System and method for enabling collaborative media stream editing

• US 9,021,357 B2
• Filed: 07/25/2014
• Issued: 04/28/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/27/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Conversant Wireless Licensing S.à.r.l. (f/k/a Core Wireless Licensing S.a.r.l.) (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Original Assignee: Core Wiresless Licensing SARL (MOSAID Technologies Inc. (f/k/a Conversant Intellectual Property Management))
• Inventors: Auterinen, Otso
• Primary Examiner(s): SALOMON, PHENUEL S
• Application Number:
  US14/340,732
• Publication Number:
  US 20140337738A1
• Time in Patent Office: 277 Days
• US Class Current: 715/720
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/4393 Multimedia presentations, e.g. slide shows, multimedia albums
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0481 based on specific properties of the displayed interaction object or a metaphor-based environment, e.g. interaction with desktop elements like windows or icons, or assisted by a cursor's changing behaviour or appearance
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/1101 Session protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/403 Arrangements for multi-party communication, e.g. for conferences data switching systems for conference H04L12/18; arrangements for connecting several subscribers to a common circuit, i.e. affording conference facilities H04M3/56; television conferencing systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/613 for the control of the source by the destination control signals issued by the client directed to the server or network components specially adapted for selective content distribution H04N21/637
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/762 at the source reformatting of additional data in video distribution servers H04N21/2355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/80 Responding to QoS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles

Abstract

A system and method for editing multimedia content. A server transmits multimedia content to a plurality of electronic devices. Each of the plurality of electronic devices enables a user to perform at least one action in relation to the multimedia content. A a voting engine gathers information concerning the actions performed by users in relation to the multimedia content transmitted to the electronic devices. In response to the information gathered by the voting engine, the multimedia content is modified based upon predefined criteria. The modified multimedia content is subsequently provided to later users.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, at a processing server, a multimedia content from a recording device;

storing, at the processing server the multimedia content;

providing the multimedia content to a plurality of viewers;

collecting information, at the processing server, of activities of each of the plurality of viewers, wherein the collected information alters an appearance of the multimedia content and controls playback of the multimedia content; and

in response to a frequency of the activities performed by each of the plurality of viewers satisfying a predefined criteria, modifying the multimedia content accordingly, wherein the multimedia content is modified in a manner selected from the group consisting of adjusting time to keep a still image on a display, selecting a part of a video clip to be exhibited at a slower speed, selecting a still image or frame to be shown from a video clip when browsing a video stream, adjust a volume, bass, treble, balance, fade or other audio-related aspects of a content portion zooming within the multimedia content, panning with the multimedia content, skipping a portion of a video portion, or some combination thereof.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the predefined criteria comprises at least one of a number of consecutive viewers performing the same action, a frequency of performing a particular action, and whether a certain percentage of viewers perform a particular action.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

providing the modified multimedia content to at least one subsequent viewer,

wherein tracked types of actions comprise at least one of fast forwarding through a portion of the multimedia content, replaying a portion of the multimedia content, viewing a portion of the multimedia content at a slower-than-normal rate, skipping a portion of the multimedia content, and manipulating audio-related aspects of the multimedia content.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of viewers uses a controller to perform tracked type of actions.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the recording device is one of a digital movie recorder, a conventional movie recorder, a digital camera, and a mobile telephone.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory unit operatively connected to the processor and including;

computer code for enabling the apparatus to receive a multimedia content from a recording device;

computer code for enabling the apparatus to store the multimedia content;

computer code for enabling the apparatus to provide the multimedia content to a plurality of viewers;

computer code for collecting information of activities of each of the plurality of viewers, wherein the collected information alters an appearance of the multimedia content and controls playback of the multimedia content;

computer code for enabling the apparatus to receive multimedia content from a remote location; and

in response to a frequency of the activities performed by each of the plurality of viewers computer code for enabling the apparatus to satisfy a predefined criteria, to modify the multimedia content accordingly, wherein the multimedia content is modified in a manner selected from the group consisting of adjusting time to keep a still image on a display, selecting a part of a video clip to be exhibited at a slower speed, selecting a still image or frame to be shown from a video clip when browsing a video stream, adjust a volume, bass, treble, balance, fade or other audio-related aspects of a content portion zooming within the multimedia content, panning with the multimedia content, skipping a portion of a video portion or some combination thereof.

7. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the predefined criteria comprises at least one of a number of consecutive viewers performing the same action, a frequency of performing a particular action, and whether a certain percentage of viewers perform a particular action.

8. The apparatus of claim 6 further comprising:

computer code for enabling the apparatus to provide the modified multimedia content to at least one subsequent viewer, wherein tracked types of actions comprise at least one of fast forwarding through a portion of the multimedia content, replaying a portion of the multimedia content, viewing a portion of the multimedia content at a slower-than-normal rate, skipping a portion of the multimedia content, and manipulating audio-related aspects of the multimedia content.

9. The apparatus of claim 6, wherein the plurality of viewers uses a controller to perform tracked type of actions.

10. The apparatus of claim 6 wherein the recording device is one of a digital movie recorder, a conventional movie recorder, a digital camera, and a mobile telephone.

11. A tangible non-transitory computer-readable storage medium carrying one or more sequences of one or more instructions, which when executed by one or more processors, direct an apparatus to:

receive a multimedia content from a recording device;

store, at a memory in the apparatus, the multimedia content;

provide the multimedia content to a plurality of viewers; and

collect information of activities of each of the plurality of viewers, wherein the collected information alters an appearance of the multimedia content and controls playback of the multimedia content; and

in response to a frequency of the activities performed by each of the plurality of viewers computer code for satisfying a predefined criteria, modifying the multimedia content accordingly, wherein the multimedia content is modified in a manner selected from the group consisting of adjusting time to keep a still image on a display, selecting a part of a video clip to be exhibited at a slower speed, selecting a still image or frame to be shown from a video clip when browsing a video stream, adjust a volume, bass, treble, balance, fade or other audio-related aspects of a content portion zooming within the multimedia content, panning with the multimedia content, skipping a portion of a video portion, or some combination thereof.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the predefined criteria comprises at least one of a number of consecutive viewers performing the same action, a frequency of performing a particular action, and whether a certain percentage of viewers perform a particular action.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11 further comprising providing the modified multimedia content to at least one subsequent viewer, wherein tracked types of actions comprise at least one of fast forwarding through a portion of the multimedia content, replaying a portion of the multimedia content, viewing a portion of the multimedia content at a slower-than-normal rate, skipping a portion of the multimedia content, and manipulating audio-related aspects of the multimedia content.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the plurality of viewers uses a controller to perform tracked type of actions.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 11, wherein the recording device is one of a digital movie recorder, a conventional movie recorder, a digital camera, and a mobile telephone.