Media production system with location-based feature
View Patent ↗In one aspect, an example method is disclosed. The method includes (i) determining, by a first computing system, a first location; (ii) identifying, by the first computing system, a second computing system, wherein the identifying is based the determined first location and a second location of the second computing system having a threshold extent of similarity; (iii) causing, by the first computing system, the identified second computing system to facilitate performing a set of acts comprising transmitting media content to the first computing system; (iv) receiving, by the first computing system, the transmitted media content; (v) generating, by the first computing system, media content that includes the received media content; and (vi) transmitting, by the first computing system, to a third computing system, the generated media content for presentation of the generated media content.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, by a first computing system, a program schedule that serves as an outline of a video program to be produced by a video production system component of the first computing system, wherein the program schedule refers to a media content item and corresponding metadata;
determining, by the first computing system, a first location based on the metadata referenced by the program schedule;
identifying, by the first computing system, a second computing system, wherein the identifying is based on the determined first location and a second location of the second computing system having a threshold extent of similarity;
causing, by the first computing system, the identified second computing system to facilitate performing a set of acts comprising transmitting first media content to the first computing system;
receiving, by the first computing system, the transmitted first media content;
generating, by the first computing system, second media content that includes the received first media content, wherein the generated second media content comprises video content; and
transmitting, by the first computing system, to a third computing system, the generated second media content for presentation of the generated second media content.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the second computing system to facilitate performing the set of acts comprises causing the second computing system to prompt for input, wherein the second computing system is configured for transmitting the first media content to the first computing system responsive to receiving the input.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second computing system comprises a media capturing device, and wherein the set of acts further comprises using the media capturing device to capture the first media content, and wherein transmitting the first media content to the first computing system comprises transmitting the captured first media content to the first computing system.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein causing the second computing system to facilitate performing the set of acts comprises causing the second computing system to prompt for input, wherein the second computing system is configured for using the media capturing device to capture media content responsive to receiving the input.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein causing the second computing system to facilitate performing the set of acts comprising transmitting, by the first computing system, to the second computing system, an instruction that causes the second computing system to facilitate performing the set of acts.
6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that upon execution by a processor, cause performance of a first set of acts comprising:
receiving, by a first computing system, a program schedule that serves as an outline of a video program to be produced by a video production system component of the first computing system, wherein the program schedule refers to a media content item and corresponding metadata;
determining, by the first computing system, a first location based on the metadata referenced by the program schedule;
identifying, by the first computing system, a second computing system, wherein the identifying is based on the determined first location and a second location of the second computing system having a threshold extent of similarity;
causing, by the first computing system, the identified second computing system to facilitate performing a second set of acts comprising transmitting first media content to the first computing system;
receiving, by the first computing system, the transmitted first media content;
generating, by the first computing system, second media content that includes the received first media content, wherein the generated second media content comprises video content; and
transmitting, by the first computing system, to a third computing system, the generated second media content for presentation of the generated second media content.
7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein causing the second computing system to facilitate performing the second set of acts comprises causing the second computing system to prompt for input, wherein the second computing system is configured for transmitting the first media content to the first computing system responsive to receiving the input.
8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the second computing system comprises a media capturing device, and wherein the second set of acts further comprises using the media capturing device to capture the first media content, and wherein transmitting the first media content to the first computing system comprises transmitting the captured first media content to the first computing system.
9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein causing the second computing system to facilitate performing the second set of acts comprises causing the second computing system to prompt for input, wherein the second computing system is configured for using the media capturing device to capture media content responsive to receiving the input.
10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein causing the second computing system to facilitate performing the second set of acts comprising transmitting, by the first computing system, to the second computing system, an instruction that causes the second computing system to facilitate performing the second set of acts.
11. A first computing system comprising:
one or more processors; and
a non-transitory, computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the first computing system to perform a set of acts comprising:
receiving, by the first computing system, a program schedule that serves as an outline of a video program to be produced by a video production system component of the first computing system, wherein the program schedule refers to a media content item and corresponding metadata;
determining, by the first computing system, a first location based on the metadata referenced by the program schedule;
identifying, by the first computing system, a second computing system, wherein the identifying is based on the determined first location and a second location of the second computing system having a threshold extent of similarity;
causing, by the first computing system, the identified second computing system to facilitate performing a second set of acts comprising transmitting first media content to the first computing system;
receiving, by the first computing system, the transmitted first media content;
generating, by the first computing system, second media content that includes the received first media content, wherein the generated second media content comprises video content; and
transmitting, by the first computing system, to a third computing system, the generated second media content for presentation of the generated second media content.
12. The first computing system of claim 11 , wherein causing the second computing system to facilitate performing the second set of acts comprises causing the second computing system to prompt for input, wherein the second computing system is configured for transmitting the first media content to the first computing system responsive to receiving the input.
13. The first computing system of claim 11 , wherein the second computing system comprises a media capturing device, and wherein the second set of acts further comprises using the media capturing device to capture the first media content, and wherein transmitting the first media content to the first computing system comprises transmitting the captured first media content to the first computing system.
14. The first computing system of claim 13 , wherein causing the second computing system to facilitate performing the second set of acts comprises causing the second computing system to prompt for input, wherein the second computing system is configured for using the media capturing device to capture media content responsive to receiving the input.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating the second media content that includes the received first media content comprises integrating, by the first computing system, the received first media content into the video program produced by the video production system component of the first computing system.
16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein generating the second media content that includes the received first media content comprises integrating, by the first computing system, the received first media content into the video program produced by the video production system component of the first computing system.
17. The first computing system of claim 15 , wherein generating the second media content that includes the received first media content comprises integrating, by the first computing system, the received first media content into the video program produced by the video production system component of the first computing system.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media content item referenced by the program schedule comprises social media (SM) content published on an SM platform, wherein the corresponding metadata referenced by the program schedule comprises at least one of (i) data indicating a location of a publisher of the SM content when the SM content was published on the SM platform or (ii) data indicating a location at which an aspect of the SM content occurred, and wherein determining the first location based on the metadata referenced by the program schedule comprises determining the first location based on at least one of (i) the data indicating the location of the publisher of the SM content when the SM content was published on the SM platform or (ii) the data indicating the location at which an aspect of the SM content occurred.
19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 6 , wherein the media content item referenced by the program schedule comprises social media (SM) content published on an SM platform, wherein the corresponding metadata referenced by the program schedule comprises at least one of (i) data indicating a location of a publisher of the SM content when the SM content was published on the SM platform or (ii) data indicating a location at which an aspect of the SM content occurred, and wherein determining the first location based on the metadata referenced by the program schedule comprises determining the first location based on at least one of (i) the data indicating the location of the publisher of the SM content when the SM content was published on the SM platform or (ii) the data indicating the location at which an aspect of the SM content occurred.
20. The first computing system of claim 15 , wherein the media content item referenced by the program schedule comprises social media (SM) content published on an SM platform, wherein the corresponding metadata referenced by the program schedule comprises at least one of (i) data indicating a location of a publisher of the SM content when the SM content was published on the SM platform or (ii) data indicating a location at which an aspect of the SM content occurred, and wherein determining the first location based on the metadata referenced by the program schedule comprises determining the first location based on at least one of (i) the data indicating the location of the publisher of the SM content when the SM content was published on the SM platform or (ii) the data indicating the location at which an aspect of the SM content occurred.