Media indexer

• US 20050033758A1
• Filed: 08/09/2004
• Published: 02/10/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 08/08/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Brent A. Baxter
• Original Assignee: Brent A. Baxter
• Inventors: Baxter, Brent A.
• Application Number:
  US10/913,355
• Publication Number:
  US 20050033758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/212 IFN-alpha
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 38/49 Urokinase; Tissue plasminogen activator
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 47/42 Proteins; Polypeptides; Degradation products thereof; Derivatives thereof, e.g. albumin, gelatin or zein oligopeptides having up to five amino acids A61K47/183; polyamino acids A61K47/34
• CPC Class Codes: A61K 9/0019 Injectable compositions; Intramuscular, intravenous, arterial, subcutaneous administration; Compositions to be administered through the skin in an invasive manner non-active ingredients are additionally classified in A61K47/00
• CPC Class Codes: C07K 14/78 Connective tissue peptides, e.g. collagen, elastin, laminin, fibronectin, vitronectin or cold insoluble globulin [CIG]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/739 in form of a video summary, e.g. the video summary being a video sequence, a composite still image or having synthesized frames
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/745 the internal structure of a single video sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/78 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3081 used signal is a video-frame or a video-field (P.I.P)
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 : involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 : between a recording apparatus and a television camera

Abstract

A media indexer method, a media indexer, and/or a media indexer computer useable medium. The media indexer includes a central processor and a memory carrying thereon media indexer software which carries out steps including receiving a media signal, identifying keyframes of the media signal, establishing metadata for each identified keyframe, tagging each identified keyframe with metadata established for the associated keyframe, and outputting the media signal in a form unchanged from the received media signal, and/or a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event. The media indexer can generate parallel index signals that are synchronized to the time rate of the received media signal, and can input and output data using standard compatible file formats for file sharing and data manipulations with other compatible files and software.

Claims

1. A method for indexing media comprising:

receiving a media signal;

identifying keyframes of the media signal;

establishing metadata for each identified keyframe;

tagging each identified keyframe with metadata established for the associated keyframe; and

outputting the media signal in a form selected from the group consisting of (a) a form unchanged from the received media signal, (b) a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event, and (c) a combination of a form unchanged from the received media signal and a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said outputting the media signal step further comprises:

outputting the media signal outputting the media signal in a form unchanged from the received media signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said outputting the media signal step further comprises:

outputting the media signal outputting the media signal in a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said outputting the media signal step further comprises:

outputting the media signal outputting the media signal in a combination of a form unchanged from the received media signal and a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein said outputting the media signal step further comprises:

generating parallel index signals that are synchronized to a time rate of the received media signal.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

inputting/outputting data using standard compatible file formats for file sharing and data manipulations with other compatible files and software.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

temporally indicating a keyframe point of the received media signal in relation to a keyframe sequence having a predetermined quantity of keyframes.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

undoing a last action or returning a display and search to a prior format;

zooming in and out of displayed keyframe events; and

providing a hand tool for navigation of zoomed keyframe events.

9. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

employing a hierarchical browser graphical user interface.

10. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

employing an index screen graphical user interface.

11. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

employing a slide show graphical user interface.

12. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

employing a strobe navigator graphical user interface.

13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

employing a strobe navigator graphical user interface configured to show mid strobe and black intra-key frame moments.

14. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

employing a strobe navigator graphical user interface showing mid strobe and darkened intra-keyframe moments.

15. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

recombining the keyframe events to form a time lapse sequence of keyframe events at desired intervals from collected keyframes.

16. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

recombining the keyframe events to form a time lapse sequence of keyframe events at desired intervals from the collected keyframes.

17. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

interactively presenting still index keyframe events in a pyramid layering manner.

18. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

capturing a fluid action of desired moments of the media signal.

19. The method according to claim 17, further comprising:

outputting and causing to be displayed fluid stop motion still index keyframe events in index-fashion of desired moments of the media signal.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising:

copying processed media signals; and

printing processed media signals on a printer.

21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising:

outputting and causing to be displayed a multi-screen index sampling of still index keyframe events.

22. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

interpreting a sub image stream of supplementary-broadcast data included in an incoming digital media signal.

23. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

interpreting closed captioning text data within vertical blanking interval data of media signals.

24. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

interpreting textual data within vertical blanking interval data of analog media signals.

25. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

interconnecting with other logging and index software to effect functional capability of the other logging and index software on the media signal.

26. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

interpreting results from the other logging and index software;

displaying a multi-screen index sampling of still index keyframe events from the interpreted results.

