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Dynamic video segment recommendation based on video playback location

a dynamic video and video segment technology, applied in the field of media systems, can solve the problems of not being easy for users to formulate (or describe in words), providing no search feature, and not being easy for users to understand the event,

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-08-05
CONCERT TECH
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[0010]The present invention makes recommendations that are implicit in nature, i.e., users are not required to explicitly indicate their interest in certain events. These recommendations are based on the current playback location of the user in the video and utilize a user's profile, preferences and previous viewing history behavior to determine which of the recommendations best suit the user's interest. Unlike related art systems where a user's preference profile is used by the system to check if the user is interested in a given video, or the current event (within the video), the present invention uses a user's preference profile to select the best of all the available (or dynamically generated) recommendations that would suit the user's interest with respect to current activity (or event) in the video. The present invention can therefore provide continuous video segment recommendations to the user (i.e., as the current segment being viewed keeps changing, the recommendations keep changing).

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However, if a user likes a certain segment / scene in a video and would like to find / view any similar scenes, current systems provide no search feature (to find “Related Video Segments”).
In such cases, users are required to recreate and re-submit a new search query, which may not be easy for users to formulate (or describe in words) especially when a user is interested in a particular scene.
Furthermore, describing / representing an event in plain text itself might not be intuitive to the users.
For example, say if the user is watching a football game and is interested in a “goal” event (meaning that while the football is near the goal line), such events cannot be easily represented in a way that the recommendation engine can interpret it correctly.

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[0027]The embodiments set forth below represent the necessary information to enable those skilled in the art to practice the invention. Upon reading the following description in light of the accompanying drawing figures, those skilled in the art will understand the concepts of the invention and will recognize applications of these concepts not particularly addressed herein. It should be understood that these concepts and applications fall within the scope of the disclosure and the accompanying claims.

[0028]Note that at times the system of the present invention is described as performing a certain function. However, one of ordinary skill in the art would know that the program is what is performing the function rather than the entity of the system itself.

[0029]Although aspects of one implementation of the present invention are depicted as being stored in memory, one skilled in the art will appreciate that all or part of systems and methods consistent with the present invention may be ...

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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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CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority from U.S. Provisional Application No. 61 / 149,216 filed on Feb. 2, 2009, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a media system and, more particularly, to a media system for and method of dynamically and intelligently recommending video segments to a user.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]In general, video sharing sites such as YouTube allow users to browse / search for videos, and view the videos as and when they find anything interesting. Users can even browse through similar / related videos while watching a certain video.[0004]However, if a user likes a certain segment / scene in a video and would like to find / view any similar scenes, current systems provide no search feature (to find “Related Video Segments”). In such cases, users are required to recreate and re-submit a new search query, which may not be e...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): H04H60/32H04N5/445
CPCH04L67/306G06F17/30053G06F16/635G06F16/686G06F16/4387G06N20/00G06N5/04G06N5/02H04L65/60
Inventor KATPELLY, RAVI REDDYKANDEKAR, KUNALHELPINGSTINE, MIKECURTIS, SCOTT
Owner CONCERT TECH
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