Video Clip Access Links for Audience-Specific Rights Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing access control systems for video clips lack flexibility in allowing selective access to different portions of a video clip based on different audiences, failing to meet the needs of rights holders who want to control access to specific parts of a video.
Innovation Solution
A computer-implemented system that allows a rights holder to define and distribute clips of a portion of a video to a requesting user by defining a video clip based on user identification, starting and ending points, and providing a link for access, with optional limitations and annotations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If traditional access control systems are used to provide video clips, then the system is simple to operate, but the flexibility to control access to different portions of video clips for different audiences is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the video content into distinct clips with defined start and end points, allowing different portions of the video to be accessed by different audiences. The system divides the video timeline into manageable segments that can be independently controlled and distributed through specific links.
Solution Approach 2:
The access control system is made dynamic by allowing rights holders to define and modify clip parameters (start time, end time, access links) at any time. The system adapts to different access scenarios by generating unique links for different audiences, with each link containing embedded access control parameters that can be dynamically configured.
2Adaptability or versatility
If the entire video clip is made accessible to all viewers, then the ease of operation is high, but the control over specific portions for specific audiences is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary access control system that sits between the video content and the viewers. This intermediary layer manages the complexity of selective access control by automatically generating and managing access links, while presenting a simplified interface to both rights holders and viewers through automatic link generation and validation.
3Adaptability or versatility
If traditional subscription-based access is used, then the system is easy to implement, but it cannot provide differentiated access to different portions of video content
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies local quality by assigning different access characteristics to different portions of the video content. Each clip segment can have its own access control parameters, allowing specific regions of the video timeline to be accessible to different audiences with different permissions, while other segments remain restricted or accessible to different groups.
Data Source
AI summary
Computer-implemented systems and methods are provided for providing access to a portion of a video to a requesting user. For example, a computer can receive an identification of a video, a starting point of a clip within the video, and an ending point of the clip within the video from a rights holder. The computer can define a video clip based on the identified video, the starting point, and the ending point. The computer can also provide a link by which a requesting user is provided access to the video clip.