WO2014199367A1

WO2014199367A1 - A system and methods thereof for generating images streams respective of a video content

Info

Publication number: WO2014199367A1
Application number: PCT/IL2014/050380
Authority: WO
Inventors: Tal MELENBOIM
Original assignee: Ani-View Ltd.
Priority date: 2013-06-10
Filing date: 2014-04-24
Publication date: 2014-12-18
Also published as: WO2014199367A9; IL233069A

Abstract

A system is configured to generate imagized video clip respective of a video clip. The system receives electronically at least one video clip. The system analyzes the video clip and generates a plurality of images respective thereto. The system is then configured to generate an imagized video clip respective of the plurality of images. The system is further configured to display the imagized video clip in a sequence at certain timing, thereby providing an output of a video clip respective of the imagized video clip.

Description

A SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR GENERATING IMAGES STREAMS RESPECTIVE OF A VIDEO CONTENT

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[001] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 61/833,025 filed on June 10, 2013, the contents of which are herein incorporated by reference for all that it contain.

TECHNICAL FIELD

[002] The invention generally relates to systems for playing video content, and more specifically to system and methods for converting video content to imagized video content and displaying the imagized video content on user devices.

BACKGROUND

[003] The Internet, also referred to as the worldwide web (WWW), has become a mass media where the content presentation is largely supported by paid advertisements that are added to the web-page content. Typically, advertisements displayed in a web-page contain video elements that are intended for display on the user's display device.

[004] Mobile devices such as smartphones are equipped with mobile browsers through which users access the web. Such mobile browsers typically cannot display auto-played video clips on mobile web pages. Furthermore, there are multiple video formats supported by different phone manufactures which makes it difficult for the advertisers to know which phone the user has, and what, video format to broadcast it with.

[005] It would therefore be advantageous to provide a solution that would overcome the deficiencies of the prior art by providing a unitary video clip format that can be displayed on mobile browsers.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[006] The subject matter disclosed herein is particularly pointed out and distinctly claimed in the claims at the conclusion of the specification. The foregoing and other objects, features and advantages of the invention will be apparent from the following detailed description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings.

[007] Figure 1 - is a system for generating imagized video clips streams respective of video content according to an embodiment; and,

[008] Figure 2 - is a flowchart of the operation of a system for generating imagized video clips respective of video content according to an embodiment.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[009] It is important to note that the embodiments disclosed herein are only examples of the many advantageous uses of the innovative teachings herein. In general, statements made in the specification of the present application do not necessarily limit any of the various claimed inventions. Moreover, some statements may apply to some inventive features but not to others. In general, unless otherwise indicated, singular elements may be in plural and vice versa with no loss of generality. In the drawings, like numerals refer to like parts through several views.

[0010] The embodiments disclosed by the invention are only examples of the many possible advantageous uses and implementations of the innovative teachings presented herein. In general, statements made in the specification of the present application do not necessarily limit any of the various claimed inventions. Moreover, some statements may apply to some inventive features but not to others. In general, unless otherwise indicated, singular elements may be in plural and vice versa with no loss of generality. In the drawings, like numerals refer to like parts through several views.

[0011] A system is configured to generate imagized video clip respective of a video clip. The system receives electronically at least one video clip. The system analyzes the video clip and generates a plurality of images respective thereto. The system is then configured to generate an imagized video clip respective of the plurality of images. The system is further configured to display the imagized video clip in a sequence at certain timing, thereby providing an output of a video clip respective of the imagized video clip.

[0012] Fig. 1 depicts an exemplary and non-limiting diagram of a system 100 for generating imagized video clips respective of video content according to an embodiment. The system 100 comprises a network 110 the enables communications between various portions of the system 100. The network may comprise the likes of busses, local area network (LAN), wide area network (WAN), metro area network (MAN), the worldwide web (WWW), the Internet, as well as a variety of other communication networks, whether wired or wireless, and in any combination, that enable the transfer of data between the different elements of the system 100. The system 100 further comprises a user device 120 connected to the network 110. The user device 110 may be, for example but without limitations, a smart phone, a mobile phone, a laptop, a tablet computer, a wearable computing device, a personal computer (PC), smart television and the like. The user device 120 comprises a display unit 125 such as a screen, a touch screen, etc.

[0013] A server 130 is further connected to the network 110. The server 130 is configured to receive a request to display at least one video content item on the display unit 125 of the user device 120. The request is received over the network 110. According to one embodiment, the request may be received as a user's gesture over the display unit 125 of the user device 120. According to another embodiment, the request may be received through an application program installed on the user device 120.

[0014] The system 100 further comprises one or more data sources 140-1 through 140-N

(collectively referred hereinafter as data sources 140 or individually as a data source 140, merely for simplicity purposes), where N is an integer equal to or greater than 1. The data sources 140 are accessible through the network 110 and configured to store video content. The data sources 140 may be operative by one or more publisher servers (not shown).

[0015] Respective of the request for the at least one video content, the server 130 is configured to fetch the at least one video content item from a data source, for example the data source 140-1. The request may include additional metadata that assists in the identification of the at least one video content and thereby assists in the fetching of the at least one video content from the data source 140-1.

[0016] The server 130 is then configured to generate a plurality of images respective of the at least one video content. According to another embodiment, the server 130 is further configured to cluster the images to one or more streams of images for further processing by the server 130. The server 130 is then configured to generate a timing sequence for displaying the plurality of images or streams of images as an imagized video clip on the display unit 125 of the user device 120. The timing sequence enables the display of the imagized video clip as a video content. According to one embodiment, the timing sequence is generated respective of the type of the user device 120 and/or the display unit 125. As a non- limiting example, upon determination by the server 130 that the user device 120 is a smart phone a timing sequence of ten images per second is determined while upon determination that the user device 120 is a PC, a timing sequence of 20 images per second is determined.

