METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR COMBINING AND DISTRIBUTING USER ENHANCED VIDEO/AUDIO CONTENT

• US 20090307227A1
• Filed: 09/26/2008
• Published: 12/10/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Tahler, Evan, Jessen, David, Prestenback, Kyle, Kwan, Brian
• Application Number:
  US12/239,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20090307227A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43072 of multiple content streams on the same device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4325 by playing back content from the storage medium reproduction of recorded television signals H04N5/76; reproduction of recorded television signals H04N9/79
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44016 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for substituting a video clip
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47202 for requesting content on demand, e.g. video on demand
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8455 involving pointers to the content, e.g. pointers to the I-frames of the video stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/17318 Direct or substantially direct transmission and handling of requests

Abstract

Methods and apparatuses are provided, which may be implemented to combine and distribute user enhanced video and/or audio content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

accessing user content, said user content comprising at least one of a user video track and/or a user audio track;

accessing reference content, said reference content comprising at least one of a reference video track and/or a reference audio track;

establishing tagged user content by temporally associating at least a portion of said user content with at least a portion of said reference content, said tagged user content further comprising sender input information;

providing said tagged user content to at least one network resource device; and

with said at least one network resource device;

establishing combined content by combining at least a portion of said tagged user content with at least a portion of said reference content, and

providing access to said combined content based, at least on part, and at least a portion of said sender input information.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein accessing said user content comprises using at least one content establishing device to establish said user content.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein accessing said reference content comprises accessing said reference content from an optical disc.

4. The method as recited in claim 3, wherein said optical disc comprises a Blu-ray disc.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein establishing said tagged user content comprises accessing at least one temporal identifier associated with said reference content

6. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein said at least one temporal identifier comprises at least one of a timecode value, a chapter identifier, and/or a sampled frame.

7. The method as recited in claim 5, wherein accessing said at least one temporal identifier associated with said reference content comprises establishing said at least one temporal identifier based, at least in part, on user input.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein sender input information is identifiably associated with at least a first user.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein sender input information comprises at least one presentation parameter.

10. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein establishing said combined content comprises at least one of:

combining at least a portion of said user video track with at least a portion of said reference video track, and/or

combining at least a portion of said user audio track with at least a portion of said reference audio track.

11. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein providing access to said combined content comprises sending at least one notification to a computing device associated with at least one other user, said notification identifying that said combined content is available for access.

12. The method as recited in claim 11, wherein providing access to said combined content comprises identifying said at least one other user based, at least in part, on said sender input information.

13. A system comprising:

a network

a first device connected to said network and adapted to;

access user content and reference content, said user content comprising at least one of a user video track and/or a user audio track, and said reference content comprising at least one of a reference video track and/or a reference audio track,

establish tagged user content by temporally associating at least a portion of said user content with at least a portion of said reference content, said tagged user content further comprising sender input information, and

provide said tagged user content to said network; and

at least one network resource device connected to said network and adapted to;

establish combined content by combining at least a portion of said tagged user content with at least a portion of said reference content, and

provide access to said combined content based, at least on part, and at least a portion of said sender input information.

14. The system as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

at least one content establishing device adapted to establish said user content.

15. The system as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

an optical disc reading mechanism connected to said first device and adapted to accept an optical disc comprising said reference content.

16. The system as recited in claim 15, wherein said optical disc comprises a Blu-ray disc.

17. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein said tagged user content is based, at least in part, on and/or comprises at least one temporal identifier associated with said reference content

18. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein said at least one temporal identifier comprises at least one of a timecode value, a chapter identifier, and/or a sampled frame.

19. The system as recited in claim 17, wherein said at least one temporal identifier is established based, at least in part, on user input.

20. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein sender input information is identifiably associated with at least a first user.

21. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein sender input information comprises at least one presentation parameter.

22. The system as recited in claim 13, wherein said at least one network resource device is adapted to combine at least a portion of said user video track with at least a portion of said reference video track, and/or at least a portion of said user audio track with at least a portion of said reference audio track.

23. The system as recited in claim 13, further comprising:

at least one computing device connected to said network and adapted to access said combined content, and wherein said at least one network resource device is adapted to send at least one notification to said at least one computing device, said at least one computing device being associated with at least one other user, said notification identifying that said combined content is available for access.

24. The system as recited in claim 23, wherein said at least one network resource device is adapted to identify said at least one other user based, at least in part, on said sender input information.

25. An apparatus for use in a networked computing environment, the apparatus comprising:

means for accessing tagged user content, said tagged user content being established by temporally associating at least a portion of user content with at least a portion of reference content, said user content comprising at least one of a user video track and/or a user audio track, and said reference content comprising at least one of a reference video track and/or a reference audio track, and wherein said tagged user content further comprises sender input information identifiably associated with at least a first user, and

means for establishing combined content by combining at least a portion of said tagged user content with at least a portion of said reference content;

means for notifying at least one computing device associated with at least one other user, that said combined content is available for access;

means for providing access to said combined content based, at least on part, and at least a portion of said sender input information.

