WO2000016336A1 - Procede et dispositif d'edition d'un programme de radiodiffusion - Google Patents

Procede et dispositif d'edition d'un programme de radiodiffusion Download PDF

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WO2000016336A1
WO2000016336A1 PCT/NZ1999/000156 NZ9900156W WO0016336A1 WO 2000016336 A1 WO2000016336 A1 WO 2000016336A1 NZ 9900156 W NZ9900156 W NZ 9900156W WO 0016336 A1 WO0016336 A1 WO 0016336A1
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  • the present invention relates to a method and apparatus for editing a program.
  • a method of editing a program comprising a plurality of adjacent program segments which run in a program sequence including at least one undesired program segment interleaved between a pair of non- adjacent desired program segments, the method comprising:
  • control code being indicative of program content contained in a respective program segment
  • the present invention provides a method and apparatus for automatically tailoring programs to individual preferences, including editing undesired content such as political reporting, medical operations, violence, nudity, sex, obscene language and advertisements from a program, such as a television or radio broadcast.
  • Programs may be categorised as suitable for specific age ranges or for individuals with certain psychological traits that are easily disturbed by certain program material, although a viewer can modify these.
  • the categories involved cover a multitude of subject matter, only a few of the possible fields are covered here.
  • the rapid growth of the communications industry will involve the greater availability of potentially harmful and/or offensive material, necessitating a uniform system of control for both standards and best use of available viewing time.
  • the program may be made up of video data, audio data, or a combination of the two.
  • the program may be broadcast at a scheduled start time on a mass broadcast medium (eg. a conventional TV transmitter, cable or satellite network) to a plurality of viewers.
  • the program may be transmitted to a single viewer as part of a "video on demand" system, or over the internet.
  • the program may be provided on a recording medium (eg. a DVD) which is physically delivered to the viewer.
  • the desired and undesired program segment(s) are stored, and the edited program sequence is compiled from the stored program segment(s). This is particularly advantageous for a mass broadcast TV program with inserted advertisements (which the TV station does not want removed) .
  • the entire program is stored during the scheduled broadcast, giving time for the control codes to be generated (identifying the inserted advertisements) .
  • the edited program sequence is compiled from the recorded program.
  • the program is preferably stored with program time markers which are compared with control code time markers to identify undesired program segments.
  • the edited program sequence may be generated "on the fly" without storing the undesired program segments.
  • the program may be provided to the viewer with embedded time codes (either inserted into a program being transmitted to the user, or stored on a DVD along with the program data). The viewer's system then selects only desired program segments for viewing or recording.
  • the control codes may be provided with the program on a previously recorded DVD.
  • the control codes are generated at a remote control code facility and the edited program sequence is generated at a local station, the method further comprising transmitting the control codes from the control code facility to the local station.
  • the sequence eg. a list of program time markers
  • An edited program ie. a plurality of program segments which run in the edited program sequence
  • apparatus for editing a program comprising a plurality of adjacent program segments which run in a program sequence including at least one undesired program segment interleaved between a pair of non- adjacent desired program segments, the apparatus comprising:
  • control code being indicative of program content contained in a respective program segment
  • the apparatus may require entering a security code, password or PIN number before viewing a program.
  • the control codes are preferably information on type of program on an ongoing basis, identifying content related to many different categories.
  • the control codes may also identify country, or region of a country where program was broadcast, TV channel, or station, where program was broadcast and type of content along with other categories to identify material being recorded.
  • the system and method of the present invention may be built into a new system, integrated into an existing system, or provided by an external stand-alone unit.
  • the recording and playback means may be incorporated within a single unit or may be separate units enabling programs to be played while another program is simultaneously recorded or for multiple programs to be simultaneously played or recorded. This also allows the accommodation of multiple individual preferences.
  • the recording media may be magnetic recording media such as disk drive, a writeable or re-writeable DVD or CD-
  • ROM read only memory
  • RAM random access storage media
  • Figure 1 is a diagram of the main system elements.
