Automatic, multi-stage rich-media content creation using a framework based digital workflow - systems, methods and program products

Abstract

An automatic, multi-stage rich media content creation system includes a network based server executing an operating system, a text editing program, typically XML editor, and an authoring or batch processing program for combining Rich Media in a Multimedia Vehicle Repository (MVR) file. Video, stills, panoramas, sound, film, etc are combined as raw Rich Media from one or more sources and transmitted to the server in a framework over a digital network. The raw Rich Media is incorporated into the framework as a series of related frames. The raw Rich Media is stored on a storage device, typically a disk at the network based server. A creator using a standard graphical or text editing tools has access to the raw media assets on the disk for preparing a textual specification description, typically XML in an electronic template of desired Rich Media content. The template and raw media assets are transmitted by the creator to the server for combining the raw media assets and the XML textual specification in the template as a composed MVR file using the batch-processing program. The composed MVR file and textual specification may be returned to the creator for further editing of the specification, if necessary, and / or stored on the server disk for access by other creators. The template based, composed or edited MVR file of Rich Media content and related textual specification can be transmitted to other servers on the network for automatic, multistage creation of Rich Media content by several user groups. One user group can create a template based, composed or edited MVR file which another group accesses via the network to inject other content into the template for revising the XML text specification to create another embodiment of the Rich Media content.

Description

[0001] Serial No. ______ entitled "An XML-Based Textual Specification For Rich-Media Content Creation--Systems, Methods And Program Products", filed ______, (SOM9-2000-0010 / 1963-7399), assigned to the same assignee as that of the present invention and fully incorporated herein by reference.[0002] 1. Field of Invention[0003] This invention relates to multi-media content creation systems, methods and program products. More particularly, the invention relates to automatic, multi-stage Rich Media Content creation using a framework based digital workflow--systems, methods and program products.[0004] 2. Description of Prior Art[0005] Ser. No. 09 / 268,537 entitled "Framework for Progressive Hierarchical and Adapted Delivery On Which Media Presentations and Associated Media Method Data", filed Mar. 12, 1999 (SE9-98-030), assigned to the assignee as that of the present invention and fully incorporated herein by reference, describes a single, easy-to-use offering environment, known as HotMedia...

AI Technical Summary

Problems solved by technology

However, with a binary format, it is difficult for users to understand the file structure, add new content or modify the content stored in the file outside the authoring tool.

None of the prior art discloses a Rich Media Content creation system in a framework based digital workflow for automatic, multi-stage content creation executable on a multi-media player.

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