Video generation based on aggregate user data

• US 20070239787A1
• Filed: 04/09/2007
• Published: 10/11/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cunningham, Ryan B., Petrosian, Ashot A., Folgner, Michael G.
• Application Number:
  US11/784,918
• Publication Number:
  US 20070239787A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/166 Editing, e.g. inserting or deleting
• 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

Apparatus for editing and generating media assets is provided. In one example, the apparatus includes logic for receiving data (e.g., edit instructions, views, votes, etc.) from a plurality of users, the data indicating a selection of at least one media asset from each of a plurality of sets of media assets for use in an aggregate media asset; and logic for causing the generation of an aggregate media asset based on the received data. Each set of media assets may correspond to a separate time or scene for inclusion in a larger media asset; for example, a set of clips to be used for a particular scene of an aggregate video or movie. The apparatus may further comprise logic for generating a ranking of media assets within each set of media assets based on data associated with a plurality of users.

Claims

1. Apparatus for generating a video, the apparatus comprising:

logic for receiving activity data from a plurality of users, the activity data indicating a selection of at least one media asset from each of a plurality of sets of media assets for use in an aggregate media asset; and

logic for causing the generation of an aggregate media asset based on the received activity data, the aggregate media asset comprising at least two video files.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each set of media assets corresponds to a time period of the aggregate media asset.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein each set of media assets corresponds to a scene of the aggregate media asset.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the activity data comprises edit instructions.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the activity data comprises frequency of use data.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising generating a ranking of media assets within each set of media assets.

7. Apparatus for generating a media asset, the apparatus comprising logic for:

receiving activity data from a plurality of users, the activity data associated with at least one media asset; and

causing a transmission of at least one of an edit instruction or a media asset based on the received activity data.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, further comprising generating at least one of the edit instruction or the media asset based on the received activity data.

9. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data comprises edit instructions associated with the at least one media asset.

10. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data includes edit instructions associated with a first media asset, and the transmission includes edit data based on the received edit instructions.

11. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the edit instructions comprise start edit times and end edit times associated with the first media asset, the start edit times and end edit times based on aggregate data from a plurality of user edits of start edit times and end edits times associated with the media asset.

12. The apparatus of claim 10, wherein the edit instructions are used to generate a timeline for display with the media asset, the timeline indicating aggregate edit times of the first media asset.

13. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data comprises an affinity between a first media asset and at least a second media asset.

14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the affinity is determined from the number of edit instructions identifying the first media asset and the at least second media asset.

15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the affinity is determined from the proximity of the first media asset and the at least second media asset in a plurality of edit instructions.

16. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data comprises the frequency of views of the at least one media asset by the plurality of users.

17. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data comprises the number of edit instructions referencing a media asset.

18. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data comprises an indication of the relative placement of the at least one media asset in aggregate media assets.

19. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data comprises user entered rankings of the at least one media asset.

20. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data comprises user entered text associated with the at least one media asset.

21. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the activity data comprises an affinity of a first media asset to at least one effect.

22. Apparatus for creating a media asset based on context of a user, the apparatus comprising:

logic for retrieving activity data associated with a video asset;

logic for transmitting an object to a user in response to a user action associated with the video asset.

23. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the object comprises a media asset.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the object comprises an edit instruction.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the object comprises a timeline displaying editing data.

26. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the object comprises an indication of affinity between the video asset and at least a second media asset.

27. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the second media asset comprises a second video asset.

28. The apparatus of claim 26, wherein the second media asset comprises an audio file.

29. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the user action comprises a selection of the video asset, a request to edit the video asset, or a request to view the video asset.

30. A method for generating a media asset, the method comprising:

receiving edit instructions from a plurality of users, the edit instructions selecting at least one media asset from each of a plurality of sets of media assets for use in an aggregate media asset; and

generating an aggregate media asset based on the received edit instructions.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein each set of media assets corresponds to a time period of the aggregate media asset.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein each set of media assets corresponds to a scene of the aggregate media asset.

33. The method of claim 30, further comprising generating a ranking of media assets within each set of media assets based on received edit instructions.

34. A method for generating a media asset, the method comprising:

receiving activity data from a plurality of users, the activity data associated with at least one media asset; and

causing a transmission of at least one of an edit instruction or a media asset based on the received activity data.

35. The method of claim 34, further comprising generating at least one of the edit instruction or the media asset based on the received activity data.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein the activity data comprises edit instructions associated with the at least one media asset.

37. The method of claim 34, wherein the activity data comprises a start edit time and an end edit time associated with a first media asset, the start edit time and end edit time based on aggregate data from a plurality of user edits of start edit times and end edits times associated with the media asset.

38. The method of claim 34, wherein the activity data comprises an affinity between a first media asset and at least a second media asset.

39. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for generating a media asset, the instructions for causing the performance of the method comprising:

receiving activity data from a plurality of users, the activity data associated with at least one media asset; and

causing a transmission of at least one of an edit instruction or a media asset based on the received activity data.

40. The computer-readable medium of claim 39, the method further comprising generating at least one of the edit instruction or the media asset based on the received activity data.

41. The computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein the activity data comprises edit instructions associated with the at least one media asset.

42. The computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein the activity data comprises a start edit time and an end edit time associated with a first media asset, the start edit time and end edit time based on aggregate data from a plurality of user edits of start edit times and end edits times associated with the media asset.

43. The computer-readable medium of claim 39, wherein the activity data comprises an affinity between a first media asset and at least a second media asset.