Video management system

• US 9,525,900 B2
• Filed: 09/15/2011
• Issued: 12/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Motiwala, Nilofer Fakhruddin, Cudich, Matias, Simon, Randy, Khidekel, Daniil, Funk, Gregory Allan
• Primary Examiner(s): HUYNH, THU V
• Application Number:
  US13/233,483
• Publication Number:
  US 20130071087A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,923 Days
• Field of Search: 715/200, 715201-203, 715/234, 715/255
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/986 Document structures and storage, e.g. HTML extensions
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 40/103 Formatting, i.e. changing of presentation of documents automatic justification G06F40/189; automatic line break hyphenation G06F40/191
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/252 Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4402 involving reformatting operations of video signals for household redistribution, storage or real-time display details of conversion of video standards at pixel level H04N7/01; video transcoding H04N19/40; adapting incoming signals to the display format of the display terminal G09G5/005; media handling at the source in data packet switching networks H04L65/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/458 Scheduling content for creating a personalised stream, e.g. by combining a locally stored advertisement with an incoming stream; Updating operations, e.g. for OS modules ; time-related management operations arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast or during the distribution H04H20/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4622 Retrieving content or additional data from different sources, e.g. from a broadcast channel and the Internet web site content organization and management for information retrieval from the Internet G06F16/958; transmission by internet of broadcast information H04H60/82; stock exchange data over packet-switching network H04L12/1804; push services including data channel over packet-switching network H04L12/1859
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47205 for manipulating displayed content, e.g. interacting with MPEG-4 objects, editing locally
• 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 21/8455 involving pointers to the content, e.g. pointers to the I-frames of the video stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/91 Television signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

A system and method for managing video data and metadata associated with the video data is disclosed. In one embodiment, a content management system receives video data and metadata associated with the video data, such as a title, a thumbnail image and a subject matter identifier. Instructions for a media player used to present the video data using a destination site are also generated to simplify distribution of the video data to one or more destination sites. The content management system further enables a user to edit the stored video data to customize placements of advertisements or other data within the video data by identifying one or more cue points in the video data. A data store is coupled to the content management system to store the video data and the metadata associated with the video data.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method comprising:

receiving video data for a video to be included in one or more user interfaces of one or more destination sites comprising data fields;

receiving metadata associated with the video data;

generating, by a processing device, configuration data to customize presentation of the video data via a media player to be included in the user interfaces of the destination sites;

storing the video data, the metadata, and the configuration data in a data store;

receiving supplemental content for presentation in conjunction with the video data, wherein the supplemental content is selected based on the metadata associated with the video data;

determining the data store includes a subset of the metadata mapped to each of the data fields of the destination sites; and

in response to determining that the data store includes the subset of the metadata, transmitting the video data, at least the subset of the metadata mapped to each of the data fields, the configuration data, and the supplemental content to the destination sites.

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

receiving a modification to the metadata;

storing the modification to the metadata in the data store;

receiving a modified selection of supplemental content for presentation in conjunction with the video data, wherein the modified selection of supplemental content is selected based on the modification to the metadata; and

transmitting the modified selection of supplemental content to the destination sites.

3. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the metadata comprises:

identifying a plurality of images;

setting a first image from the plurality of images as a first thumbnail image associated with the video data;

communicating the first image to the destination sites; and

receiving first analytical data describing interaction with the video data when the first image is set as the first thumbnail image.

4. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the receiving the metadata further comprises:

setting a second image from the plurality of images as a second thumbnail image associated with the video data;

communicating the second image to the destination sites;

receiving second analytical data describing interaction with the video data when the second image is set as the second thumbnail image; and

determining which of the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image to associate with the video data based on the first analytical data and the second analytical data.

5. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the determining which of the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image to associate with the video data based on the first analytical data and the second analytical data comprises:

displaying the first analytical data and the second analytical data;

receiving an input identifying the first image or the second image; and

setting the first thumbnail image or the second thumbnail image for the video data based on the received input.

6. The computer implemented method of claim 4, wherein the second analytical data includes a number of times the video data is accessed when the second image is set as the second thumbnail image.

7. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the identifying the plurality of images comprises:

identifying a plurality of frames from the video data.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the identifying the plurality of frames from the video data comprises:

receiving a first input selecting a first frame; and

receiving a second input selecting a second frame.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the identifying the plurality of frames from the video data comprises:

selecting a first frame and a second frame based on stored criteria.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 3, wherein the first analytical data includes a number of times the video data is accessed when the first image is set as the first thumbnail image.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the receiving the metadata comprises:

receiving data identifying a cue point within the video data where the supplemental content is presented in place of the video data.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 11, the receiving the data identifying the cue point comprises:

displaying a graphical representation of the video data including frames corresponding to temporal locations within the video data;

receiving an input identifying a time at which the cue point starts using the graphical representation of the video data; and

receiving cue point metadata associated with the cue point.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 12, wherein the cue point metadata comprises a tag associated with the cue point and a length of time associated with the cue point.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the generating configuration data comprises:

receiving data restricting presentation of the video data to a geographic area.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 1, wherein the generating configuration data comprises:

receiving data restricting presentation of the video data to an identified domain.

