Video-enabled community building
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1. A video community system, comprising:
- a repository storing video content comprising a plurality of encoded videos and an index of the video content and being accessible by a plurality of user devices; and
a video search and retrieval application configured to search the index of the video content based on a user query and return a search result to at least one of the user devices,wherein a selected portion of a selected one of the videos is shareable via an offset video pointer communicated to at least one of the user devices, and wherein the selected portion is made shareable according to a user-selected operation, wherein the offset video pointer includes information specifying start and end times of the selected portion.
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Abstract
A system and method that provide media content owners the capability to achieve community building goals by exploiting video processing capabilities using rich, interactive and compelling media content on a network or Internet website. The system and method additionally provide website community building mechanisms to community members, thereby allowing the members to customize the actual community websites that many companies and website owners seek in order to enhance e-commerce revenue generation.
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28 Claims
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1. A video community system, comprising:
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a repository storing video content comprising a plurality of encoded videos and an index of the video content and being accessible by a plurality of user devices; and a video search and retrieval application configured to search the index of the video content based on a user query and return a search result to at least one of the user devices, wherein a selected portion of a selected one of the videos is shareable via an offset video pointer communicated to at least one of the user devices, and wherein the selected portion is made shareable according to a user-selected operation, wherein the offset video pointer includes information specifying start and end times of the selected portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A video community system, comprising:
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a repository storing video content comprising a plurality of encoded videos and an index of the video content and being accessible by a plurality of user devices; and a video search and retrieval application configured to; search the index of the video content based on a user query and return a search result to at least one of the user devices; and share a selected portion of a selected one of the videos via an offset video pointer communicated to at least one of the user devices according to a user-selected operation, wherein the offset video pointer includes information specifying start and end times of the selected portion.
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19. A video community system, comprising:
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means for storing video content comprising a plurality of encoded videos and an index of the video content and being accessible by a plurality of user devices; means for searching the index of the video content based on a user query and returning a search result to at least one of the user devices; and means for processing, by at least one computing device, a selected portion of a selected one of the videos according to a user-selected operation so as to be shareable via an offset video pointer with at least one other user, wherein the offset video pointer includes information specifying start and end times of the selected portion.
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20. A method of sharing video in a video community, comprising:
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storing video content comprising a plurality of encoded videos and an index of the video content and being accessible by a plurality of user devices; searching the index of the video content based on a user query and returning a search result to at least one of the user devices; and communicating, by at least one computing device, a selected portion of a selected one of the videos according to a user-selected operation so as to be shareable via an offset video pointer communicated to at least one other user device, wherein the offset video pointer includes information specifying start and end times of the selected portion.
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21. A video community system, comprising:
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a repository storing video content comprising a plurality of encoded videos and an index of the video content and being accessible by a plurality of user devices; a video search and retrieval application configured to search the index of the video content and return a search result to at least one of the user devices; and an application configured to select, as a user-identified favorite, a selected portion of a selected one of the videos via a sharable offset video pointer, wherein the offset video pointer includes information specifying start and end times of the selected portion. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A video community system, comprising:
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a web-accessible video sharing community configured to offer a plurality of user-selectable operations selected from;
email, favorites, video upload, and message board;a repository comprising a plurality of videos; and a search and retrieval application configured to access the repository and provide a search result according to a query communicated via a web interface on a user device, the search result comprising at least one offset video pointer providing access to a portion of a video stored on the repository, wherein the offset video pointer includes information specifying start and end times of the selected portion, the offset video pointer being sharable with at least one other user. - View Dependent Claims (28)
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