Method and Apparatus for Video Search and Delivery
First Claim
1. A method of providing search friendly sports video content, said method comprising:
- identifying logical events and segmenting said one or more videos into a plurality of video segments based on pre-defined criteria;
generating quantitative and qualitative meta data for said video segments;
storing said video segments along with said quantitative and qualitative meta data;
receiving a query from a user with one or more keywords;
analyzing said query from said user to extract meta data for searching relevant video segments;
obtaining relevant video segments based on said generated meta data from said keywords of said query; and
presenting said relevant video segments as a result set.
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Abstract
The embodiments herein disclose a comprehensive system and process of archiving, indexing, searching, delivering, ‘personalization and sharing’ of sports video content over the Internet. The method comprises steps of providing search friendly sports video content, said method comprising steps of identifying logical events and segmenting said one or more videos into a plurality of video segments based on pre-defined criteria; generating quantitative and qualitative meta data for said video segments; storing said video segments along with said quantitative and qualitative meta data; receiving a query from a user with one or more keywords; analyzing said query from said user to extract meta data for searching relevant video segments; obtaining relevant video segments based on said generated meta data from said keywords of said query; presenting said relevant video segments as a result set.
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40 Claims
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1. A method of providing search friendly sports video content, said method comprising:
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identifying logical events and segmenting said one or more videos into a plurality of video segments based on pre-defined criteria; generating quantitative and qualitative meta data for said video segments; storing said video segments along with said quantitative and qualitative meta data; receiving a query from a user with one or more keywords; analyzing said query from said user to extract meta data for searching relevant video segments; obtaining relevant video segments based on said generated meta data from said keywords of said query; and presenting said relevant video segments as a result set. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method of generating quantitative and qualitative meta data for a sports video, said method comprising:
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identifying logical events and segmenting said video into a plurality of video segments based on pre-defined criteria; analyzing said video segments to extract quantitative and qualitative meta data; obtaining quantitative meta data related to game of said video from at least one external source for quantitative meta data; associating quantitative meta data from said at least one external source for quantitative meta data with relevant video segments by matching said quantitative meta data obtained by said analysis and said meta data obtained from said at least one external source for quantitative meta data; obtaining qualitative meta data related to game of said video from at least one external source for qualitative meta data; and associating qualitative meta data from said at least one external source for qualitative meta data with relevant video segments by matching said qualitative meta data obtained by said analysis and said meta data obtained from said at least one external source for qualitative meta data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of delivering sport video segment search results based on a query from a user, said method comprising:
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receiving a query from a user with one or more keywords; analyzing said query from said user to extract meta data for searching relevant video segments; obtaining relevant video segments based on said generated meta data from said keywords of said query; and presenting said relevant video segments as a result set. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of delivering a personalized highlights segment of a game, said method comprising:
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receiving a query from a user with one or more keywords related to a game; analyzing said query from said user to extract meta data for searching relevant video segments related to said game; obtaining relevant video segments based on said generated meta data from said keywords of said query; and presenting said relevant video segments as a highlights package for said game. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for providing search friendly sports video content, said system comprising at least one means for:
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identifying logical events and segmenting said one or more videos into a plurality of video segments based on pre-defined criteria; generating quantitative and qualitative meta data for said video segments; storing said video segments along with said quantitative and qualitative meta data; receiving a query from a user with one or more keywords; analyzing said query from said user to extract meta data for searching relevant video segments; obtaining relevant video segments based on said generated meta data from said keywords of said query; and presenting said relevant video segments as a result set.
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38. A system for generating quantitative and qualitative meta data for a sports video, said system comprising at least one means for:
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identifying logical events and segmenting said video into a plurality of video segments based on pre-defined criteria; analyzing said video segments to extract quantitative and qualitative meta data; obtaining quantitative meta data related to game of said video from at least one external source for quantitative meta data; associating quantitative meta data from said at least one external source for quantitative meta data with relevant video segments by matching said quantitative meta data obtained by said analysis and said meta data obtained from said at least one external source for quantitative meta data; obtaining qualitative meta data related to game of said video from at least one external source for qualitative meta data; and associating qualitative meta data from said at least one external source for qualitative meta data with relevant video segments by matching said qualitative meta data obtained by said analysis and said meta data obtained from said at least one external source for qualitative meta data.
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39. A system for delivering sport video segment search results based on a query from a user, said system comprising at least one means for:
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receiving a query from a user with one or more keywords; analyzing said query from said user to extract meta data for searching relevant video segments; obtaining relevant video segments based on said generated meta data from said keywords of said query; and presenting said relevant video segments as a result set.
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40. A system for delivering a personalized highlights segment of a game, said system comprising at least one means for:
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receiving a query from a user with one or more keywords related to a game; analyzing said query from said user to extract meta data for searching relevant video segments related to said game; obtaining relevant video segments based on said generated meta data from said keywords of said query; and presenting said relevant video segments as a highlights package for said game.
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