Permission-Based Content Filtering for Video Recordings

• US 20100053302A1
• Filed: 09/04/2008
• Published: 03/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Nelson, Steve, Ivashin, Victor
• Granted Patent: US 8,189,030 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/14.80
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• 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

Computer-readable media having corresponding apparatus and methods embodies instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising: receiving a request to stream a video recording; selecting one of a plurality of user types based on the request; selecting one of a plurality of content filters for the video recording based on the selected user type, wherein at least one of the content filters identifies one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted; and streaming the video recording, except for the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

Claims

1. Computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising:

receiving a request to stream a video recording;

selecting one of a plurality of user types based on the request;

selecting one of a plurality of content filters for the video recording based on the selected user type, wherein at least one of the content filters identifies one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted; and

streaming the video recording, except for the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

2. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the video recording comprises:

a recording of a videoconference.

3. The computer-readable media of claim 1:

wherein the request includes a password; and

wherein selecting the one of the plurality of user types based on the request comprises selecting the one of the plurality of user types based on the password.

4. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein streaming the video recording, except for the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted, comprises:

replacing, with null data, the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

5. The computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

transmitting the selected content filter;

wherein a playback application uses the selected content filter to skip the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a user interface module adapted to receive a request to stream a video recording;

an access controller adapted to select one of a plurality of user types based on the request, and adapted to select one of a plurality of content filters for the video recording based on the selected user type, wherein at least one of the content filters identifies one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted; and

a stream processor adapted to stream the video recording, except for the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the video recording comprises:

a recording of a videoconference.

8. The apparatus of claim 6:

wherein the request includes a password; and

wherein the access controller selects the one of the plurality of user types based on the password.

9. The apparatus of claim 6:

wherein the stream processor replaces, with null data, the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

10. The apparatus of claim 6:

wherein the access controller transmits the selected content filter; and

wherein a playback application uses the selected content filter to skip the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

11. An apparatus comprising:

user interface means for receiving a request to stream a video recording;

access control means for selecting one of a plurality of user types based on the request, and for selecting one of a plurality of content filters for the video recording based on the selected user type, wherein at least one of the content filters identifies one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted; and

stream processor means for streaming the video recording, except for the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the video recording comprises:

a recording of a videoconference.

13. The apparatus of claim 11:

wherein the request includes a password; and

wherein the access control means selects the one of the plurality of user types based on the password.

14. The apparatus of claim 11:

wherein the stream processor means replaces, with null data, the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

15. The apparatus of claim 11:

wherein the access control means transmits the selected content filter; and

wherein a playback application uses the selected content filter to skip the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.