Method and system for producing customized content

• US 9,747,371 B2
• Filed: 10/14/2008
• Issued: 08/29/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Original Assignee: Disney Enterprises Incorporated (The Walt Disney Company)
• Inventors: Bardwil, Steve
• Primary Examiner(s): Hershley, Mark E
• Assistant Examiner(s): Hoffler, Raheem
• Application Number:
  US12/287,973
• Publication Number:
  US 20100094841A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,241 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/273 Asynchronous replication or reconciliation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/739 in form of a video summary, e.g. the video summary being a video sequence, a composite still image or having synthesized frames
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/951 Indexing; Web crawling techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/10 Office automation; Time management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 11/00 2D [Two Dimensional] image generation

Abstract

There is provided a method for producing a customized content, comprising identifying a customizable content from which to produce the customized content, identifying a base content in the customizable content, and receiving at least one customizing criterion as input. The method further comprises determining a plurality of content modifiers for harmonizing the base content and the customizing criterion, extracting the plurality of content modifiers from a modification library, and integrating the plurality of content modifiers with the base content to produce the customized content. In one embodiment, the method is embodied as instructions stored on a computer-readable medium. A system for producing customized content comprises a content host hosting a customizable content including a base content, a modification library, and a content customizing application.

Claims

1. A method for producing a customized content from a customizable content, the method comprising:

identifying the customizable content;

identifying a base content in the customizable content;

receiving at least one customizing criterion as input;

determining a plurality of content modifiers for harmonizing the base content and the at least one customizing criterion;

extracting the plurality of content modifiers from a modification library; and

integrating the plurality of content modifiers with the base content to produce the customized content having customized presentation features corresponding to an ethnicity of a target audience selected by a customization administrator of the customized content, wherein the selection of the ethnicity of the target audience by the customization administrator alters, according to the ethnicity of the target audience, one or more features included in the base content, wherein the one or more features include a physical appearance of at least one architectural feature in the base content.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising evaluating default presentation features of the base content for consistency with the at least one customizing criterion.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising providing the customizable content including the base content.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising creating the base content.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the base content is a presentation-ready content capable of playback without customization.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the base content is selected from a variety of entertainment content including film, television, video games, music videos, and advertisements.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of content modifiers is determined to produce the customized content having customized presentation features further corresponding to a geographical region selected by the customization administrator of the customized content.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the customization administrator is one of the group consisting of a customizable content producer, director, distributor, and consumer.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more features include a physical appearance of at least one human-like figure and an audio feature in the base content, wherein the selection of the ethnicity of the target audience by the customization administrator further alters, according to the ethnicity of the target audience, the physical appearance of at least one human-like figure and the audio feature in the base content, and wherein the physical appearance of the at least one human-like figure included in the base content that is altered according to the ethnicity of the target audience is one of eye, hair and skin color.

10. A computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions comprising a content customizing application which are executed by a controller to perform a method comprising:

identifying a customizable content from which to produce the customized content;

identifying a base content in the customizable content;

receiving at least one customizing criterion as input;

determining a plurality of content modifiers for harmonizing the base content and the at least one customizing criterion;

extracting the plurality of content modifiers from a modification library; and

integrating the plurality of content modifiers with the base content to produce the customized content having customized presentation features corresponding to an ethnicity of a target audience selected by a customization administrator of the customized content, wherein the selection of the ethnicity of the target audience by the customization administrator alters, according to the ethnicity of the target audience, one or more features included in the base content, wherein the one or more features include a physical appearance of at least one architectural feature in the base content.

11. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, further having stored thereon the base content and the modification library.

12. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the computer readable medium comprises a Blu-ray disc.

13. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the base content is a presentation-ready content capable of playback without customization.

14. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the base content is selected from a variety of entertainment content including film, television, video games, music videos, and advertisements.

15. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the plurality of content modifiers is determined to produce the customized content having customized presentation features further corresponding to a geographical region selected by the customization administrator of the customized content.

16. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 10, wherein the customization administrator is one of the group consisting of a customizable content producer, director, distributor, and consumer.

17. A system for producing customized content, the system comprising:

a controller;

a content host hosting a customizable content;

a base content included in the customizable content, the base content created for use in producing the customized content;

a modification library stored with the customizable content, the modification library including content modifiers for use with the base content; and

a content customizing application for execution by the controller from a computer-readable storage medium to enable integration of a determined plurality of content modifiers extracted from the modification library with the base content produce the customized content from the base content and the determined plurality of content modifiers;

the customized content having customized presentation features corresponding to an ethnicity of a target audience selected by a customization administrator of the customized content, wherein the selection of the ethnicity of the target audience by the customization administrator alters, according to the ethnicity of the target audience, one or more features included in the base content, wherein the one or more features include a physical appearance of at least one architectural feature in the base content.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising a content client configured to communicate with the content host over a network.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the content client comprises a home entertainment system selected from the group consisting of a personal computer (PC), a Blu-ray player, and a high-definition television (HD TV).

20. The system of claim 18, wherein the content client comprises a personal communication device selected from the group consisting of a mobile telephone, a digital media player, personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable computer, and a gaming console.

21. The system of claim 17, wherein the system is configured to produce the customized content having customized presentation features further corresponding to a geographical region selected by the customization administrator of the customized content.

22. The system of claim 21, wherein the customization administrator is one of the group consisting of a customizable content producer, director, distributor, and consumer.

23. The system of claim 17, the one or more features include a physical appearance of at least one human-like figure and an audio feature in the base content, wherein the selection of the ethnicity of the target audience by the customization administrator further alters, according to the ethnicity of the target audience, the physical appearance of at least one human-like figure and the audio feature in the base content, and wherein the physical appearance of the at least one human-like figure included in the base content that is altered according to the ethnicity of the target audience is one of eye, hair and skin color of the at least one human-like figure.