Summarizing a body of media by assembling selected summaries
First Claim
1. A method for summarizing a single digital media file, the method comprising:
- storing a plurality of available partial summaries in memory, the stored partial summaries including a plurality of levels of detail, wherein each available partial summary is a summarized recap of content of a portion of the media file in one of the levels of detail, each portion defined by two points of access in the media file comprising a plurality of access points;
receiving an instruction to provide a user with an assembled summary of the media file between one or more specified points of access, wherein an output device currently used by the user is identified;
executing software stored in memory by a processor to;
identify one or more portions between the specified points of access,select one or more available partial summaries from the plurality of available partial summaries stored in memory, the selection based on the identified portions between the specified points of access and the output device identified as being currently used by the user, andassemble the selected summaries to generate the assembled summary of the media file; and
providing the assembled summary to the user via the output device.
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Abstract
Bodies of media may be summarized in various ways depending on numerous factors, thus resulting in summaries that are tailored to particular desires of consumers. An instruction may be received to provide a summary of at least a portion of the body of media. Software stored in memory may then be executed by a processor to determine one or more factors for providing the summary. The summary may be selected, based on the one or more factors, from a plurality of available summaries stored in memory. The plurality of available summaries corresponds to the at least a portion of the body of media. Finally, the selected summary may be provided to a consumer via an output device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for summarizing a single digital media file, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of available partial summaries in memory, the stored partial summaries including a plurality of levels of detail, wherein each available partial summary is a summarized recap of content of a portion of the media file in one of the levels of detail, each portion defined by two points of access in the media file comprising a plurality of access points; receiving an instruction to provide a user with an assembled summary of the media file between one or more specified points of access, wherein an output device currently used by the user is identified; executing software stored in memory by a processor to; identify one or more portions between the specified points of access, select one or more available partial summaries from the plurality of available partial summaries stored in memory, the selection based on the identified portions between the specified points of access and the output device identified as being currently used by the user, and assemble the selected summaries to generate the assembled summary of the media file; and providing the assembled summary to the user via the output device. - 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 system for summarizing a single digital media file, the system comprising:
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memory for storing a plurality of available partial summaries in memory, the stored partial summaries including a plurality of levels of detail, wherein each available partial summary is a summarized recap of content in a portion of the media file in one of the levels of detail, each portion defined by two points of access in the media file comprising a plurality of access points; an interface module for receiving an instruction to provide a user with an assembled summary of the media file between one or more specified points of access, wherein an output device currently used by the user is identified; a processor for executing instructions stored in memory, wherein execution of the instructions by the processor; identifies one or more portions between the specified points of access, selects one or more available partial summaries from the plurality of available partial summaries stored in memory, the selection based on the identified portions between the specified points of access and the output device identified as being currently used by the user, and assembles the selected summaries to generate the assembled summary of the media file; and a media output module stored in memory and executable by the processor to provide the assembled summary to the user via the output device.
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a program embodied thereon, the program executable by a processor to perform a method for summarizing a single digital media file, the method comprising:
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storing a plurality of available partial summaries in memory, the stored partial summaries including a plurality of levels of detail, wherein each available partial summary is a summarized recap of content in a portion of the media file in one of the levels of detail, each portion defined by two points of access in the media file comprising a plurality of access points; receiving an instruction to provide a user with an assembled summary of the media file between one or more specified points of access, wherein an output device currently used by the user is identified; executing software stored in memory by a processor to; identify one or more portions between the specified points of access, select one or more available partial summaries from the plurality of available partial summaries stored in memory, the selection based on the identified portions between the specified points of access and the output device identified as being currently used by the user, and assemble the selected summaries to generate the assembled summary of the media; and providing the assembled summary to the user via the output device.
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