Highlight Playback Generation via Media Signal Extraction
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional video coding devices have limitations in recording and storing only relevant content, offering limited viewing controls and options, requiring users to fast-forward through irrelevant material to access desired portions of events like sports games.
Innovation Solution
A system and method that transforms raw digital media data into playback instruction signals, allowing for the generation of viewable highlight playbacks that include key highlights of events, enabling on-demand viewing by selecting and ranking highlight data representations based on importance and duration, thereby capturing the essence of the event.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional video coding devices record and store all video content including commercials and irrelevant content, then the complete event is preserved, but the storage space is wasted and viewing efficiency is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes irrelevant content (commercials, ads, non-event material) from the recorded video stream, keeping only the relevant event portions. This is achieved through automated detection algorithms that identify and separate event content from commercial content, allowing selective storage and playback of only the meaningful portions of the recorded material.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent segments the continuous video recording into distinct event portions and commercial portions. By dividing the recorded content into manageable segments and tagging them appropriately, the system can selectively store, retrieve, and playback only the event segments, eliminating the need to store and view commercial segments.
2Adaptability or versatility
If conventional video coding devices store all recorded content, then all content is available for viewing, but the device complexity and processing requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary processing during the recording phase by automatically detecting, tagging, and organizing event portions versus commercial portions. This pre-organization of content during recording reduces the complexity of later retrieval and playback operations, as the system already has structured data about what constitutes relevant event content.
3Loss of time
If users fast forward through irrelevant content to reach desired portions, then viewing time is reduced, but user convenience and viewing experience are degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts and removes irrelevant content (commercials, ads, non-event material) from the recorded video stream, keeping only the relevant event portions. This is achieved through automated detection algorithms that identify and separate event content from commercial content, allowing selective storage and playback of only the meaningful portions of the recorded material.
4Ease of operation
If conventional video coding devices provide basic playback controls, then the device complexity is minimized, but the viewing control capabilities are limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a multi-functional playback control system that can automatically perform multiple functions based on user preferences. The system can automatically skip commercials, create highlight reels, provide instant replay, and offer various playback speeds, all through a unified control interface that manages these diverse functions without requiring separate dedicated hardware for each capability.
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AI summary
System and methods are described for generating one or more viewable highlight playbacks, such as, for example, a viewable highlight playback including highlights of a sporting event that may be viewed essentially on demand. The system and methods transform raw digital media data associated with the event to a playback instruction signal including key highlights of the event to be viewed over a predetermined time period while capturing an essence of the event. The system and methods allow control of a viewing of the viewable highlight playback utilizing, at least in part, the playback instruction signal.