Annotating and indexing broadcast video for searchability
US9788071B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 1, 2015 |
| Grant date | Oct 10, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 1, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8545
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method providing searchable streaming video broadcasts via an interactive media server, the interactive media server generates a live broadcast video stream for each of a plurality of interactive media sessions and a video provider server providing a connection to the live broadcast video stream for viewing, the method comprising receiving an interactive media events stream for each interactive media session from the interactive media server, generating statistics data for each interactive media session based upon the events stream, and generating a searchable index of a directory of the live broadcast video streams, the searchable index including a plurality of entries, each entry including (a) a link to the live broadcast video stream for a corresponding interactive media session provided by the video provider server, and (b) metadata associated with the corresponding interactive media session, the metadata generated based upon the statistics data for the corresponding interactive media session.
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