27. The method for indexing media according to claim 1, further comprising:

providing a media indexer with memory, said media indexer being configured to receive the media signal from a media signal source device;

recording and storing the processed media signal in a memory location of the memory of the media indexer;

interpreting supplementary-broadcast data associated with the media signal;

reading time-counter and index-identification data associated with the media signal;

providing time-counter and index-identification data to outgoing media signals in the form of supplemental parallel broadcast index signals; and

displaying at least one still index keyframe event from incoming media signals at any predetermined time interval.

28. The method according to claim 27, further comprising:

providing the media indexer with a central processor, a tuner, at least one video processor, at least one audio processor, at least one video encoder, at least one audio encoder, at least one multimedia encoders, a modem, at least one input/output connector, at least one input/output switch, and an antenna.

29. The method according to claim 27, further comprising configuring the memory to form a media jukebox that enables users to program a collection of media moments to view, to pre-edit out media moments, or exclude media moments.

30. A media indexer comprising:

a central processor; and

a memory;

wherein said memory carries thereon media indexer software, which, when executed by the central processor, causes the central processor to carry out steps comprising;

receiving a media signal;

identifying keyframes of a media signal;

establishing metadata for each identified keyframe;

tagging each identified keyframe with metadata established for the associated keyframe; and

outputting the media signal in a form selected from the group consisting of (a) a form unchanged from the received media signal, (b) a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event, and (c) a combination of a form unchanged from the received media signal, and a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

31. The media indexer according to claim 30, further comprising:

a hierarchical browser graphical user interface carried on the memory.

32. The media indexer according to claim 30, further comprising:

an index screen graphical user interface carried on the memory.

33. The media indexer according to claim 30, further comprising:

a slide show graphical user interface carried on the memory.

34. The media indexer according to claim 30, further comprising:

a strobe navigator graphical user interface carried on the memory.

35. The media indexer according to claim 30, further comprising:

a strobe navigator graphical user interface carried on the memory that is configured to show mid strobe and black intra-key frame moments.

36. The media indexer according to claim 30, further comprising:

a strobe navigator graphical user interface carried on the memory that is configured to show mid strobe and darkened intra-keyframe moments.

37. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the further comprising:

a strobe navigator graphical user interface carried on the memory that is configured to show mid strobe and darkened intra-keyframe moments.

38. The media indexer according to claim 30, further comprising:

a tuner;

at least one video processor;

at least one audio processor;

at least one video encoder;

at least one audio encoder;

at least one multimedia encoders;

a modem;

at least one input/output connector;

at least one input/output switch; and

an antenna.

39. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry the steps comprising:

outputting the media signal outputting the media signal in a form unchanged from the received media signal.

40. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexing software further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

outputting the media signal outputting the media signal in a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

41. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexing software further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

outputting the media signal outputting the media signal in a combination of a form unchanged from the received media signal and a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

42. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexing software further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

generating parallel index signals that are synchronized to a time rate of the received media signal.

43. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexing software further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

inputting/outputting data using standard compatible file formats for file sharing and data manipulations with other compatible files and software.

44. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexing software further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

temporally indicating a keyframe point of the received media signal in relation to a keyframe sequence having a predetermined quantity of keyframes.

45. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexing software further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

undoing a last action or returning a display and search to a prior format;

zooming in and out of displayed keyframe events; and

providing a hand tool for navigation of zoomed keyframe events.

46. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexing software further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

outputting and causing to be displayed fluid stop motion still index keyframe events in index-fashion of desired moments of the media signal to result in a time-lapse of compressed timeline qualities.

47. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexer is configured to generate parallel index signals that are synchronized to a time rate of a received media signal.

48. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexer is further configured for recording and storing the processed media signal in a memory location of the memory.

49. The media indexer according to claim 30, further comprising input keys and a remote control unit.

50. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

interactively presenting still index keyframe events in a pyramid layering manner.

51. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

capturing a fluid action of desired moments of a media signal.

52. The media indexer according to claim 51, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

outputting and causing to be displayed fluid stop motion still index keyframe events in index-fashion of the desired moments of the media signal.

53. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

copying processed media signals; and

printing processed media signals on a printer interconnected with the media indexer.

54. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

outputting and causing to be displayed a multi-screen index sampling of still index keyframe events.

55. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

interpreting a sub image stream of supplementary-broadcast data included an in incoming digital media signal.

56. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

interpreting closed captioning text data within vertical blanking interval data of media signals.

57. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

interpreting textual data within vertical blanking interval data of analog media signals.

58. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

interconnecting with other logging and index software to effect functional capability of the other logging and index software on the media signal.

59. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the memory carries media indexer software which, when executed by the processor, further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

interpreting results from the other logging and index software; and

displaying a multi-screen index sampling of still index keyframe events from the interpreted results.

