Sharing Portions of a Video

• US 20170171630A1
• Filed: 12/14/2015
• Published: 06/15/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Liu, Su, Wei, Yaoguang, Rozner, Eric J., Sze, Chin Ngai
• Application Number:
  US14/967,977
• Publication Number:
  US 20170171630A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/12 specially adapted for proprietary or special-purpose networking environments, e.g. medical networks, sensor networks, networks in vehicles or remote metering networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2353 specifically adapted to content descriptors, e.g. coding, compressing or processing of metadata
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/42201 biosensors, e.g. heat sensor for presence detection, EEG sensors or any limb activity sensors worn by the user input arrangements for interaction with the human body based on nervous system activity detection G06F3/015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/437 Interfacing the upstream path of the transmission network, e.g. for transmitting client requests to a VOD server flow control in data networks H04L47/10; streaming protocols, e.g. RTP or RTCP, H04L65/65; scheduling or organising the servicing of application requests in data packet switching networks H04L67/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44218 Detecting physical presence or behaviour of the user, e.g. using sensors to detect if the user is leaving the room or changes his face expression during a TV program methods or arrangements for recognising human body or animal bodies or body parts G06V40/10; methods or arrangements for acquiring or recognising human faces, facial parts, facial sketches, facial expressions G06V40/16; methods or arrangements for recognising movements or behaviour G06V40/20; arrangements for identifying users in broadcast systems H04H60/45
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/47217 for controlling playback functions for recorded or on-demand content, e.g. using progress bars, mode or play-point indicators or bookmarks specific graphical features in visual interfaces H04N21/4312
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4788 communicating with other users, e.g. chatting arrangements for providing for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms, to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1813; distributed application using peer-to-peer [P2P] networks H04L67/104
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/6175 involving transmission via Internet broadcast-related systems characterised by the transmission system being the Internet H04H60/82
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8455 involving pointers to the content, e.g. pointers to the I-frames of the video stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8456 by decomposing the content in the time domain, e.g. in time segments
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/21 for social networking applications

Abstract

An approach is provided for sharing a portion of a video on a social media website. The approach receives a starting point associated with the video and an ending point associated with the video. The starting and ending points are received a user that is sharing the video on the social media website. The starting and ending points are stored as metadata accessible by users of the social media website. A playback request is received from another user of the social media website. The shared video is played to the second user from the starting point of the shared portion to the ending point of the shared portion.

Claims

1. A method implemented by an information handling system that includes a processor and a memory accessible by the processor, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first user that is sharing a portion of a video on a social media website, a starting point within the video and an ending point within the video, wherein the starting and ending points define the shared portion of the video, and wherein the shared portion of the video is less than the shared video, and wherein the receiving further comprises;

detecting the starting point based on a first reaction from the first user when the video is played to the first user; and

detecting the ending point in response to the playing of the video reaching an end of the video;

storing the starting and ending points as metadata accessible by a plurality of users, including the first user, of the social media website;

receiving a playback request from a second user from the plurality of users; and

playing the shared portion of the video to the second user from the starting point of the shared portion of the video to the ending point of the shared portion of the video.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein at detecting the starting point based on a first reaction from the first user further comprises detecting the first reaction, wherein the first reaction is selected from the group consisting of an action by the first user on an input device, and a biometric reading received from a biometric sensor that is sensing one or more emotions of the first user.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving a plurality of starting points and ending points that define a plurality of shared portions of the video, wherein the plurality of starting points include the starting point, the plurality of ending points include the ending point, and the plurality of shared portions include the shared portion;

storing the plurality of starting and ending points as metadata accessible from the plurality of users of the social media website; and

playing the shared portions of the video to the second user from a first starting point from the plurality of starting points to a first ending point from the plurality of ending points then from a second starting point from the plurality of starting points to a second ending point from the plurality of ending points.

6. The method of claim 5 further comprising:

during playing of the shared portions of the video to the second user, receiving a playback action request from the second user; and

performing the playback action within the plurality of portions defined for the video.

