Preservation and/or degradation of a video/audio data stream
First Claim
1. A method related to data management, the method comprising:
- accepting input for a designation of a reference designator and a beginning demarcation designator and/or an ending demarcation designator in a video/audio data stream, wherein the beginning demarcation designator and/or the ending demarcation designator are defined relative to the reference designator;
accepting input from a first device and retaining in a hardware device at a first resolution of a first portion of the video/audio data stream, the first portion beginning substantially at the beginning demarcation designator and ending substantially at the ending demarcation designator; and
accepting input and recording from a second device for a retention at a second resolution of a second portion of the video/audio data stream, wherein the second resolution is less than the first resolution when a condition is met, wherein the second resolution is a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between the first portion to be retained at the first resolution and the second portion of the video/audio data stream and includes degrading blocks of the second portion of the video/data stream according to their time distance from the first portion of the video/data stream, and wherein the retention of the second portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution is performed when a condition responsive to data received from the second device is met.
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Abstract
In one aspect, a method related to data management includes but is not limited to accepting input for a designation of a reference designator and a beginning demarcation designator and/or an ending demarcation designator in a video/audio data stream, wherein the beginning demarcation designator and/or the ending demarcation designator are defined relative to the reference designator; and accepting input for a retention at a first resolution of a first portion of the video/audio data stream, the first portion beginning substantially at the beginning demarcation designator and ending substantially at the ending demarcation designator. In addition, other method, system, and program product aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and/or text forming a part of the present application.
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40 Claims
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1. A method related to data management, the method comprising:
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accepting input for a designation of a reference designator and a beginning demarcation designator and/or an ending demarcation designator in a video/audio data stream, wherein the beginning demarcation designator and/or the ending demarcation designator are defined relative to the reference designator; accepting input from a first device and retaining in a hardware device at a first resolution of a first portion of the video/audio data stream, the first portion beginning substantially at the beginning demarcation designator and ending substantially at the ending demarcation designator; and accepting input and recording from a second device for a retention at a second resolution of a second portion of the video/audio data stream, wherein the second resolution is less than the first resolution when a condition is met, wherein the second resolution is a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between the first portion to be retained at the first resolution and the second portion of the video/audio data stream and includes degrading blocks of the second portion of the video/data stream according to their time distance from the first portion of the video/data stream, and wherein the retention of the second portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution is performed when a condition responsive to data received from the second device is met. - 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, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 37, 38)
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34. A method related to data management, the method comprising:
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accepting input to specify a location in a video/audio data stream and to initiate a retention at a first resolution of a first portion of the video/audio data stream, the first portion to include the location in the video/audio data stream; retaining the first portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution in a hardware device, the first portion to include at least a part of the video/audio data stream after the location; and accepting input and recording for retention in a hardware device from a second device for a retention at a second resolution of a second portion of the video/audio data stream wherein the second resolution is less than the first resolution when a condition is met, wherein the retention of the second portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution is performed when a condition responsive to data received from a second device is met, wherein the second resolution is a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between the first portion to be retained at the first resolution and the second portion of the video/audio data stream and includes degrading blocks of the second portion of the video/data stream according to their time distance from the first portion of the video/data stream. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36)
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39. A system related to data management, the system comprising:
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means for accepting input for a designation of a reference designator and a beginning demarcation designator and/or an ending demarcation designator in a video/audio data stream, wherein the beginning demarcation designator and/or the ending demarcation designator are defined relative to the reference designator; means for accepting input for a retention at a first resolution of a first portion of the video/audio data stream, the first portion beginning substantially at the beginning demarcation designator and ending substantially at the ending demarcation designator; and means for accepting input and recording for retention in a hardware device from a second device for a retention at a second resolution of a second portion of the video/audio data stream wherein the second resolution is less than the first resolution when a condition is met, wherein the retention of the second portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution is to be performed when a condition responsive to data received from a second device is met, wherein the second resolution is a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between the first portion to be retained at the first resolution and the second portion of the video/audio data stream and includes degrading blocks of the second portion of the video/data stream according to their time distance from the first portion of the video/data stream.
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40. A system related to data management, the system comprising:
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means for accepting input to specify a location in a video/audio data stream and to initiate a retention at a first resolution of a first portion of the video/audio data stream, the first portion to include the location; and means for retaining the first portion of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution, the first portion to include at least a part of the video/audio data stream after the location; and means for accepting input and recording for retention in a hardware device from a second device for a retention at a second resolution of a second portion of the video/audio data stream wherein the second resolution is less than the first resolution when a condition is met, wherein the retention of the second portion of the video/audio data stream at the second resolution is to be performed when a condition responsive to data received from a second device is met, and wherein the second resolution is a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between the first portion to be retained at the first resolution and the second portion of the video/audio data stream and includes degrading blocks of the second portion of the video/data stream according to their time distance from the first portion of the video/data stream.
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