Methods Employing Topical Subject Criteria in Video Processing
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1. A method comprising the acts:
- processing a feed of video content, said feed of video content including first and second segmented objects, said processing including analyzing data representing a first object to thereby recognize same;
checking the recognized first object against a set of reference data, said reference data relating to topical subjects of interest to a particular consumer; and
if said checking yields a particular outcome, taking an action relating to said first object.
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Abstract
The picture information of video can be used in various ways to identify the video or its topical subject matter. This enables numerous novel arrangements in which particular video of interest to a particular consumer can be discerned. A variety of other embodiments and features are also detailed.
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1. A method comprising the acts:
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processing a feed of video content, said feed of video content including first and second segmented objects, said processing including analyzing data representing a first object to thereby recognize same;
checking the recognized first object against a set of reference data, said reference data relating to topical subjects of interest to a particular consumer; and
if said checking yields a particular outcome, taking an action relating to said first object. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising the acts:
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receiving information from a consumer about topical subject matter of interest to said consumer;
processing a collection of video, said video including a first portion related to topical subject matter in which the consumer has expressed interest by said received information, and further including a second portion related to topical subject matter in which the consumer has not expressed interest by said received information, said first portion having an uncertain stopping or ending point within said video collection, said processing including analyzing picture information to be rendered for viewing, to identify the first portion of interest to said consumer; and
taking an action based thereon. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method comprising the acts:
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at a first user device, receiving first information identifying plural topical subjects of interest to a first consumer;
at a second user device, receiving second information identifying plural topical subjects of interest to a second consumer;
transferring data corresponding to said first and second received information from the first and second user devices to a location remote from said first and second user devices;
processing a collection of video content, said collection of video content including first and second segmented video objects, said processing including analyzing data representing a first segmented video object to thereby recognize same, and analyzing data representing a second segmented video object to thereby recognize same;
checking the recognized first segmented video object to determine possible correspondence with a topical subject of interest to the first or second consumer, as indicated by said transferred data at the remote location;
checking the recognized second segmented video object to determine possible correspondence with a topical subject of interest to the first or second consumer, as indicated by said transferred data at the remote location;
if said checking indicates correspondence between the recognized first or second objects and a topical subject of interest to the first consumer, presenting information relating to a video portion in which said first or second objects was recognized to the first consumer; and
if said checking indicates correspondence between the recognized first or second objects and a topical subject of interest to the second consumer, presenting information relating to a video portion in which said first or second objects was recognized to the second consumer. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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20. A method comprising the acts:
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at a first user device, receiving first information identifying plural topical subjects of interest to a first consumer;
at a second user device, receiving second information identifying plural topical subjects of interest to a second consumer;
transferring data corresponding to said first and second received information from the first and second user devices to a location remote from said first and second user devices;
by reference to the transferred data, querying a database to obtain video content identifiers corresponding to video items relating to the topical subjects of interest to the first and second consumers; and
by reference to said obtained video content identifiers, presenting information to the first consumer relating to video items of interest to said first consumer, and presenting information to the second consumer relating to video items of interest to said second consumer.
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