Indexing a data stream

• US 20080266382A1
• Filed: 04/30/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: VL Collective IP, LLC (VideoLabs, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Smith, Matthew David, Pederson, Douglas A.
• Granted Patent: US 8,451,317 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.08
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

A method of indexing a data stream is disclosed. The method includes initiating the data stream in the video conference, recording the data stream, indexing the data stream by generating a transcript of the recorded data stream, linking the transcript with a video portion of the data stream and storing the indexed data stream onto a data storage medium.

Claims

1. A method of indexing a data stream in a video conference comprising:

initiating the data stream in the video conference;

recording the data stream;

indexing the data stream by generating a transcript of the recorded data stream;

linking the transcript with a video portion of the data stream; and

storing the indexed data stream onto a data storage medium.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the data stream comprises an audio portion and the video portion.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein generating an index of the recorded data stream further comprises:

utilizing a voice recognition software application to generate a transcript of the audio portion.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein linking the video portion with the transcript further comprises:

utilizing at least one video hyperlink to link the video portion with the transcript.

5. A computer program product for indexing a data stream in a video conference, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program means for causing a computer to perform the steps of:

initiating the data stream in the video conference;

recording the data stream;

indexing the data stream by generating a transcript of the recorded data stream;

linking the transcript with a video portion of the data stream; and

storing the indexed data stream onto a data storage medium.

6. The computer program product of claim 5 wherein the data stream comprises an audio portion and the video portion.

7. The computer program product of claim 5 wherein generating an index of the recorded data stream further comprises:

utilizing a voice recognition software application to generate a transcript of the audio portion.

8. The computer program product of claim 7 wherein linking the video portion with the transcript further comprises:

utilizing at least one video hyperline to link a portion of the video portion with the transcript.

9. A video conference system comprising:

a first point; and

a second point wherein each of the first and second points comprises an audio/video system comprising at least one data input, at least one data output, an A/V encoder, an A/V decoder, a data storage component and an A/V switching and generating logic configured to interact with the at least one data input, the at least one data output, the A/V encoder, the A/V decoder and the data storage component to perform the steps of;

initiating a data stream in the video conference recording the data stream;

indexing the data stream by generating a transcript of the recorded data stream;

linking the transcript with a video portion of the data stream; and

storing the indexed data stream onto a data storage medium.

10. The system of claim 9 wherein the data stream comprises an audio portion and a video stream.

11. The system of claim 10 wherein further comprising a voice recognition software module coupled to the A/V switching and generating logic for generating a transcript of the audio portion.

12. The system of claim 9 wherein the at least one data input further comprises a video input and an audio input.

13. The system of claim 9 the at least one data output further comprises a video output and an audio output.

14. The system of claim 9 wherein linking the transcript with the video portion further comprises:

utilizing at least one video hyperlink to link the video portion of with the transcript.