Apparatus and methods for automated highlight reel creation in a content delivery network
First Claim
1. A computerized method for identification of exciting digitally rendered content in a content delivery network, said computerized method comprising:
- receiving metadata from one or more sources, said metadata comprising information identifying at least one exciting event;
comparing said metadata to data related to a plurality of available digitally rendered content;
based at least in part on said comparing, identifying individual ones of said plurality of available digitally rendered content related to said at least one exciting event;
causing delivery of said individual ones of said plurality of available digitally rendered content to at least one computerized client device; and
enabling a user of said at least one computerized client device, via an editing application computer program operative to run on said at least one computerized client device, to change respective start and stop times for said individual ones of said plurality of available digitally rendered content, said respective start and stop times representative of at least portions of a plurality of clips.
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Abstract
Methods and apparatus for the automated creation of targeted or focused content extractions and/or compilations (e.g., highlight reels). In one embodiment, the extractions or compilations are created for use in a content delivery network. In one variant, incoming live feeds are recorded. Time-stamped metadata from sources (either internal or external) able to identify moments and events of interest is used to parse or select portions of the live feeds to generate clips related thereto. Those clips are then sent to users (including optionally their mobile devices) for viewing. In some embodiments, a recommendation engine is used to select clips matching interests of a particular user or group of users. Varied sources of metadata may be used, and networked resources may be utilized to in the implementation of internal “excitement” monitoring systems. Myriad configurations may be implemented including server or head-end based configurations, consumer premises based deployments, and/or distributed implementations.
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20 Claims
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1. A computerized method for identification of exciting digitally rendered content in a content delivery network, said computerized method comprising:
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receiving metadata from one or more sources, said metadata comprising information identifying at least one exciting event; comparing said metadata to data related to a plurality of available digitally rendered content; based at least in part on said comparing, identifying individual ones of said plurality of available digitally rendered content related to said at least one exciting event; causing delivery of said individual ones of said plurality of available digitally rendered content to at least one computerized client device; and enabling a user of said at least one computerized client device, via an editing application computer program operative to run on said at least one computerized client device, to change respective start and stop times for said individual ones of said plurality of available digitally rendered content, said respective start and stop times representative of at least portions of a plurality of clips. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An Internet-Protocol (IP)-enabled mobile device enabled for receipt and management of content, said IP-enabled device comprising:
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a data processing apparatus; an input device in data communication with said data processing apparatus; a display device in data communication with said data processing apparatus; a wireless interface in data communication with said data processing apparatus; and a storage apparatus in data communication with said data processing apparatus and having at least one computer program thereon, said at least one program configured to, when executed on said data processing apparatus, generate a user interface, said user interface configured to; accept, via said input device, input from a user, said input indicative of an excitement level threshold; present, via said display device, a list comprising a plurality of digitally rendered content with an excitement level above said threshold; enable said user to browse said list; and receive from said user via said input device a request for a particular one of said plurality of digitally rendered content; generate a message comprising data indicative of said request for transmission to a network server entity; and cause transmission of said message via said wireless interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A cloud apparatus for generation of highlight reels in a content delivery network, said cloud apparatus comprising:
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one or more first interfaces for receiving metadata from one or more sources; one or more second interfaces for receiving one or more digital content elements from one or more content feeds; and a content server entity having a processing apparatus, said processing apparatus in data communication with at least one storage device, said processing apparatus configured to run a computer program thereon, said computer program comprising a plurality of instructions, said plurality of instructions configured to, when executed; store, on said storage device, at least one of said one or more digital content elements from said one or more content feeds; utilize information related to said at least one of said one or more digital content elements to predict;
(i) a first future time when a portion of said at least one of said one or more digital content elements will exceed a pre-determined excitement level and (ii) a second future time when said portion of said at least one of said one or more digital content elements fall below said pre-determined excitement level;identify respective first and second timestamps within at least one of said one or more content feeds that correspond to said first and second future times; and cause provision, at said first timestamp, of at least of said portion of said at least one of said one or more digital content elements to the at least one computerized client device of said content delivery network, said provision ceasing at said second timestamp. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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