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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2016
Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Scott Snibbe, San Francisco, CA (US);
Graham McDermott, Berkeley, CA (US);
Justin Ponczek, San Francisco, CA (US);
Spencer Schoeben, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jesse Fulton, San Francisco, CA (US);
FACEBOOK, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
The various implementations described herein include methods, devices, and systems for generating media items. In one aspect, a method is performed at a server system. The method includes: (1) receiving one or more audio files; (2) obtaining one or more audio characteristics for the audio files; (3) receiving a request to generate a media item using the audio files, the request including one or more criteria; and (4) in response to receiving the request, generating the media item, including: (a) identifying one or more visual media files based on the criteria and the audio characteristics; and (b) generating synchronization information; (5) storing the media item in the server system; and (6) enabling playback of the media item by sending a link for the stored media item to the client device.