Method and system for providing dailies and edited video to users

• US 9,196,304 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2007
• Issued: 11/24/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Pictures Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.), Sony Pictures Entertainment Incorporated (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shikuma, Theodore M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Kumar, Pankaj
• Assistant Examiner(s): Raman, Usha
• Application Number:
  US11/627,185
• Publication Number:
  US 20080028318A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,225 Days
• Field of Search: 725/142
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4227 Providing Remote input by a user located remotely from the client device, e.g. at work
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4532 involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/475 End-user interface for inputting end-user data, e.g. personal identification number [PIN], preference data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4751 for defining user accounts, e.g. accounts for children
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6547 comprising parameters, e.g. for client setup

Abstract

A method for use in providing video to a user includes establishing digital video data that includes images shot in relation to a making of content, uploading the digital video data to a server, and sending the digital video data from the server through a network to a client device for viewing by the user. A system for use in providing video to a user and a storage medium storing a computer program executable by a processor based system are also disclosed.

Claims

1. A system for facilitating automated digital workflow, the system comprising:

a first set top client device, located at a first user premises, for receiving and storing digital video data that is automatically sent from a server associated with a post house or postproduction facility in a nonstreaming manner without any interaction by users at the first set top client device, wherein the first user premises is located remotely from the server;

a second set top client device, located at a second user premises, for receiving and storing the digital video data that is automatically sent from the server in a non-streaming manner without any interaction by users at the second set top client device, wherein the second user premises is located remotely from the server and the first user premises;

a computer, located at a third user premises, operated by an administrator associated with the post house or post production facility, for providing the administrator with an ability to remotely log-in to each of the first and second set top client devices located at the first and second user premises respectively and conduct remote administration on the respective set top client device, wherein the third user premises is located remotely from the first user premises and the second user premises; and

a network for communicably coupling the post house or post production facility, the server, the first set top client device, the second set top client device, and the computer;

wherein, the remote administration is conducted by the administrator, using the computer located at the third premises, on the respective set top client device and is specific to the respective set top client device using an administration graphical user interface (GUI);

wherein the remote administration includes an ability for the administrator, using the administration GUI, to remotely create new users that are authorized to access digital video data on the respective set top client device, remotely modify users that are authorized to access the digital video data on the respective set top client device, remotely assign administrative rights to users on the respective set top client device, remotely create new productions and modify productions on the respective set top client device, and remotely administer the digital video data that is provided to the respective set top client device, which includes an ability to remotely delete one or more portions of the digital video data;

wherein access to the digital video data on the respective client device is restricted to only specific users who have specifically been designated, by the administrator, with access authorization at that respective set top client device to the digital video data;

wherein the post house or postproduction facility is for establishing and uploading to the server the digital video data including images shot in relation to making of content.

2. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the images shot in relation to the making of content comprises footage shot during the making of the content.

3. A system in accordance with claim 2, wherein the footage comprises dailies.

4. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the images shot in relation to the making of content comprises edited footage shot during the making of the content.

5. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the images shot in relation to the making of content comprises casting video.

6. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein conducting the remote administration on the respective set top client device includes an option that authorizes the specific users to view the digital video data in its native resolution.

7. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein video watermarks are inserted in images provided by the digital video data.

8. A system in accordance with claim 1, wherein the network comprises an intranet.

9. A system in accordance with claim 1, further comprising:

securing the digital video data.