MEDIA CLIP CREATION AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, APPARATUS, AND METHODS

• US 20150262616A1
• Filed: 03/16/2015
• Published: 09/17/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/17/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Jolly Seven, Series 70 of Allied Security Trust I (Allied Security Trust)
• Original Assignee: ClipCast Technologies, LLC
• Inventors: Michaelis, Oliver, Jaime, Manuel
• Granted Patent: US 9,230,602 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• 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 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72442 for playing music files
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/7605 on discs or drums H04N5/781, H04N5/805, H04N5/83, H04N5/85 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8211 the additional signal being a sound signal H04N9/835 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/185 by embedding added-value information into content, e.g. geo-tagging

Abstract

Various embodiments for creating media clips are disclosed. Media clips are created by content capture and tagging devices as events are recorded by the content capture and tagging devices. Users select one or more predefined activity indictors displayed on their content capture and tagging devices as activities occur during events, or as recordings are viewed after events have concluded. Media clips are then created based on the recordings and the activity type associated with each activity indicator. The media clips are then provided to a server, where they are stored in association with activity identification information, such as an activity type based on the selected activity indicator. The media clips may then be searched and accessed by providing key words to the server.

Claims

1. A method for creating media clips by a content capture device, comprising:

creating a primary media recording of an event by a processor as the event occurs;

receiving, from a user interface, an indication from a user of the content capture device when an activity occurs during the event; and

in response to receiving the indication, creating a media clip of the activity by the processor from a portion of the primary media recording that includes the activity.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing one or more activity indicators in the memory, each of the one or more activity indicators representative of an activity that may occur during the event;

displaying the event on a user interface as the event is being recorded; and

displaying the one or more activity indicators on the user interface, a first of the one or more activity indicators representative of a first predefined activity;

wherein the indication comprises selection of the first activity indicator when the first predefined activity occurs.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing one or more activity indicators in the memory, each of the one or more activity indicators representative of an activity that may occur during the event;

storing the primary media recording in a memory after the recording has been completed;

processing the primary media recording by the processor to present the recording to the user via the user interface; and

displaying the one or more activity indicators on the user interface, a first of the one or more activity indicators representative of a first predefined activity;

wherein the indication comprises selection of the first activity indicator when the first predefined activity occurs.

4. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

storing an activity type associated with the first activity indicator in the memory;

in response to selection of the first activity indicator, retrieving the activity type from the memory by the processor;

associating the media clip with the activity type; and

providing the media clip and activity type to a server.

5. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

storing an activity type associated with the first activity indicator in the memory;

in response to selection of the first activity indicator, retrieving the activity type from the memory by the processor;

associating the media clip with the activity type; and

providing the media clip and activity type to a server.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving event identification information from the user via the user interface, the event identification information comprising information that describes at least one attribute of the event;

associating the media clip with the event identification; and

providing the media clip and event information to a server.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

storing timing information associated with the indication in the memory, the timing information comprising a media clip time duration;

wherein the media clip comprises a portion of the primary media recording equal in duration to the media clip time duration.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the media clip time duration is user-configurable.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the timing information further comprises a pre-activity time indicative of a portion of the event to be included in the media clip that occurs prior to receipt of the indication, and the media clip comprises a portion of the primary media recording equal in duration to the media clip time duration, beginning at a time of receipt of the indication less the pre-activity time.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the timing information further comprises a post-activity time indicative of a portion of the event to be included in the media clip that occurs after receipt of the indication, and the media clip comprises a portion of the primary media recording equal in duration to the time duration, ending at a time of receipt of the indication plus the post-activity time.

11. An apparatus for creating media clips of activities that occur during an event, comprising:

a transducer for converting audible or visual information relating to the event into digital information;

a user interface configured to receive an indication from a user of the apparatus when the user observes an activity occurring during the event;

a memory for storing machine-readable instructions and the media clips; and

a processor coupled to the transducer, the user interface, and the memory, for executing the machine-readable instructions that causes the apparatus to;

create a first media clip from a portion of the digital information, the first media clip comprising a representation of the event at a time proximate to when the indication was received by the processor.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the memory further stores one or more predefined activity indicators, each of the predefined activity indicators corresponding to a respective activity that may occur during the event, and the machine-readable instructions further comprise instructions that cause the apparatus to:

provide the digital information to the user interface for observation by the user as the event occurs; and

display one or more of the activity indicators to the user via the user interface as the digital information is provided to the user interface;

wherein the indication comprises a selection of one of the predefined activity indicators that correspond to the activity.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the digital information is provided to the user interface while the digital information is being generated.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the memory further stores one or more predefined activity indicators, each of the predefined activity indicators corresponding to a respective activity that may occur during the event, and the machine-readable instructions further comprising instructions executed by the processor that cause the apparatus to:

store the digital information in the memory;

process the digital information to provide a replay of the event to the user via the user interface; and

receive the indication from the user interface in response to the user observing the activity on the user interface.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the memory further stores an activity type associated with the indication in the memory, and the machine-readable instructions further comprising instructions executed by the processor that cause the apparatus to:

retrieve the activity type from the memory by the processor in response to receiving the indication;

associate the media clip with the activity type; and

provide the media clip and activity type to a server.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the user interface further receives event identification information from the content capture device, the event identification information comprising information that describes at least one attribute of the event;

associating the media clip with the event identification; and

providing the media clip and event information to a server.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising:

storing timing information associated with the indication in the memory, the timing information comprising a media clip time duration;

wherein the media clip comprises a portion of the primary media recording equal in duration to the media clip time duration.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the media clip time duration is user-configurable.

19. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the timing information further comprises a pre-activity time indicative of a portion of the event to be included in the media clip that occurs prior to receipt of the indication, and the media clip comprises a portion of the primary media recording equal in duration to the time duration, beginning at a time of receipt of the indication less the pre-activity time.

20. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the timing information further comprises a post-activity time indicative of a portion of the event to be included in the media clip that occurs after receipt of the indication, and the media clip comprises a portion of the primary media recording equal in duration to the time duration, ending at a time of receipt of the indication plus the post-activity time.