[0017] The server 130 is then configured to send the imagized video clip and the timing

sequence to the user device 120 for display on the display unit 125. Optionally, the system 100 further comprises a database 150. The database is configured to store data related to requests received from the user device 120, imagized video clips and the video content from which the imagized video clip were generated, etc.

[0018] Fig. 2 is an exemplary and non-limiting flowchart 200 of the operation of a system for generating images streams respective of video content according to an embodiment. In S210, the method starts when a request to display video content is received from a user device, for example, the user device 120.

[0019] In S220, the requested video content is fetched from a data source 140-1 through the network 110. In S230, a plurality of images are generated respective of the video content. In S240, a timing sequence for displaying the plurality of images as an imagized video clip on the display unit 125 of the user device 120 is generated. In S250, the imagized video clip and the timing sequence are sent for display on the display unit 125 of the user device 120. In S260, it is checked whether additional requests for video content are received from the user device 120 and if so, execution continues with S210; otherwise, execution terminates.

[0020] The principles of the invention, wherever applicable, are implemented as hardware, firmware, software or any combination thereof. Moreover, the software is preferably implemented as an application program tangibly embodied on a program storage unit or computer readable medium. The application program may be uploaded to, and executed by, a machine comprising any suitable architecture. Preferably, the machine is implemented on a computer platform having hardware such as one or more central processing units ("CPUs"), a memory, and input/output interfaces. The computer platform may also include an operating system and microinstruction code. The various processes and functions described herein may be either part of the microinstruction code or part of the application program embodied in non-transitory computer readable medium, or any combination thereof, which may be executed by a CPU, whether or not such computer or processor is explicitly shown.

Implementations may further include full or partial implementation as a cloud-based solution. In some embodiments certain portions of a system may use mobile devices of a variety of kinds. In addition, various other peripheral units may be connected to the computer platform such as an additional data storage unit and a printing unit. The circuits described hereinabove may be implemented in a variety of manufacturing technologies well known in the industry including but not limited to integrated circuits (ICs) and discrete components that are mounted using surface mount technologies (SMT), and other technologies. The scope of the invention should not be viewed as limited by the SPPS 110 described herein and other monitors may be used to collect data from energy consuming sources without departing from the scope of the invention.

1] All examples and conditional language recited herein are intended for pedagogical purposes to aid the reader in understanding the principles of the invention and the concepts contributed by the inventor to furthering the art, and are to be construed as being without limitation to such specifically recited examples and conditions. Moreover, all statements herein reciting principles, aspects, and embodiments of the invention, as well as specific examples thereof, are intended to encompass both structural and functional equivalents thereof. Additionally, it is intended that such equivalents include both currently known equivalents as well as equivalents developed in the future, i.e., any elements developed that perform the same function, regardless of structure.

Claims

CLAIMS What is claimed is:

1. A computerized method for displaying video content, the method comprising:

receiving over a network a request to display the video content item on a display;

fetching the video content item;

generating a plurality of images respective of the video content;

generating a timing sequence for displaying the plurality of images as an imagized video clip on the display; and,

sending the imagized video clip and the timing sequence to a device, wherein the device comprises the display.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the request is received from a device.

3. The computerized method of claim 2, wherein the device is one of: a smart phone, a mobile phone, a laptop, a tablet computer, a wearable computing device, a personal computer (PC) a smart television.

4. The computerized method of claim 3, wherein the display is a display unit of the device.

5. The computerized method of claim 4, wherein the request is received as a user's gesture over the display unit of the device.

6. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the video content item is fetched from one or more data sources accessible over the network.

7. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the request further comprises metadata related to the video content item.

8. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising:

clustering the plurality of images to one or more streams of images.

9. The computerized method of claim 2, further comprising:

identifying the type of the device; and,

generating a timing sequence for displaying the plurality of images as an imagized video clip on the display of the device respective of the type of the device.

10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon instructions for causing one or more processing units to execute the computerized method according to claim 1.

11. An embodiment of a server configured to display video content, the server comprises: a network interface to a network;

a processing unit connected to the network interface;

a memory connected to the processing unit, the memory containing instructions therein that when executed by the processing unit configure the server to: receive a request over the network to display the video content item on a display; fetch the video content item; generate a plurality of images respective of the video content; generate a timing sequence for displaying the plurality of images as an imagized video clip on the display; and, send the imagized video clip and the timing sequence to a device, wherein the device comprises the display.

12. The server of embodiment 11, wherein the request is received from a device.

13. The server of embodiment 12, wherein the device is one of: a smart phone, a mobile phone, a laptop, a tablet computer, a wearable computing device, a personal computer (PC) a smart television.

14. The server of embodiment 13, wherein the display is a display unit of the device.

15. The server of embodiment 14, wherein the request is received as a user's gesture over the display unit of the device.

16. The server of embodiment 11, wherein the video content item is fetched from one or more data sources accessible over the network.

17. The server of embodiment 11 , wherein the request further comprises metadata related to the video content item.

18. The server of embodiment 11, wherein the memory further contains instructions that when executed by the processing unit configures the server to cluster the plurality of images to one or more streams of images.

19. The server of embodiment 12, wherein the memory further contains instructions that when executed by the processing unit configures the server to identify the type of the device; and, generate a timing sequence for displaying the plurality of images as an imagized video clip on the display of the device respective of the type of the device.