Ranking video articles

• US 8,189,685 B1
• Filed: 03/31/2011
• Issued: 05/29/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 11/10/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Choudhry, Shahid, Piscitello, John, Uhlik, Christopher Richard, Henzinger, Monika Hildegard, Vosburgh, Matthew, Lee, Aaron, Marwood, David, Chane, Peter, Okamoto, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): AZARIAN, SEYED H
• Application Number:
  US13/077,519
• Time in Patent Office: 425 Days
• Field of Search: 382/100, 382/103, 382/106, 382/107, 382/112, 382/113, 382/155, 382/168, 382/171, 382/180, 382/181, 382189-195, 382/209, 382/232, 382/260, 382/274, 382/291, 382/305, 382/312, 382/235, 382/233, 375/240.26, 1/1, 715/720, 715/256, 455/432.3
• US Class Current: 375/240.26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/70 of video data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/738 Presentation of query results

Abstract

An information retrieval system is provided for processing queries for video content. A server receives a query for video content and returns video articles, as received from broadcast systems or other content providers. Queries are formulated using text, video images, and/or visual content associated with a video article. Various video-oriented characteristics associated with the results of the queries are determined and a rank score is calculated for each. The ranked video articles are displayed in a representation to the user, from which the user can play the video article either within the representation or independent of it.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method of ranking a plurality of video articles, comprising:

for each of the plurality of video articles, performing the following steps at a server;

determining video-oriented characteristic data of a video article, the video-oriented characteristic data describing one or more characteristics of at least one broadcast of the video article, wherein each video article has metadata describing the video article; and

determining a rank score based at least in part on the video article-oriented characteristic data and based at least in part on the metadata of the video article;

determining an order for transmitting the plurality of video articles to a client, the order of transmission based on the rank score for each of the plurality of video articles.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is broadcast time period data of the video article, wherein the broadcast time period data describes when to broadcast the video article.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is rating data of the video article, wherein the rating data of the video article describes how the video article is rated based on a video rating criterion.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is third-party data of the video article, wherein the third-party data of the video article describes a cost estimation of the video article.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is user data of the video article, wherein the user data of the video article describes one or more user actions on the video article.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata of the video article is a name of the video article.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata of the video article is a subtitle of the video article.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the metadata of the video article is a text associated with the video article.

9. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium for ranking a plurality of video articles, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising computer-executable instructions encoded on the medium, comprising:

for each of the plurality of video articles, performing the following steps at a server;

determining video-oriented characteristic data of a video article, the video-oriented characteristic data describing one or more characteristics of at least one broadcast of the video article, wherein each video article has metadata describing the video article; and

determining a rank score based at least in part on the video article-oriented characteristic data and based at least in part on the metadata of the video article;

determining an order for transmitting the plurality of video articles to a client, the order of transmission based on the rank score for each of the plurality of video articles.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is broadcast time period data of the video article, wherein the broadcast time period data describes when to broadcast the video article.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is rating data of the video article, wherein the rating data of the video article describes how the video article is rated based on a video rating criterion.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is third-party data of the video article, wherein the third-party data of the video article describes a cost estimation of the video article.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is user data of the video article, wherein the user data of the video article describes one or more user actions on the video article.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the metadata of the video article is a name of the video article.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the metadata of the video article is a subtitle of the video article.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 9, wherein the metadata of the video article is a text associated with the video article.

17. A system for ranking a plurality of video articles, the system comprising:

means for, for each of the plurality of video articles, determining video-oriented characteristic data of a video article, the video-oriented characteristic data describing one or more characteristics of at least one broadcast of the video article, wherein each video article has metadata describing the video article;

means for, for each of the plurality of video articles, determining a rank score based at least in part on the video article-oriented characteristic data and based at least in part on the metadata of the video article;

means for determining an order for transmitting the plurality of video articles to a client, the order of transmission based on the rank score for each of the plurality of video articles.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is broadcast time period data of the video article, wherein the broadcast time period data describes when to broadcast the video article.

19. The system of claim 17, wherein the video-oriented characteristic data is rating data of the video article, wherein the rating data of the video article describes how the video article is rated based on a video rating criterion.

20. The system of claim 17, wherein the metadata of the video article is a name of the video article.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the metadata of the video article is a subtitle of the video article.