Method and Apparatus For Segmenting Media Content

• US 20160127437A1
• Filed: 01/11/2016
• Published: 05/05/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Technology Holdings LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: Pichumani, Padmagowri, Chandrashekar, Padmassri, Ramamurthy, Shailesh
• Granted Patent: US 10,148,717 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/60 Network streaming of media packets
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/611 for multicast or broadcast systems for broadcast or conference H04L12/18; arrangements for broadcast or distribution combined with broadcast H04H20/00; arrangements for broadcast applications with a direct linkage to broadcast information or to broadcast space-time H04H60/00; selective distribution of broadcast services, e.g. multimedia broadcast multicast service [MBMS], H04W4/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/70 Media network packetisation
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 65/764 at the destination reformatting of additional data in video clients H04N21/4355
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/306 User profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4828 for searching program descriptors retrieval of video data G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments

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.

Claims

1. A method for creating information in media content, the media content defined by a contiguous stream, the contiguous stream having a plurality of logically disparate macro segments, the method comprising:

identifying one or more macro segments of the contiguous stream; and

creating a standardized segment tag associated with each of the one or more macro segments.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the contiguous stream comprises one of:

an audio-video stream, an audio-only stream, a video-only stream.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the contiguous stream comprises broadcast content.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein each standardized segment tag is associated with a data set.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

creating the standardized segment tag in media data within picture user data.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

creating the standardized segment tag in media data within Supplemental Enhancement Information.

7. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

creating the standardized segment tag in media data within a private data stream.

8. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

creating the standardized segment tag in media data in an ID3 audio tag.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the creation of the standardized segment tag in media content is performed by a content creator.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the creation of standardized segment tag in media content is performed by a multiple system operator (MSO).

11. A method for extracting segments from media content, the media content defined by a contiguous stream, the contiguous stream having a plurality of logically disparate macro segments, the method comprising:

identifying one or more macro segments of the contiguous stream based on the presence of a standardized segment tag associated with each macro segment; and

extracting data from each identified macro segment based on the associated standardized segment tag.

12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising:

creating a content object, the content object comprising at least the tag and the associated macro segment.

13. The method according to claim 12, wherein one or more content objects are shared with one or more users.

14. The method according to claim 12, wherein one or more tags and data sets are shared with one or more users.

15. The method according to claim 12, wherein the content object is created based on a user preference.

16. The method according to claim 15, wherein the content object is stored in a database, and further comprising:

searching the database based on the user preference.

17. The method according to claim 15, wherein the creation of the content object is performed by a multiple system operator (MSO).

18. The method according to claim 12, wherein the content object is stored in a database.

19. The method according to claim 18, further comprising:

searching the database based on a user preference.

20. The method according to claim 12, wherein the content object further comprises a data set associated with each identified macro segment.

21. The method according to claim 12, wherein creation of duplicate content objects is prevented.

22. The method according to claim 11, wherein the contiguous stream comprises one of:

audio-video stream, audio-only stream, video-only stream.

23. The method according to claim 11, wherein the contiguous stream comprises broadcast content.

24. The method according to claim 11, wherein each standardized segment tag is associated with a data set.

25. The method according to claim 24, wherein one or more tags and data sets are shared with one or more users.

26. The method according to claim 11, wherein the media content comprises a recorded program.

27. The method according to claim 11, wherein the extraction of macro segments from media content is performed by an end-user device.

28. The method according to claim 11, wherein one or more segment tags are shared with one or more users.

29. The method according to claim 11, wherein the extraction of macro segments is based on user preference information.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the user preference information is used to derive information regarding user interests.

31. A device for creating information in media content, the media content defined by a contiguous stream, the contiguous stream having a plurality of logically disparate macro segments, the device comprising:

a processor configured to identify one or more macro segments of the contiguous stream;

the processor configured to create a standardized segment tag associated with each of the one or more macro segments; and

a memory for storing the one or more macro segments and the standardized segment tag associated with each of the one or more macro segments.

32. A device for extracting segments of media content, the media content defined by a contiguous stream, the contiguous stream having a plurality of logically disparate macro segments, the device comprising:

a processor configured to identify one or more macro segments of the contiguous stream based on the presence of a standardized segment tag associated with each identified macro segment;

the processor configured to extract data from each identified macro segment based on the associated standardized segment tag; and

a memory for storing the extracted data.