Methods and systems for dynamically editing, encoding, posting and updating live video content

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9986267-B2
Application number	US-201514921807-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 23, 2015
Priority date	Oct 23, 2015
Publication date	May 29, 2018
Grant date	May 29, 2018

Abstract

There is provided a method for use by a system. The method includes receiving live broadcasting of a segment of a video content from a live encoder; recording the segment in a video database of the non-transitory memory, receiving edits to the segment from a producer to produce an edited segment, encoding the edited segment to produce an encoded edited segment, and transmitting a network address of the encoded edited segment to a content management system (CMS) for distribution to a plurality of user devices.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of processing a live video broadcast having a plurality of video segments by a system having a hardware processor and a non-transitory memory to create a video-on-demand (VOD), the method comprising:
for each of the plurality of video segments of the live video broadcast:
receiving, using the hardware processor, a video segment of the plurality of video segments of the live video broadcast from a live encoder;
recording, using the hardware processor, the video segment in a video database of the non-transitory memory;
decoding the video segment recorded in the video database to generate a decoded video segment;
receiving edits to the decoded video segment when provided by a producer to produce an edited video segment;
encoding the edited video segment to produce an encoded edited segment;
storing the encoded edited video segment in the video database of the non-transitory memory; and
transmitting a network address of the encoded edited video segment to a content management system (CMS) for distribution to a plurality of user devices as the VOD while the live video broadcast is being broadcast on a channel;
wherein, while the live video broadcast is being broadcast on the channel, each of the encoded edited video segments is stored in the video database, one after another, for distribution by the CMS to the plurality of user devices as the VOD.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the edits include censoring the live video broadcast, and wherein the censoring comprises identifying and obscuring inappropriate content within the video segment.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the video segment includes a first commercial.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the edits include removing the first commercial from the video segment.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
selecting, using the hardware processor, a second commercial from a plurality of video commercials in the video database of the non-transitory memory to be added to the edited video segment.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
selecting, using the hardware processor, a second commercial from a plurality of video commercials in the video database of the non-transitory memory to be added to the encoded edited video segment.

7. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
storing, using the hardware processor, the edited video segment in the video database of the non-transitory memory prior to the encoding.

8. The method of claim 1 further comprising:
storing, using the hardware processor, the encoded edited video segment in the video database of the non-transitory memory prior to the transmitting.

9. A system for processing a live video broadcast having a plurality of video segments to create a video-on-demand (VOD), the system comprising:
a non-transitory memory;
for each of the plurality of video segments of the live video broadcast, a hardware processor configured to:
receive a video segment of the plurality of video segments of the live video broadcast from a live encoder;
record the video segment in a video database of the non-transitory memory;
decode the video segment recorded in the video database to generate a decoded video segment;
receive edits to the decoded video segment when provided by a producer to produce an edited video segment;
encode the edited video segment to produce an encoded edited segment;
store the encoded edited video segment in the video database of the non-transitory memory; and
transmit a network address of the encoded edited video segment to a content management system (CMS) for distribution to a plurality of user devices as the VOD while the live video broadcast is being broadcast on a channel;
wherein, while the live video broadcast is being broadcast on the channel, each of the encoded edited video segments is stored in the video database, one after another, for distribution by the CMS to the plurality of user devices as the VOD.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein the edits include censoring the live video broadcast, and wherein the censoring comprises identifying and obscuring inappropriate content within the video segment.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein the video segment includes a first commercial.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the edits include removing the first commercial from the video segment.

13. The system claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
select a second commercial from a plurality of video commercials in the video database of the non-transitory memory to be added to the edited video segment.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
select a second commercial from a plurality of video commercials in the video database of the non-transitory memory to be added to the encoded edited video segment.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:
store the edited video segment in the video database of the non-transitory memory prior to the encoding.

16. The system of claim 9 , wherein hardware processor is further configured to:
store the encoded edited video segment in the video database of the non-transitory memory prior to the transmitting.

Assignees

• Disney Entpr Inc

Inventors

• Yang Edward
• Bell Josef

Classifications

• H04N21/2383

  Channel coding {or modulation} of digital bit-stream, e.g. QPSK modulation (arrangements for detecting or preventing errors in the information received by adapting the channel coding H04L1/0009; analogue front ends or means for connecting modulators, demodulators or transceivers to a transmission line H04L27/0002) · CPC title

• H04N21/812

  involving advertisement data (advertising per se G06Q30/02) · CPC title

• H04N21/2747

  Remote storage of video programmes received via the downstream path, e.g. from the server · CPC title

• H04N21/23424 Primary

  involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement · CPC title

• G11B27/031

  Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals · CPC title