Method and apparatus for providing multimedia summaries for content information

• US 9,390,091 B2
• Filed: 08/14/2012
• Issued: 07/12/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/14/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: RPX Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nokia Corporation
• Inventors: Arrasvuori, Juha Henrik, Eronen, Antti Johannes
• Primary Examiner(s): Tsang, Fan
• Assistant Examiner(s): SIEGEL, DAVID F
• Application Number:
  US13/585,546
• Publication Number:
  US 20140052281A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/483 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/165 Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path

Abstract

An approach is provided for creating multimedia summary for content information. The approach involves receiving a multimedia signal request from a mobile communication device, wherein content information of the mobile communication device is determined and processed. The approach also involves determining the characteristic of the content information, and then determining and processing the multimedia signal based on the characteristic. Then, the multimedia converter causes transmission of the multimedia signal to the user device.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

processing content information to determine one or more characteristics of (a) the content information, (b) at least one multimedia file, or (c) a combination thereof;

rendering, by a renderer, at least one multimedia signal as at least one summary of the content information based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics;

determining, by a determiner, one or more emphasis values for one or more components of the at least one multimedia signal, based, at least in part, on the content information, contextual information, or a combination thereof, associated with one or more contacts, the one or more contacts being associated with the content information; and

determining, by the determiner, the one or more components of the at least one multimedia signal based, at least in part, on the one or more contacts,

wherein the rendering of the at least one multimedia signal is based, at least in part, on the one or more emphasis values.

2. A method of claim 1, wherein the content information comprises, at least in part, social networking information, news feed information, one or more content files, or a combination thereof;

and wherein the at least one multimedia signal comprises at least one audio signal, at least one video signal, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more characteristics of the content information comprise, at least in part, a number of content messages, a frequency of content messages, mood information, event information, or a combination thereof.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining one or more audio patterns, one or more song files, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics,

wherein the one or more audio patterns, the one or more song files, or a combination thereof comprise the at least one multimedia signal.

5. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

wherein the one or more components comprise, at least in part, one or more instruments, one or more positions of the one or more components in a spatial audio field represented in the at least one multimedia file, or a combination thereof.

6. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining an input for selecting at least one of the one or more components, the one or more contacts, or a combination thereof; and

mixing the one or more components of the at least one multimedia signal to render at least an emphasizing effect for the selected one or more components, the selected one or more contacts, or a combination thereof.

7. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

rendering a user interface element for indicating a correlation among the one or more contacts, the one or more components, the one or more characteristics, or a combination thereof.

8. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

sharing the at least one multimedia signal, one or more other multimedia signals, or a combination thereof among one or more users via at least one service; and

matching the one or more users based, at least in part, on similarity information between the at least one multimedia signal and the one or more other multimedia signals.

9. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

generating one or more poems, one or more lyrics, one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the content information, the one or more characteristics, or a combination thereof,

wherein the at least one multimedia signal is based, at least in part, on the one or more poems, the one or more lyrics, the one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof.

19. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more emphasis values is based, at least in part, on a ranking generated from the content information, contextual information, or a combination thereof.

10. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

process content information to determine one or more characteristics of (a) the content information, (b) at least one multimedia file, or (c) a combination thereof;

render at least one multimedia signal as at least one summary of the content information based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics;

determine one or more emphasis values for one or more components of the at least one multimedia signal based, at least in part, on the content information, contextual information, or a combination thereof associated with the one or more contacts, the contacts being associated with the content information; and

determine the one or more components of the at least one multimedia signal based, at least in part, on the one or more contacts,

wherein the rendering of the at least one multimedia signal is based, at least in part, on the one or more emphasis values.

11. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the content information comprises, at least in part, social networking information, news feed information, one or more content files, or a combination thereof;

and wherein the at least one multimedia signal comprises at least one audio signal, at least one video signal, or a combination thereof.

12. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more characteristics of the content information comprise, at least in part, a number of content messages, a frequency of content messages, mood information, event information, or a combination thereof.

13. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine one or more audio patterns, one or more song files, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the one or more characteristics,

wherein the one or more audio patterns, the one or more song files, or a combination thereof comprise the at least one multimedia signal.

14. An apparatus of claim 10,

wherein the one or more components comprise, at least in part, one or more instruments, one or more positions of the one or more components in a spatial audio field represented in the at least one multimedia file, or a combination thereof.

15. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine an input for selecting at least one of the one or more components, the one or more contacts, or a combination thereof; and

mix the one or more components of the at least one multimedia signal to render at least an emphasizing effect for the selected one or more components, the selected one or more contacts, or a combination thereof.

16. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

render a user interface element for indicating a correlation among the one or more contacts, the one or more components, the one or more characteristics, or a combination thereof.

17. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

share the at least one multimedia signal, one or more other multimedia signals, or a combination thereof among one or more users via at least one service; and

match the one or more users based, at least in part, on similarity information between the at least one multimedia signal and the one or more other multimedia signals.

18. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

generate one or more poems, one or more lyrics, one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof based, at least in part, on the content information, the one or more characteristics, or a combination thereof,

wherein the at least one multimedia signal is based, at least in part, on the one or more poems, the one or more lyrics, the one or more graphical elements, or a combination thereof.

20. An apparatus of claim 10, wherein the one or more emphasis values is based, at least in part, on a ranking generated from the content information, contextual information, or a combination thereof.