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AI summary

A system, apparatus, and method directed to a process for creating audio, video, or audio-video content in a browser application executing on a client device. In some embodiments, a web-based editing canvas enables a user to create a custom image, set of images, or video by adding audio, video, image, and other forms of “nodes” to a “canvas”, and allowing the user to modify the nodes and then compile them into an image or video.