User interface for video summaries

• US 9,313,556 B1
• Filed: 09/14/2015
• Issued: 04/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Logitech Europe S A (Logitech International SA)
• Original Assignee: Logitech Europe S A (Logitech International SA)
• Inventors: Standridge, Aaron, Borel, Vincent, Nater, Fabian, Grabner, Helmut
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Huy T
• Application Number:
  US14/853,965
• Time in Patent Office: 211 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes 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 21/23418 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/25891 being end-user preferences retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; 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 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8547 involving timestamps for synchronizing content
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8549 Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/66 Remote control of cameras or camera parts, e.g. by remote control devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/681 Motion detection

Abstract

In one embodiment, the User Interface (UI) provides a live stream from the webcam, with markers on the side indicating the stored, detected important events (such as by using a series of bubbles indicating how long ago an event occurred). The indicators are marked to indicate the relative importance, such as with color coding. Upon selection of an indicator by the user, the time-lapse summary is displayed, along with a time of day indication. Alternately, the user can select to have a time-lapse display of all the events in sequence, using a more condensed time lapse, with less important events having less time or being left out.

Claims

1. A method for displaying video summaries to a user comprising:

upon launch of an application on a computing device having a display, providing one of the group of;

a live video stream from a remote camera, a video event from the remote camera, a summary of video events from the remote camera, and an image from the remote camera;

providing by a processor in the computing device multiple indicators on the display indicating stored, detected important video events;

upon detection by the processor of selection on the display of an indicator by the user, providing a time-lapse summary of the selected event;

providing a time of day indication on the display along with the selected event;

wherein one of the indicators is for

a time-lapse display of all the events in sequence in a designated timer period, using a more condensed time lapse than the time lapse for individual video events;

wherein less important events have less time; and

applying a weighting to the events such that events with a higher weight are provided one of more time and a slower time lapse.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicators are a series of bubbles, with each bubble including an indication of when an event occurred.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the indicators further indicate the relative importance of the events with color coding.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the images provided upon launch include multiple images from multiple remote cameras.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising;

scrolling through the indicators in response to a user swipe action on a display;

enlarging a current indicator; and

provide a display of at least one image from the video event corresponding to the current indicator.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein one of the indicators is provided for a summary of video events, the summary consisting of video events for a day.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein one of the indicators is provided for a summary of video events, the summary consisting of video events since a last launch of an application for implementing the method of claim 1.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein a live video stream from a remote camera is provided upon launch, with the live video stream having a lower resolution than the time-lapse summary of the selected event.

9. A method for displaying video summaries to a user comprising:

upon launch of an application on a computing device having a display, providing one of the group of;

a live video stream from a remote camera, a video event from the remote camera, a summary of video events from the remote camera, and an image from the remote camera;

playing a summary of video events;

wherein the summary of video events comprises a series of video events from a remote camera over a designated period of time;

wherein the summary video is a time-lapse summary of intermittent video events where motion was detected;

revising the playback speed of portions of the summary selected by the user;

providing an indicator on the display for a time-lapse display of all the events in sequence in a designated timer period, using a more condensed time lapse than the time lapse for individual video events;

wherein less important events have less time; and

applying a weighting to the events such that events with a higher weight are provided one of more time and a slower time lapse.

10. A computing device having a display for displaying video summaries to a user comprising:

a processor configured, upon launch of an application on the computing device, to provide one of the group of;

a live video stream from a remote camera, a video event from the remote camera, a summary of video events from the remote camera, and an image from the remote camera;

the processor being further configured to provide multiple indicators on the display indicating stored, detected important video events;

the processor being configured, upon detection of selection on the display of an indicator by the user, to provide a time-lapse summary of the selected event;

the processor being configured to provide a time of day indication on the display along with the selected event;

wherein one of the indicators is for

a time-lapse display of all the events in sequence in a designated timer period, using a more condensed time lapse than the time lapse for individual video events;

wherein less important events have less time; and

the processor is configured to apply a weighting to the events such that events with a higher weight are provided one of more time and a slower time lapse.

11. The device of claim 10 wherein the images provided upon launch include multiple images from multiple remote cameras.

12. The device of claim 10 further comprising;

the processor being configured to scroll through the indicators in response to a user swipe action on a display;

enlarging a current indicator; and

provide a display of at least one image from the video event corresponding to the current indicator.

13. The device of claim 10 wherein one of the indicators is provided for a summary of video events, the summary consisting of video events for a day.

14. The device of claim 10 wherein one of the indicators is provided for a summary of video events, the summary consisting of video events since a last launch of an application.

15. The device of claim 10 wherein the processor is configured to provide a live video stream from a remote camera upon launch, with the live video stream having a lower resolution than the time-lapse summary of the selected event.

16. The device of claim 10 wherein the processor is configured to display video summaries to a user by playing a summary of video events;

wherein the summary of video events comprises a series of video events from a remote camera over a designated period of time;

wherein the summary video is a time-lapse summary of intermittent video events where motion was detected; and

the processor being configured to revise the playback speed of portions of the summary selected by the user.

17. The device of claim 10 wherein the indicators are a series of bubbles, with each bubble including an indication of how long ago an event occurred.

18. The device of claim 10 wherein the indicators further indicate the relative importance of the events with color coding.