Presenting Addressable Media Stream with Geographic Context Based on Obtaining Geographic Metadata

• US 20100030806A1
• Filed: 07/30/2008
• Published: 02/04/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc. (Cisco Systems, Inc.)
• Inventors: TOEBES, John, KUHLKE, Matthew
• Granted Patent: US 8,190,605 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: N/A
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/29 Geographical information databases
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/70 of video data
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/919 Geographic

Abstract

In one embodiment, a method comprises identifying, by a device, an addressable video stream selected for viewing by a user of the device; obtaining, by the device, geographic metadata for the addressable video stream in response to the device identifying the addressable video stream, the geographic metadata including a location metadata element identifying a geographic location that describes a corresponding identifiable event within the addressable video stream; retrieving, by the device, location information about the geographic location based on the corresponding location metadata element; and displaying by the device the location information to the user, for presentation to the user of the location information that provides a geographic context for the identifiable event.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

identifying, by a device, an addressable video stream selected for viewing by a user of the device;

obtaining, by the device, geographic metadata for the addressable video stream in response to the device identifying the addressable video stream, the geographic metadata including a location metadata element identifying a geographic location that describes a corresponding identifiable event within the addressable video stream;

retrieving, by the device, location information about the geographic location based on the corresponding location metadata element; and

displaying by the device the location information to the user, for presentation to the user of the location information that provides a geographic context for the identifiable event.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the obtaining includes initiating retrieval of the geographic metadata in response to detecting the user selecting viewing of the addressable video stream.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the obtaining includes retrieving the geographic metadata from any one of embedded metadata within the addressable video stream, or a destination that is distinct from a source of the addressable video stream.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying includes

detecting a presentation timecode identifying a relative position of the addressable video stream that is currently presented to the user;

and

initiating the displaying of the location information in response to detecting that the presentation timecode coincides with a timecode identifying the identifiable event, for concurrent presentation to the user of the identifiable event and the location information that provides the geographic context for the identifiable event.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the retrieving includes:

sending a request to a prescribed destination for the location information about the geographic location, the request specifying the geographic location and subject matter parameters, the subject matter parameters selected by the device based on determined user preferences; and

receiving from the prescribed destination a plurality of location information elements describing the geographic location according to the respective subject matter parameters.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein:

the geographic metadata includes a second location metadata element identifying a second geographic location that describes a corresponding second identifiable event within the addressable video stream;

the retrieving including retrieving second location information about the second geographic location in response to detecting the corresponding location metadata element;

the displaying including displaying the second location information to the user for concurrent presentation to the user of the second identifiable event and the second location information that provides the geographic context for the second identifiable event, wherein the location information and the second location information are selectively concurrently displayed with the second identifiable event based on whether the device detects a relationship between the location information and the second location information.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the displaying includes aggregating the display of the location information and the second location information with subsequent location information for respective subsequent identifiable events subsequent to the identifiable event and the second identifiable event within the addressable video stream.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the location information or the second location information includes subject matter elements identifying respective subjects within the at least one of the identifiable event or the second identifiable event, the displaying including selecting the location information and the second location information for concurrent display based on a determined relationship between at least one of the subject matter elements of the identifiable event and the second identifiable event.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the device receiving the addressable video stream, the displaying including concurrently presenting the addressable media stream and the location information to a display device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the displaying includes aggregating the display of the location information with subsequent location information for respective subsequent identifiable events selected for viewing by the user subsequent to the identifiable event.

11. An apparatus comprising:

a device interface circuit configured for detecting selection of an addressable video stream selected for viewing by a user of the apparatus; and

a processor circuit configured for identifying the addressable video stream selected by the user, the processor circuit further configured for obtaining geographic metadata for the addressable video stream in response to identifying the addressable video stream, the geographic metadata including a location metadata element identifying a geographic location that describes a corresponding identifiable event within the addressable video stream;

the processor circuit further configured for retrieving location information about the geographic location based on the corresponding location metadata element;

the processor circuit further configured for causing the device interface circuit to display the location information to the user, for presentation to the user of the location information that provides a geographic context for the identifiable event.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor circuit is configured for initiating retrieval of the geographic metadata in response to detecting the user selecting viewing of the addressable video stream.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the processor circuit is configured for retrieving the geographic metadata from any one of embedded metadata within the addressable video stream, or a destination that is distinct from a source of the addressable video stream.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor circuit is configured for detecting a presentation timecode identifying a relative position of the addressable video stream that is currently presented to the user;

and initiating the displaying of the location information in response to detecting that the presentation timecode coincides with a timecode identifying the identifiable event, for concurrent presentation to the user of the identifiable event and the location information that provides the geographic context for the identifiable event.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

the processor circuit is configured for sending a request to a prescribed destination for the location information about the geographic location, the request specifying the geographic location and subject matter parameters, the subject matter parameters selected by the device based on determined user preferences;

the processor circuit is configured for receiving from the prescribed destination a plurality of location information elements describing the geographic location according to the respective subject matter parameters.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein:

the geographic metadata includes a second location metadata element identifying a second geographic location that describes a corresponding second identifiable event within the addressable video stream;

the processor circuit configured for retrieving second location information about the second geographic location in response to detecting the corresponding location metadata element;

the processor circuit further configured for displaying the second location information to the user for concurrent presentation to the user of the second identifiable event and the second location information that provides the geographic context for the second identifiable event, wherein the location information and the second location information are selectively concurrently displayed with the second identifiable event based on the processor circuit determining whether the device detects a relationship between the location information and the second location information.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the processor circuit is configured for aggregating the display of the location information and the second location information with subsequent location information from respective subsequent identifiable events subsequent to the identifiable event and the second identifiable event within the addressable video stream.

18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein at least one of the location information or the second location information includes subject matter elements identifying respective subjects within the at least one of the identifiable event or the second identifiable event, the processor circuit configured for selecting the location information and the second location information for concurrent display based on a determined relationship between at least one of the subject matter elements of the identifiable event and the second identifiable event.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the device interface circuit is configured for receiving the addressable video stream, the processor circuit configured for concurrently presenting the addressable media stream and the location information to a display device.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the processor circuit is configured for aggregating the display of the location information with subsequent location information for respective subsequent identifiable events selected for viewing by the user subsequent to the identifiable event.

21. An apparatus comprising:

means for detecting selection of an addressable video stream selected for viewing by a user of the apparatus; and

means for identifying the addressable video stream selected by the user, the means for identifying further configured for obtaining geographic metadata for the addressable video stream in response to identifying the addressable video stream, the geographic metadata including a location metadata element identifying a geographic location that describes a corresponding identifiable event within the addressable video stream;

the means for identifying further configured for retrieving location information about the geographic location based on the corresponding location metadata element;

the means for identifying further configured for causing the means for detecting to display the location information to the user, for presentation to the user of the location information that provides a geographic context for the identifiable event.

22. Logic encoded in one or more tangible media for execution and when executed operable for:

identifying, by a device, an addressable video stream selected for viewing by a user of the device;

obtaining, by the device, geographic metadata for the addressable video stream in response to the device identifying the addressable video stream, the geographic metadata including a location metadata element identifying a geographic location that describes a corresponding identifiable event within the addressable video stream;

retrieving, by the device, location information about the geographic location based on the corresponding location metadata element; and

displaying by the device the location information to the user, for presentation to the user of the location information that provides a geographic context for the identifiable event.