Systems and methods for transcoding media files

• US 9,998,769 B1
• Filed: 06/15/2016
• Issued: 06/12/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
• Original Assignee: GoPro, Inc.
• Inventors: Fernandes, Cedric
• Primary Examiner(s): Salce, Jason
• Application Number:
  US15/183,692
• Time in Patent Office: 727 Days
• 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 21/234309 by transcoding between formats or standards, e.g. from MPEG-2 to MPEG-4 or from Quicktime to Realvideo conversion of standards in analog television systems H04N7/01
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23439 for generating different versions
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2393 involving handling client requests scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments

Abstract

Multiple videos having individual time durations may be obtained, including a first video with a first time duration. The videos may include visual information defined by one or more electronic media files. An initial portion of the first time duration where the one or more electronic media are to be transcoded may be determined, including identifying a first moment of interest within the first video, associating the first moment of interest with a first portion of the first video having a first portion time duration, and determining the initial portion to be the first portion time duration. One or more transcoded media files may be generated during the initial portion. A request for the first video may be received from a client computing platform. In response to receipt of the request, the one or more transcoded media files may be transmitted to the client computing platform for display.

Claims

1. A system configured to transcode videos, the system comprising:

non-transitory electronic storage storing electronic files defining videos; and

one or more physical computer processors configured by machine-readable instructions to;

access the videos from the non-transitory electronic storage, individual ones of the videos having individual time durations, the individual ones of the videos including visual information defined by individual sets of one or more electronic media files, the videos including a first video with a first time duration, a first set of one or more electronic media files defining first visual information of the first video;

determine an initial portion of the first video, where the first set of one or more electronic media files defining the first visual information of the first video during the initial portion are to be transcoded, such determination including;

identifying a first moment of interest within the first video;

associating the first moment of interest with a first portion of the first video having a first portion time duration; and

determining the initial portion to be the first portion;

generate one or more transcoded media files defining the visual information in the first video during the initial portion;

receive a request for the first video at a client computing platform; and

in response to receipt of the request, effectuate transmission of the one or more transcoded media files to the client computing platform for display of the first visual information defined by the one or more transcoded media files via the client computing platform;

wherein the first moment of interest within the first video is identified from a user-initiated identification of the first moment of interest; and

wherein the user-initiated identification of the first moment of interest is provided during an initial capture of the first video by a camera.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein determining the initial portion of the first video includes:

identifying additional moments of interest within the first video;

associating the additional moments of interest with individual portions of the first video having individual portion time durations;

aggregating the first portion and the individual portions of the additional moments of interest by aggregating the first portion time duration and the individual portion time durations to form an aggregated time duration; and

determining the initial portion to be the aggregated time duration.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more physical computer processors are further configured to:

store the aggregated first portion and the individual portions of the additional moments of interest as an aggregated video segment separate from the first video.

4. The system of claim 2, wherein identifying the additional moments of interest within the first video is based on a user-initiated identification of the additional moments of interest.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the user-initiated identification of the additional moments of interest is provided either during capture of the first video or post capture of the first video.

6. The system of claim 2, wherein identifying the additional moments of interest within the first video is based on user interaction with the first video.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the user interaction with the additional moments of interest is based on consumer engagement of individual portions of the first video.

8. The system of claim 6, wherein the user interaction with the additional moments of interest is based on consumer response to the individual portions of the first video.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more physical computer processors are further configured to:

store the one or more transcoded media files.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more transcoded media files define the first visual information in the first video during the initial portion at a transcoded resolution that is less than a stored resolution of the first video.

11. A system configured to transcode videos, the system comprising:

non-transitory electronic storage storing electronic files defining videos; and

one or more physical computer processors configured by machine-readable instructions to;

access the videos from the non-transitory electronic storage, individual ones of the videos having individual time durations, the individual ones of the videos including visual information defined by individual sets of one or more electronic media files, the videos including a first video with a first time duration, a first set of one or more electronic media files defining first visual information of the first video;

determine an initial portion of the first video, where the first set of one or more electronic media files defining the first visual information of the first video during the initial portion are to be transcoded, such determination including;

identifying a first moment of interest within the first video;

associating the first moment of interest with a first portion of the first video having a first portion time duration; and

identifying additional moments of interest within the first video;

associating the additional moments of interest with individual portions of the first video having individual portion time durations;

