AUTOMATED MOST POPULAR MEDIA ASSET CREATION

• US 20090063496A1
• Filed: 08/29/2007
• Published: 03/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Oath Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Yahoo! Inc. (Apollo Global Management, Inc.)
• Inventors: Kalaboukis, Chris, Cunningham, Ryan B.
• Application Number:
  US11/847,199
• Publication Number:
  US 20090063496A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4387 by the use of playlists
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles

Abstract

A method for automatically generating most popular videos or aggregate media assets based on a set of criteria is provided. In one example, the method includes receiving a set of criteria (e.g., one or more criterion) for selecting media assets, selecting at least two media assets from a plurality of media assets based on a set of data (e.g., one or more attributes) associated with each of the plurality of media assets and the set of criteria, and generating a playlist of the selected media assets. The method may further include generating an aggregate media asset based on the playlist for sequentially playing media assets according to the playlist. The selection criteria may be based upon a media asset attribute (e.g., duration, subject matter, source, language, etc.). Further, selection of the media assets may be based on media asset access patterns, e.g., views, plays, edits, etc.

Claims

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

receiving a set of criteria for selecting media assets;

selecting at least two media assets from a plurality of media assets based on a set of data associated with each of the plurality of media assets and the set of criteria; and

determining a playlist of the selected media assets.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the playlist comprises an edit specification for at least one of the selected media assets.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the playlist is one or more edit specifications.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising tracking the set of data associated with each of the media assets.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising generating an aggregate media asset based on the playlist.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sequentially playing the selected media assets according to the playlist.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising causing communication of the playlist to a media server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of data associated with each of the plurality of media assets comprises media asset access patterns.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of data associated with each of the plurality of media assets comprises interestingness data.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the set of data associated with each of the plurality of media assets comprises a media asset attribute.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the media asset attribute comprises at least one of duration, tag, source, subject matter, or language of the media asset.

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

logic for causing the selection of at least a portion of at least one media asset from a plurality of media assets for use in an aggregate media asset, wherein the selection is based on at least one selection criteria according to a set of data associated with each of the plurality of media assets; and

logic for determining a playlist of the aggregate media asset, the determination satisfying the at least one selection criteria in accordance with the set of data.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the playlist comprises an edit specification for at least one of the selected media assets.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising logic for tracking the set of data for the plurality of media assets.

15. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising logic for communicating the playlist to a media server.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the at least one selection criteria is based upon a media asset attribute.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the media asset attribute comprises at least one of a duration, subject matter, tag, source, or language of the media asset.

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22. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions for generating a media asset, the instructions for causing:

receiving a set of criteria for selecting media assets;

selecting at least two media assets from a plurality of media assets based on a set of data associated with each of the plurality of media assets and the set of criteria; and

generating a playlist of the selected media assets.

23. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the playlist comprises an edit specification for at least one of the selected media assets.

24. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, the instructions further for causing tracking the set of data associated with each of the media assets.

25. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, the instructions further for causing generating an aggregate media asset based on the playlist.

26. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, the instructions further for causing sequentially playing the selected media assets according to the playlist.

27. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, the instructions further for causing communication of the playlist to a media server.

30. The computer-readable medium of claim 22, wherein the set of data associated with each plurality of media assets comprises a media asset attribute.

31. The computer-readable medium of claim 30, wherein the media asset attribute comprises at least one of duration, tag, source, subject matter, or language of the media asset.

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