METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CONTEXT-BASED OBFUSCATION OF MEDIA

• US 20130138693A1
• Filed: 11/30/2011
• Published: 05/30/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/30/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Sathish, Sailesh Kumar, Mate, Sujeet Shyamsundar
• Granted Patent: US 8,812,499 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/784
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/435 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles

Abstract

An approach for sharing and/or viewing one or more remixes of content based on the preferences of a user is described. A segmentation platform causes, at least in part, a segmentation of content into one or more segments, wherein the one or more segments are associated with one or more content labels. The segmentation platform also causes, at least in part, a rendering and/or sharing of one or more remixes of the content based, at least in part, on at least one subset of the one or more segments based, at least in part, on profile information, context information, or a combination thereof associated with one or more viewers of the content, one or more owners of the content, one or more sharers of the content.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

facilitating a processing of (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal, or any combination thereof, the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal being based, at least in part, on the following;

a segmentation of content into one or more segments, wherein the one or more segments are associated with one or more content labels embedded in the content;

a processing of the one or more content labels to cause, at least in part, a selection of at least one subset of the one or more segments based, at least in part, on profile information, context information, or a combination thereof associated with one or more viewers of the content, one or more owners of the content, one or more sharers of the content, or a combination thereof; and

a rendering of one or more remixes of the content based, at least in part, on the at least one subset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the selection of the at least one subset, the rendering of the one or more remixes, or a combination thereof is further based, at least in part, on one or more content sharing policies, one or more content viewing policies, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more content labels, the content, the one or more viewers, the one or more owners, the one or more sharers, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on one or more social networking groups associated with the one or more viewers, the one or more owners, the one or more sharers, or a combination thereof,

wherein the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies, or a combination thereof is used to determine which of the one or more remixes to share with the respective one or more social networking groups.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies or a combination thereof include, at least in part, one or more contextual criteria for determining the selection of the at least one subset.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more contextual criteria include, at least in part, one or more location criteria, one or more temporal criteria, one or more criteria regarding presence of one or more other viewers, one or more device capability criteria, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

a processing of the profile information to determine one or more profile assignments for the one or more viewers, the one or more owners, the one or more sharers, or a combination thereof; and

at least one determination of the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more profile assignments.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

an embedding of the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies, the one or more content labels, or a combination thereof in the one or more segments, the content, the one or more remixes, or a combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination to create the one or more remixes based, at least in part, on one or more temporal criteria related, at least in part, to (a) a duration of the one or more remixes, the one or more segments, the content, or a combination thereof;

(b) a transition interval between the one or more segments in the one or more remixes;

or (c) a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the (1) data, (2) information, or (3) at least one signal are further based, at least in part, on the following:

at least one determination of one or more temporal discontinuities in the one or more remixes based, at least in part, on the selection of the at least one subset; and

an insertion of filler content into the one or more remixes based, at least in part, on the one or more temporal discontinuities.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the filler content includes, at least in part, interpolated content, advertisement content, or a combination thereof.

11. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

cause, at least in part, a segmentation of content into one or more segments, wherein the one or more segments are associated with one or more content labels embedded in the content;

process and/or facilitate a processing of the one or more content labels to cause, at least in part, a selection of at least one subset of the one or more segments based, at least in part, on profile information, context information, or a combination thereof associated with one or more viewers of the content, one or more owners of the content, one or more sharers of the content, or a combination thereof; and

cause, at least in part, a rendering of one or more remixes of the content based, at least in part, on the at least one subset.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the selection of the at least one subset, the rendering of the one or more remixes, or a combination thereof is further based, at least in part, on one or more content sharing policies, one or more content viewing policies, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more content labels, the content, the one or more viewers, the one or more owners, the one or more sharers, or a combination thereof.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on one or more social networking groups associated with the one or more viewers, the one or more owners, the one or more sharers, or a combination thereof,

wherein the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies, or a combination thereof is used to determine which of the one or more remixes to share with the respective one or more social networking groups.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies or a combination thereof include, at least in part, one or more contextual criteria for determining the selection of the at least one subset.

15. The apparatus of claim 14, wherein the one or more contextual criteria include, at least in part, one or more location criteria, one or more temporal criteria, one or more criteria regarding presence of one or more other viewers, one or more device capability criteria, or a combination thereof.

16. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

process and/or facilitate a processing of the profile information to determine one or more profile assignments for the one or more viewers, the one or more owners, the one or more sharers, or a combination thereof; and

determine the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more profile assignments.

17. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

cause, at least in part, an embedding of the one or more content sharing policies, the one or more content viewing policies, the one or more content labels, or a combination thereof in the one or more segments, the content, the one or more remixes, or a combination thereof.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine to create the one or more remixes based, at least in part, on one or more temporal criteria related, at least in part, to (a) a duration of the one or more remixes, the one or more segments, the content, or a combination thereof;

(b) a transition interval between the one or more segments in the one or more remixes;

or (c) a combination thereof.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more temporal discontinuities in the one or more remixes based, at least in part, on the selection of the at least one subset; and

cause, at least in part, an insertion of filler content into the one or more remixes based, at least in part, on the one or more temporal discontinuities.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the filler content includes, at least in part, interpolated content, advertisement content, or a combination thereof.

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