METHOD AND APPARATUS ANALYSIS OF EVENT-RELATED MEDIA

• US 20160191607A1
• Filed: 12/31/2014
• Published: 06/30/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/31/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Motorola Solutions, Inc.
• Inventors: BEKIARES, TYRONE D., TINE, STEVEN D.
• Granted Patent: US 9,813,484 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/45 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/489 using time information
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/06 specially adapted for file transfer, e.g. file transfer protocol [FTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/10 in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/18 Closed-circuit television [CCTV] systems, i.e. systems in which the video signal is not broadcast

Abstract

A communication system is provided that analyzes event-related media by correlating various media content based on the media being time-wise proximate to each other. Thereby, the communication system provides an informational tool for law enforcement agencies to correlate different media that all relate to a same event, such as subject matter media with related discussion media. For example, the subject matter media may comprise video, video stills, biometrics, sensor data, Automatic Vehicle Location (AVL) data, pictures, BOLO (Be On the LookOut) bulletins, and the like, while the related discussion media may comprise Push-to-Talk talkbursts, telephone conversations, Instant Messaging (IM), emails, and other forms of discussion media. By correlating such media, the communication system facilitates event or incident reconstruction by providing related media together when providing event or incident playback.

Claims

1. A method of analyzing event-related media, the method comprising:

determining that first media content has been stored in a media storage system, wherein the first media content is associated with a first time stamp;

determining that the first media content was one or more of retrieved by a user or rendered to the user at a second time, wherein the second time is subsequent to the first time stamp;

determining that the user, at a third time overlapping with or subsequent to the second time, conveyed second media content;

determining, at a fourth time overlapping with or subsequent to the third time, a time offset between the second time and the third time; and

when the time offset is less than a time offset threshold, associating the second media content with the first media content.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the user is a first party and wherein determining that the user conveyed the second media content comprises determining that the user conveyed the second media content to a second party.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the first media content is video content and the second media content comprises one or more of text and audio.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first media content is stored in association with an identifier of an event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the second media content with the first media content comprises associating the second media content with the identifier of the first media content, and storing the second media content in association with the identifier of the first media content.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the second media content with the first media content comprises:

determining that the user is interacting with a first media content and associating the second media content with the first media content based on the determination of the user interacting with the first media content while generating the second media content.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

at a time overlapping with or subsequent to the fourth time, receiving a request to render the first media content; and

in response to receiving the request, rendering the second media content together with the first media content.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

at a time subsequent to the fourth time and based on the association of the second media content with the first media content, rendering the second media content together with the first media content, wherein rendering comprises indicating a relationship between the first media content and the second media content.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein associating the second media content with the first media content comprises:

detecting, in the second media content, a reference to the first media content; and

associating the second media content with the first media content based on the detection, in the second media content, of the reference to the first media content.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the detected reference is a reference to a media type of the first media content.

11. An infrastructure element capable of analyzing event-related media, the server comprising:

an interface;

a processor; and

an at least one memory device that is configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the following functions;

determine that first media content has been stored in a media storage system, wherein the first media content is associated with a first time stamp;

determine that the first media content was one or more of retrieved by a user or rendered to the user at a second time, wherein the second time is subsequent to the first time stamp;

determine that the user, at a third time overlapping with or subsequent to the second time, conveyed second media content;

determine, at a fourth time overlapping with or subsequent to the third time, a time offset between the second time and the third time; and

when the time offset is less than a time offset threshold, associate the second media content with the first media content.

12. The infrastructure element of claim 11, wherein the user is a first party and wherein the at least one memory device is configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to determine that the user conveyed the second media content by:

determining that the user conveyed the second media content to a second party.

13. The infrastructure element of claim 11, wherein the first media content is video content and the second media content comprises one or more of text and audio.

14. The infrastructure element of claim 11, wherein the first media content is stored in association with an identifier of an event.

15. The infrastructure element of claim 11, wherein the at least one memory device is configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to associate the second media content with the first media content by:

associating the second media content with the identifier of the first media content, and

store the second media content in association with the identifier of the first media content.

16. The infrastructure element of claim 11, wherein the at least one memory device is configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to associate the second media content with the first media content by:

determining that the user is interacting with a first media content and

associating the second media content with the first media content based on the determination of the user interacting with the first media content while generating the second media content.

17. The infrastructure element of claim 11, wherein the at least one memory device is configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

at a time overlapping with or subsequent to the fourth time, receive a request to render the first media content; and

in response to receiving the request, render the second media content together with the first media content.

18. The infrastructure element of claim 11, wherein the at least one memory device is configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:

at a time subsequent to the fourth time and based on the association of the second media content with the first media content, render the second media content together with the first media content, wherein rendering comprises indicating a relationship between the first media content and the second media content.

19. The infrastructure element of claim 11, wherein the at least one memory device is configured to store a set of instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to associate the second media content with the first media content by:

detecting, in the second media content, a reference to the first media content; and

associating the second media content with the first media content based on the detection, in the second media content, of the reference to the first media content.

20. The infrastructure element of claim 19, wherein the detected reference is a reference to a media type of the first media content.