Method and system for video recording compilation

• US 20030099461A1
• Filed: 11/27/2001
• Published: 05/29/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/27/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Original Assignee: Thomson Licensing SA (Vantiva SA)
• Inventors: Johnson, Carolynn Rae
• Application Number:
  US09/994,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20030099461A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/290
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/455 said record carriers being in one device and being used as primary and secondary/backup media, e.g. HDD-DVD combo device, or as source and target media, e.g. PC and portable player
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/024 on tapes G11B27/028, G11B27/029 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/032 on tapes G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

The invention concerns a method (200) and system (100) for generating a customized video recording compilation. The invention comprises the steps of: presenting (212) a menu which lists at least a portion of video segments recorded on a first storage medium; prompting (214) a user to select at least one video segment from the menu; compiling (218) each video segment selected by the user to create at least one compilation; and inserting (220) the compilation as a new item in the menu. The invention can also include the step of transferring (228) a video segment in the compilation from the first storage medium to a second storage medium. The invention can also include the step of automatically transferring (230) a plurality of video segments in the compilation from the first storage medium to a second storage medium without any user interaction following the initiation of the transferring step.

Claims

1. A method of generating a customized video recording compilation, comprising the steps of:

presenting a menu which lists at least a portion of video segments recorded on a first storage medium;

prompting a user to select at least one video segment from the menu;

compiling each video segment selected by the user to create at least one compilation; and

inserting the compilation as a new item in the menu.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of transferring at least one video segment in the compilation from the first storage medium to a second storage medium.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

prompting the user to place each selected video segment in an order; and

placing the selected video segments in the order to reflect a customized viewing sequence.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of automatically transferring all video segments in the compilation from the first storage medium to a second storage medium with a single intervention from the user.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

prompting the user to create an identifier for the compilation; and

designating the compilation with the identifier.

6. The method according to claim 2, wherein said transferring step further comprises the step of automatically transferring a plurality of video segments in the compilation from the first storage medium to a second storage medium without any user interaction following the initiation of said transferring step.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein the first storage medium can be selected from the group comprising an optical disc medium or a magneto disc medium.

8. The method according to claim 6, wherein the second storage medium can be selected from the group comprising an optical disc medium, a magneto disc medium, a digital tape medium or an analog tape medium.

9. The method according to claim 7, wherein the first storage medium is a hard disc drive (HDD).

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the prompting step comprises the step of prompting a user to select at least two video segments from the menu.

11. A method of generating a customized video recording compilation, comprising the steps of:

displaying a list of menu items, wherein each menu item is associated with at least one portion of a plurality of video segments recorded on a storage medium;

enabling the creation of a customized list of the menu items in a user selectable manner; and

compiling each video segment from the customized list to create at least the customized video recording compilation as a new menu item on the list.

12. A system for generating a customized video recording compilation, comprising:

a menu which lists at least a portion of video segments recorded on a first storage medium; and

processor programmed to;

prompt a user to select at least one video segment from the menu;

compile each video segment selected by the user to create at least one compilation; and

insert the compilation as a new item in the menu.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the processor is further programmed to transfer a video segment in the compilation from the first storage medium to a second storage medium.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

prompt the user to place each selected video segment in an order; and

place the selected video segments in the order to reflect a customized viewing sequence.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein the processor is further programmed to automatically transfer all video segments in the compilation from the first storage medium to a second storage medium with a single intervention from the user.

16. The system according to claim 12, wherein the processor is further programmed to:

prompt the user to create an identifier for the compilation; and

designate the compilation with the identifier.

17. The system according to claim 13, wherein the processor is further programmed to automatically transfer a plurality of video segments in the compilation from the first storage medium to a second storage medium without any user interaction following the initiation of the transferring step.

18. The system according to claim 17, wherein the first storage medium can be selected from the group comprising an optical disc medium or a magneto disc medium.

19. The system according to claim 17, wherein the second storage medium can be selected from the group comprising an optical disc medium, a magneto disc medium, a digital tape medium or an analog tape medium.

20. The system according to claim 18, wherein the first storage medium is a hard disc drive (HDD).

21. The system according to claim 12, wherein the processor is further programmed to prompt a user to select at least two video segments from the menu.

22. A system for generating a customized video recording compilation, comprising:

a menu for displaying a list of menu items, wherein each menu item is associated with at least one portion of a plurality of video segments recorded on a storage medium; and

a processor programmed to;

enable the creation of a customized list of the menu items in a user selectable manner; and

compile each video segment from the customized list to create at least the customized video recording compilation as a new menu item on the list