60. The media indexer according to claim 30, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

recording and storing the processed media signal in a memory location of the memory of the media indexer;

interpreting supplementary-broadcast data associated with the media signal;

reading time-counter and index-identification data associated with the media signal;

providing time-counter and index-identification data to outgoing media signals in the form of supplemental parallel broadcast index signals; and

displaying at least one still index keyframe event from incoming media signals at any predetermined time interval.

61. The media indexer according to claim 60, further comprising configuring the memory to form a media jukebox that enables users to program a collection of media moments to view, to pre-edit out media moments, or exclude media moments.

62. A computer useable medium carrying media indexer software which, when executed by a processor, causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

receiving a media signal;

identifying keyframes of a media signal;

establishing metadata for each identified keyframe;

tagging each identified keyframe with metadata established for the associated keyframe; and

outputting the media signal in a form selected from the group consisting of (a) a form unchanged from the received media signal, (b) a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event, and (c) a combination of a form unchanged from the received media signal, and a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

63. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software includes a hierarchical browser graphical user interface.

64. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software includes an index screen graphical user interface.

65. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software includes a slide show graphical user interface.

66. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software includes a strobe navigator graphical user interface.

67. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software includes a strobe navigator graphical user interface configured to show mid strobe and black intra-key frame moments.

68. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software includes a strobe navigator graphical user interface configured to show mid strobe and darkened intra-keyframe moments.

69. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer includes a strobe navigator graphical user interface configured to show mid strobe and darkened intra-keyframe moments.

70. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, in combination with a media indexer comprising:

a central processor;

a memory;

a tuner;

at least one video processor;

at least one audio processor;

at least one video encoder;

at least one audio encoder;

at least one multimedia encoders;

a modem;

at least one input/output connector;

at least one input/output switch; and

an antenna.

71. The combination according to claim 70, wherein the media indexer is configured to generate parallel index signals that are synchronized to a time rate of a received media signal.

72. The combination according to claim 70, wherein the media indexer is further configured for recording and storing a processed media signal in a memory location of the memory.

73. The combination according to claim 70, further comprising input keys and a remote control unit.

74. The combination according to claim 70, wherein the media indexer is further configured for recording and storing the processed media signal in a memory location of the memory.

75. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

outputting the media signal in a form unchanged from the received media signal.

76. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

outputting the media signal in a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

77. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

outputting the media signal in a combination of a form unchanged from the received media signal and a form including identified keyframes of the received media signal, each identified keyframe including a representative media keyframe event with metadata associated with the corresponding media keyframe event.

78. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

generating parallel index signals that are synchronized to a time rate of the received media signal.

79. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

inputting/outputting data using standard compatible file formats for file sharing and data manipulations with other compatible files and software.

80. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

temporally indicating a keyframe point of the received media signal in relation to a keyframe sequence having a predetermined quantity of keyframes.

81. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

undoing a last action or returning a display and search to a prior format;

zooming in and out of displayed keyframe events; and

providing a hand tool for navigation of zoomed keyframe events.

82. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexing software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

outputting and causing to be displayed fluid stop motion still index keyframe events in index-fashion of desired moments of the media signal to result in a time-lapse of compressed timeline qualities.

83. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

interactively presenting still index keyframe events in a pyramid layering manner.

84. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

capturing a fluid action of desired moments of the media signal.

85. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

outputting and causing to be displayed fluid stop motion still index keyframe events in index-fashion of the desired moments of the media signal.

86. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

copying processed media signals; and

printing processed media signals on a printer interconnected with the media indexer.

87. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

outputting and causing to be displayed a multi-screen index sampling of still index keyframe events.

88. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

interpreting a sub image stream of supplementary-broadcast data included an in incoming digital media signal.

89. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

interpreting closed captioning text data within vertical blanking interval data of media signals.

90. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

interpreting textual data within vertical blanking interval data of analog media signals.

91. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the media indexer to carry out steps comprising:

interconnecting with other logging and index software to effect functional capability of the other logging and index software on the media signal.

92. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

interpreting results from the other logging and index software; and

displaying a multi-screen index sampling of still index keyframe events from the interpreted results.

93. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the media indexer software further causes the processor to carry out steps comprising:

recording and storing the processed media signal in a memory location of the memory of the media indexer;

interpreting supplementary-broadcast data associated with the media signal;

reading time-counter and index-identification data associated with the media signal;

providing time-counter and index-identification data to outgoing media signals in the form of supplemental parallel broadcast index signals; and

displaying at least one still index keyframe event from incoming media signals at any predetermined time interval.

94. The computer useable medium according to claim 62, wherein the computer useable medium is configured to form a media jukebox that enables users to program a collection of media moments to view, to pre-edit out media moments, or exclude media moments.