Video Collaboration System Asynchronous Editing on Constrained Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
The creation and sharing of video media items on social media platforms are resource-intensive and often result in system crashes on constrained devices, and existing technologies do not facilitate asynchronous co-creation of video content, making it difficult to collaborate on video media items for display on social media platforms.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that allows for the receipt, storage, and sharing of video media items with enhancements, enabling collaborative editing and publishing on social media platforms, while attributing credit to all contributors and supporting asynchronous collaboration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If video media items are created and shared on social media platforms, then user engagement and content sharing increase, but system resources are consumed heavily causing crashes on constrained devices
Solution Approach 1:
The video media item is segmented into core video content and separate enhancement layers. The core content is stored in a compressed, non-editable format for reliable playback, while enhancements (stickers, text overlays, filters) are stored separately as editable metadata. This segmentation allows the system to handle video creation and editing efficiently without overwhelming device resources during playback.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a simplified copy of the video media item for sharing on social media platforms. Instead of sharing the full editable project file with all its resource-intensive components, the system generates a compact copy containing only the essential playback data and minimal enhancement information, reducing the resource burden on both the creating and viewing devices.
2Adaptability or versatility
If collaborative editing of video media items is enabled, then co-creation capability improves, but system complexity and resource requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The collaboration and editing functionality is extracted from the core video playback system. Multiple users can collaborate on enhancements and metadata without the complexity of simultaneous video rendering or processing. The extracted enhancement layer allows collaborative editing while keeping the core video system simple and resource-efficient.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary enhancement layer that mediates between multiple collaborators and the core video content. This intermediary layer handles all collaborative editing operations, allowing multiple users to contribute enhancements, stickers, and text overlays without directly complicating the core video processing system. The intermediary structure simplifies collaboration by providing a standardized interface for all contributors.
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AI summary
Methods, systems, and storage media for facilitating collaboration on video media items are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: receive, from a first user device, a video media item having core video content and an enhancement; store the received video media item on a server in an editable format; share the video media item, in the editable format, with a second user device; receive, from the second user device, a modification to the shared video media item to create a collaborative video media item; store the collaborative video media item on the server; and cause the collaborative video media item to be published in a non-editable format on a social media platform that supports display of user-created video media items.