Methods, systems, and media for aggregating and presenting multiple videos of an event

• US 9,110,988 B1
• Filed: 03/14/2013
• Issued: 08/18/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Tan, Weihua
• Primary Examiner(s): JONES, HEATHER RAE
• Application Number:
  US13/827,600
• Time in Patent Office: 887 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/70 of video data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/75 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/783 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for aggregating and presenting multiple videos of an event are provided. In some implementations, a method for identifying related video content is provided, the method comprising: receiving a first video and first video metadata that describes the first video from a first camera device; receiving a second video and second video metadata that describes the second video from a second camera device; comparing the first video metadata and the second video metadata; determining whether the first video and the second video are associated with an event based on the comparison; in response to determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event, grouping the first video and second video into a plurality of videos associated with the event; and causing the plurality of videos to be displayed to a viewer based on the viewer requesting at least one of the plurality of videos.

Claims

1. A method for identifying related video content, the method comprising:

receiving, using a hardware processor, a first video and first video metadata that describes the first video submitted to a video hosting service over the Internet from a first camera device;

receiving a second video and second video metadata that describes the second video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a second camera device;

comparing the first video metadata and the second video metadata;

determining whether the first video and the second video are associated with an event based on the comparison, wherein the event is associated with timing information and location information;

in response to determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event, grouping the first video and second video into a plurality of videos associated with the event;

receiving a request over the Internet from a first remote computing device to present at least the first video;

causing the first remote computing device to present the first video in response to the request to present at least the first video;

causing the first remote computing device to present, during presenting of the first video, image data of one or more videos of the plurality of videos, including the second video, associated with the event other than the first video;

subsequent to causing the first remote computing device to present the first video, receiving a third video and third video metadata that describes the third video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a third camera device;

comparing the third video metadata, the first video metadata and the second video metadata;

determining that the third video is associated with the event based on the comparison;

in response to determining that the third video is associated with the event, grouping the third video into the plurality of videos associated with the event;

receiving a request over the Internet from a second remote computing device to present at least the third video;

causing the second remote computing device to present the third video in response to the request to present at least the third video; and

causing the second remote computing device to present, during presenting of the third video, image data of one or more videos of the plurality of videos, including the first video and the second video, associated with the event other than the third video.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the first video metadata and the second video metadata further comprises comparing location information and timing information associated with the first video and the second video.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event further comprises:

determining a first similarity score between the timing information of the first video and the timing information of the second video; and

determining a second similarity score between the location information of the first video and the location information of the second video.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the location information includes coordinates and a compass direction at which a video was captured.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event further comprises determining a similarity score between a portion of audio corresponding to the first video and a portion of audio corresponding to the second video.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event further comprises determining a similarity score between a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the first video and a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the second video.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein comparing the first video metadata and the second video metadata further comprises comparing title information contained in the first video metadata and the second video metadata, and wherein determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event further comprises determining a similarity score between the title information of the first video and the title information of the second video.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing at least one of the first video metadata and the second video metadata with event metadata, wherein a plurality of videos are associated with the event and the event metadata describes the plurality of videos based on video metadata received in connection with each of the plurality of videos.

9. A system for identifying related media content, the system comprising:

at least one hardware processor that is configured to;

receive a first video and first video metadata that describes the first video submitted to a video hosting service over the Internet from a first camera device;

receive a second video and second video metadata that describes the second video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a second camera device;

compare the first video metadata and the second video metadata;

determine whether the first video and the second video are associated with an event based on the comparison, wherein the event is associated with timing information and location information;

group the first video and second video into a plurality of videos associated with the event in response to determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event; and

receive a request over the Internet from a first remote computing device to present at least the first video;

cause the first remote computing device to present the first video in response to the request to present at least the first video;

cause the first remote computing device to present, during presenting of the first video, image data of one or more videos of the plurality of videos, including the second video, associated with the event other than the first video;

subsequent to causing the first remote computing device to present the first video, receive a third video and third video metadata that describes the third video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a third camera device;

compare the third video metadata, the first video metadata and the second video metadata;

determine that the third video is associated with the event based on the comparison;

in response to determining that the third video is associated with the event, group the third video into the plurality of videos associated with the event;

receive a request over the Internet from a second remote computing device to present at least the third video;

cause the second remote computing device to present the third video in response to the request to present at least the third video; and

cause the second remote computing device to present, during presenting of the third video, image data of one or more videos of the plurality of videos, including the first video and the second video, associated with the event other than the third video.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to compare location information and timing information associated with the first video and the second video.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

determine a first similarity score between the timing information of the first video and the timing information of the second video; and

determine a second similarity score between the location information of the first video and the location information of the second video.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the location information includes coordinates and a compass direction at which a video was captured.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to determine a similarity score between a portion of audio corresponding to the first video and a portion of audio corresponding to the second video.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to determine a similarity score between a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the first video and a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the second video.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to:

compare title information contained in the first video metadata and the second video metadata; and

determine a similarity score between the title information of the first video and the title information of the second video.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the hardware processor is further configured to compare at least one of the first video metadata and the second video metadata with event metadata, wherein a plurality of videos are associated with the event and the event metadata describes the plurality of videos based on video metadata received in connection with each of the plurality of videos.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for aggregating and presenting multiple videos, the method comprising:

receiving a first video and first video metadata that describes the first video submitted to a video hosting service over the Internet from a first camera device;

receiving a second video and second video metadata that describes the second video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a second camera device;

comparing the first video metadata and the second video metadata;

determining whether the first video and the second video are associated with an event based on the comparison, wherein the event is associated with timing information and location information;

in response to determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event, grouping the first video and second video into a plurality of videos associated with the event; and

receiving a request over the Internet from a first remote computing device to present at least the first video;

causing the first remote computing device to present the first video in response to the request to present at least the first video;

causing the first remote computing device to present, during presenting of the first video, image data of one or more videos of the plurality of videos, including the second video, associated with the event other than the first video;

subsequent to causing the first remote computing device to present the first video, receiving a third video and third video metadata that describes the third video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a third camera device;

comparing the third video metadata, the first video metadata and the second video metadata;

determining that the third video is associated with the event based on the comparison;

in response to determining that the third video is associated with the event, grouping the third video into the plurality of videos associated with the event;

receiving a request over the Internet from a second remote computing device to present at least the third video;

causing the second remote computing device to present the third video in response to the request to present at least the third video; and

causing the second remote computing device to present, during presenting of the third video, image data of one or more videos of the plurality of videos, including the first video and the second video, associated with the event other than the third video.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein comparing the first video metadata and the second video metadata further comprises comparing location information and timing information associated with the first video and the second video.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event further comprises:

determining a first similarity score between the timing information of the first video and the timing information of the second video; and

determining a second similarity score between the location information of the first video and the location information of the second video.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the location information includes coordinates and a compass direction at which a video was captured.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event further comprises determining a similarity score between a portion of audio corresponding to the first video and a portion of audio corresponding to the second video.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event further comprises determining a similarity score between a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the first video and a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the second video.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein comparing the first video metadata and the second video metadata further comprises comparing title information contained in the first video metadata and the second video metadata, and wherein determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event further comprises determining a similarity score between the title information of the first video and the title information of the second video.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises comparing at least one of the first video metadata and the second video metadata with event metadata, wherein a plurality of videos are associated with the event and the event metadata describes the plurality of videos based on video metadata received in connection with each of the plurality of videos.