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US 10,705,784 B2Granted
Methods and apparatus for automatically creating multimedia presentations
AssigneeZoho Corporation Private Limited
InventorsKarthikeyan Jambulingam, Vijaykumar Rajendran, Sridhar Vembu, Sudheer A. Grandhi
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Abstract
A system and method for communicating a multimedia presentation between a presenter and an audience is described. Services provided via a network facilitate the communication, and include real-time determination of remaining portions of a presentation responsive to “on the fly” presentation modifications, automated filtering and prioritization of audience feedback to a presenter, and integration with one or more customer data resources.
Claims17
A computer-implemented method for automatically creating a multimedia presentation, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a request to create a trailer for a first pre-existing multimedia presentation, the request identifying selection criteria and one or more pre-existing multimedia presentations including the first pre-existing multimedia presentation, wherein the selection criteria for the trailer include a location corresponding to an upcoming event;
- receiving, via a network, first customer data corresponding to the selection criteria, the first customer data corresponding to a potential attendee of the upcoming event and including a relevance to the potential attendee of subject matter contained in the one or more pre-existing multimedia presentations;
- responsive to the first customer data, selecting a first portion from the first pre-existing multimedia presentation, wherein the first portion and a duration of the first portion are selected at least in part according to the relevance to the potential attendee, and creating the trailer of the first pre-existing multimedia presentation from the first portion;
- storing and associating the trailer of the first pre-existing multimedia presentation with contact information for the potential attendee;
- providing, to the potential attendee, a presentation interface to a presentation device via the network;
- directing the trailer to the presentation device via the presentation interface;
- and
- running the trailer in a loop.
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A computer-implemented method for automatically creating a multimedia presentation, the computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving a request to create a trailer for a first pre-existing multimedia presentation, the request specifying portions of one or more pre-existing multimedia presentations;
- selecting for the trailer, according to selection criteria, a plurality of portions from the one or more pre-existing multimedia presentations, wherein the selection criteria for the trailer include a location corresponding to an upcoming event;
- receiving, from a network, first customer data corresponding to each of the portions, the first customer data corresponding to a potential attendee of the upcoming event and including a relevance to the potential attendee of subject matter contained in the one or more pre-existing multimedia presentations;
- and
- determining a portion duration for each of the portions;
- responsive to the first customer data, selecting a first portion from a first pre-existing multimedia presentation, wherein the first portion is selected at least in part according to the relevance to the potential attendee, and creating the trailer of the first pre-existing multimedia presentation from the first portion;
- storing and associating the trailer of the first pre-existing multimedia presentation with contact information for the potential attendee;
- providing, to the potential attendee, a presentation interface to a presentation device via the network;
- directing the trailer to the presentation device via the presentation interface;
- and
- running the trailer in a loop.
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A computer-implemented system for automatically creating a multimedia presentation, the computer-implemented system comprising:
- a processor;
- a network interface;
- a memory holding data tables and instructions for execution by the processor, the instructions comprising services configured to perform operations including:
- receiving data from the network interface,
- managing the data tables and aspects of metadata relating to the multimedia presentation;
- receiving a request to create a trailer for a first pre-existing multimedia presentation, the request identifying selection criteria and one or more pre-existing multimedia presentations including the first pre-existing multimedia presentation, wherein the selection criteria for the trailer include a location corresponding to an upcoming event;
- receiving, via the network interface, first customer data corresponding to the selection criteria, the first customer data corresponding to a potential attendee of the upcoming event and including a relevance to the potential attendee of subject matter contained in the one or more pre-existing multimedia presentations;
- responsive to the first customer data, selecting a first portion from the first pre-existing multimedia presentation, wherein the first portion and a duration of the first portion are selected at least in part according to the relevance to the potential attendee, and creating the trailer of the first pre-existing multimedia presentation from the first portion;
- storing and associating the trailer of the first pre-existing multimedia presentation with contact information for the potential attendee;
- providing, to the potential attendee, a presentation interface to a presentation device via the network;
- directing the trailer to the presentation device via the presentation interface;
- and
- running the trailer in a loop.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.