Automated event content processing method and system

• US 8,087,054 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2002
• Issued: 12/27/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Assets 20 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Eastman Kodak Company
• Inventors: Zacks, Carolyn A., Telek, Michael J., Marino, Frank, Harel, Dan, Beaudet, Douglas B.
• Primary Examiner(s): SHEPARD, JUSTIN E
• Application Number:
  US10/260,975
• Publication Number:
  US 20040064207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,375 Days
• Field of Search: 725/131
• US Class Current: 725/86
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/739 in form of a video summary, e.g. the video summary being a video sequence, a composite still image or having synthesized frames
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/7834 using audio features
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/786 using motion, e.g. object motion or camera motion
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A method for organizing event content in the form of electronic signals is provided. In accordance with this method an event profile is determined. The event content is obtained and the event content is organized based upon the event profile.

Claims

1. A method implemented by a data processing system, the method for organizing event content of an event in the form of digital data, the method comprising the steps of:

determining an event profile that defines an event agenda comprised of a sequence of event agenda items of which the event is comprised, and event rules for analyzing the event content to associate segments of the event content with event agenda items and to assign a relative value score to each segment, wherein the rules are derived from the nature of the event;

obtaining an output product template;

obtaining the event content after determining the event profile; and

organizing the event content by determining which segments of the event content are associated with one of the event agenda items and assigning a relative value for each of the segments using the event rules, producing an output product using the output product template and event rules;

wherein the relative values of each segment is used to automatically produce the output product, wherein the output product template defines the output product to be produced as a video, still image, composite image or audio products.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the relative value of a segment is determined in part upon the event item with which the segment is associated and in part upon the event rules.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the event rules are adapted to include content based upon content analysis rules associated with the event.