Multi-level skimming of multimedia content using playlists
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1. A system comprising;
- a client computer to,provide skimming level selection information to a user based on a plurality of available skimming levels, and receive a skimming level selection from the user; and
a server computer, coupled to the client computer, to, receive the slimming level selection from the client computer, use a playlist of multimedia content corresponding to the skimming level selection, the playlist identifying segments, corresponding to the skimming level selection, of the multimedia content, and provide, to the client computer in response to receipt of the skimming level selection from the client computer, the segments of the multimedia content identified by the playlist.
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Abstract
A skimmed or preview version of multimedia content is provided to a client computer by a server computer using playlists. The skimmed version of multimedia content can be presented to a user of a client computer in less time than presenting the entire multimedia content would require. The server computer maintains skimming information that identifies particular segments of the multimedia content corresponding to the skimmed version. The server computer uses the skimming information to generate a playlist, which in turn is used by the server computer to access the appropriate segments of the multimedia content and provide the segments to the client computer.
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31 Claims
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1. A system comprising;
- a client computer to,
provide skimming level selection information to a user based on a plurality of available skimming levels, and receive a skimming level selection from the user; and
a server computer, coupled to the client computer, to,receive the slimming level selection from the client computer, use a playlist of multimedia content corresponding to the skimming level selection, the playlist identifying segments, corresponding to the skimming level selection, of the multimedia content, and provide, to the client computer in response to receipt of the skimming level selection from the client computer, the segments of the multimedia content identified by the playlist. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for providing a skimmed version of multimedia content, the method comprising:
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accessing first skimming information corresponding to a first skimming level of a plurality of previously generated skimming levels of the multimedia content;
using the first skimming information to access a first plurality of segments of the multimedia content that correspond to the first skimming level;
forwarding the first plurality of segments to a client computer;
receiving a selection of a second skimming level of the plurality of previously generated skimming levels from the client computer while the first plurality of segments are being forwarded to the client computer;
accessing second skimming information corresponding to the second skimming level;
using the second skimming information to access a second plurality of segments of the multimedia content that correspond to the second skimming level; and
forwarding the second plurality of segments to the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for presenting a skimmed version of multimedia content, the method comprising:
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accessing first skimming information corresponding to a first skimming level of a plurality of previously generated skimming levels of the multimedia content;
using the first skimming information to generate a playlist identifying a first plurality of segments of the multimedia content that correspond to the first skimming level;
retrieving the first plurality of segments from a storage device; and
presenting the first plurality of segments as the skimmed version. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to provide a skimmed version of multimedia content by:
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accessing first skimming information corresponding to a first skimming level of a plurality of previously generated skimming levels of the multimedia content;
using the first skimming information to access a first plurality of segments of the multimedia content that correspond to the first skimming level;
forwarding the first plurality of segments to a client computer;
receiving a selection of a second skimming level of the plurality of previously generated skimming levels from the client computer while the first plurality of segments are being forwarded to the client computer;
accessing second skimming information corresponding to the second skimming level;
using the second skimming information to access a second plurality of segments of the multimedia content that correspond to the second skimming level; and
forwarding the second plurality of segments to the client computer. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. One or more computer-readable media having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, causes the one or more processors to present a skimmed version of multimedia content by:
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accessing first skimming information corresponding to a first skimming level of a plurality of previously generated skimming levels of the multimedia content;
using the first skimming information to generate a playlist identifying a first plurality of segments of the multimedia content that correspond to the first skimming level;
retrieving the first plurality of segments from a storage device; and
presenting the fist plurality of segments as the skimmed version. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31)
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