Techniques to Save or Delete a Video Clip

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016379684-A1
Application number	US-201514750426-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 25, 2015
Priority date	Jun 25, 2015
Publication date	Dec 29, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Examples include a determination how to manage storage of a video clip generated from recorded video based upon a sensor event. Managing storage of the video clip may include determining whether to save or delete the video clip based on an imprint associated with an object that indicates whether the object is included in the video clip.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An apparatus comprising:
an interface to receive sensor information from one or more sensors located with an object;
a video clip creation module operatively coupled with the interface, the video clip creation module to identify a sensor event from the sensor information, and automatically generate a video clip from a video file or a video stream based on the sensor event; and
a video analysis module operatively coupled with the video clip creation module, the video analysis module to determine whether the video clip includes the object based on an imprint associated with the object, and to manage storage of the video clip based on the determination.

2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the imprint associated with the object comprises the video analysis module to identify one or more visual markers of the object for use to determine whether the video file or video stream includes the object.

3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , the one or more visual markers including a fiducial marker associated with the object, a color for the object, a pattern for the object or a motion of the object.

4 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the video analysis module to determine whether the video clip includes the object based on the imprint associated with the object comprises the video analysis module to determine whether the object is included in a majority of video frames included in the video clip.

5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a video and sensor correlation module operatively coupled with the video analysis module and the interface, the video and sensor correlation module to enhance the imprint associated with the object based on the video file or the video stream being recorded by multiple video recording components, the video and sensor correlation module to determine whether the video file or the video stream indicates at least one of the multiple recording components has recorded the video file or is recording the video stream that includes the object based on a correlation of sensor data received from the one or more sensors with the video file or the video stream recorded concurrently with the sensor data by the multiple recording components.

6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the one or more sensors located with the object include one or more sensors attached to the object or worn by the object.

7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , the one or more sensors attached to the object or worn by the object include one or more of an accelerometer, a gyrometer, a position detector, an altimeter, an audio detector, a proximity sensor or a humidity sensor.

8 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the video clip creation module to synchronize the video file or video stream to the sensor event based on identifying a first time stamp of sensor data associated with the sensor event and generating the video clip according to a second time stamp of the video file or video stream, the first time stamp and second time stamp correspond to a same instance.

9 . The method of claim 8 , the first time stamp and the second time stamp generated by respective clocks located with the one or more sensors and one or more video recording components that recorded the video file or video stream, the respective clocks synchronized based on a protocol including network time protocol (NTP).

10 . The apparatus of claim 1 , comprising:
a memory to at least temporarily store the video file or video stream.

11 . A method comprising:
receiving sensor information from one or more sensors located with an object; identifying a sensor event from the sensor information; automatically generating a video clip from a video file or a video stream based on the sensor event; determining whether the video clip includes the object based on an imprint associated with the object; and managing storage of the video clip based on the determination.

12 . The method of claim 11 , the imprint associated with the object comprises identifying one or more visual markers of the object for using to determine whether the video file or video stream includes the object.

13 . The method of claim 11 , comprising:
sending an indication to the object to indicate that a video recording components is recording video that includes the object based on the imprint associated with the object, the indication including at least one of an audio, visual or tactile indicator to alert the object that the video recording components is recording video that includes the object.

14 . The method of claim 11 , receiving the sensor information and automatically generating the video clip based on the sensor event when sensor data included in the sensor information matches a predetermined criterion.

15 . At least one machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed by a system cause the system to:
receive sensor information from one or more sensors located with an object; identify a sensor event from the sensor information; automatically generate a video clip from a video file or a video stream based on the sensor event; determine whether the video clip includes the object based on an imprint associated with the object; and manage storage of the video clip based on the determination.

16 . The at least one machine readable medium of claim 15 , the imprint associated with the object comprises identifying one or more visual markers of the object for using to determine whether the video file or video stream includes the object, the one or more visual markers including a fiducial marker associated with the object, a color for the object, a pattern for the object or a motion of the object.

17 . The at least one machine readable medium of claim 15 , comprises the instructions to cause the system to identify the one or more visual markers responsive to receiving imprinting information that indicates that a subject included in a given video stream concurrent with receiving the imprinting command is the object, the imprinting command received via at least one of a first gesture input from a user of the one or more video recording components, a second gesture input from the object, a first voice-based input from the user, a second voice-based command from the object or an input device command from the user.

18 . The at least one machine readable medium of claim 15 , the instruction to cause the system to enhance the imprint associated with the object based on the video file or video stream being recorded by multiple recording components, the system to enhance the imprint includes a determination of whether the video file or the video stream indicates at least one of the multiple recording components has recorded the video file or is recording the video stream that includes the object based on a correlation of sensor data with the video file or the video stream recorded concurrently with the sensor data by the multiple recording components.

19 . The at least one machine readable medium of claim 15 , the instructions to further cause the system to:
identify a first time stamp of sensor data associated with the sensor event; and generate the video clip according to a second time stamp of the video file or video stream, the first time stamp and second time stamp correspond to a same instance in order to synchronize the video content to the sensor event.

20 . A system comprising:
one or more video recording components; an interface to receive sensor information from one or more sensors located with an object; a video clip

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Anderson Glen J
• Yuen Kathy
• Ekandem Joshua
• Tickoo Omesh
• Iyer Ravishankar

Classifications

• H04N21/4334

  Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27) · CPC title

• H04N21/42202

  environmental sensors, e.g. for detecting temperature, luminosity, pressure, earthquakes · CPC title

• H04N21/47205

  for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally · CPC title

• H04N21/8549

  Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer {(retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739)} · CPC title

• H04N21/4223

  Cameras (H04N23/00 takes precedence) · CPC title