GENRE-BASED SEGMENT COLLECTIONS

• US 20090328103A1
• Filed: 06/25/2008
• Published: 12/31/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/25/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC (Microsoft Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
• Inventors: Morris, Ronald A.
• Application Number:
  US12/145,899
• Publication Number:
  US 20090328103A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 725/44
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2668 Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/278 Content descriptor database or directory service for end-user access details of content or meta data based information retrieval of video data in video databases G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/472 End-user interface for requesting content, additional data or services; End-user interface for interacting with content, e.g. for content reservation or setting reminders, for requesting event notification, for manipulating displayed content end-user interfaces for retrieving video data from a database G06F16/739; network services for supporting unicast streaming H04L65/612
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/16 Analogue secrecy systems; Analogue subscription systems

Abstract

Genre-based segment collections is described. In embodiment(s), program segments that have been segmented from multiple television programs can be determined to have a common association based on a genre of the program segments. A segment collection can then be generated to include the program segments that have been determined to have the common association. The program segments of the segment collection can be selected from a collections user interface to initiate rendering the program segments for viewing.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

determining program segments that have a common association based on a genre of the program segments, the program segments having been segmented from multiple television programs; and

generating a segment collection that includes the program segments determined to have the common association.

2. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the multiple television programs are episodes of a television program series, and the program segments are each a similar segment from one of the television programs in the television program series.

3. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the multiple television programs include episodes of different television programs, and the program segments are each a segment from one of the different television programs.

4. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the multiple television programs include news programs, the program segments are each a news story from one of the news programs, and the program segments are further determined to have the common association based on a topic of the news stories.

5. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the multiple television programs include televised sporting events, and the program segments are each a sports play from one of the televised sporting events.

6. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the program segments are further determined to have the common association based on an entertainment segment in each of the multiple television programs.

7. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the program segments are further determined to have the common association based on a musical performance in each of the multiple television programs.

8. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the program segments are further determined to have the common association based on a person that is included in each of the program segments of the multiple television programs.

9. A method as recited in claim 1, wherein the program segments of the segment collection are selectable from a collections user interface to initiate rendering a program segment for viewing.

10. A method as recited in claim 9, wherein the program segments are sequentially rendered for viewing without viewer selection after the program segment is selected from the collections user interface to initiate rendering the program segment for viewing.

11. A segment collections system, comprising:

a collections user interface configured to display a segment collection of program segments that have a common association, the program segments having been segmented from multiple television programs; and

a segment collections service configured to determine the program segments that have the common association based on a genre of the program segments, and further configured to generate the segment collection to include the program segments that are determined to have the common association.

12. A segment collections system as recited in claim 11, wherein the multiple television programs are episodes of a television program series, and the program segments are each a similar segment from one of the television programs in the television program series.

13. A segment collections system as recited in claim 11, wherein the multiple television programs include episodes of different television programs, and the program segments are each a segment from one of the different television programs.

14. A segment collections system as recited in claim 11, wherein the multiple television programs include news programs, the program segments are each a news story from one of the news programs, and the program segments are further determined to have the common association based on a topic of the news stories.

15. A segment collections system as recited in claim 11, wherein the multiple television programs include televised sporting events, and the program segments are each a sports play from one of the televised sporting events.

16. A segment collections system as recited in claim 11, wherein the program segments are further determined to have the common association based on an entertainment segment in each of the multiple television programs.

17. A segment collections system as recited in claim 11, wherein the program segments are further determined to have the common association based on a musical performance in each of the multiple television programs.

18. A segment collections system as recited in claim 11, wherein the program segments are further determined to have the common association based on a person that is included in each of the program segments of the multiple television programs.

19. A segment collections system as recited in claim 11, wherein the program segments of the segment collection are selectable from the collections user interface to initiate rendering the program segments for viewing.

20. One or more computer-readable media comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed, implement a segment collections service to:

determine program segments that have a common association based on a genre of the program segments, the program segments having been segmented from multiple television programs; and

generate a segment collection that includes the program segments determined to have the common association.