METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR AGGREGATING AND PRESENTING MULTIPLE VIDEOS OF AN EVENT

• US 20150331942A1
• Filed: 07/24/2015
• Published: 11/19/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/14/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Tan, Weihua
• Granted Patent: US 9,881,085 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/70 of video data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/75 Clustering; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/783 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9535 Search customisation based on user profiles and personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/9538 Presentation of query results

Abstract

Methods, systems, and media for aggregating and presenting multiple videos of an event are provided. In some implementations, a method for identifying related video content is provided, the method comprising: receiving a first video and first video metadata that describes the first video from a first camera device; receiving a second video and second video metadata that describes the second video from a second camera device; comparing the first video metadata and the second video metadata; determining whether the first video and the second video are associated with an event based on the comparison; in response to determining that the first video and the second video are associated with the event, grouping the first video and second video into a plurality of videos associated with the event; and causing the plurality of videos to be displayed to a viewer based on the viewer requesting at least one of the plurality of videos.

Claims

1. A method for identifying related video content, the method comprising:

receiving, using a hardware processor, a first video and first video metadata that describes the first video submitted to a video hosting service over the Internet from a first camera device;

receiving a second video and second video metadata that describes the second video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a second camera device;

determining, based on the first video metadata and the second video metadata, that the first video and the second video are videos of an event captured from different points of view;

in response to determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the same event, grouping the first video and second video into a plurality of videos associated with the event;

receiving a request over the Internet from a remote computing device to present at least the first video;

causing the remote computing device to present the first video in response to the request to present at least the first video; and

causing the remote computing device to present, during presenting of the first video, a selectable representation of the second video.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event comprises comparing location information and timing information associated with the first video to location information and timing information associated with the second video.

3. The method of claim 2, further comprising:

determining a first similarity score between the timing information of the first video and the timing information of the second video; and

determining a second similarity score between the location information of the first video and the location information of the second video.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the location information includes coordinates and a compass direction at which a video was captured.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event captured from different points of view further comprises determining a similarity score between a portion of audio corresponding to the first video and a portion of audio corresponding to the second video.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event captured from different points of view further comprises determining a similarity score between a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the first video and a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the second video.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event captured from different points of view comprises comparing title information contained in the first video metadata and title information contained in the second video metadata, and wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event captured from different points of view further comprises determining a similarity score between the title information of the first video and the title information of the second video.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising comparing at least one of the first video metadata and the second video metadata with event metadata, wherein the event metadata describes the plurality of videos based on video metadata received in connection with each of the plurality of videos.

9. A system for identifying related video content, the system comprising:

at least one hardware processor that is configured to;

receive a first video and first video metadata that describes the first video submitted to a video hosting service over the Internet from a first camera device;

receive a second video and second video metadata that describes the second video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a second camera device;

determine, based on the first video metadata and the second video metadata, that the first video and the second video are videos of an event captured from different points of view;

in response to determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the same event, group the first video and second video into a plurality of videos associated with the event;

receive a request over the Internet from a remote computing device to present at least the first video;

cause the remote computing device to present the first video in response to the request to present at least the first video; and

cause the remote computing device to present, during presenting of the first video, a selectable representation of the second video.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to compare location information and timing information associated with the first video to location information and timing information associated with the second video.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:

determine a first similarity score between the timing information of the first video and the timing information of the second video; and

determine a second similarity score between the location information of the first video and the location information of the second video.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the location information includes coordinates and a compass direction at which a video was captured.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to determine a similarity score between a portion of audio corresponding to the first video and a portion of audio corresponding to the second video.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to determine a similarity score between a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the first video and a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the second video.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to:

compare title information contained in the first video metadata and title information contained in the second video metadata; and

determine a similarity score between the title information of the first video and the title information of the second video.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the at least one hardware processor is further configured to compare at least one of the first video metadata and the second video metadata with event metadata, wherein the event metadata describes the plurality of videos based on video metadata received in connection with each of the plurality of videos.

17. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing computer executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method for identifying related video content, the method comprising:

receiving a first video and first video metadata that describes the first video submitted to a video hosting service over the Internet from a first camera device;

receiving a second video and second video metadata that describes the second video submitted to the video hosting service over the Internet from a second camera device;

determining, based on the first video metadata and the second video metadata, that the first video and the second video are videos of an event captured from different points of view;

in response to determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the same event, grouping the first video and second video into a plurality of videos associated with the event;

receiving a request over the Internet from a remote computing device to present at least the first video;

causing the remote computing device to present the first video in response to the request to present at least the first video; and

causing the remote computing device to present, during presenting of the first video, a selectable representation of the second video.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event comprises comparing location information and timing information associated with the first video to location information and timing information associated with the second video.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

determining a first similarity score between the timing information of the first video and the timing information of the second video; and

determining a second similarity score between the location information of the first video and the location information of the second video.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the location information includes coordinates and a compass direction at which a video was captured.

21. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event captured from different points of view further comprises determining a similarity score between a portion of audio corresponding to the first video and a portion of audio corresponding to the second video.

22. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event captured from different points of view further comprises determining a similarity score between a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the first video and a brightness level corresponding to a portion of the second video.

23. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the first video and the second video are videos of the event captured from different points of view comprises comparing title information contained in the first video metadata and title information contained in the second video metadata, and wherein determining that the first video and the second video are videos of the event captured from different points of view further comprises determining a similarity score between the title information of the first video and the title information of the second video.

24. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises comparing at least one of the first video metadata and the second video metadata with event metadata, wherein the event metadata describes the plurality of videos based on video metadata received in connection with each of the plurality of videos.