16. A system comprising:

a memory; and

a processing device, coupled to the memory, to;

receive video data for a video to be included in one or more user interfaces of one or more destination sites comprising data fields;

receive metadata associated with the video data;

generate configuration data to customize presentation of the video data via a media player to be included in the user interfaces of the destination sites;

store the video data, the metadata, and the configuration data in the memory;

receive supplemental content for presentation in conjunction with the video data, wherein the supplemental content is selected based on the metadata associated with the video data;

determine the memory includes a subset of the metadata mapped to each of the data fields of the destination sites; and

in response to determining that the memory includes the subset of the metadata, transmit the video data, at least the subset of the metadata mapped to each of the data fields, the configuration data, and the supplemental content to the destination sites.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processing device is further to:

identify a modification to the metadata;

transmit the modification to the metadata to the memory for storage;

receive a modified selection of supplemental content for presentation in conjunction with the video data, wherein the modified selection of supplemental content is selected based on the modification to the metadata associated with the video data; and

transmit the modified selection of supplemental content to the destination sites.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the memory comprises:

a video table to store the video data and the metadata, the video table including an entry associated with the video data, the entry including an identifier associated with the video data, the video data, and the metadata.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the entry further includes data associated with the video data and with a destination site that receives the video data.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the video table further includes a log file describing changes to the metadata and identifying prior values of the metadata.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the processing device is further to set a first image from a plurality of images from the video data as a first thumbnail image associated with the video data, communicate the first image to the destination sites and store first analytical data from the destination sites, the first analytical data describing interaction with the video data when the first image is set as the first thumbnail image.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the processing device is further to set a second image from the plurality of images as a second thumbnail image associated with the video data, communicate the second image to the destination sites and store second analytical data from the destination sites, the second analytical data describing interaction with the video data when the second image is set as the second thumbnail image, and determine which of the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image to associate with the video data based on the first analytical data and the second analytical data.

23. The system of claim 22, wherein the processing device is further to determine which of the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image to associate with the video data based on the first analytical data and the second analytical data by displaying the first analytical data and the second analytical data to a user and setting the first thumbnail image or the second thumbnail image for the video data responsive to a received input identifying the first image or the second image.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein the first image comprises a first frame from the video data, and the second image comprises a second frame from the video data.

25. The system of claim 21, wherein the first analytical data includes a number of times the video data is accessed when the first image is set as the thumbnail image.

26. The system of claim 21, wherein the plurality of images comprises a plurality of frames from the video data.

27. The system of claim 16, wherein the processing device is further to identify a cue point within the video data where the supplemental content is presented in place of the video data.

28. The system of claim 27, wherein the processing device is further to identify the cue point within the video data by:

displaying a graphical representation of the video data including frames corresponding to different temporal locations within the video data;

receiving an input identifying a time at which the cue point starts using the graphical representation of the video data; and

receiving cue point metadata associated with the cue point.

29. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed, cause a processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving video data for a video to be included in one or more user interfaces of one or more destination sites comprising data fields;

receiving metadata associated with the video data;

generating, by the processing device, configuration data to customize presentation of the video data via a media player to be included in the user interfaces of the destination sites;

storing the video data, the metadata, and the configuration data in a data store;

receiving supplemental content for presentation in conjunction with the video data, wherein the supplemental content is selected based on the metadata associated with the video data;

determining the data store includes a subset of the metadata mapped to each of the data fields of the destination sites; and

in response to determining that the data store includes the subset of the metadata, transmitting the video data, at least the subset of the metadata mapped to each of the data fields, the configuration data, and the supplemental content to the destination sites.

30. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving a modification to the metadata; and

storing the modification to the metadata in the data store;

receiving a modified selection of supplemental content for presentation in conjunction with the video data, wherein the modified selection of supplemental content is selected based on the modification to the metadata; and

transmitting the modified selection of supplemental content to the destination sites.

31. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 29, wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying a plurality of images;

setting a first image from the plurality of images as a first thumbnail image associated with the video data;

communicating the first image to the destination sites;

receiving first analytical data describing interaction with the video data when the first image is set as the first thumbnail image;

setting a second image from the plurality of images as a second thumbnail image associated with the video data;

communicating the second image to the destination sites;

receiving second analytical data describing interaction with the video data when the second image is set as the second thumbnail image; and

determine which of the first thumbnail image and the second thumbnail image to associate with the video data based on the first analytical data and the second analytical data.

32. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 31, wherein identifying the plurality of images comprises:

identifying a plurality of frames from the video data.

33. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 32 wherein identifying the plurality of frames from the video data comprises:

receiving a first input selecting a first frame; and

receiving a second input selecting a second frame.