SYSTEM AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR FACILITATING APPLICATION OF A DIGITAL VIDEO-EFFECT TO A TEMPORAL PORTION OF A VIDEO SEGMENT

• US 20170094323A1
• Filed: 09/24/2015
• Published: 03/30/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company Incorporated (Nexstar Media Group, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Tribune Broadcasting Company Incorporated (Nexstar Media Group, Inc.)
• Inventors: PROPST, Scott Allan, LASHER, Dana A.
• Application Number:
  US14/864,651
• Publication Number:
  US 20170094323A1
• 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 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23424 involving splicing one content stream with another content stream, e.g. for inserting or substituting an advertisement
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/234345 the reformatting operation being performed only on part of the stream, e.g. a region of the image or a time segment
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/262 Content or additional data distribution scheduling, e.g. sending additional data at off-peak times, updating software modules, calculating the carousel transmission frequency, delaying a video stream transmission, generating play-lists scheduling strategies for dispatcher in multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/4881; arrangements for scheduling broadcast services or broadcast-related services H04H60/06; flow control in packet networks H04L47/10; establishing a time schedule or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/62
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments

Abstract

In one aspect, an example method for use in a video-broadcast system having a DVE system includes: (i) receiving an instruction to apply a particular DVE of a particular overlay-DVE type to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in part, on the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular DVE-type applied thereto; (ii) making a determination that a particular temporal portion of the video segment has been identified as being suitable for having a DVE of the particular DVE-type applied thereto; and (iii) based, at least in part, on the received instruction and the determination, transmitting to the DVE system an instruction that causes the DVE system to apply the particular DVE to at least part of the particular temporal portion of the video segment.

Claims

1. A method for use in a video-broadcast system having a digital video-effect (DVE) system, the method comprising:

receiving an instruction to apply a particular DVE of a particular overlay-DVE type to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in part, on the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto;

making a determination that a particular temporal portion of the video segment has been identified as being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto; and

based, at least in part, on the received instruction and the determination, transmitting to the DVE system an instruction that causes the DVE system to apply the particular DVE to at least part of the particular temporal portion of the video segment.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the instruction comprises (i) receiving a portion of a traffic schedule and (ii) extracting the instruction from the received portion of the traffic schedule.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein receiving the instruction comprises receiving an instruction to apply the particular DVE of a particular overlay-DVE type to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in a part, on (i) the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (ii) the temporal portion of the video segment having at least a threshold duration, the method further comprising:

determining a duration of the particular temporal portion, wherein based, at least in part, on the received instruction and the determination, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises, based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the determination, and the determined duration, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the determination is a first determination, wherein receiving the instruction comprises receiving an instruction to apply the particular DVE to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in a part, on (i) the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto, (ii) the temporal portion of the video segment having at least a threshold duration, and (iii) the temporal portion of the video segment being, according to a traffic schedule, a next scheduled video segment that (a) is suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (b) has at least the threshold duration, the method further comprising:

making a second determination that the particular temporal portion of the video segment is, according to a particular traffic schedule, a next scheduled video segment that (i) has been identified as being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (ii) has at least the threshold duration, wherein based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the first determination, and the determined duration, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises, based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the first determination, the determined duration, and the second determination, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein making the determination comprises making the determination based on input received via a user interface.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises transmitting to the DVE system an instruction that causes the DVE system to, proximate a starting time of particular temporal portion of the video segment, apply the particular DVE to the particular temporal portion of the video segment.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the DVE system comprises a stunt switcher.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon program instructions that when executed cause performance of a set of acts comprising:

receiving an instruction to apply a particular DVE of a particular overlay-DVE type to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in part, on the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto;

making a determination that a particular temporal portion of the video segment has been identified as being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto; and

based, at least in part, on the received instruction and the determination, transmitting to the DVE system an instruction that causes the DVE system to apply the particular DVE to at least part of the particular temporal portion of the video segment.

9. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the instruction comprises (i) receiving a portion of a traffic schedule and (ii) extracting the instruction from the received portion of the traffic schedule.

10. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein receiving the instruction comprises receiving an instruction to apply the particular DVE of a particular overlay-DVE type to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in a part, on (i) the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (ii) the temporal portion of the video segment having at least a threshold duration, the set of acts further comprising:

determining a duration of the particular temporal portion, wherein based, at least in part, on the received instruction and the determination, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises, based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the determination, and the determined duration, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction.

11. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 10, wherein the determination is a first determination, wherein receiving the instruction comprises receiving an instruction to apply the particular DVE to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in a part, on (i) the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto, (ii) the temporal portion of the video segment having at least a threshold duration, and (iii) the temporal portion of the video segment being, according to a traffic schedule, a next scheduled video segment that (a) is suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (b) has at least the threshold duration, the set of acts further comprising:

making a second determination that the particular temporal portion of the video segment is, according to a particular traffic schedule, a next scheduled video segment that (i) has been identified as being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (ii) has at least the threshold duration, wherein based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the first determination, and the determined duration, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises, based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the first determination, the determined duration, and the second determination, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein making the determination comprises making the determination based on input received via a user interface.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises transmitting to the DVE system an instruction that causes the DVE system to, proximate a starting time of particular temporal portion of the video segment, apply the particular DVE to the particular temporal portion of the video segment.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 8, wherein the DVE system comprises a stunt switcher.

15. A video-broadcast system comprising:

an automation system;

a communication network; and

a digital video-effect (DVE) system connected to the automation system via the communication network, wherein the automation system is configured for performing a set of acts comprising;

receiving an instruction to apply a particular DVE of a particular overlay-DVE type to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in part, on the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto;

making a determination that a particular temporal portion of the video segment has been identified as being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto; and

based, at least in part, on the received instruction and the determination, transmitting to the DVE system an instruction that causes the DVE system to apply the particular DVE to at least part of the particular temporal portion of the video segment.

16. The video-broadcast system of claim 15, wherein receiving the instruction comprises receiving an instruction to apply the particular DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in a part, on (i) the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (ii) the temporal portion of the video segment having at least a threshold duration, the set of acts further comprising:

determining a duration of the particular temporal portion, wherein based, at least in part, on the received instruction and the determination, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises, based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the determination, and the determined duration, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction.

17. The video-broadcast system of claim 16, wherein the determination is a first determination, wherein receiving the instruction comprises receiving an instruction to apply the particular DVE to a temporal portion of a video segment based, at least in a part, on (i) the temporal portion of the video segment being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto, (ii) the temporal portion of the video segment having at least a threshold duration, and (iii) the temporal portion of the video segment being, according to a traffic schedule, a next scheduled video segment that (a) is suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (b) has at least the threshold duration, the set of acts further comprising:

making a second determination that the particular temporal portion of the video segment is, according to a particular traffic schedule, a next scheduled video segment that (i) has been identified as being suitable for having a DVE of the particular overlay-DVE type applied thereto and (ii) has at least the threshold duration, wherein based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the first determination, and the determined duration, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises, based, at least in part, on the received instruction, the first determination, the determined duration, and the second determination, transmitting to the DVE system the instruction.

18. The video-broadcast system of claim 15, wherein the automation system comprises a user interface, and wherein making the determination comprises making the determination based on input received via the user interface.

19. The video-broadcast system of claim 15, wherein transmitting to the DVE system the instruction comprises transmitting to the DVE system an instruction that causes the DVE system to, proximate a starting time of particular temporal portion of the video segment, apply the particular DVE to the particular temporal portion of the video segment.

20. The video-broadcast system of claim 15, wherein the DVE system comprises a stunt switcher.