System and method for content creation

摘要

A system and method for content creation based on a mixed-initiative approach includes an interface configured to allow a user to access and interact with a generation module to assist in the creation of a media project based on media from a media database. The generation module is configured to receive user-selected media and retrieve a set of related media and populate and organize the media project with the user-selected media and related media. For example, in the case of a photo book project, the generation module is configured to automatically identify a set of images associated with a user-selected image and populate a corresponding page of the photo book with the user-selected image and set of associated images in a corresponding layout, having the user-selected image most prominently depicted. The generation module provides the user with a preview of a generated page for evaluation and manual user editing.

主权项

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable memories storing instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, cause the machine to perform operations for creating a media project, said operations comprising:
receiving a request to create a media project based on media stored within a media database, said media project comprising a first and at least a second portion; receiving a first and at least a second user-selected media element from said media database, wherein said first and said at least said second user-selected media elements are associated only with said first and said at least said second portion, respectively, of said media project; identifying one or more attributes associated with each of said first and said at least said second user-selected media elements; searching said media database and identifying a first and at least a second set of one or more media elements associated with each of said first and said at least said second user-selected media elements based, at least in part, on one or more attributes of each of said first and said at least said second user-selected media elements; identifying duplicate media elements included in more than one set of identified associated media elements corresponding to said first and said at least said second portions of said media project; incorporating any identified duplicate media element in only one of said first and said at least said second portions of said media project; generating said first and said at least said second portions of said media project corresponding to each user-selected media element and one or more media elements from said first and said at least said second sets of identified associated media elements arranged in an associated one of a plurality of layouts; and providing a preview of each generated portion of said media project for evaluation by said user.