Position Editing Tool for Collage Media Grouping
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current methods for creating and viewing online media presentations are expensive, time-consuming, and inconvenient, requiring expensive software, significant bandwidth, and inefficient editing processes, especially when dealing with large media objects.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for flexible and user-friendly editing of loaded media in multimedia presentations, allowing users to view and edit media presentations over a network by loading media onto a client device, grouping and repositioning media objects using a position editing tool, and publishing or sharing presentations through a network, enabling real-time editing and dynamic content updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional media presentation software is used to create and view media presentations, then the media presentation can be created and viewed, but the process becomes expensive and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The media presentation is divided into multiple pages, with each page containing a subset of media objects. This segmentation allows the system to load and process only the necessary portions of the presentation at any given time, reducing the overall time and resources required for creation and viewing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a hierarchical structure where media objects are organized into pages, which are then organized into the overall presentation. This adds a dimensional layer to the organization, allowing efficient navigation and loading of content without requiring the entire presentation to be loaded at once.
2Ease of operation
If the entire media presentation is loaded to allow editing, then editing can be performed, but large amounts of bandwidth and time are consumed
Solution Approach 1:
The media presentation is divided into multiple pages, with each page containing a subset of media objects. This segmentation allows the system to load and process only the necessary portions of the presentation at any given time, reducing the overall time and resources required for creation and viewing.
Solution Approach 2:
Instead of loading the entire media presentation for editing, the system loads only the current page and necessary adjacent pages. This partial loading approach reduces bandwidth consumption while still providing full editing capability for the visible content.
3Reliability
If conventional methods are used to create and share media presentations, then presentations can be created and shared, but the process is inconvenient and requires multiple steps
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides a unified platform that handles multiple functions including creation, editing, viewing, and sharing of media presentations within a single interface. This eliminates the need for separate software applications and manual file transfer steps, making the overall process more convenient.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a server as an intermediary between users and media presentations. The server stores and manages the presentations, allowing users to access and share them through URL links without needing to transfer large files directly between devices.
Data Source
AI summary
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, methods and apparatus are provided for flexible and user-friendly position editing of loaded media in a multi-media presentation. In one embodiment, a method for editing the position of loaded media comprises loading a page of a collage document to a client device, the page having a plurality of layers with each layer being associated with a media object, and creating a list of layers of the loaded page with each layer indexed by at least a position in the collage document. The method further includes selecting a first media object, selecting a position editing tool to group the first media object and at least one other media object adjacent to the first media object; and moving the grouped first media object and the at least one other media object to a different position in the collage document. A client device for position editing loaded media is also disclosed.