Video Frame Still Image Sequences

• US 20140314394A1
• Filed: 07/03/2013
• Published: 10/23/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/18/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kaltura Incorporated
• Original Assignee: FlixMaster, Inc. (Kaltura Incorporated)
• Inventors: Trautman, Justin Tucker, Woodard, Jonathan R.A.
• Granted Patent: US 9,031,375 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/343
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs

Abstract

An electronic device may determine to present a video frame still image sequence version of a video instead of the video. The electronic device may derive a plurality of still images from the video. The electronic device may generate the video frame still image sequence by associating the plurality of still images. The electronic device may present the video frame still image sequence. The video frame still image sequence may be displayed according to timing information to resemble play of the video. In some cases, audio may also be derived from the video. In such cases, display of the video frame still image sequence may be performed along with play of the audio.

Claims

1. A method for converting video to video frame still image sequences, the method comprising:

determining, utilizing at least one processing unit, to present a video frame still image sequence version of a video instead of the video;

deriving a plurality of still images from the video utilizing the at least one processing unit;

generating the video frame still image sequence by associating the plurality of still images utilizing the at least one processing unit; and

presenting the video frame still image sequence utilizing the at least one processing unit.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising displaying at least one of the still images of the video frame still image sequence according to timing information to resemble play of the video.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the timing information is based at least one a duration of the video.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising deriving audio from the video.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising playing at least a portion of the audio and displaying a portion of the still images of the video frame still image sequence according to timing information associated with the audio.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein said operation of playing at least a portion of the audio and displaying a portion of the still images of the video frame still image sequence according to timing information associated with the audio further comprises:

determining that said displaying the portion of the still images is ahead of said playing the at least the portion of the audio; and

pausing displaying at least one still image of the portion of still images to resynchronize said playing the at least the portion of the audio and said displaying the portion of the still images.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said determining that said displaying the portion of the still images is ahead of said playing the at least the portion of the audio is based at least on the timing information.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein said operation of playing at least a portion of the audio and displaying a portion of the still images of the video frame still image sequence according to timing information associated with the audio further comprises:

determining that said displaying the portion of the still images is behind said playing the at least the portion of the audio; and

skipping at least one still image of the portion of still images to resynchronize said playing the at least the portion of the audio and said displaying the portion of the still images.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said determining that said displaying the portion of the still images is behind said playing the at least the portion of the audio is based at least on the timing information.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising storing the video frame still image sequence.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said operation of presenting the video frame still image sequence comprises transmitting video frame still image sequence in response to a request.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein each of the plurality of still images of the video frame still image sequence are transmitted in response to a respective request for the respective still image.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein at least one group of the plurality of still images of the video frame still image sequence are transmitted in response to a respective request for the at least one group.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein said operation of determining, utilizing at least one processing unit, to present a video frame still image sequence version of a video instead of the video comprises determining that an electronic device cannot play the video.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said operation of determining, utilizing at least one processing unit, to present a video frame still image sequence version of a video instead of the video comprises determining that an electronic device cannot play the video on only a portion of a display of the particular electronic device.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said operation of determining, utilizing at least one processing unit, to present a video frame still image sequence version of a video instead of the video comprises determining that an electronic device does not have sufficient resources to play the video.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein said operation of deriving a plurality of still images from the video utilizing the at least one processing unit further comprises:

determining a number of still images that can be displayed to resemble play of the video; and

deriving the number of still images from the video.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein said operation of determining a number of still images that can be displayed to resemble play of the video comprises determining the number based at least one a frame rate of the video.

19. A system for converting video to video frame still image sequences, comprising:

at least one non-transitory storage medium storing instructions; and

at least one processing unit;

wherein the at least one processing unit executes the instructions to;

determine to present a video frame still image sequence version of a video instead of the video;

derive a plurality of still images from the video;

generate the video frame still image sequence by associating the plurality of still images; and

present the video frame still image sequence.

20. A computer program product comprising:

a first set of instructions, stored in at least one non-transitory machine readable medium, executable by at least one processing unit to determine to present a video frame still image sequence version of a video instead of the video;

a second set of instructions, stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium, executable by the at least one processing unit to derive a plurality of still images from the video;

a third set of instructions, stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium, executable by the at least one processing unit to generate the video frame still image sequence by associating the plurality of still images; and

a fourth set of instructions, stored in the at least one non-transitory machine readable medium, executable by the at least one processing unit to present the video frame still image sequence.