User customized animated video and method for making the same

Abstract

A system of delivering a customized video stream including a video image customization module in communication with a database storing video contents including live action video contents and customizable video elements, the video image customization module being configured to generate a customized video content of a first video content incorporating one or more of the customizable video elements associated with a selected customization option and to provide the customized video content as an output; and an e-commerce module configured to receive the selection of the first video content and the selected customization option and to determine a value associated with the customized video content based on the selection of the customization option.

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         3 . A system of delivering a customized video stream, comprising
 a video image customization module in communication with a database storing a plurality of video contents and a plurality of customizable video elements, the video image customization module being configured to receive a selection of a first video content from the plurality of video contents and a selection of a first customization option, the video image customization module configured to generate a customized video content of the first video content incorporating one or more of the plurality of customizable video elements associated with the first customization option, the video image customization module being configured to provide the customized video content as an output; and   an e-commerce module configured to receive the selection of the first video content and the selection of the first customization option and to determine a value associated with the customized video content based on the selection of the first customization option.   
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 3 , wherein the plurality of customizable video elements comprise advertisement data from a plurality of advertisers and the first customization option comprises an advertisement option for a first customized advertisement placement. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the video image customization module is configured to generate the customized video content of the first video content incorporating the advertisement data stored in the database and based on the selected advertisement option, the customized video content including the first customized advertisement placement. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the first customization option comprises a selection of a brand or a set of brands for advertisements or product placements in the first video content, the brand or the set of brands being associated with one or more advertisers having advertisement data stored in the database. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the e-commerce module is configured to determine a first value associated with the customized video content based on the selection of the first customization option, the first value being lower than a second value associated with the first video content without customization. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 4 , wherein the video image customization module is in communication with the database storing a plurality of video contents, the plurality of video contents including live action video contents or animated video contents. 
     
     
         9 . A method of delivering a customized video stream, comprising:
 providing, at a central server, a database storing a plurality of customizable video elements;   providing, at the central server, a plurality of video contents;   selecting, at the central server, a first video content;   selecting, at the central server, a first customization option;   generating, at the central server, a customized video content of the first video content incorporating one or more of the plurality of customizable video elements associated with the first customization option;   providing the customized video content as an output; and   in response to generating the customized video content, determining a value associated with the customized video content based on the selection of the first customization option.   
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein providing, at the central server, the database storing a plurality of customizable video elements comprises:
 storing in the database advertisement data from a plurality of advertisers as the customizable video elements.   
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 10 , wherein selecting, at the central server, the first customization option comprises:
 selecting, at the central server, an advertisement option for a first customized advertisement placement in the first video content as the first customization option.   
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein generating, at the central server, the customized video content of the first video content incorporating one or more of the plurality of customizable video elements associated with the first customization option comprises:
 generating, at the central server, the customized video content of the first video content incorporating the advertisement data stored in the database and based on the selected advertisement option, the customized video content including the first customized advertisement placement.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein selecting, at the central server, an advertisement option for a first customized advertisement placement in the first video content as the first customization option comprises:
 selecting advertisements or product placements from one or more advertisers having advertisement data stored in the database.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 11 , wherein selecting, at the central server, an advertisement option for a first customized advertisement placement in the first video content as the first customization option comprises:
 selecting a brand or a set of brands for advertisements or product placements in the first video content, the brand or the set of brands being associated with one or more advertisers having advertisement data stored in the database.   
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein determining the value associated with the customized video content based on the selection of the first customization option comprises:
 determining a first value associated with the customized video content based on the selection of the first customization option, the first value being lower than a second value associated with the first video content without customization.   
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 9 , wherein providing, at the central server, the plurality of video contents comprises:
 providing, at the central server, the plurality of video contents including live action video contents and animated video contents.   
     
     
         17 . A method of providing a customized video stream, comprising:
 receiving, at a local device at a viewing location, customizable video elements from a remote server over a network communication interface, the customizable video elements being provided based on viewer customization information associated with the local device;   storing, at a local database of the local device, a list of assets including the customizable video elements;   receiving, at the local device, a video content from a video distribution network;   in response to a determination that the video content is customizable, converting, at the local device, the video content to a standard video format;   retrieving, from the local database, the list of assets including the customizable video elements;   generating, at the local device, a customized video stream of the video content using one or more of the customizable video elements as the video content is being streamed to a viewing device coupled to the local device; and   displaying the customized video stream on the viewing device.   
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 receiving, at the local device at the viewing location, customized audio assets from the remote server over the network communication interface; and   storing, at the local database of the local device, the list of assets including the customized audio assets.   
     
     
         19 . The method of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 recompositing an audio stream including one or more customized audio content, the customized audio content being derived from one or more of the customized audio assets; and   providing the audio stream with the customized video stream to the viewing device.   
     
     
         20 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein receiving, at the local device, the video content from the video distribution network comprises receiving, at the local device, the video content from a video distribution network including a live action video, an animated video, a broadcast signal, or an on-demand video signal. 
     
     
         21 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 receiving, at the local device at the viewing location, customizable video elements from a remote server on a periodic basis.   
     
     
         22 . The method of  claim 17 , further comprising:
 receiving, at a central server, video content including live action video or animated video;   storing, at the central server, video files associated with the video content;   processing, at the central server, the video files to identify customizable video elements in the video files;   storing a master list of assets including the customizable video elements;   storing viewer customization information in a database on the central server, the viewer customization information being associated with a plurality of viewers; and   providing, on a periodic basis and based on the viewer customization information, a list of assets to a local device at a viewer location associated with a first viewer.   
     
     
         23 . The method of  claim 22 , further comprising:
 storing, at the central server, audio files associated with the video content;   processing the audio files to generate customized audio assets;   storing the master list of assets, including the customizable video elements and the customized audio assets; and   providing, on a periodic basis and based on the viewer customization information, the list of assets to the local device at the viewer location associated with the first viewer, the list of assets including the customized audio assets.   
     
     
         24 . The method of  claim 17 , wherein in response to the determination that the video content is customizable, converting, at the local device, the video content to a standard video format comprises:
 in response to the determination that the video content is customizable, converting, at the local device, the video content to the MPEG video format.   
     
     
         25 . A device for providing a customized video stream, comprising:
 a local device at a viewing location comprising a network communication interface configured to receive customizable video elements from a remote server, the customizable video elements being provided based on viewer customization information associated with the local device; the local device further comprising a local database configures to store a list of assets including the customizable video elements; the local device further configured to receive a video content from a video distribution network over the network communication interface; the local device further comprising a video image customization module configured to, in response to a determination that the video content is customizable, convert the video content to a standard video format, to retrieve from the local database the list of assets including the customizable video elements, to generate a customized video stream of the video content using one or more of the customizable video elements as the video content is being streamed to a viewing device coupled to the local device, and to display the customized video stream on the viewing device.