26. The apparatus as recited in claim 25, wherein said tagged user content is based, at least in part, on and/or comprises at least one temporal identifier associated with said reference content

27. The apparatus as recited in claim 26, wherein said at least one temporal identifier comprises at least one of a timecode value, a chapter identifier, and/or a sampled frame.

28. The apparatus as recited in claim 25, wherein sender input information comprises at least one presentation parameter.

29. The apparatus as recited in claim 25, wherein said means for establishing said combined content is adapted to combine at least a portion of said user video track with at least a portion of said reference video track, and/or at least a portion of said user audio track with at least a portion of said reference audio track.

30. The apparatus as recited in claim 25, wherein said means for notifying said at least one computing device is adapted to identify said at least one other user based, at least in part, on said sender input information.

31. An apparatus comprising:

means for accessing user content and reference content, said user content comprising at least one of a user video track and/or a user audio track, and said reference content comprising at least one of a reference video track and/or a reference audio track;

means for establishing tagged user content by temporally associating at least a portion of said user content with at least a portion of said reference content, said tagged user content further comprising sender input information; and

means for providing said tagged user content to a network.

32. The apparatus as recited in claim 31, wherein said means for accessing user content and reference content comprises means for reading an optical disc comprising said reference content.

33. The apparatus as recited in claim 32, wherein said optical disc comprises a Blu-ray disc.

34. The apparatus as recited in claim 31, wherein said tagged user content is based, at least in part, on and/or comprises at least one temporal identifier associated with said reference content

35. The apparatus as recited in claim 34, wherein said at least one temporal identifier comprises at least one of a timecode value, a chapter identifier, and/or a sampled frame.

36. The apparatus as recited in claim 34, wherein said at least one temporal identifier is established based, at least in part, on user input.

37. The apparatus as recited in claim 31, wherein sender input information is identifiably associated with at least a first user.

38. The apparatus as recited in claim 31, wherein sender input information comprises at least one presentation parameter.

39. The apparatus as recited in claim 31, wherein said sender input information is based, at least in part, on and/or comprises at least one identifier associated with at least one other user.

40. A computer readable medium comprising having stored thereon computer implementable instructions that if implemented using at least one processing unit within a device, adapt the device to:

access tagged user content, said tagged user content being established by temporally associating at least a portion of user content with at least a portion of reference content, said user content comprising at least one of a user video track and/or a user audio track, and said reference content comprising at least one of a reference video track and/or a reference audio track, and wherein said tagged user content further comprises sender input information identifiably associated with at least a first user, and

establish combined content by combining at least a portion of said tagged user content with at least a portion of said reference content;

notify at least one computing device associated with at least one other user, that said combined % content is available for access;

provide access to said combined content based, at least on part, and at least a portion of said sender input information.

41. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, wherein said tagged user content is based, at least in part, on and/or comprises at least one temporal identifier associated with said reference content

42. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 41, wherein said at least one temporal identifier comprises at least one of a timecode value, a chapter identifier, and/or a sampled frame.

43. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 41, wherein sender input information comprises at least one presentation parameter.

44. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, further comprising computer implementable instructions that if implemented using the at least one processing unit within the device, adapt the device to combine at least a portion of said user video track with at least a portion of said reference video track, and/or at least a portion of said user audio track with at least a portion of said reference audio track.

45. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 40, further comprising computer implementable instructions that if implemented using the at least one processing unit within the device, adapt the device to identify said at least one other user based, at least in part, on said sender input information.

46. A computer readable medium comprising having stored thereon computer implementable instructions that if implemented using at least one processing unit within a device, adapt the device to:

access user content and reference content, said user content comprising at least one of a user video track and/or a user audio track, and said reference content comprising at least one of a reference video track and/or a reference audio track;

establish tagged user content by temporally associating at least a portion of said user content with at least a portion of said reference content, said tagged user content further comprising sender input information; and

provide said tagged user content to a network.

47. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 46, further comprising computer implementable instructions that if implemented using the at least one processing unit within the device, adapt the device to access an optical disc comprising said reference content.

48. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 47, wherein said optical disc comprises a Blu-ray disc.

49. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 46, wherein said tagged user content is based, at least in part, on and/or comprises at least one temporal identifier associated with said reference content

50. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 49, wherein said at least one temporal identifier comprises at least one of a timecode value, a chapter identifier, and/or a sampled frame.

51. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 49, wherein said at least one temporal identifier is established based, at least in part, on user input.

52. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 46, wherein sender input information is identifiably associated with at least a first user.

53. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 46, wherein sender input information comprises at least one presentation parameter.

54. The computer readable medium as recited in claim 46, wherein said sender input information is based, at least in part, on and/or comprises at least one identifier associated with at least one other user.