Recording and playback of video clips based on audio selections

• US 7,920,931 B2
• Filed: 11/21/2005
• Issued: 04/05/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Van de Sluis, Bartel Marinus, Vrieling, Koen Hendrik Johan
• Primary Examiner(s): Briney, III; Walter F
• Application Number:
  US11/719,664
• Publication Number:
  US 20090177299A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,961 Days
• Field of Search: 700/94
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles

Abstract

Video clips (160) are selected for viewing or recording in a video system (160) based on songs that are selected for play in an audio system (110). A history (120) of audio selections is maintained, and based on this history (120), the system identifies ‘favorite’ songs. The system searches sources of video material for video clips (160) that are related to the favorite songs, and records the clips (160). When a favorite song is subsequently selected for play (410), the video system is configured to also play (440), or offer to play (430), the corresponding video clip (160). Optionally, the system is configured to store (390) the location of previously recorded video clips, such as the location of the clip in a user'"'"'s video collection, or the URL of the clip in a computer network, such as the Internet.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a video player that is configured to render a select video clip to a display device;

a controller operably coupled to the video player, said controller determining the select video clip based on a selection of a select song at an audio system; and

a database operably coupled to the controller, said database storing a plurality of associations between song information and video clip information,

wherein the controller determines the select video clip from the video clip information of the database, based on a comparison of the select song and the song information of the database,

and wherein the song information includes at least one class of songs, and the class of songs includes at least one of artist and genre.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein

the controller further provides a user interface to facilitate control of the video player.

3. The system as claimed in claim 2, wherein

the user interface further facilitates control of the audio system.

4. The system as claimed in claim 3, wherein

the user interface includes indicators of available video clips corresponding to selectable songs at the audio system.

5. The system as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the indicators include thumbnail images corresponding to the available video clips.

6. A method comprising:

identifying a song that is to be played on an audio system;

determining song information of the identified song, said song information including at least one class of songs, and the class of songs including at least one of artist and genre;

searching a database, storing a plurality of associations between song information and video clip information, to determine video clip information corresponding to said song information;

identifying and locating a video clip corresponding to the determined video clip information; and

rendering the video clip on a display device when the song is played on the audio system.