System for presenting audio-video content
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1. A method of presenting information regarding a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising:
- (a) summarizing a video, said summarization comprising a plurality of segments of said video, based upon an event characterized by a semantic event that includes a sports play, where each of said segments includes a plurality of sequential frames of said video;
(b) displaying said summarization in a first portion of a display; and
(c) displaying a graphical user interface on a second portion of said display, simultaneously with said summarization, said interface sequentially indicating the relative location of each of said plurality of segments within said summarization relative to at least one other of said segments as each of said plurality of segments is displayed, each of said plurality of segments represented by a bounded spatial region on said second portion of said display, said bounded spatial region having a respective size based on the number of sequential frames included in the respective segment represented by said bounded spatial region;
(d) displaying to a user said relative location for a first semantic characterization of a said sports play in said video using a first visual indication and displaying said relative location for a second semantic characterization of a said sports play in said video using a second visual indication different from said first visual indication, where said first and second semantic characterizations are each individually distinguishable when their associated visual indications graphically overlap;
(e) receiving from said user, by interaction with said graphical user interface, a selection of one of said plurality of segments;
(f) in response to said selection, presenting a selected one of said plurality of segments and not presenting at least one other of said plurality of segments; and
(g) wherein a user selects a portion of said video not included within said plurality of segments, in response thereto, said system presents said selected portion not included within said plurality of segments, and wherein after presenting said selected portion not included within said plurality of segments presents said selected plurality of segments in temporal order without portions of said video not included within said plurality of segments, and wherein said user selects a portion of said video included within said plurality of segments, in response thereto, said system presents said portion of said video within said plurality of segments.
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Abstract
A system for presenting a summarization of audio and/or visual content having a plurality of segments to a user together with a graphical user interface that preferably indicates to the viewer the relative temporal position of video segments viewed in the summary within the content from which the summary was derived.
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80 Claims
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1. A method of presenting information regarding a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising:
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(a) summarizing a video, said summarization comprising a plurality of segments of said video, based upon an event characterized by a semantic event that includes a sports play, where each of said segments includes a plurality of sequential frames of said video; (b) displaying said summarization in a first portion of a display; and (c) displaying a graphical user interface on a second portion of said display, simultaneously with said summarization, said interface sequentially indicating the relative location of each of said plurality of segments within said summarization relative to at least one other of said segments as each of said plurality of segments is displayed, each of said plurality of segments represented by a bounded spatial region on said second portion of said display, said bounded spatial region having a respective size based on the number of sequential frames included in the respective segment represented by said bounded spatial region; (d) displaying to a user said relative location for a first semantic characterization of a said sports play in said video using a first visual indication and displaying said relative location for a second semantic characterization of a said sports play in said video using a second visual indication different from said first visual indication, where said first and second semantic characterizations are each individually distinguishable when their associated visual indications graphically overlap; (e) receiving from said user, by interaction with said graphical user interface, a selection of one of said plurality of segments; (f) in response to said selection, presenting a selected one of said plurality of segments and not presenting at least one other of said plurality of segments; and (g) wherein a user selects a portion of said video not included within said plurality of segments, in response thereto, said system presents said selected portion not included within said plurality of segments, and wherein after presenting said selected portion not included within said plurality of segments presents said selected plurality of segments in temporal order without portions of said video not included within said plurality of segments, and wherein said user selects a portion of said video included within said plurality of segments, in response thereto, said system presents said portion of said video within said plurality of segments. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of presenting information regarding a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising:
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(a) identifying a plurality of different segments of said video, where each of said segments includes a plurality of frames of said video; (b) displaying, simultaneously with a said segment of said video, a graphical user interface including information regarding the temporal location of a said segment relative to at least one other of said segments of said video; (c) displaying in an interactive display said temporal location for a first semantic characterization of an event in said video using a first visual indication and displaying said temporal location for a second semantic characterization of an event in said video using a second visual indication different from said first visual indication, where said first and second semantic characterizations are each individually distinguishable when their associated visual indications graphically overlap; (d) displaying to a user at least one selector by which said user may interact with said interactive display to select for viewing selective identified ones of said plurality of segments; (e) receiving user-selections of identified ones of said plurality of different segments; (f) presenting user-selected ones of said plurality of different segments; and (g) wherein a user selects a portion of said video not included within said plurality of different segments, in response thereto, said system presents said selected portion not included within said plurality of different segments, and wherein after presenting said selected portion not included within said plurality of different segments presents said selected plurality of different segments in temporal order without portions of said video not included within said plurality of different segments, and wherein said user selects a portion of said video included within said plurality of different segments, in response thereto, said system presents said portion of said video within said plurality different of segments. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A method of presenting information regarding audio comprising:
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(a) identifying a plurality of different segments of said audio, where each of said segments includes a temporal duration of said audio; (b) displaying simultaneously with said segment of said audio a graphical user interface including information regarding the temporal location of a said segment relative to at least one other of said segment of said audio; (c) displaying in an interactive display said temporal location for a first semantic characterization of an event in said audio using a first visual indication and displaying said temporal location for a second semantic characterization of an event in said audio using a second visual indication different from said first visual indication, where said first and second semantic characterizations are each individually distinguishable when their associated visual indications graphically overlap; (d) displaying to a user at least one selector by which said user may interact with said display to select for listening selective identified ones of said plurality of segments; (e) receiving user-selections of identified ones of said plurality of different segments; and (f) presenting user-selected ones of said plurality of different segments; and (g) wherein a user selects a portion of said audio not included within said plurality of different segments, in response thereto, said system presents said selected portion not included within said plurality of different segments, and wherein after presenting said selected portion not included within said plurality of different segments presents said selected plurality of different segments in temporal order without portions of said audio not included within said plurality of different segments, and wherein said user selects a portion of said audio included within said plurality of different segments, in response thereto, said system presents said portion of said audio within said plurality different of segments. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79)
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80. A method of presenting information regarding a video comprising a plurality of frames comprising:
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(a) identifying a plurality of different segments of said video, where each of said segments includes a plurality of frames of said video; (b) displaying, simultaneously with a said segment of said video, a graphical user interface including information regarding the temporal location of a said segment relative to at least one other of said segments of said video; (c) displaying in an interactive display said temporal location for a first semantic characterization of an event in said video using a first visual indication and displaying said temporal location for a second semantic characterization of an event in said video using a second visual indication different from said first visual indication; (d) displaying to a user at least one selector by which said user may interact with said interactive display to select for viewing selective identified ones of said plurality of segments; (e) receiving user-selections of identified ones of said plurality of segments; (f) presenting user-selected ones of said plurality of different segments;
wherein(g) wherein a user selects a portion of said video not included within said plurality of segments, and wherein in response thereto, said system presents said selected portion not included within said plurality of segments, and wherein after presenting said selected portion not included within said plurality of segments presents said selected plurality of segments in temporal order without portions of said video not included within said plurality of segments, and wherein said user selects a portion of said video included within said plurality of segments, wherein in response thereto, said system presents said portion of said video within said plurality of segments.
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