RECORDING AND PLAYBACK OF VIDEO CLIPS BASED ON AUDIO SELECTIONS

• US 20090177299A1
• Filed: 11/21/2005
• Published: 07/09/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 11/24/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V. (Koninklijke Philips N.V.)
• Inventors: Van De Sluis, Bartel Marinus, Vrielink, Koen Hendrik Johan
• Granted Patent: US 7,920,931 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/735 Filtering based on additional data, e.g. user or group profiles

Abstract

Video clips (160) are selected for viewing or recording in a video system (160) based on songs that are selected for play in an audio system (110). A history (120) of audio selections is maintained, and based on this history (120), the system identifies ‘favorite’ songs. The system searches sources of video material for video clips (160) that are related to the favorite songs, and records the clips (160). When a favorite song is subsequently selected for play (410), the video system is configured to also play (440), or offer to play (430), the corresponding video clip (160). Optionally, the system is configured to store (390) the location of previously recorded video clips, such as the location of the clip in a user'"'"'s video collection, or the URL of the clip in a computer network, such as the Internet.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a search engine (130) that is configured to search one or more networks (140) for video material based on at least one search criteria,

a controller (190), operably coupled to the search engine (130), that is configured to determine the search criteria based on one or more selections of songs at an audio system (110).

2. The system of claim 1, wherein

the controller (190) is further configured to provide a rendering of the video material to a display device (260).

3. The system of claim 1, further including

a recorder (150), operably coupled to the controller (190), that is configured to record the video material (160).

4. The system of claim 3, wherein

the controller (190) is further configured to control a rendering of the video material based on a subsequent rendering of a song at the audio system (110).

5. The system of claim 1, wherein

the controller (190) is further configured to control a rendering of the video material based on a subsequent rendering of a song at the audio system (110).

6. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

the audio system (110).

7. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a database (180), operably coupled to the controller (190), that is configured to store an association between the selections of songs and the video material.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein

the controller (190) is configured to determine the search criteria based on a determination of user preferences from a history (120) of the one or more selections of songs.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein

the controller (190) is configured to determine the search criteria based on a determination of one or more songs that are likely to be subsequently rendered at the audio system (110).

10. The system of claim 1, wherein

the controller (190) is configured to determine the search criteria based on a determination of a class of songs that are likely to be subsequently rendered at the audio system (110), and

the class of songs includes at least one of artist and genre.

11. A system comprising:

a video player (250) that is configured to render a select video clip (160) to a display device (260), and

a controller (190), operably coupled to the video player (250), that is configured to determine the select video clip (160) based on a selection of a select song at an audio system (110).

12. The system of claim 11, further including

a database (180), operably coupled to the controller (190), that is configured to store a plurality of associations between song information and video clip information,

wherein

the controller (190) is configured to determine the select video clip (160) from the video clip information of the database (180), based on a comparison of the select song and the song information of the database (180).

13. The system of claim 11, wherein

the song information includes at least one class of songs, and

the class of songs includes at least one of artist and genre.

14. The system of claim 11, wherein

the controller (190) is further configured to provide a user interface to facilitate control of the video player (250).

15. The system of claim 14, wherein

the user interface further facilitates control of the audio system (110).

16. The system of claim 15, wherein

the user interface includes indicators of available video clips (160) corresponding to selectable songs at the audio system (110).

17. The system of claim 16, wherein

the indicators include thumbnail images corresponding to the available video clips (160).

18. A method comprising:

creating (320) search criteria for video material corresponding to one or more audio selections,

searching (330) one or more networks (140) for the video material based on the search criteria, and,

if the video material is found on the one or more networks (140);

storing (390) an association between the one or more audio selections and the video material.

19. The method of claim 18, further including

determining (310) the one or more audio selections based on a history (120) of prior audio selections.

20. The method of claim 19, further including

recording (370, 380) the video material for subsequent rendering when the one or more audio selections are rendered.

21. The method of claim 18, further including

rendering (440) the video material on a display device (260).

22. The method of claim 18, further including

determining (310) the one or more audio selections based on a likelihood that the one or more audio selections will subsequently be rendered at the audio system (110).

23. The method of claim 18, further including

determining (310) the one or more audio selections based on a determination of a class of audio selections that are likely to be subsequently rendered at the audio system (110), and

the class of songs includes at least one of artist and genre.

24. A method comprising:

providing a list of available songs,

identifying (420) one or more video clips corresponding to one or more songs in the list of available songs,

providing an indication of the one or more video clips being available for the one or more songs in the list, and

creating a playlist of select playlist songs from the list of available songs.

25. The method of claim 24, further comprising:

playing at least one of the select playlist songs on an audio system (110), and

rendering (440) a video clip of the one or more video clips corresponding to the at least one of the select playlist songs on a display system (260).

26. The method of claim 24, wherein

the indication includes at least one thumbnail image of at least one of the one or more video clips.

27. A method comprising:

identifying (410) a song that is to be played on an audio system (110),

identifying (420) a video clip corresponding to the song, and

rendering (440) the video clip on a display device (260) when the song is played on the audio system (110).