Techniques for media quality control

• US 9,571,864 B2
• Filed: 03/30/2012
• Issued: 02/14/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Original Assignee: Intel Corporation
• Inventors: Du, Yangzhou, Chen, Yurong, Li, Qiang, Li, Wenlong
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, An Son P
• Application Number:
  US13/976,450
• Publication Number:
  US 20140033237A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,782 Days
• Field of Search: 725/5
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 21/25435 involving characteristics of content or additional data, e.g. video resolution or the amount of advertising
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2743 Video hosting of uploaded data from client
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/485 End-user interface for client configuration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4854 for modifying image parameters, e.g. image brightness, contrast
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4882 for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895
• CPC Class Codes: H05K 999/99 dummy group

Abstract

Techniques for media quality control may include receiving media information and determining the quality of the media information. The media information may be presented when the quality of the media information meets a quality control threshold. A warning may be generated when the quality of the media information does not meet the quality control threshold. Other embodiments are described and claimed.

Claims

1. An apparatus, comprising:

a processor circuit; and

a media quality control application operatively coupled to the processor circuit, the media quality control application comprising a quality review component operative to;

analyze left and right images in at least one frame of media information to determine a quality of three-dimensional (3D) video incorporated into the media information based on one or more video quality control criteria;

present the media information when the quality of the 3D video meets a quality control threshold;

generate a warning that viewing the 3D video may negatively affect health when the quality of the 3D video does not meet the quality control threshold;

determine an affected amount of the 3D video by determining one of a length of time and a percentage of frames of the 3D video that does not meet the quality control threshold;

determine whether the 3D video in its entirety meets the quality control threshold based on the affected amount; and

generate the warning responsive to the 3D video in its entirety not meeting the quality control threshold.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising:

an antenna operatively coupled to the processor circuit, the antenna operative to receive the media information.

3. The apparatus of claim 1, the media quality control application comprising:

a digital display operatively coupled to the processor circuit, the digital display operative to present the 3D video.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, the media quality control application comprising:

a user payment component operative to determine a payment status associated with a user of the media information.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, the quality control criteria comprising at least one of proper horizontal alignment of the left and right images, proper vertical alignment of the left and right images, whether the left and right images have matching hues, whether the left and right images having matching focuses, whether the left and right images have an edge mismatch, or whether the left and right images have a depth mismatch.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, the quality review component operative to:

assign a weight to at least one of the one or more video quality control criteria; and

determine the quality of the 3D video using the weight of the one or more video quality control criteria that does not meet a quality control threshold.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, the quality review component operative to receive a level for a quality control threshold of at least one of the one or more video quality control criteria, the level to indicate a quality threshold acceptable to a user.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving media information comprising three-dimensional (3D) video;

analyzing left and right images in at least one frame of the media information to determine a quality of the 3D video based on one or more video quality control criteria;

presenting the media information when the quality of the 3D video meets a quality control threshold;

generating a warning that viewing the 3D video may negatively affect health when the quality of the video does not meet the quality control threshold;

determining an affected amount of the 3D video by determining one of a length of time and a percentage of frames of the 3D video that does not meet the quality control threshold;

determining whether the 3D video in its entirety meets the quality control threshold based on the affected amount; and

generating the warning responsive to the 3D video in its entirety not meeting the quality control threshold.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, comprising:

determining whether the quality of the 3D video meets the quality control threshold.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, comprising:

streaming the media information from a server.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, comprising:

receiving a second media information comprising another 3D video; and

uploading the second media information when quality of the other 3D video meets the quality control threshold.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, the quality control criteria comprising at least one of proper horizontal alignment of the left and right images, proper vertical alignment of the left and right images, whether the left and right images have matching hues, whether the left and right images having matching focuses, whether the left and right images have an edge mismatch, or whether the left and right images have a depth mismatch.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, comprising:

assigning a weight to at least one of the one or more video quality control criteria; and

determining the quality of the 3D video using the weight of the one or more video quality control criteria that does not meet a quality control threshold.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, comprising receiving a level for a quality control threshold of at least one of the one or more video quality control criteria, the level to indicate a quality threshold acceptable to a user.

15. At least one non-transitory machine readable medium comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to:

analyze left and right images in at least one frame of media information to determine a quality of three-dimensional (3D) video incorporated into the media information based on one or more video quality control criteria;

present the media information when the quality of the 3D video meets a quality control threshold;

generate a warning that viewing the 3D video may negatively affect health when the quality of the video does not meet the quality control threshold;

determine an affected amount of the 3D video by determining one of a length of time and a percentage of frames of the 3D video that does not meet the quality control threshold;

determine whether the 3D video in its entirety meets the quality control threshold based on the affected amount; and

generate the warning responsive to the 3D video in its entirety not meeting the quality control threshold.

16. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15 comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to:

receive a login associated with a user; and

determine a subscription type for the user.

17. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15 comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to:

receive a second media information comprising another 3D video; and

upload the second media information when quality of the other 3D video meets the quality control threshold.

18. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15 comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to stream the media information from a server.

19. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15, the quality control criteria comprising at least one of proper horizontal alignment of the left and right images, proper vertical alignment of the left and right images, whether the left and right images have matching hues, whether the left and right images having matching focuses, whether the left and right images have an edge mismatch, or whether the left and right images have a depth mismatch.

20. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15 comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to:

assign a weight to at least one of the one or more video quality control criteria; and

determine the quality of the 3D video using the weight of the one or more video quality control criteria that does not meet a quality control threshold.

21. The at least one non-transitory machine readable medium of claim 15 comprising a plurality of instructions that in response to being executed on a computing device cause the computing device to receive a level for a quality control threshold of at least one of the one or more video quality control criteria, the level to indicate a quality threshold acceptable to a user.