Method for synchronising metadata with an audiovisual document by using parts of frames and a device for producing such metadata

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016353182-A1
Application number	US-201415108569-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Dec 22, 2014
Priority date	Dec 27, 2013
Publication date	Dec 1, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

The invention relates to a method and a device for synchronising metadata associated by a first signature to a first version of an audiovisual document, with a second version of this audiovisual document. The method is characterised in that it synchronises the metadata with the second version of the audiovisual document from a second signature detected in the portion of the second version of the audiovisual document, said portion of the second version of the audiovisual document being obtained by detecting the first signature in the second version of the audiovisual document. In this way, the precision of the synchronisation between the two items of video content carried out by the first signature is improved by the second signature, and new, more accurate metadata is created.

First claim

1 . A method of synchronising at least one metadata associated with a first version of an audiovisual document, with a second version of said audiovisual document, said at least one metadata being synchronized with said first version by a first signature of a first portion of said first version, the method comprising:
associating at least one second metadata with the first version of the audiovisual content, said second metadata being synchronized with said first version by a second signature of a second portion of frames of said first portion, detecting the first signature in portions of said second version, detecting the second signature in a portion of frames of said portions of said second version, Synchronizing the metadata with said portions of the second version of the audiovisual document.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , in which the second portion of said first version of the audiovisual document from which the second signature is extracted is delimited by a geometric shape.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , in which said portions of the second version of the audiovisual document are obtained by detecting the geometric shape in the second version of the audiovisual document, and the second signature is then detected from the content of the second version of the audiovisual document then delimited by this geometric shape.

4 . A device configured to synchronize at least one metadata associated with a first version of an audiovisual document, with a second version of said audiovisual document, said at least one metadata being synchronized with said first version by a first signature of a first portion of said first version, the device comprising a processor configured to:
associate at least one second metadata with the first version of the audiovisual content, said second metadata being synchronized with said first version by a second signature of a second portion of frames of said first portion, detect the first signature in portions of said second version, detect the second signature in a portion of frames of said portions of said second version, Synchronise the metadata with said portions of the second version of the audiovisual document.

5 . he device according to claim 4 , in which the second portion of said first version of the audiovisual document from which the second signature is extracted is delimited by a geometric shape.

6 . The device according to claim 5 , in which said portions of the second version of the audiovisual document are obtained by detecting the geometric shape in the second version of the audiovisual document, and the second signature is then detected from the content of the second version of the audiovisual document then delimited by this geometric shape.

7 . A computer program product comprising program code instructions for implementing the synchronisation method according to claim 1 , when the program is executed by a processor.

Assignees

• Thomson Licensing

Inventors

• Hellier Pierre
• Thudor Franck
• Oisel Lionel

Classifications

• G11B27/10

  Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel · CPC title

• H04N21/235

  Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors · CPC title

• H04N21/435

  Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream · CPC title

• H04N21/8133

  specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video programme · CPC title

• H04N21/4307

  Synchronising the rendering of multiple content streams or additional data on devices, e.g. synchronisation of audio on a mobile phone with the video output on the TV screen · CPC title