Method and apparatus for segmenting media content
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for demarcating segments of media content based on information received within a contiguous stream of the media content, the method comprising:
- receiving the contiguous stream, the contiguous stream omitting demarcations between a first media content of the media content and a second media content of the media content, wherein the first media content and the second media content are logically disparate;
identifying first and second macro segments of the contiguous stream, the first macro segment associated with the first media content and the second macro segment associated with the second media content;
generating a standardized segment tag for each of the first and second macro segments, each standardized segment tag associated with a segment description data set (SDDS) for a corresponding one of the first media content or the second media content, wherein the SDDS is searchable according to one or more of a start code or a product ID associated with the corresponding one of the first media content or the second media content;
using the standardized segment tag generated for each of the first and second macro segments, demarcating between the first media content and the second media content; and
separately storing each of the first media content and the second media content according to the demarcation.
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Abstract
To create information in media content a standardized segment tag associated with macro segments is created To extract segments from media content, macro segments of the contiguous stream are identified based on the presence of a standardized segment tag associated with each identified segment and data is extracted from each identified segment based on the associated tag. In a device for creating information in media content, a processor identifies macro segments of the contiguous stream and creates a standardized segment tag associated with each segment. A memory stores the macro segments and the standardized tag associated with each segment. A device for extracting segments includes a processor configured to identify macro segments of the contiguous stream based on the presence of a standardized segment tag associated with each segment. The processor extracts data from each identified macro segment based on the associated standardized tag. A memory stores the extracted data.
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1. A computer-implemented method for demarcating segments of media content based on information received within a contiguous stream of the media content, the method comprising:
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receiving the contiguous stream, the contiguous stream omitting demarcations between a first media content of the media content and a second media content of the media content, wherein the first media content and the second media content are logically disparate; identifying first and second macro segments of the contiguous stream, the first macro segment associated with the first media content and the second macro segment associated with the second media content; generating a standardized segment tag for each of the first and second macro segments, each standardized segment tag associated with a segment description data set (SDDS) for a corresponding one of the first media content or the second media content, wherein the SDDS is searchable according to one or more of a start code or a product ID associated with the corresponding one of the first media content or the second media content; using the standardized segment tag generated for each of the first and second macro segments, demarcating between the first media content and the second media content; and separately storing each of the first media content and the second media content according to the demarcation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for demarcating segments of media content based on information received within a contiguous stream of the media content, the device comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive the contiguous stream, the contiguous stream omitting demarcations between a first media content of the media content and a second media content of the media content, wherein the first media content and the second media content are logically disparate; identify first and second macro segments of the contiguous stream, the first macro segment associated with the first media content and the second macro segment associated with the second media content; generate a standardized segment tag for each of the first and second macro segments, each standardized segment tag associated with a segment description data set (SDDS) for a corresponding one of the first media content or the second media content, wherein the SDDS is searchable according to one or more of a start code or a product ID associated with the corresponding one of the first media content or the second media content; and using the standardized segment tag generated for each of the first and second macro segments, demarcate between the first media content and the second media content; and a memory configured to separately store each of the first media content and the second media content according to the demarcation. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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