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Video previewing method and apparatus
Assignee: NISSIM CORP A FLORIDA Corp
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Filing: 1997-10-20
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Granted: 2000-06-06
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Expires: 2017-10-20
Abstract
Abstract A video method and system for providing a viewer an automatically customized version of a video responsive to an editor's determination of the suitability of possibly unsuitable segments and the viewer's video content preferences. The video previewing system comprising a video and a segment map defining a plurality of video segments of a video, the plurality of video segments comprising possibly unsuitable video segments. The system permits establishing a viewer's video content preferences; an editor to determine the suitability for viewing by the viewer of the possibly unsuitable video segments; automatically selects video segments from the plurality of video segments responsive to the application of the suitability determination to the video segment map; and retrieves and transmits the selected video segments as a continuous and suitable version of the video.
Inventors
- 👤 Max Abecassis
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 15:14
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/43; H04N21/442; H04N21/44213; H04N21/44222; A; A63; A63F; A63F13/00; A63F13/45; A63F13/47; A63F13/10; A63F13/60; A63F13/63; G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/73; G06F16/735; G06F16/78; G11; G11B; G11B19/00; G11B19/02; G11B19/022; G11B19/04; G11B19/12; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/34; G11B7/00; G11B7/12; G11B7/14; H04H; H04H60/00; H04H60/35; H04H60/37; H04H60/46; H04H60/48; H04H60/56; H04H60/59; H04H60/61; H04H60/65; H04N21/20; H04N21/23; H04N21/234; H04N21/2343; H04N21/234318; H04N21/235; H04N21/25; H04N21/254; H04N21/2543; H04N21/258; H04N21/25866; H04N21/25891; H04N21/41; H04N21/426; H04N21/435; H04N21/45; H04N21/4508; H04N21/4532; H04N21/454; H04N21/4542; H04N21/458; H04N21/47; H04N21/472; H04N21/475; H04N21/4755; H04N21/478; H04N21/60; H04N21/65; H04N21/654; H04N21/6543; H04N21/80; H04N21/81; H04N21/812; H04N21/83; H04N21/84; H04N21/8405; H04N21/845; H04N21/8456; H04N7/00; H04N7/16; H04N7/162; H04N7/163; H04N7/173; H04N7/17309; H04N7/17318; H04N7/17336; H04N7/17345; H04N7/17354; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227; A63F13/30; A63F13/33; A63F13/338; A63F13/90; A63F13/95; A63F2300/00; A63F2300/40; A63F2300/409; A63F2300/60; A63F2300/63; A63F2300/632; A63F2300/80; A63F2300/807; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/25; G11B2220/2537; G11B2220/2587; H04N5/00; H04N5/44; H04N5/4448; H04N5/76; H04N5/84; H04N5/85
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 24
Claim 1
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of playing a video comprising the steps of: enabling a previewer to establish content preferences for a viewer; selecting possibly unsuitable segments of a video by applying the content preferences to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of said video; showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to said previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for said viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information and the content preferences as supplemented by the previewer's suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of playing a video comprising the steps of: enabling a previewer to establish content preferences for a viewer; selecting possibly unsuitable segments of a video by applying the content preferences to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of said video; showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to said previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for said viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information and the content preferences as supplemented by the previewer's suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said following the previewer's suitability determination a viewer specific segment suitability table for said video is saved.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 1, wherein a showing of a possibly unsuitable segment to said previewer comprises showing a description of contents of said possibly unsuitable segment in advance of an option for said previewer to view said possibly unsuitable segment.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The method of claim 1, wherein said video comprises within at least one non-sequential segment; and wherein said content preferences are responsive to a level of explicitness in each of a plurality of video content categories.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1, wherein a showing of a possibly unsuitable segment to said previewer is terminated by said previewer finding the possibly unsuitable segment to be suitable for said viewer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of playing a video comprising the steps of: selecting, responsive to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of a video, possibly unsuitable segments of said video; showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to a previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for a viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information as supplemented by the previewer's suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
131 words
A method of playing a video comprising the steps of: selecting, responsive to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of a video, possibly unsuitable segments of said video; showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to a previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for a viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information as supplemented by the previewer's suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 6, wherein following the previewer's suitability determination a viewer specific segment suitability table for said video is saved.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
41 words
The method of claim 6, wherein a showing of a possibly unsuitable segment to said previewer comprises showing a description of contents of said possibly unsuitable segment in advance of an option for said previewer to view said possibly unsuitable segment.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method of claim 6, wherein said video comprises within at least one non-sequential segment; and wherein said segment information is responsive to a level of explicitness in at least one of a plurality of video content categories.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 6, wherein a showing of a possibly unsuitable segment to said previewer is terminated by said previewer finding the possibly unsuitable segment to be suitable for said viewer.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
164 words
A system capable of playing a video, the system comprising: preferencing means for enabling a previewer to establish content preferences for a viewer; selecting means for selecting possibly unsuitable segments of a video by applying said content preferences to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of said video; showing means for showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to said previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for said viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and random access and buffering means for playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information and the content preferences as supplemented by the previewer's suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
164 words
A system capable of playing a video, the system comprising: preferencing means for enabling a previewer to establish content preferences for a viewer; selecting means for selecting possibly unsuitable segments of a video by applying said content preferences to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of said video; showing means for showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to said previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for said viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and random access and buffering means for playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information and the content preferences as supplemented by the previewer's suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
23 words
The system of claim 11, wherein said following the previewer's suitability determination a viewer specific segment suitability table for said video is saved.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system of claim 11, wherein a showing of a possibly unsuitable segment to said previewer comprises showing a description of contents of said possibly unsuitable segment in advance of an option for said previewer to view said possibly unsuitable segment.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
36 words
The system of claim 11, wherein said video comprises within at least one non-sequential segment; and wherein said content preferences are responsive to a level of explicitness in each of a plurality of video content categories.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 11, wherein a showing of a possibly unsuitable segment to said previewer is terminated by said previewer finding the possibly unsuitable segment to be suitable for said viewer.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
143 words
A system capable of playing a video, the system comprising: selecting means for selecting, responsive to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of a video, possibly unsuitable segments of said video; showing means for showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to a previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for a viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and random access and buffering means for playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information as supplemented by the previewer's suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
143 words
A system capable of playing a video, the system comprising: selecting means for selecting, responsive to segment information directly defining a plurality of segments of a video, possibly unsuitable segments of said video; showing means for showing the selected possibly unsuitable segments to a previewer to enable said previewer to determine the suitability, for a viewer, of each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments without requiring said previewer to view any portion of a non-selected segment of said video; and random access and buffering means for playing, for said viewer and from within said video, a seamless version of said video less in length than the length of said video, the playing being responsive to the segment information as supplemented by the previewer's suitability determination with respect to each of the selected possibly unsuitable segments, the playing not requiring an alternate video source.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
22 words
The system of claim 16, wherein following the previewer's suitability determination a viewer specific segment suitability table for said video is saved.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
41 words
The system of claim 16, wherein a showing of a possibly unsuitable segment to said previewer comprises showing a description of contents of said possibly unsuitable segment in advance of an option for said previewer to view said possibly unsuitable segment.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system of claim 16, wherein said video comprises within at least one non-sequential segment; and wherein said segment information is responsive to a level of explicitness in at least one of a plurality of video content categories.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
32 words
The system of claim 16, wherein a showing of a possibly unsuitable segment to said previewer is terminated by said previewer finding the possibly unsuitable segment to be suitable for said viewer.
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