Annotated Video Stream Repackaging for Localized Content Delivery
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Solution Overview
Problem
Content providers face challenges in delivering video content that is customizable and targeted to local audiences, as much of the created content is cut during editing, leaving unused portions that could be repurposed for alternative formats.
Innovation Solution
A method for content aggregation and distribution that involves receiving an annotated video stream with principal and supplemental materials, where the supplemental material can be repackaged as primary content based on indications from downstream entities, allowing for greater customization and flexibility in content selection.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If content is cut during editing for traditional formats, then the content is optimized for initial provision, but large portions of related content become unavailable for alternative formats
Solution Approach 1:
The video content is divided into principal material (in-band) and supplemental material (out-of-band), allowing different portions to be used for different purposes. The principal material is optimized for traditional formats while supplemental material contains additional content that can be repurposed for alternative formats without requiring re-shooting or re-editing of the original footage.
Solution Approach 2:
The supplemental material is prepared and annotated in advance during the initial content creation process, with metadata tags indicating its potential uses. This preliminary organization allows downstream entities to efficiently select and repurpose content without requiring extensive post-processing or re-editing operations.
2Adaptability or versatility
If supplemental material is provided out-of-band, then bandwidth is optimized for principal content, but downstream entities cannot easily access additional content for customization
Solution Approach 1:
The system includes annotation metadata that provides feedback information about the supplemental material's characteristics, quality, and suitability for different uses. Downstream entities can query this metadata to make informed decisions about which supplemental content to retrieve and use, enabling efficient content selection without exhaustive searching or trial-and-error approaches.
Solution Approach 2:
An annotated video stream structure acts as an intermediary between the principal content and supplemental material, organizing and describing the relationship between them. This intermediary layer enables downstream entities to navigate and access supplemental content efficiently through structured metadata without directly querying the raw content streams.
3Ease of operation
If downstream entities repurpose content locally, then localized content delivery is improved, but processing and memory requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
Instead of processing and re-encoding the entire video stream, the system uses annotated metadata to identify and copy only the specific supplemental portions needed for local customization. This selective copying approach minimizes processing requirements while still enabling localized content delivery, as the annotated structure allows direct extraction of needed segments without full-stream analysis.
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AI summary
Systems, methods, and articles of manufacture for content aggregation and distribution for real-time and non-real-time production of video content items may be realized by receiving, at a first device from a second device, an annotated video stream that includes principal material in a principal spectrum (which is in-band for output on a display device) and supplemental material in a supplemental spectrum (which is out-of-band for the display device) and in response to receiving, from the downstream device, an indication that the principal material is of secondary interest and that the supplemental material is of primary interest: repackaging the annotated video stream to include the supplemental material in the principal spectrum via insertion, substitution, or splicing. The content may be repackaged in real-time with linear delivery, and in non-real-time with on-demand delivery, and various entities may add content for later inclusion, and adjust which content is transmitted to downstream entities.