Video capturing using on-screen graphics
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1. A computer-implemented method for processing video, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving video from a video provider, the video comprising a series of essentially contiguous video segments, each video segment having a subject, wherein one or more of the video segments each comprise at least one nontextual, on-screen graphic representative of the subject of said each video segment, wherein the nontextual graphic is inserted by the video provider near the beginning of said each video segment so that when said each video segment is displayed, a human viewer is enabled to recognize the subject of said each video segment upon viewing the displayed graphic;
(b) comparing, with a computer, nontextual, on-screen graphics of video segments of the video to a preselected graphic corresponding to a target subject of interest to a human user;
(c) determining, with the computer, that a video segment has the target subject when a nontextual, on-screen graphic of the video segment matches the preselected graphic; and
(d) processing the video segment upon said determination by the computer.
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Abstract
A video segment on a preselected subject is captured by recognizing a graphic associating the video segment with the subject and capturing the video segment upon such recognition. In an embodiment, one or more graphics to be recognized are pre-identified.
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24 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for processing video, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving video from a video provider, the video comprising a series of essentially contiguous video segments, each video segment having a subject, wherein one or more of the video segments each comprise at least one nontextual, on-screen graphic representative of the subject of said each video segment, wherein the nontextual graphic is inserted by the video provider near the beginning of said each video segment so that when said each video segment is displayed, a human viewer is enabled to recognize the subject of said each video segment upon viewing the displayed graphic; (b) comparing, with a computer, nontextual, on-screen graphics of video segments of the video to a preselected graphic corresponding to a target subject of interest to a human user; (c) determining, with the computer, that a video segment has the target subject when a nontextual, on-screen graphic of the video segment matches the preselected graphic; and (d) processing the video segment upon said determination by the computer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions which, when executed by a processor of a computer, cause the processor to perform the steps of:
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(a) receiving video from a video provider, the video comprising a series of essentially contiguous video segments, each video segment having a subject, wherein one or more of the video segments each comprise at least one nontextual, on-screen graphic representative of the subject of said each video segment, wherein the nontextual graphic is inserted by the video provider near the beginning of said each video segment so that when said each video segment is displayed, a human viewer is enabled to recognize the subject of said each video segment upon viewing the displayed graphic; (b) comparing, with the processor, nontextual, on-screen graphics of video segments of the video to a preselected graphic corresponding to a target subject of interest to a human user; (c) determining, with the processor, that a video segment has the target subject when a nontextual, on-screen graphic of the video segment matches the preselected graphic; and (d) processing the video segment upon said determination by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A computer system for processing video, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the memory stores a sequence of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform the steps of; (a) receiving video from a video provider, the video comprising a series of essentially contiguous video segments, each video segment having a subject, wherein one or more of the video segments each comprise at least one nontextual, on-screen graphic representative of the subject of said each video segment, wherein the nontextual graphic is inserted by the video provider near the beginning of said each video segment so that when said each video segment is displayed, a human viewer is enabled to recognize the subject of said each video segment upon viewing the displayed graphic; (b) comparing, with the processor, nontextual, on-screen graphics of video segments of the video to a preselected graphic corresponding to a target subject of interest to a human user; (c) determining, with the processor, that a video segment has the target subject when a nontextual, on-screen graphic of the video segment matches the preselected graphic; and (d) processing the video segment upon said determination by the processor. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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