Video filtering system
First Claim
1. A system for selective filtering of content streams, comprising:
- a content receiver;
a filtering processor coupled to receive content received by said content receiver; and
a selected-content storage device coupled to said filtering processor, wherein said filtering processor is configured to automatically discard undesired content and automatically store desired content in said selected-content storage device.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product is disclosed for selective filtering of video and audio content. Incoming content (e.g., video content and/or audio content) is broken into segments that are individually, on a segment-by-segment basis, analyzed using user-defined criteria, referred to as “cues”. Based on the quantity and weight of the cues in the segment, the segment is rated, i.e., given a score. If the score of a particular segment is above a predetermined threshold, the segment is stored for later use. If the segment is at or below the predetermined threshold, the segment is considered irrelevant or “uninteresting” relative to the user criteria, and the segment is discarded. Incoming content is buffered and, in parallel, a cue analysis is performed to break the content into segments and perform the rating process. In this manner, the streaming incoming content can be constantly monitored and analyzed and only the relevant/interesting segments are saved.
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1. A system for selective filtering of content streams, comprising:
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a content receiver;
a filtering processor coupled to receive content received by said content receiver; and
a selected-content storage device coupled to said filtering processor, wherein said filtering processor is configured to automatically discard undesired content and automatically store desired content in said selected-content storage device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for selective filtering of content streams, comprising:
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receiving content;
analyzing said content to identify desired and undesired content segments; and
automatically discarding undesired content segments and automatically storing desired content segments in a selected-content storage device. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer program product for selective filtering of content streams, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied in the medium, the computer-readable program code comprising:
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computer-readable program code that receives content;
computer-readable program code that analyzes said content to identify desired and undesired content segments; and
computer-readable program code that automatically discards undesired content segments and automatically storing desired content segments in a selected-content storage device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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