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Content digest system, video digest system, user terminal, video digest generation method, video digest reception method and program therefor

US7971217B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 21, 2002
Grant dateJun 28, 2011
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Expiry dateOct 25, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/4532
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Meta data about content is converted into characteristic values. Each characteristic value is associated with one or more content segments of content. The content can be audio, video, or other data or combinations of data. Importance levels for content segments are determined from content scores. Content scores are generally an indication of how one person would rate a particular characteristic value. The content scores may be estimated by using previously determined scores of similar content segments. The similarity is preferably determined by a particular metric. A user may also supply his or her own content scores for content segments. The user profile content scores can be combined with the determined content scores or completely supplant these scores. Based on the importance levels for content scores for content segments, content segments may be packaged into a content digest that a user may view.

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