Generation and use of user-selected scenes playlist from distributed digital content
A digital content package includes first content comprising a video feature such as a motion picture or the like, and a user-selectable application configured to operate as follows. When activated using an icon off of a menu screen, the application records an identifier for scenes (discrete portions) of the first content that are selected by a user to generate a playlist. The user may select the scenes by indicating a start and end of each scene. The application saves the playlist locally, then uploads to a server. Via a user account at the server, a user may publish the playlist to a user-created distribution list, webpage, or other electronic publication, and modify the playlist by deleting or reordering scenes.
1 . A method comprising:
receiving, by one or more processors, from a media player device of a user, a digital content package including digital audio-video content;
executing, by the one or more processors, an application to generate a playlist based on the digital content package;
enabling, by the one or more processors, the user to make a selection of one or more start time values and one or more stop time values corresponding to a playlist timeline of the playlist generated based on the digital audio-video content received from the user;
receiving, by the one or more processors, user-supplied digital content from an interface device of the media player device of the user;
associating, by the one or more processors, the user-supplied digital content with the playlist timeline to create a defined playlist;
storing, by the one or more processors, the user-supplied digital content and the defined playlist comprising the one or more start time values and the one or more stop time values selected by the user;
configuring, by the one or more processors, the defined playlist to determine whether the interface device includes a copy of playlist data used to generate the defined playlist; and
in response to determining that the media player device includes the copy of the playlist data, permitting, by the one or more processors, the generation of a video clip.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the user-supplied digital content includes voiceover audio data.
3 . The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
transmitting, by the one or more processors, the playlist with an identifier for the digital audio-video content from the media player device to a remote server, in association with a user account identifier.
4 . The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
retrieving, by the one or more processors, a selected playlist from one or more stored playlists.
5 . The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
generating, by the one or more processors, a video clip based on the playlist, the digital content package, and/or the user-supplied digital content; and
displaying, by the one or more processors, the video clip on the media player device.
6 . The method of claim 1 , the method further comprising:
receiving, by the one or more processors, user input indicating an update to the defined playlist; and
modifying, by the one or more processors, the defined playlist based on the update.
7 . The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
modifying, by the one or more processors, the audio-video content in response to user input by at least one of: adding a voice-over soundtrack via microphone input, adding icons, graphics, or clip art, or adding text.
8 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the digital content package comprises:
reading, by the one or more processors, the digital content package from a disc player.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the digital content package comprises:
receiving, by the one or more processors, the digital content package in a streaming format from a computer network.
10 . A media player device comprising at least one processor coupled to a memory, the memory holding program instructions that when executed by the at least one processor cause the media player device to:
receive, via the media player device, a digital content package from a media player device of a user, the digital content package including digital audio-video content;
execute an application to generate a playlist based on the digital content package;
enable the user to make a selection of one or more start time values and one or more stop time values corresponding to a playlist timeline of the playlist generated based on the digital audio-video content received from the user;
receive user-supplied digital content from an interface device of the media player device of the user;
associate the user-supplied digital content with the playlist timeline to create a defined playlist;
store the user-supplied digital content and the defined playlist comprising the one or more start time values and the one or more stop time values selected by the user;
configure the defined playlist to determine whether the interface device includes a copy of playlist data used to generate the defined playlist; and
in response to determining that the media player device includes the copy of the playlist data, permit the generation of a video clip.
11 . The media player device of claim 10 , wherein the memory holds further instructions for configuring the defined playlist to determine whether the interface device includes a copy of playlist data used to generate the defined playlist.
12 . The media player device of claim 10 , wherein the memory holds further instructions for causing the media player device to transmit the playlist with an identifier for the digital audio-video content from the media player device to a remote server, in association with a user account identifier.
13 . The media player device of claim 10 , wherein the memory holds further instructions for causing the media player device to retrieve a selected playlist from one or more stored playlists.
14 . The media player device of claim 10 , wherein the memory holds further instructions for:
generating a video clip based on the playlist, the digital content package, and/or the user-supplied digital content; and
displaying the video clip on the media player device.
15 . The media player device of claim 10 , wherein the memory holds further instructions for:
in response to determining that the media player device includes a copy of playlist data, permitting the generation of a video clip.
16 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions for generating a user-selected scenes playlist, the instructions comprising:
receiving, from a media player device of a user, a digital content package including digital audio-video content;
executing an application to generate a playlist based on the digital content package;
enabling the user to make a selection of one or more start time values and one or more stop time values corresponding to a playlist timeline of the playlist generated based on the digital audio-video content received from the user;
receiving user-supplied digital content from an interface device of the media player device of the user;
associating the user-supplied digital content with the playlist timeline to create a defined playlist;
storing the user-supplied digital content and the defined playlist comprising the one or more start time values and the one or more stop time values selected by the user;
configuring the defined playlist to determine whether the interface device includes a copy of playlist data used to generate the defined playlist; and
in response to determining that the media player device includes the copy of the playlist data, permitting the generation of a video clip.
17 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , wherein the user-supplied digital content includes voiceover audio data.
18 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 16 , the instructions further comprising:
generating a video clip based on the playlist, the digital content package, the user-supplied digital content, and/or the user-supplied digital content; and
displaying the video clip on the media player device.