Video previewing method and apparatus
First Claim
1. A method of playing a video comprising the steps of:
- enabling a previewer to establish content preferences for a viewer;
selecting possibly unsuitable segments of a video by applying the content preferences to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of said video;
showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to said previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for said viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and
playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information and the content preferences as supplemented by the previewer'"'"'s suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
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Abstract
A video method and system for providing a viewer an automatically customized version of a video responsive to an editor'"'"'s determination of the suitability of possibly unsuitable segments and the viewer'"'"'s video content preferences. The video previewing system comprising a video and a segment map defining a plurality of video segments of a video, the plurality of video segments comprising possibly unsuitable video segments. The system permits establishing a viewer'"'"'s video content preferences; an editor to determine the suitability for viewing by the viewer of the possibly unsuitable video segments; automatically selects video segments from the plurality of video segments responsive to the application of the suitability determination to the video segment map; and retrieves and transmits the selected video segments as a continuous and suitable version of the video.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of playing a video comprising the steps of:
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enabling a previewer to establish content preferences for a viewer; selecting possibly unsuitable segments of a video by applying the content preferences to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of said video; showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to said previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for said viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information and the content preferences as supplemented by the previewer'"'"'s suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of playing a video comprising the steps of:
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selecting, responsive to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of a video, possibly unsuitable segments of said video; showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to a previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for a viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information as supplemented by the previewer'"'"'s suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system capable of playing a video, the system comprising:
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preferencing means for enabling a previewer to establish content preferences for a viewer; selecting means for selecting possibly unsuitable segments of a video by applying said content preferences to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of said video; showing means for showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to said previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for said viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and random access and buffering means for playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information and the content preferences as supplemented by the previewer'"'"'s suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system capable of playing a video, the system comprising:
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selecting means for selecting, responsive to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of a video, possibly unsuitable segments of said video; showing means for showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to a previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for a viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and random access and buffering means for playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information as supplemented by the previewer'"'"'s suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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