Digital media asset management system and method for supporting multiple users

• US 8,977,108 B2
• Filed: 05/23/2011
• Issued: 03/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Rakuten Group, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon UK Limited (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Haot, Maxime G. G., Moore, Richard G., Rachamadugu, Sreenivas
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier, Robert
• Application Number:
  US13/113,463
• Publication Number:
  US 20110217023A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,387 Days
• Field of Search: 386/278, 386/353, 386/200, 386/230, 386/290, 386/328
• US Class Current: 386/278
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded

Abstract

An approach provides editing of digital media. A platform, as maintained by a service provider, provides a remote proxy editing capability of a plurality of media streams. A first one of the media streams is transmitted to a player of a first customer of the service provider. Further, the method comprises transmitting a second one of the media streams to a player of a second customer of the service provider.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving, at a service provider platform, a plurality of media streams;

permitting access by a player of a first subscriber to the service provider platform to perform remote proxy editing of one or more of the media streams; and

permitting access by a player of a second subscriber to the service provider platform to perform remote proxy editing of the one or more of the media streams.

2. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

generating an index file for one of the media streams during a recording of a corresponding digital media, wherein the index file includes indices for decoding the corresponding digital media; and

periodically updating the index file throughout the recording of the corresponding digital media.

3. A method according to claim 2, wherein the corresponding digital media represents video information that is encoded according to a Group of Pictures (GOP) format.

4. A method according to claim 1, further comprising:

executing a workflow application that includes proxy viewing, logging and editing, craft editing, and delivery of digital media, wherein the digital media is received from a plurality of content sources that include either a media archive, a live feed, a digital feed, or a combination thereof.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein the one or more of the media streams are transmitted to a plurality of players of the first subscriber.

6. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive a plurality of media streams,

permit access by a player of a first subscriber to perform remote proxy editing of one or more of the media streams, and

permit access by a player of a second subscriber to perform remote proxy editing of the one or more of the media streams,

wherein the first subscriber and the second subscriber are subscribers to an editing service maintained by a service provider.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

generate an index file for one of the media streams during a recording of a corresponding digital media, wherein the index file includes indices for decoding the corresponding digital media; and

periodically update the index file throughout the recording of the corresponding digital media.

8. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the corresponding digital media represents video information that is encoded according to a Group of Pictures (GOP) format.

9. An apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising:

execute a workflow application that includes proxy viewing, logging and editing, craft editing, and delivery of digital media, wherein the digital media is received from a plurality of content sources that include either a media archive, a live feed, a digital feed, or a combination thereof.

10. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the one or more of the media streams are transmitted to a plurality of players of the first subscriber.

11. A method comprising:

executing a proxy editor player;

accessing a service provider platform to edit one or more of a plurality of media streams as part of a remote editing service; and

selecting, via the proxy editor player, one of the media streams to edit at the service provider platform,

wherein the service provider platform is configured to provide the remote editing service to a plurality of subscribers.

12. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

previewing, via the proxy editor player, the selected media stream before the editing.

13. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

applying, via the proxy editor player, a zoom or a crop effect on the selected media stream.

14. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

recording, via the proxy editor player, a voiceover with respect to the selected media stream.

15. A method according to claim 11, further comprising:

receiving, via the proxy editor player, the edited media stream.

16. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

execute a proxy editor player,

access a service provider platform to edit one or more of a plurality of media streams as part of a remote editing service, and

select, via the proxy editor player, one of the media streams to edit at the service provider platform,

wherein the service provider platform is configured to provide the remote editing service to a plurality of subscribers.

17. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

preview, via the proxy editor player, the selected media stream before the editing.

18. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

apply, via the proxy editor player, a zoom or a crop effect on the selected media stream.

19. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

record, via the proxy editor player, a voiceover with respect to the selected media stream.

20. An apparatus according to claim 16, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

receive, via the proxy editor player, the edited media stream.