Content playback and recording based on scene change detection and metadata

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10210906-B2
Application number	US-201615175684-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jun 7, 2016
Priority date	Jun 8, 2015
Publication date	Feb 19, 2019
Grant date	Feb 19, 2019

Abstract

Methods, systems, and computer readable media described herein may facilitate the characterization of content segments based on a type of content, thus providing a user with the flexibility to: record only the scene types of interest to the user; playback only the scene types of interest to the user; search a media library, wherein the results of the search will include a list of only the content having scene types of interest to the user; browse available user selected scenes from clients; reposition content to user interested scene type during playback; and/or generate a detailed listing of the content based on the scene types. Scene change detection and scene type metadata may be used to identify scene boundaries within a piece of content and to characterize a scene based on a scene type.

First claim

We claim:

1. A method comprising:
receiving a request to record a piece of content, wherein the request identifies a specified scene type for recording, and wherein the request is received by a multimedia device;
retrieving, at the multimedia device, the piece of content;
retrieving scene type information associated with the piece of content, wherein the scene type information identifies a scene type associated with each respective one of one or more segments of the piece of content, each respective segment comprising a start point at a scene boundary and an end point at another scene boundary, wherein the start point and end point are identified through a scene change detection utilized by the multimedia device;
based upon the scene type information associated with the piece of content, identifying one or more segments of the piece of content that are associated with the specified scene type; and
recording and storing the identified one or more segments of the piece of content, wherein the one or more segments of the piece of content are recorded and stored as a recording comprising one or more select segments of the piece of content, the one or more select segments being identified based upon the scene type information associated with the piece of content.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the scene type information is retrieved from metadata carried within the piece of content.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the identified one or more segments of the piece of content are the only segments of the piece of content that are recorded.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
wherein the entirety of the piece of content is recorded;
identifying a scene type associated with each of one or more segments of the piece of content, each respective segment comprising a start point at a scene boundary and an end point at another scene boundary;
generating a user interface including an identification of each scene type that is associated with at least one segment of the piece of content; and
outputting the user interface to a display.

5. The method of claim 4 , further comprising:
receiving a request for playback of one or more segments associated with a specified scene type; and
initiating playback of the one or more segments that are associated with the specified scene type.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
wherein one or more segments of another piece of content are recorded and stored, the one or more segments being associated with the specified scene type;
receiving a request to display the one or more scenes of the specified scene type for each of the pieces of content recorded and stored;
for each piece of content that is recorded and stored, identifying each segment that is associated with the specified scene type;
generating a user interface including an identification of each of the segments identified from each of the pieces of content; and
outputting the user interface to a display.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
receiving a request for playback of one or more of the segments; and
initiating playback of the one or more segments.

8. An apparatus comprising:
one or more interfaces configured to be used to:
receive a request to record a piece of content, wherein the request identifies a specified scene type for recording; and
retrieve the piece of content; and
a scene type recording module configured to:
retrieve scene type information associated with the piece of content, wherein the scene type information identifies a scene type associated with each respective one of one or more segments of the piece of content, each respective segment comprising a start point at a scene boundary and an end point at another scene boundary, wherein the start point and end point are identified through a scene change detection utilized by the scene type recording module;
based upon the scene type information associated with the piece of content, identify one or more segments of the piece of content that are associated with the specified scene type; and
record and store the identified one or more segments of the piece of content, wherein the one or more segments of the piece of content are recorded and stored as a recording comprising one or more select segments of the piece of content, the one or more select segments being identified based upon the scene type information associated with the piece of content.

9. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the scene type information is retrieved from metadata carried within the piece of content.

10. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the identified one or more segments of the piece of content are the only segments of the piece of content that are recorded.

11. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein the entirety of the piece of content is recorded, and wherein the apparatus further comprises:
a scene type module configured to:
identify a scene type associated with each of one or more segments of the piece of content, each respective segment comprising a start point at a scene boundary and an end point at another scene boundary; and
generate a user interface including an identification of each scene type that is associated with at least one segment of the piece of content; and
wherein the one or more interfaces are further configured to be used to output the user interface to a display.

12. The apparatus of claim 11 , wherein the one or more interfaces are further configured to be used to receive a request for playback of one or more segments associated with a specified scene type, and wherein the scene type module is further configured to initiate playback of the one or more segments that are associated with the specified scene type.

13. The apparatus of claim 8 , wherein one or more segments of another piece of content are recorded and stored, the one or more segments being associated with the specified scene type, wherein the one or more interfaces are further configured to be used to receive a request to display the one or more scenes of the specified scene type for each of the pieces of content recorded and stored, and wherein the apparatus further comprises:
a scene type module configured to:
for each piece of content that is recorded and stored, identify each segment that is associated with the specified scene type; and
generate a user interface including an identification of each of the segments identified from each of the pieces of content; and
wherein the one or more interfaces are further configured to be used to output the user interface to a display.

14. One or more non-transitory computer readable media having instructions operable to cause one or more processors to perform the operations comprising:
receiving a request to record a piece of content, wherein the request identifies a specified scene type for recording, and wherein the request is received by a multimedia device;
retrieving, at the multimedia device, the piece of content;
retrieving scene type information associated with the piece of content, wherein the scene type information identifies a scene type associated with each respective one of one or more segments of the piece of content, each respective segment comprising a start point at a scene boundary and an end point at another scene boundary, wherein the start point and end point are identified through a scene change detection utilized by the multimedia device;
based upon the scene type information associated with the piece of content, identifying one or more segments of the piece of content that are associated with the specified scene type; and
recording and storing the identified one or more segments of

Assignees

• Arris Entpr Llc

Inventors

• Poral Jeethendra
• Singh Virendra
• Sahasranaman Murali S

Classifications

• G11B27/19 Primary

  by using information detectable on the record carrier · CPC title

• H04N5/91

  Television signal processing therefor · CPC title

• G11B27/34

  Indicating arrangements  {(indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D)} · CPC title

• H04N5/93

  Regeneration of the television signal or of selected parts thereof · CPC title

• H04N9/8205

  involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal · CPC title