aggregating the first portion and the individual portions of the additional moments of interest by aggregating the first portion time duration and the individual portion time durations to form an aggregated time duration; and

determining the initial portion to be the aggregated time duration;

generate one or more transcoded media files defining the visual information in the first video during the initial portion;

receive a request for the first video at a client computing platform; and

in response to receipt of the request, effectuate transmission of the one or more transcoded media files to the client computing platform for display of the first visual information defined by the one or more transcoded media files via the client computing platform;

wherein identifying the first moment of interest and/or the additional moments of interest within the first video is based on user interaction with the first video;

wherein the user interaction with the first moment of interest and/or the additional moments of interest is based on consumer engagement of individual portions of the first video; and

wherein the consumer engagement of the individual portions of the first video is based on a number of times the individual portions of the first video is consumed.

12. A method to transcode videos, the method comprising:

obtaining videos, individual ones of the videos having individual time durations, the individual ones of the videos including visual information defined by individual sets of one or more electronic media files, the videos including a first video with a first time duration, a first set of one or more electronic media files defining first visual information of the first video;

determining an initial portion of the first video, where the first set of one or more electronic media files defining the first visual information of the first video during the initial portion are to be transcoded, such determination including;

identifying a first moment of interest within the first video;

associating the first moment of interest with a first portion of the first video having a first portion time duration; and

determining the initial portion to be the first portion;

generating one or more transcoded media files defining the visual information in the first video during the initial portion;

receiving a request for the first video from a client computing platform; and

in response to receipt of the request, effectuating transmission of the one or more transcoded media files to the client computing platform for display of the first visual information defined by the one or more transcoded media files via the client computing platform;

wherein the first moment of interest within the first video is identified from a user-initiated identification of the first moment of interest; and

wherein the user-initiated identification of the first moment of interest is provided during an initial capture of the first video by a camera.

13. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

identifying additional moments of interest within the first video;

associating the additional moments of interest with individual portions of the first video having individual portion time durations;

aggregating the first portion and the individual portions of the additional moments of interest by aggregating the first portion time duration and the individual portion time durations to form an aggregated time duration; and

determining the initial portion to be the aggregated time duration.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

storing the aggregated first portion and the individual portions of the additional moments of interest as an aggregated video segment separate from the first video.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein identifying the additional moments of interest within the first video is based on a user-initiated identification of the additional moments of interest.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the user-initiated identification of the additional moments of interest is provided either during capture of the first video or post capture of the first video.

17. The method of claim 13, wherein identifying the additional moments of interest within the first video is based on user interaction with the first video.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the user interaction with the additional moments of interest is based on consumer engagement of individual portions of the first video.

19. The method of claim 12, further comprising:

storing the one or more transcoded media files.

20. The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more transcoded media files define the first visual information in the first video during the initial portion at a transcoded resolution that is less than a stored resolution of the first video.

22. The method of claim 17, wherein the user interaction with the first moment of interest and/or the additional moments of interest is based on consumer response to the individual portions of the first video.

21. A method to transcode videos, the method comprising:

obtaining videos, individual ones of the videos having individual time durations, the individual ones of the videos including visual information defined by individual sets of one or more electronic media files, the videos including a first video with a first time duration, a first set of one or more electronic media files defining first visual information of the first video;

determining an initial portion of the first video, where the first set of one or more electronic media files defining the first visual information of the first video during the initial portion are to be transcoded, such determination including;

identifying a first moment of interest within the first video;

associating the first moment of interest with a first portion of the first video having a first portion time duration; and

identifying additional moments of interest within the first video;

associating the additional moments of interest with individual portions of the first video having individual portion time durations;

aggregating the first portion and the individual portions of the additional moments of interest by aggregating the first portion time duration and the individual portion time durations to form an aggregated time duration; and

determining the initial portion to be the aggregated time duration;

generating one or more transcoded media files defining the visual information in the first video during the initial portion;

receiving a request for the first video from a client computing platform;

in response to receipt of the request, effectuating transmission of the one or more transcoded media files to the client computing platform for display of the first visual information defined by the one or more transcoded media files via the client computing platform;

wherein identifying the first moment of interest and/or the additional moments of interest within the first video is based on user interaction with the first video;

wherein the user interaction with the first moment of interest and/or the additional moments of interest is based on consumer engagement of individual portions of the first video; and

wherein the consumer engagement of the first portion and/or individual portions of the first video is based on a number of times the individual portions of the first video is consumed.