Media-production system with social media content interface feature

• US 10,062,413 B2
• Filed: 10/17/2016
• Issued: 08/28/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 10/16/2015
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company Incorporated (Nexstar Media Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company Incorporated (Nexstar Media Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: Hundemer, Hank J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lonsberry, Hunter B
• Application Number:
  US15/295,151
• Publication Number:
  US 20170111673A1
• Time in Patent Office: 680 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 3/10 using electric transmission; using electromagnetic transmission
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 5/36 using visible light sources
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/19 by using information detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/765 intermediate
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234 Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing of video streams or manipulating encoded video stream scene graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/24 Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. monitoring of server load, available bandwidth, upstream requests monitoring of server performance or load G06F11/34; arrangements for observation, testing or troubleshooting for broadcast or for distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/12
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2408 Monitoring of the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. client requests monitoring data switching networks utilization H04L43/0876; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/262 Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists scheduling strategies for dispatcher in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/4881; arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/06; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a time schedule or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4394 involving operations for analysing the audio stream, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in audio streams arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of audio in broadcast systems H04H60/58
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44 Processing of video elementary streams, e.g. splicing a video clip retrieved from local storage with an incoming video stream or rendering scenes according to encoded video stream scene graphs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44209 Monitoring of downstream path of the transmission network originating from a server, e.g. bandwidth variations of a wireless network arrangements for maintenance or administration in data switching networks involving bandwidth and capacity management H04L41/0896
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4884 : for displaying subtitles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6587 : Control parameters, e.g. trick play commands, viewpoint selection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 : involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 : Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 : by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 : Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/60 : Control of cameras or camera modules
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/63 : by using electronic viewfinders
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/681 : Motion detection
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6815 : by distinguishing pan or tilt from motion
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/683 : performed by a processor, e.g. controlling the readout of an image memory
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/272 : Means for inserting a foreground image in a background image, i.e. inlay, outlay
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 : between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/0127 : by changing the field or frame frequency of the incoming video signal, e.g. frame rate converter
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/05 : Detection of connection of loudspeakers or headphones to amplifiers
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 2420/07 : Applications of wireless loudspeakers or wireless microphones
• CPC Class Codes: H04R 29/001 : for loudspeakers H04R29/007 takes precedence

Abstract

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) accessing, by a computing system, data associated with a program schedule for a video program; (ii) based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item; (iii) providing, by the computing system, a user interface that (i) outputs the selected SM content item, and facilitates modifying the program schedule such that the program schedule refers to the selected SM content item; (iv) based on the modified program schedule, generating, by the computing system, video content that includes the selected SM content item; and (v) transmitting, by the computing system, to another computing system, the generated video content for presentation of the generated video content on the other computing system.

Claims

1. A method for use in connection with a computing system comprising a video-production system (VPS) configured to facilitate production of a video program, wherein the VPS comprises a sequencing system and one or more other components, the method comprising:

accessing, by the computing system, data associated with a program schedule for the video program, wherein the program schedule is an outline of the video program and includes a sequence of records, each record corresponding to a respective portion of the video program, herein the sequencing system is configured to process the sequence of records in sequential order, and wherein processing a record of the sequence of records comprises controlling the one or more other components of the VPS to perform one or more operations corresponding to the respective portion of the video program;

based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item;

providing, by the computing system, a user interface that (i) outputs the selected SM content item, and (ii) facilitates modifying the program schedule such that the program schedule refers to the selected SM content item;

based on the modified program schedule, generating, by the computing system, a video program that includes the selected SM content item; and

transmitting, by the computing system, to an end-user device, the generated video program for presentation of the generated video program on the end-user device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing system further comprises a video-broadcast system (VBS).

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:

(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;

(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;

(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;

(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and

(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic, wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining, by the computing system, the selected SM content item from a SM platform, wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises generating video program that includes the obtained SM content item.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises executing a digital video-effect (DVE).

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that upon execution by a processor, cause performance of a set of acts comprising:

accessing, by a computing system, data associated with a program schedule for a video program, wherein the computing system comprises a video-production system (VPS) configured to facilitate production of a video program, wherein the VPS comprises a sequencing system and one or more other components, wherein the program schedule is an outline of the video program and includes a sequence of records, each record corresponding to a respective portion of the video program, wherein the sequencing system is configured to process the sequence of records in sequential order, and wherein processing a record of the sequence of records comprises controlling the one or more other components of the VPS to perform one or more operations corresponding to the respective portion of the video program;

based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item;

providing, by the computing system, a user interface that (i) outputs the selected SM content item, and (ii) facilitates modifying the program schedule such that the program schedule refers to the selected SM content item;

based on the modified program schedule, generating, by the computing system, a video program that includes the selected SM content item; and

transmitting, by the computing system, to an end-user device, the generated video program for presentation of the generated video program on the end-user device.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the computing system further comprises a video-broadcast system (VBS).

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:

(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;

(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;

(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;

(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and

(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic, wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, the set of acts further comprising:

obtaining, by the computing system, the selected SM content item from a SM platform, wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises generating a video program that includes the obtained SM content item.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises executing a digital video-effect (DVE).

15. A computing system configured for performing a set of acts, wherein the computing system comprises a video-production system (VPS) configured to facilitate production of a video program, wherein the VPS comprises a sequencing system and one or more other components, and wherein the set of acts comprises:

accessing, by the computing system, data associated with a program schedule for the video program, wherein the program schedule is an outline of the video program and includes a sequence of records, each record corresponding to a respective portion of the video program, wherein the sequencing system is configured to process the sequence of records in sequential order, and wherein processing a record of the sequence of records comprises controlling the one or more other components of the VPS to perform one or more operations corresponding to the respective portion of the video program;

based on the accessed data, selecting, by the computing system, a social media (SM) content item;

providing, by the computing system, a user interface that (i) outputs the selected SM content item, and (ii) facilitates modifying the program schedule such that the program schedule refers to the selected SM content item;

based on the modified program schedule, generating, by the computing system, a video program that includes the selected SM content item; and

transmitting, by the computing system, to an end-user device, the generated video program for presentation of the generated video program on the end-user device.

16. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the computing system further comprises a video-broadcast system (VBS).

17. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the accessed data comprises data included in the program schedule.

18. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the accessed data comprises data selected from the group consisting of:

(i) text that is a description element of a record of the program schedule;

(ii) text scheduled to be provided to a teleprompter;

(iii) text that is scheduled to be used by a digital-video effect (DVE) system in connection with executing a DVE;

(iv) data identifying a location where a video content item was recorded; and

(v) data identifying a time when a video content item was recorded.

19. The computing system of claim 15, wherein the accessed data relates to a person, place, event, or topic, wherein the SM content item includes data relating to a person, place, event, or topic, and wherein selecting the SM content item comprises selecting the SM content item based on the accessed data having a threshold extent of similarity with the data of the SM content item.

20. The computing system of claim 15, the set of acts further comprising:

obtaining, by the computing system, the selected SM content item from a SM platform, wherein generating a video program that includes the selected SM content item comprises generating a video program that includes the obtained SM content item.