Digital life recorder with selective playback of digital video

• US 9,105,298 B2
• Filed: 11/25/2008
• Issued: 08/11/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/03/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Grim, Clifton E. III, Marzke, Rex Edward, Ward, Gary A., Wilson, John David
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Thai
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wendmagegn, Girumsew
• Application Number:
  US12/277,873
• Publication Number:
  US 20090175599A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,450 Days
• Field of Search: 386/200, 386/248, 386/E5.007
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D

Abstract

A method and apparatus for controlling the playback of video recorded by a sensing subsystem of a digital life recorder. The process identifies a selected video feed recorded by a camera of a sensing subsystem responsive to receiving user input. A segment of video from the selected video feed is identified using a personal computing device communicating with a digital life recorder. The digital life recorder records the selected video feed. A playback restriction associated with the segment of video is identified and generates a set of commands for restricting playback of the segment of video. A processor may then execute the set of commands.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for controlling playback of information recorded by a digital recorder, the computer-implemented method comprising:

receiving input from a plurality of data capturing devices of a sensing subsystem of the digital recorder, wherein the input comprises a plurality of video feeds from a plurality of video cameras, each of the plurality of video cameras corresponding to one of a plurality of camera views;

identifying a segment of video from at least one video feed of the plurality of video feeds using a personal computing device communicating with the digital recorder;

tagging the data segment with a timestamp of when the data segment was captured, and a location of where the data segment was captured, wherein the tagging further comprises;

identifying the data with at least one of a content source information, a timestamp and a global positioning system location;

forwarding the identified data to a raw data queue;

determining whether the retrieved data is configured; and

responsive to determining that the retrieved data is configured, announcing the retrieved data to a audio and video playback subsystem;

recording the identified segment of video in a repository subsystem of the digital recorder;

subsequent to recording the identified segment of video in the repository subsystem of the digital recorder, selecting one of the plurality of camera views for viewing restriction;

responsive to the data segment being received from a video camera corresponding to the viewing restriction, enabling a restriction for a playback option for the segment of video for the one of the plurality of camera views selected for viewing restriction; and

responsive to enabling a restriction, generating a set of commands that implements the restriction of the playback option.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the identifying a segment of video from the selected video feed comprises:

creating a video segment, the creating comprising;

inserting a start marker in a first video frame of a video stream of a video feed recorded by a camera of a sensing subsystem; and

inserting a stop marker in a second video frame of the video stream of the video feed.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein inserting a start marker is performed by selecting an option from a menu.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein enabling a restriction comprises selecting an option from a set of menu options consisting of deleting, blurring, hiding and marking as private.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein enabling a restriction comprises enabling an option selected from the set of menu options during the recording of the identified video segment.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting the enabled restriction of the playback option for the video segment;

responsive to detecting the restriction, requiring an authentication to access the playback option; and

responsive to a successful authentication, granting access to the restricted playback option.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein generating the set of commands is performed by a user.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising:

monitoring a network of an infrastructure for a connection;

verifying the infrastructure network connection;

determining, based on a configuration information, a type of feed to acquire from a plurality of feeds;

retrieving data from the determined type of feed; and

tagging the retrieved data.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the connection is one of a wired and wireless connection.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein identifying a segment of video comprising selecting data based on a date and time range.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising selecting a camera view for restriction prior to the identifying the segment.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 11, wherein the selecting allows for selecting a single camera view and allows for selecting all camera views.

13. In a digital recorder subsystem, an apparatus for playback of information recorded by the digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus comprising:

a bus system;

a communications system communicatively coupled to the bus system;

a memory coupled to the bus system, wherein the memory includes computer usable program code comprising instructions; and

a processor unit coupled to the bus system, wherein the processor unit executes the;

instructions for receiving input from a plurality of data capturing devices of a sensing subsystem of the digital recorder, wherein the input comprises a plurality of video streams from a plurality of video cameras, each of the plurality of video cameras corresponding to one of a plurality of camera views;

instructions for accessing a video stream recorded by the digital recorder;

instructions for identifying a segment from the at least one video stream of the plurality of video streams for a restriction;

instructions for tagging the data segment with a timestamp of when the data segment was captured, and a location of where the data segment was captured, wherein the instructions for tagging further comprises;

instructions for identifying the data with at least one of a content source information, a timestamp and a global positioning system location;

instructions for forwarding the identified data to a raw data queue;

instructions for determining whether the retrieved data is configured; and

instructions, responsive to determining that the retrieved data is configured, for announcing the retrieved data to a audio and video playback subsystem;

instructions for recording the identified segment of video in a repository subsystem of the digital recorder;

instructions, subsequent to recording the identified segment of video in the repository subsystem of the digital recorder, for selecting one of the plurality of camera views for viewing restriction;

instructions for enabling a restriction for a playback option for the segment of video for the one of the plurality of camera views selected for viewing restriction in response to the data segment being received from a video camera corresponding to the viewing restriction; and

instructions for generating commands that implement the restriction.

14. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor unit executes the instructions for generating commands further comprising:

instructions for creating a command selected from a set of commands consisting of at least one of a mark endpoint command, a delete command, a private command, a hidden command, a blur command, and a stop command.

15. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor unit executes the instructions for accessing further comprising:

instructions for navigating backwards and forwards through the video stream;

instructions for marking a first video frame in the video stream as a start point of a video segment; and

instructions for marking a second video frame in the video stream as an endpoint of the video segment.

16. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor unit executes the instructions further comprising instructions for capturing environmental variables, wherein the environmental variable include at least one of a temperature, wind speed, biometric pressure and humidity.

17. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a search subsystem that allows selection of data with a selected date and time range.

18. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 17, wherein the search subsystem uses a structured query language to access data.

19. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a screen define subsystem that allows a selection of information, the information including at least one of a video, sound, and temperature sensor.

20. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 19, wherein the information is stored in a metadata definitions database.

21. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 20, further comprising a create project subsystem that enables the grouping of information as a project in a project definitions database.

22. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 13, wherein the processor unit executes the instructions further comprising instructions for selecting a camera view for restriction prior to the identifying the segment.

23. In a digital recorder subsystem, the apparatus of claim 22, wherein the instructions for selecting allows for selecting a single camera view and allows for selecting all camera views.