7. The method of claim 6 wherein the playback action is selected from the group consisting of a fast forward action, a rewind action, a skip to next portion action, and a skip to previous portion action.

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8. An information handling system comprising:

one or more processors;

a memory coupled to at least one of the processors; and

a set of computer program instructions stored in the memory and executed by at least one of the processors in order to perform actions comprising;

receiving, from a first user that is sharing a portion of a video on a social media website, a starting point within the video and an ending point within the video, wherein the starting and ending points define the shared portion of the video, and wherein the shared portion of the video is less than the video, and wherein the receiving further comprises;

detecting the starting point based on a first reaction from the first user when the video is played to the first user; and

detecting the ending point in response to the playing of the video reaching an end of the video;

storing the starting and ending points as metadata accessible by a plurality of users, including the first user, of the social media website;

receiving a playback request from a second user from the plurality of users; and

playing the shared portion of the video to the second user from the starting point of the shared portion of the video to the ending point of the shared portion of the video.

10. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein detecting the starting point based on a first reaction from the first user further comprises detecting the first reaction, wherein the first reaction is selected from the group consisting of an action by the first user on an input device, and a biometric reading received from a biometric sensor that is sensing one or more emotions of the first user.

12. The information handling system of claim 8 wherein the actions further comprise:

receiving a plurality of starting points and ending points that define a plurality of portions of shared portions of the video, wherein the plurality of starting points include the starting point, the plurality of ending points include the ending point, and the plurality of shared portions include the portion;

storing the plurality of starting and ending points as metadata accessible from the plurality of users of the social media website; and

playing the shared portions of the video to the second user from a first starting point from the plurality of starting points to a first ending point from the plurality of ending points then from a second starting point from the plurality of starting points to a second ending point from the plurality of ending points.

13. The information handling system of claim 12 wherein the actions further comprise:

during playing of the shared portions of the video to the second user, receiving a playback action request from the second user; and

performing the playback action within the plurality of portions defined for the video.

14. The information handling system of claim 13 wherein the playback action is selected from the group consisting of a fast forward action, a rewind action, a skip to next portion action, and a skip to previous portion action.

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15. A computer program product stored in a computer readable storage medium, comprising computer program code that, when executed by an information handling system, performs actions comprising:

receiving, from a first user that is sharing a portion of a video on a social media website, a starting point within the video and an ending point within the video, wherein the starting and ending points define the shared portion of the video, and wherein the shared portion of the video is less than the video, and wherein the receiving further comprises;

detecting the starting point based on a first reaction from the first user when the video is played to the first user; and

detecting the ending point in response to the playing of the video reaching an end of the video;

storing the starting and ending points as metadata accessible by a plurality of users, including the first user, of the social media website;

receiving a playback request from a second user from the plurality of users; and

playing the shared portion of the video to the second user from the starting point of the shared portion of the video to the ending point of the shared portion of the video.

17. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein detecting the starting point based on a first reaction from the first user further comprises detecting the first reaction, wherein the first reaction is selected from the group consisting of an action by the first user on an input device, and a biometric reading received from a biometric sensor that is sensing one or more emotions of the first user.

19. The computer program product of claim 15 wherein the actions further comprise:

receiving a plurality of starting points and ending points that define a plurality of portions of shared portions of the video, wherein the plurality of starting points include the starting point, the plurality of ending points include the ending point, and the plurality of shared portions include the portion;

storing the plurality of starting and ending points as metadata accessible from the plurality of users of the social media website; and

playing the shared portions of the video to the second user from a first starting point from the plurality of starting points to a first ending point from the plurality of ending points then from a second starting point from the plurality of starting points to a second ending point from the plurality of ending points.

20. The computer program product of claim 19 wherein the actions further comprise:

during playing of the shared portions of the video to the second user, receiving a playback action request from the second user; and

performing the playback action within the plurality of portions defined for the video, wherein the playback action is selected from the group consisting of a fast forward action, a rewind action, a skip to next portion action, and a skip to previous portion action.

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