Method and system for storytelling on a computing device via user editing

A computing device comprising:

• a processor;
• a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising:
• analyzing logic executed by the processor for analyzing a set of media items associated with a user, each media item having associated metadata;
• identifying logic executed by the processor for identifying, based on analysis of the associated metadata, one or more related characteristics among the media items in the set to form a cluster of media items associated with an event associated with the user;
• selecting logic executed by the processor for selecting, based on analysis of the media items in the cluster, a plurality of templates from a template database, each template of the plurality of templates configured to represent a moment in the event;
• editing logic executed by the processor for editing selected media items in the cluster to fit into the selected templates;
• creating logic executed by the processor for creating a mixed-media module comprising the plurality of templates organized into a desired sequence for the selected templates;
• displaying logic executed by the processor for displaying to the user a preview of the mixed-media module;
• receiving logic executed by the processor for receiving edit commands from the user for editing the mixed-media module;
• applying logic executed by the processor for applying the edit commands to the mixed-media module to create a final mixed-media module;
• and
• displaying logic executed by the processor for displaying the final mixed-media module.

A server computer comprising:

• a processor;
• a storage medium for tangibly storing thereon program logic for execution by the processor, the program logic comprising:
• application communication logic executed by the processor for communicating a software application to a computing device operated by a user, the software application configured to:
• analyze a set of media items associated with the user, each media item having associated metadata;
• identify, based on analysis of the associated metadata, one or more related characteristics among the media items in the set to form a cluster of media items associated with an event associated with the user;
• select, based on analysis of the media items in the cluster, a plurality of templates from a template database, each template of the plurality of templates configured to represent a moment in the event;
• edit selected media items in the cluster to fit into the selected templates;
• create a mixed-media module comprising the plurality of templates organized into a desired sequence for the selected templates;
• display, to the user, a preview of the mixed-media module;
• receive edit commands from the user for editing the mixed-media module;
• apply the edit commands to the mixed-media module to create a final mixed-media module;
• and
• display the final mixed-media module.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium tangibly storing computer program instructions capable of being executed by a computer processor, the computer program instructions defining the steps of:

• communicating, by the computer processor, a software application to a computing device operated by a user, the software application configured to:
• analyze a set of media items associated with the user, each media item having associated metadata;
• identify, based on analysis of the associated metadata, one or more related characteristics among the media items in the set to form a cluster of media items associated with an event associated with the user,
• select, based on analysis of the media items in the cluster, a plurality of templates from a template database, each template of the plurality of templates configured to represent a moment in the event;
• edit selected media items in the cluster to fit into the selected templates;
• create a mixed-media module comprising the plurality of templates organized into a desired sequence for the selected templates;
• display, to the user, a preview of the mixed-media module;
• receive edit commands from the user for editing the mixed-media module;
• apply the edit commands to the mixed-media module to create a final mixed-media module;
• and
• display the final mixed-media module.

A method comprising:

• communicating, by a processor, a software application to a computing device operated by a user, the software application configured to:
• analyze a set of media items associated with the user, each media item having associated metadata;
• identify, based on analysis of the associated metadata, one or more related characteristics among the media items in the set to form a cluster of media items associated with an event associated with the user,
• select, based on analysis of the media items in the cluster, a plurality of templates from a template database, each template of the plurality of templates configured to represent a moment in the event;
• edit selected media items in the cluster to fit into the selected templates;
• create a mixed-media module comprising the plurality of templates organized into a desired sequence for the selected templates;
• display, to the user, a preview of the mixed-media module;
• receive edit commands from the user for editing the mixed-media module;
• apply the edit commands to the mixed-media module to create a final mixed-media module;
• and
• display the final mixed-media module.