SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO CLIP CREATION, CURATION, AND INTERACTION

• US 20150185965A1
• Filed: 02/25/2014
• Published: 07/02/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: DRAKE, EDWARD, BELLIVEAU, JODY, MUTALIPASSI, ANTHONY
• Granted Patent: US 10,079,040 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/007 reproducing continuously a part of the information, i.e. repeating
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals

Abstract

Disclosed are systems and methods for user interaction with and curation of digital media content, such that users are able to specify a particular clip of video content, and utilize the clip in a desired way. The disclosed systems and methods allow users to view video content, select video clips within the video content, save video clips into a collection of video clips, and curate the collection of video clips. The disclosed systems and methods also allow users to view bookmarks indicating the positions of saved video clips within video content, and to interact with video clips within a video player.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an original video content;

presenting a video clip interface for a user to create a video clip from the original video content;

receiving a start point from a user;

receiving an end point from a user, the start point, end point, and original video content defining a video clip; and

saving the video clip for later playback by a user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a command to remove a video clip from the original video content, and

playing the original video content with one or more video clips removed from the original video content.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

playing the original video content; and

presenting a bookmark during playing of the original video content, the bookmark corresponding to the video clip.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the video clip interaction option is presented when playing of the original video content approaches the bookmark.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the video clip interaction option is a looping option, and the method further comprises:

receiving a command to loop the video clip via the video clip interaction option; and

playing the video clip on a repeating loop.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising sorting the collection of video clips according to a pre-determined criteria.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising receiving an information tag from a user to create a pre-determined criteria on which the collection of video clips may be sorted.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the original video content is video content that is owned by the user.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving a start point and an end point from a user further comprises providing assistance to the user in selecting a start point and an end point.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein providing assistance to the user in selecting a start point and an end point is based on one or more quality factors to determine a fitness of a particular frame to act as a start point or an end point.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising receiving a user command indicating which of the one or more quality factors are to be considered in providing assistance to the user in selecting a start point and an end point.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein at least one of the one or more quality factors is based on at least one of the following:

dialogue, image quality, frame audio content, and/or frame image content.

13. The method of claim 10, wherein a portion of the video content cannot be selected as a start point or an end point.

14. A method comprising:

receiving an original video content to be played by a media player;

receiving video clip information identifying one or more video clips within the original video content; and

presenting a video player interface comprising

a primary viewing area in which the original video content is played, and

one or more video clip indicators which are associated with the one or more video clips and provide a visual indication of the position of the one or more video clips within the original video content.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein

the video player interface further comprises a video progress indicator which provides a visual indication of the progress of the original video content as it is played, and further wherein

the one or more video clip indicators are positioned along the video progress indicator so as to provide a visual indication of the position of the one or more video clips within the original video content, and

the method further comprises displaying a video clip interaction option when the progress of the original video content approaches any of the one or more video clip indicators.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the video clip interaction option is a looping option, and the method further comprises:

receiving a command to loop the video clip; and

playing the video clip associated with the video clip indicator which caused display of the video clip interaction option on a repeating loop.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the original video content is video content that is owned by the user.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein receiving video clip information identifying one or more video clips within the original video content comprises receiving one or more video clip suggestions.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the one or more video clip suggestions are based on video clips selected by other users.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising an instruction set configured to cause a computing device to perform:

receiving an original video content;

presenting a video clip interface for a user to create a video clip from the original video content;

receiving a start point from a user;

receiving an end point from a user, the start point, end point, and original video content defining a video clip; and

saving the video clip for later playback by a user.

21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 20 comprising an instruction set further configured to cause a computing device to perform:

playing the original video content; and

presenting a bookmark during playing of the original video content, the bookmark corresponding to the video clip.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21, wherein the instruction set is further configured to cause a computing device to perform:

receiving a command to remove a selected video clip from the original video content and

playing the original video content with the selected video clip removed.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 21 comprising an instruction set further configured to cause a computing device to perform presenting a video clip interaction option.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 23, wherein the video clip interaction option is presented when playing of the original video content approaches the bookmark.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 24, wherein the video clip interaction option is a looping option, and the instruction set is further configured to cause a computing device to perform

receiving via the video clip interaction option a command to loop the video clip;

and

playing the video clip on a repeating loop.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 20, wherein receiving a start point and an end point from a user further comprises providing assistance to the user in selecting a start point and an end point.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 26, wherein providing assistance to the user in selecting a start point and an end point is based on one or more quality factors to determine a fitness of a particular frame to act as a start point or an end point.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein the instruction set is further configured to cause a computing device to perform receiving a user command indicating which of the one or more quality factors are to be considered in providing assistance to the user in selecting a start point and an end point.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein at least one of the one or more quality factors is based on at least one of the following:

dialogue, image quality, frame audio content, and/or frame image content.

30. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 27, wherein a portion of the video content cannot be selected as a start point or an end point.

31. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising an instruction set configured to cause a computing device to perform:

receiving an original video content to be played by a media player;

receiving video clip information identifying one or more video clips within the original video content; and

presenting a video player interface comprising

a primary viewing area in which the original video content is played, and

one or more video clip indicators which are associated with the one or more video clips and provide a visual indication of the position of the one or more video clips within the original video content.

32. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein the video player interface further comprises a video progress indicator which provides a visual indication of the progress of the original video content as it is played, and further wherein

the one or more video clip indicators are positioned along the video progress indicator so as to provide a visual indication of the position of the one or more video clips within the original video content, and

the instruction set is further configured to cause a computing device to perform displaying a video clip interaction option when the progress of the original video content approaches any of the one or more video clip indicators.

33. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 32, wherein the video clip interaction option is a looping option and the instruction set is further configured to cause a computing device to perform

receiving a command to loop the video clip;

and

playing the video clip associated with the video clip indicator which caused display of the video clip interaction option on a repeating loop.

34. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 31, wherein receiving video clip information identifying one or more video clips within the original video content comprises receiving one or more video clip suggestions.

35. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 34, wherein the one or more video clip suggestions are based on video clips selected by other users.