IP Library Granted Patent US 10,972,682
Granted Patent B1
US 10,972,682 · App. 16/712,450 · Granted Apr 6, 2021

System and method for adding virtual audio stickers to videos

Inventors: Natalie Muenster (Menlo Park, CA); Jason Stirman (Menlo Park, CA); Vicki Chang (Menlo Park, CA); Jason Toff (Menlo Park, CA)
Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
H04N5/272G11B27/034G11B27/036G11B27/34
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 10,972,682
App. No.
16/712,450
Granted
Apr 6, 2021
Kind
B1
Abstract

Systems and methods for adding virtual audio stickers to videos are disclosed. In general, one aspect disclosed features a method, comprising: editing a video to create an edited video, the editing comprising: playing a video in a video panel of a display screen of an electronic device, while the video is playing in the video panel, receiving user input at a particular time in the video, wherein the user input includes a touch at a particular location in the video panel, and responsive to the user input, adding a virtual audio sticker to the video, wherein the virtual audio sticker comprises: an image, and an audio clip.

Claims (69)

1. A system, comprising:

a hardware processor; and

a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by the hardware processor to perform a method comprising:

editing a video to create an edited video, the editing comprising:

playing a video in a video panel of a display screen of an electronic device,

while the video is playing in the video panel, receiving user input at a particular time in the video, wherein the user input includes only a single gesture ending at a particular location in the video panel, and

responsive to the user input, selecting a virtual audio sticker and adding the virtual audio sticker to the video at the particular location in the video panel, wherein the virtual audio sticker comprises:

an image, and

an audio clip.

2. The system of claim 1 , the method further comprising:

playing the edited video, comprising:

displaying the image starting at the particular time in the video, wherein the image is superimposed over the video at the particular location in the video panel, and

playing the audio clip starting at the particular time in the video.

3. The system of claim 2 , wherein playing the edited video further comprises:

removing the image from the video responsive to the audio clip concluding.

4. The system of claim 2 , the method further comprising one of:

playing the audio clip instead of an audio track of the video; or

playing the audio clip and the audio track of the video.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein editing the video further comprises:

receiving additional user input, at a second particular time in the video; and

responsive to the additional user input, removing the virtual audio sticker from the video at the second particular time in the video.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein editing the video further comprises:

displaying the virtual audio sticker, and a plurality of other virtual audio stickers, in a virtual audio sticker panel of the display screen, wherein the single gesture begins at a location of the virtual audio sticker in the virtual audio sticker panel.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein editing the video further comprises:

playing the audio clip of the virtual audio sticker responsive to the virtual audio sticker being selected.

8. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a hardware processor of a computing component, the machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions to cause the hardware processor to perform a method comprising:

editing a video to create an edited video, the editing comprising:

playing a video in a video panel of a display screen of an electronic device,

while the video is playing in the video panel, receiving user input at a particular time in the video, wherein the user input includes only a single gesture ending at a particular location in the video panel, and

responsive to the user input, selecting a virtual audio sticker and adding the virtual audio sticker to the video at the particular location in the video panel, wherein the virtual audio sticker comprises:

an image, and

an audio clip.

9. The medium of claim 8 , the method further comprising:

playing the edited video, comprising:

displaying the image starting at the particular time in the video, wherein the image is superimposed over the video at the particular location in the video panel, and

playing the audio clip starting at the particular time in the video.

10. The medium of claim 9 , wherein playing the edited video further comprises:

removing the image from the video responsive to the audio clip concluding.

11. The medium of claim 9 , the method further comprising one of:

playing the audio clip instead of an audio track of the video; or

playing the audio clip and the audio track of the video.

12. The medium of claim 8 , wherein editing the video further comprises:

receiving additional user input at a second particular time in the video; and

responsive to the additional user input, removing the virtual audio sticker from the video at the second particular time in the video.

13. The medium of claim 8 , wherein editing the video further comprises:

displaying the virtual audio sticker, and a plurality of other virtual audio stickers, in a virtual audio sticker panel of the display screen, wherein the single gesture begins at a location of the virtual audio sticker in the virtual audio sticker panel.

14. The medium of claim 13 , wherein editing the video further comprises:

playing the audio clip of the virtual audio sticker responsive to the virtual audio sticker being selected.

15. A method, comprising:

editing a video to create an edited video, the editing comprising:

playing a video in a video panel of a display screen of an electronic device,

while the video is playing in the video panel, receiving user input at a particular time in the video, wherein the user input includes only a single gesture ending at a particular location in the video panel, and

responsive to the user input, selecting a virtual audio sticker and adding the virtual audio sticker to the video at the particular location in the video panel, wherein the virtual audio sticker comprises:

an image, and

an audio clip.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

playing the edited video, comprising:

displaying the image starting at the particular time in the video, wherein the image is superimposed over the video at the particular location in the video panel, and

playing the audio clip starting at the particular time in the video.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein playing the edited video further comprises:

removing the image from the video responsive to the audio clip concluding.

18. The method of claim 16 , further comprising one of:

playing the audio clip instead of an audio track of the video; or

playing the audio clip and the audio track of the video.

19. The method of claim 15 , wherein editing the video further comprises:

receiving additional user input, at a second particular time in the video; and

responsive to the additional user input, removing the virtual audio sticker from the video at the second particular time in the video.

20. The method of claim 15 , wherein editing the video further comprises:

displaying the virtual audio sticker, and a plurality of other virtual audio stickers, in a virtual audio sticker panel of the display screen, wherein the single gesture begins at a location of the virtual audio sticker in the virtual audio sticker panel.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: FACEBOOK, INC.
To: META PLATFORMS, INC.
Reel/Frame 058294/0215 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2020
From: MUENSTER, NATALIE; STIRMAN, JASON; CHANG, VICKI; TOFF, JASON
To: FACEBOOK, INC.
Reel/Frame 051682/0751 →
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