Identifying events of interest within video content
US7624416B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2006 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04H60/73
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Instant messages sent by a viewer of a video while the video is perceivable to the viewer may be monitored. An event of interest occurring in the video may be identified based on the monitored instant messages. Metadata that describes the event of interest may be generated and assigned to the video. A request for video content associated with the video may be received from a user. An indexed collection of videos that includes the video may be searched for the requested video content. Based on the search, it may be determined that the video satisfies the user's request. The event of interest occurring in the video may be identified based on the metadata assigned to the video. User perception of a scene from the video that includes the event of interest may be enabled.
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