Granted Patent B2

US 12,283,290 · App. 18/072,357 · Granted Apr 22, 2025

Inventors: Jeffrey Christopher Smith (Atherton, CA); Perry Raymond Cook (Jacksonville, OR); David Adam Steinwedel (San Francisco, CA); Ka Yee Chan (Milpitas, CA)

Assignee: Smule, Inc.

G11B27/036H04N9/8715H04N21/2187

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A computer-implemented method for customizing media content for a plurality of social media platforms, the computer-implemented method comprising:

capturing, at a media device, a content instance, wherein the content instance comprises a plurality of structural elements;

identifying a first template associated with a first social media platform of the plurality of social media platforms;

identifying a second template associated with a second social media platform of the plurality of social media platforms;

displaying, on the media device, a graphical user interface that includes a first user interface element configured to display a plurality of duration options and a second user interface element configured to display at least a portion of the content instance, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to receive a first user input for selecting a duration option of the plurality of duration options and a second user input selecting a subset of the plurality of structural elements, and wherein the duration option is associated with a social media platform, wherein the second user interface element further comprises a graphical overlay for visually representing the duration option, and wherein the graphical overlay is displayed over the at least the portion of the content instance;

generating a modified content instance based on the first user input and the second user input, wherein the modified content instance includes the subset of the plurality of structural elements; and

transmitting the modified content instance to the social media platform.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a third user input for selecting a second duration option of the plurality of duration options and a fourth user input for selecting a second subset of the plurality of structural elements, wherein the second duration option is associated with the second social media platform;

generating a second modified content instance based on the third user input and the fourth user input, wherein the second modified content instance includes the second subset of the plurality of structural elements; and

transmitting the second modified content instance to the second social media platform.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2 , wherein the second duration option is different from the duration option.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the modified content instance is shorter in time duration than the content instance.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein a visual size of the graphical overlay corresponds to the duration option.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the visual size of the graphical overlay changes based on a selection of another duration option of the plurality of duration options.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein the second user interface element is configured to display the graphical overlay over the subset of the plurality of structural elements.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 5 , wherein generating the modified content instance is based on determining the subset of the plurality of structural elements based on the graphical overlay.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of duration options further comprises a second duration option associated with a second social media platform and a third duration option associated with a third social media platform, and the first user interface element is configured to display the duration option, the second duration option, and the third duration option.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the second user input comprises a selection of at least one of a start trim location of the content instance and an end trim location of the content instance, the computer-implemented method further comprising:

transmitting the selection to a crowdsource server.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, from a crowdsource server, at least one of a recommended start trim location and a recommended end trim location for the second user input.

12. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computer processor, cause the at least one computer processor to perform operations comprising:

capturing, at a media device, a content instance, wherein the content instance comprises a plurality of structural elements;

identifying a first template associated with a first social media platform of a plurality of social media platforms;

identifying a second template associated with a second social media platform of the plurality of social media platforms;

displaying, on the media device, a graphical user interface that includes a first user interface element configured to display a plurality of duration options and a second user interface element configured to display at least a portion of the content instance, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to receive a first user input for selecting a duration option of the plurality of duration options and a second user input selecting a subset of the plurality of structural elements, and wherein the duration option is associated with a social media platform, wherein the second user interface element further comprises a graphical overlay for visually representing the duration option, and wherein the graphical overlay is displayed over the at least the portion of the content instance;

generating a modified content instance based on the first user input and the second user input, wherein the modified content instance includes the subset of the plurality of structural elements; and

transmitting the modified content instance to the social media platform.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , the operations further comprising:

receiving, via the graphical user interface, a third user input for selecting a second duration option of the plurality of duration options and a fourth user input for selecting a second subset of the plurality of structural elements, wherein the second duration option is associated with a second social media platform;

generating a second modified content instance based on the third user input and the fourth input, wherein the second modified content instance includes the second subset of the plurality of structural elements; and

transmitting the second modified content instance to the second social media platform.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13 , wherein the second duration option is different from the duration option.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein the modified content instance is shorter in time duration than the content instance.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 12 , wherein a visual size of the graphical overlay corresponds to the duration option.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the visual size of the graphical overlay changes based on a selection of another duration option of the plurality of duration options.

18. A system comprising memory and at least one computer processor configured to perform operations comprising:

capturing, at a media device, a content instance, wherein the content instance comprises a plurality of structural elements;

identifying a first template associated with a first social media platform of a plurality of social media platforms;

identifying a second template associated with a second social media platform of the plurality of social media platforms;

displaying, on the media device, a graphical user interface that includes a first user interface element configured to display a plurality of duration options and a second user interface element configured to display at least a portion of the content instance, wherein the graphical user interface is configured to receive a first user input for selecting a duration option of the plurality of duration options and a second user input selecting a subset of the plurality of structural elements, and wherein the duration option is associated with a social media platform, wherein the second user interface element further comprises a graphical overlay for visually representing the duration option, and wherein the graphical overlay is displayed over the at least the portion of the content instance;

generating a modified content instance based on the first user input and the second user input, wherein the modified content instance includes the subset of the plurality of structural elements; and

transmitting the modified content instance to the social media platform.

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