Patent ID: 9449645
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G11B,H04N

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method of creating a video greeting, the method comprising the steps: accessing a video greeting system with a first computing device, wherein said first computing device comprises a CPU, data storage, and a graphical user interface (GUI), and wherein said video greeting system comprises a central server including a CPU, data storage, and a connection to a computer network; initiating a video greeting request with said first computing device; generating editing commands at said first computing device, whereby a final video output is generated from at least two video inputs; sending said final video output to a second computing device, wherein said second computing device comprises a CPU, data storage, and a GUI; displaying said final video output on said second computing device GUI; accessing a database of recipients stored in said data storage of said first computing device; selecting at least one recipient from said database of recipients; sending an invitation through said computer network to a third computing device, wherein said third computing device comprises a CPU, data storage, a GUI, a microphone, and a video camera; recording a video input with said second computing device; sending a video input from said second computing device to said central server; wherein said video input comprises audio data and video data; filtering said audio data using FFmpeg advanced filtering; mixing all audio data into a single audio track; determining a layout grid based upon said at least two video inputs; scaling said video data based upon said layout grid; layering said video data onto said layout grid, creating a single layered video; and wherein said final video output comprises said single audio track and said single layered video.