Dynamic video segment recommendation based on video playback location
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1. A method of dynamically recommending media segments to a user, comprising:
- analyzing and gathering metadata of a currently viewed media segment of a main media content based on a current playback location;
identifying other media segments, from the main media content or other media content, that are similar to the currently viewed media segment; and
dynamically recommending at least some of the identified other, similar media segments to the user.
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Abstract
A system and method for dynamically providing video segment recommendations to a user based on video metadata, current playback position within the video, and/or the user'"'"'s previous viewing history or patterns. The system/method also provides the user with a simple mechanism to enable/disable receipt of these recommendations with the click of a button within the display interface.
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1. A method of dynamically recommending media segments to a user, comprising:
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analyzing and gathering metadata of a currently viewed media segment of a main media content based on a current playback location; identifying other media segments, from the main media content or other media content, that are similar to the currently viewed media segment; and dynamically recommending at least some of the identified other, similar media segments to the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 37)
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14. A video scene similarity assessment method, comprising:
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analyzing and gathering metadata of a currently viewed video scene of a main video content based on a current playback location; matching the metadata of the currently viewed video scene against metadata of all video scenes available in a collection of videos, the metadata being identified as at least one of characters, speech, audio effects, soundtrack, semantics, events in a scene, timing, or a scene location; and storing a list of all the video scenes that match. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A media system for dynamically recommending video scenes to a user, comprising:
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means for detecting metadata of a currently viewed video scene of a video content; means for identifying other video scenes, from the video content or other video content, that are similar to the currently viewed video scene; and means for dynamically recommending at least some of the identified other, similar video scenes to the user based on a previous viewing history of the user. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A computer readable medium comprising software for instructing a media system to:
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detect and gather metadata of a currently viewed media segment of a primary media content based on a current playback location; identify other media segments, from the primary media content or additional media content, that are similar to the currently viewed media segment; and dynamically recommend at least some of the identified additional, similar media segments to a user based on previous viewing patterns of the user.
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31. A media system for dynamically recommending video segments to a user, comprising:
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a media player which detects metadata of a currently viewed video scene of a video content based on a current playback location within the video content; a segment similarity analyzer which identifies other video scenes, from the video content or other video content, that are similar to the currently viewed video scene, and dynamically recommends at least some of the identified other, similar video scenes to the user based on a previous viewing history of the user; and a display device which displays the recommended, similar video scenes that most closely match with the previous viewing history of the user. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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