Media production system with score-based display feature

• US 10,348,794 B2
• Filed: 03/21/2018
• Issued: 07/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• 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): Chowdhury, Sumaiya A
• Application Number:
  US15/927,904
• Publication Number:
  US 20180213016A1
• Time in Patent Office: 475 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/186 Templates
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/00 Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/10 Multimedia information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 51/52 for supporting social networking services
• 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 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal
• 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 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• 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 21/235 : Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25841 : involving the geographical location of the client retrieval from the Internet by querying based on geographical locations G06F16/9537; arrangements for identifying locations of receiving stations in broadcast systems H04H60/51; location of the user terminal in data switching networks H04L67/52; services making use of the location of users or terminals in wireless networks H04W4/02; locating users or terminals in wireless networks H04W64/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25875 : involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• 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 21/2665 : Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4316 : for displaying supplemental content in a region of the screen, e.g. an advertisement in a separate window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 : Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 : Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 : Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47214 : for content reservation or setting reminders; for requesting event notification, e.g. of sport results or stock market stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; notification of incoming messages in packet switching networks H04L51/224
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/482 : End-user interface for program selection broadcast systems using EPGs H04H60/72
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6125 : involving transmission via Internet transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 : involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8126 : involving additional data, e.g. news, sports, stocks, weather forecasts
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8133 : specifically related to the content, e.g. biography of the actors in a movie, detailed information about an article seen in a video program
• 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 21/854 : Content authoring

Abstract

In one aspect, an example method includes (i) selecting, by a computing system, a media content item from a set of multiple media content items; (ii) identifying, by the computing system, a set of operations that a media production system and/or a media broadcast system performed in connection with the selected media content item; (iii) for each operation in the identified set of operations, determining, by the computing system, a respective operation score; (iv) using, by the computing system, the one or more determined operation scores to determine a media content item score of the selected media content item; (v) repeating (i)-(iv) above for each remaining media content item in the set of multiple media content items; and (vi) displaying a reference to each media content item in the set of multiple media content items, wherein the displayed references are arranged based on the determined media content item scores.

Claims

1. A method for use with a media system comprising a media production system (MPS) and a media broadcast system (MBS), the method comprising:

(i) selecting, by a computing system, a media content item from a set of multiple media content items;

(ii) identifying, by the computing system, a first set of operations that the MPS performed in connection with the selected media content item;

(iii) for each operation in the identified first set of operations, determining, by the computing system, a respective operation score;

(iv) identifying, by the computing system, a second set of operations that the MBS performed in connection with the selected media content item, wherein the identified second set of operations comprises an operation of the MBS transmitting the selected media content item to another computing system for presentation of the media content item on the other computing system;

(v) for each operation in the identified second set of operations, determining, by the computing system, a respective operation score;

(vi) using, by the computing system, the determined operation scores to determine a media content item score of the selected media content item;

(vii) repeating (i)-(vi) above for each remaining media content item in the set of multiple media content items; and

(viii) displaying, by the computing system, a reference to each media content item in the set of multiple media content items, wherein the displayed references are arranged based on the determined media content item scores.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the computing system is the MPS.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the MPS is a video production system and the set of multiple media content items is a set of multiple video content items.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified first set of operations comprises an operation of the MPS providing a preview of the selected media content item.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified first set of operations comprises an operation of the MPS adding a reference to the selected media content item to a program schedule for a media program.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the identified first set of operations comprises an operation of the MPS transmitting the selected media content item to another MPS.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein at least two of the determined operation scores are different from each other.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the displayed references are arranged in a list and are arranged such that the corresponding content item scores are in an ascending order or a descending order.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that upon execution by a processor, cause performance of a set of acts for use with a media system comprising a media production system (MPS) and a media broadcast system (MBS), the set of acts comprising:

(i) selecting, by a computing system, a media content item from a set of multiple media content items;

(ii) identifying, by the computing system, a first set of operations that the MPS performed in connection with the selected media content item;

(iii) for each operation in the identified first set of operations, determining, by the computing system, a respective operation score;

(iv) identifying, by the computing system, a second set of operations that the MBS performed in connection with the selected media content item, wherein the identified second set of operations comprises an operation of the MBS transmitting the selected media content item to another computing system for presentation of the media content item on the other computing system;

(v) for each operation in the identified second set of operations, determining, by the computing system, a respective operation score;

(vi) using, by the computing system, the determined operation scores to determine a media content item score of the selected media content item;

(vii) repeating (i)-(vi) above for each remaining media content item in the set of multiple media content items; and

(viii) displaying, by the computing system, a reference to each media content item in the set of multiple media content items, wherein the displayed references are arranged based on the determined media content item scores.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the computing system is the MPS.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the MPS is a video production system and the set of multiple media content items is a set of multiple video content items.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the identified first set of operations comprises an operation of the MPS providing a preview of the selected media content item.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the identified first set of operations comprises an operation of the MPS adding a reference to the selected media content item to a program schedule for a media program.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the identified first set of operations comprises an operation of the MPS transmitting the selected media content item to another MPS.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein at least two of the determined operation scores are different from each other.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 9, wherein the displayed references are arranged in a list and are arranged such that the corresponding content item scores are in an ascending order or a descending order.

17. A computing system configured for performing a set of acts comprising:

(i) selecting, by the computing system, a media content item from a set of multiple media content items;

(ii) identifying, by the computing system, a first set of operations that a media production system (MPS) performed in connection with the selected media content item;

(iii) for each operation in the identified first set of operations, determining, by the computing system, a respective operation score;

(iv) identifying, by the computing system, a second set of operations that a media broadcast system (MBS) performed in connection with the selected media content item, wherein the identified second set of operations comprises an operation of the MBS transmitting the selected media content item to another computing system for presentation of the media content item on the other computing system;

(v) for each operation in the identified second set of operations, determining, by the computing system, a respective operation score;

(vi) using, by the computing system, the determined operation scores to determine a media content item score of the selected media content item;

(vii) repeating (i)-(vi) above for each remaining media content item in the set of multiple media content items; and

(viii) displaying, by the computing system, a reference to each media content item in the set of multiple media content items, wherein the displayed references are arranged based on the determined media content item scores.

18. The computing system of claim 17, wherein the computing system is the MPS.