Permission-based content filtering for video recordings

• US 8,189,030 B2
• Filed: 09/04/2008
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Ivashin, Victor, Nelson, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis
• Assistant Examiner(s): Laekemariam, Yosef K
• Application Number:
  US12/204,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20100053302A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,363 Days
• Field of Search: 348/14.01, 348/14.08, 348/211.12, 348/239, 348/575, 379/93.21, 379/158, 379/202.01, 379/205.01
• US Class Current: 348/14.08
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1831 Tracking arrangements for later retrieval, e.g. recording contents, participants activities or behavior, network status
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/782 on tape
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/147 Communication arrangements, e.g. identifying the communication as a video-communication, intermediate storage of the signals selecting H04Q

Abstract

Computer-readable media having corresponding apparatus and methods embodies instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising: receiving a request to stream a video recording; selecting one of a plurality of user types based on the request; selecting one of a plurality of content filters for the video recording based on the selected user type, wherein at least one of the content filters identifies one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted; and streaming the video recording, except for the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable media embodying instructions executable by a computer to perform a method comprising:

receiving a request to stream a video recording;

selecting one of a plurality of user types based on the request, wherein said plurality of user types includes an unrestricted viewing type and at least one restricted viewing type;

selecting one of a plurality of predefined content filters associated with said video recording based on the selected user type, wherein the content filters associated with a restricted viewing type identify one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted, and the content filter associated with the unrestricted viewing type do not omit any portion of the video recording; and

streaming the video recording, wherein the streaming video recording is displayed except for any portions of the video recording to be omitted as determined by the selected predefined content filter.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein:

the video recording comprises a recording of a finished videoconference; and

restricted viewing types cannot alter their associated content filter.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein:

said user types further include an editing type having access to create said content filters and associating the created content filters with other user types, including said restricted viewing types;

the request includes a password; and

selecting the one of the plurality of user types based on the request comprises selecting the one of the plurality of user types based on the password.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 3, wherein said editing type further has access for creating new restricted viewing types and associating them with created content filters.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 1, wherein restricted viewing types lack permission to view any portion of the video recording omitted by their associated content filter, said method further comprising:

transmitting the selected content filter;

wherein a playback application uses the selected content filter to skip the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 2, wherein a restricted viewing type is presented with information indicating which portions of the video recording are omitted by its associated content filter.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 16, wherein:

said editing type may further access a content filter associated with a restricted viewing type and receive information indicating which portions of the video recording are omitted by the accessed content filter; and

a playback application of a said editing type optionally ignores the accessed content filter and plays the portions of the video recording that the content filter indicates should be omitted.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable media of claim 17, wherein said editing type may amend the accessed content filter.

6. An apparatus comprising:

a user interface module adapted to receive a request to stream a video recording;

an access controller adapted to select one of a plurality of user types based on the request, wherein said plurality of user types includes an unrestricted viewing type and at least one restricted viewing type, and adapted to select one of a plurality of predefined content filters associated with said video recording based on the selected user type, wherein the content filters associated with a restricted viewing type identify one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted, and the content filter associated with the unrestricted viewing type do not omit any portion of the video recording; and

a stream processor adapted to stream the video recording, wherein the streaming video recording is displayed except for any portions of the video recording to be omitted as determined by the selected predefined content filter.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein:

the video recording comprises a recording of a finished videoconference; and

restricted viewing type cannot alter their associated content filter.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein:

said user types further include an editing type having access to create said content filters and associating the created content filters with other user types, including said restricted viewing types;

the request includes a password; and

the access controller selects the one of the plurality of user types based on the password.

9. The apparatus of claim 8:

said editing type further has access for creating new restricted viewing types and associating them with created content filters.

10. The apparatus of claim 6:

wherein restricted viewing types lack permission to view any portion of the video recording omitted by their associated content filter;

wherein the access controller transmits the selected content filter; and

wherein a playback application uses the selected content filter to skip the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

19. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein:

a restricted viewing type is presented with information indicating which portions of the video recording are omitted by its associated content filter;

said editing type may further access a content filter associated with a restricted viewing type and receive information indicating which portions of the video recording are omitted by the accessed content filter; and

a playback application of a said editing type optionally ignores the accessed content filter and plays the portions of the video recording that the content filter indicates should be omitted.

11. An apparatus comprising:

user interface means for receiving a request to stream a video recording;

access control means for selecting one of a plurality of user types based on the request, wherein said plurality of user types includes an unrestricted viewing type and at least one restricted viewing type; and

for selecting one of a plurality of predefined content filters associated with said video recording based on the selected user type, wherein the content filters associated with a restricted viewing type identify one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted, and the content filter associated with the unrestricted viewing type do not omit any portion of the video recording; and

stream processor means for streaming the video recording, wherein the streaming video recording is displayed except for any portions of the video recording to be omitted as determined by the selected predefined content filter.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

the video recording comprises a recording of a finished videoconference; and

said restricted viewing type cannot alter their associated content filter.

13. The apparatus of claim 12:

wherein;

said user types further include an editing type having access to create said content filters and associating the created content filters with other user types;

the request includes a password; and

the access control means selects the one of the plurality of user types based on the password.

14. The apparatus of claim 13:

wherein said editing type further has access for creating new restricted viewing types and associating them with created content filters.

15. The apparatus of claim 11:

wherein restricted viewing types lack permission to view any portion of the video recording omitted by their associated content filter;

wherein the access control means transmits the selected content filter; and

wherein a playback application uses the selected content filter to skip the one or more portions of the video recording to be omitted.

20. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein:

a restricted viewing type is presented with information indicating which portions of the video recording are omitted by its associated content filter;

said editing type may further access a content filter associated with a restricted viewing type and receive information indicating which portions of the video recording are omitted by the accessed content filter; and

a playback application of a said editing type optionally ignores the accessed content filter and plays the portions of the video recording that the content filter indicates should be omitted.