US 12,462,846 B2
Utilizing proxy-based streaming to provide an end-to-end video editing interface
Alan Rogers, Brunswick (AU); Iris Lin, San Francisco, CA (US); and James Espejo, San Francisco, CA (US)
Assigned to Dropbox, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Dropbox, Inc., San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/585,856.
Prior Publication US 2025/0273244 A1, Aug. 28, 2025
Int. Cl. G11B 27/031 (2006.01); G06F 3/04845 (2022.01); G06F 3/04847 (2022.01)
CPC G11B 27/031 (2013.01) [G06F 3/04845 (2013.01); G06F 3/04847 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, via a video editor application, a request to edit a digital video stored in a cloud-based location of a content management system;
generating, in response to the request, a video proxy comprising a reference to the cloud-based location of the digital video;
in response to receiving an editing operation within the video editor application, modifying the video proxy to include computer instructions defining edit parameters of the editing operation;
providing, for display within an interface of the video editor application, a streamed presentation of the video proxy referencing the cloud-based location of the digital video and depicting modifications defined by the editing operation;
sending, to a client device, a link that references the video proxy; and
in response to receiving, from the client device, an indication of a selection of the link, streaming the digital video modified to include the edit parameters of the editing operation without exporting the digital video.