Automated Composite Media Program Creation via Server-Side Segmentation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current social networks lack automated methods for uploading and combining media such as pictures and videos, limiting the flexibility and efficiency of media sharing among users.
Innovation Solution
A computerized method for creating a composite media program by receiving and automatically combining media segments from multiple users over a network, allowing for real-time sharing and viewing within user groups, with options for privacy controls and transmission management on mobile devices.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Extent of automation
If manual uploading of pictures/videos is used in social networks, then users can share media content, but the process is time-consuming and lacks automation
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically capturing media segments from user devices, uploading them to the server, and combining them into composite media programs without requiring manual user intervention for each step
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-configuring upload parameters, selecting media segments based on predefined criteria, and preparing composite media programs in advance before user requests
2Adaptability or versatility
If individual media segments are uploaded separately, then users maintain control over their content, but the system lacks flexibility in automatically combining media from multiple users
Solution Approach 1:
The server implements a universal media combination system that can handle multiple types of media segments from different users, apply various combination algorithms, and generate different types of composite media programs through a single integrated platform
Solution Approach 2:
The server acts as an intermediary between individual user media segments and the final composite media program, managing the complexity of selection, combination, and synchronization while users interact with a simplified interface
3Productivity
If media segments are automatically combined into composite programs, then sharing efficiency is improved, but privacy control becomes more challenging
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments privacy control into individual media segment-level permissions, allowing users to set different privacy settings for each contributed segment while the system automatically manages the composite program's access control based on the most restrictive settings
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AI summary
The invention can be a computerized method for creating a composite media program. The method can include receiving from a first user over a network at least a first media segment, wherein the first media segment includes a first plurality of media frames. The method can also include receiving from a second user over the network at least a second media segment, wherein the second media segment includes a second plurality of media frames. Finally, the method includes automatically combining at least the first media segment and the second media segment into the composite media program including a series of media segments, wherein the composite media program is available for viewing by at least a set of members of a social network.