  • Figure 2 show a local station in detail.
  • Figure 3 shows a remote station in detail.
  • Figure 4 shows a code production facility in detail.
  • Figure 5 shoes a user validation system.
  • Figure 6 shows a machine check system
  • Figure 7 is a process diagram showing the recording of a program signal into memory.
  • Figures 8A and 8B are a process diagram showing the playing of a program from memory.
  • Figure 9 is a process diagram showing a code download to a local station.
  • Figure 10 is a process diagram showing a method of manually recording a program into local memory.
  • Figure 1 1 A is a schematic view of an unedited program, including undesired program segments.
  • Figure 1 1 B is a schematic view of an edited program with the undesired program segments removed.
  • Figure 1 2 is a process diagram showing the selection of recording quality level.
  • Figure 1 shows a typical system application where a local station 100, assumed to be an individual TV video recorder and play-back system whose recording and playback are controlled, using externally produced control codes transferred from control code storage 370 via a remote station 200.
  • the remote station 200 is connected to a control code production facility 300 producing control codes that are periodically transmitted to the local station 100, an EPG information store 270 and a time facility 325.
  • Each local station has a scheduled time to initiate a code request connection with the remote station to transfer control codes and other related information.
  • the personal preferences are established, by user, to determine what types of program are to be recorded and how these will be viewed. They will also establish what restrictions, if any, are to be applied on a variety of categories to control undesirable material within the recorded program.
  • the personal preferences are stored in the memory 140.
  • the stored personal preferences include a list of program types of interest to the user (eg. cookery, sport etc.), a set of maximum program ratings (eg. maximum violence rating, maximum sexual rating), and instructions to remove advertising, production credits etc.
  • EPG electronic program guide
  • the EPG information consists of a time table of future programs on the selected TV channels or stations, program stop and start times, program descriptions, program main characters, actors, etc. and a program type that identifies the subject of each program. If a particular program features cookery, it will have a program type identifying it as a cookery program. It will also have a general rating classification relating to the type of audience, this may be a restricted adult program a family program or one specifically made for children, or one of several other categories.
  • the remote station also corrects any errors of local station time clock using time check facility 325.
  • Local station 100 processes this transmitted EPG information 270 and selects programs having subjects that achieve the closest match to chosen personal preferences. These selected programs are stored as program selection information in local station memory 140 for later display as a menu on TV 1 56.
  • TV 1 56 shows the menu of selected programs selected under step 4, and other programs that are the next closest match to the personal preferences.
  • the menu selection is open to change by the user so that other programs can replace those automatically chosen.
  • the selected recording quality which ranges from low to high, and depends upon individual program graphic detail and movement is also shown on the screen menu, this is also changeable. A high visual quality increases the amount of required graphical information and reduces the length of time available for recording.
  • the programs selected in Step 5 are recorded by the local station at their start times.
  • the program data is recorded with program time markers embedded every 1 /100 of a second from an accurate local station time clock.
  • the selected channel, or station involved is also identified along with stop and start time for program recording. Following each recording the selected program status on the screen menu is changed from selected to recorded.
  • the program data with embedded time markers, channel, station and stop/start times are saved in local memory 140.
  • control codes 370 are stored in memory 140 for those programs confirmed as recorded, using information stored in memory 140.
  • the local station EPG information is also updated by the remote station 200 to maintain a set period of EPG information. Assume this set period is fourteen days, then each day the EPG information for one more day would be added and the EPG information regarding programs that have now been played removed from memory. EPG information for recorded programs is retained until they are deleted.
  • the local station time clock is aligned with remote station clock.
  • These parameters locate the stored control codes 370 for the selected program.
  • the program is played.
  • the control codes 370 act as signposts for events along the program's length. As each signpost is met it is compared to the personal preferences. Many of the control code 370 signposts will cause no action from the local station during playback since the personal preferences for that signpost, or category, have not been enabled.
  • Control code production takes place at the remote code production facility 300.
  • Control code transfer takes place between the remote control code production facility 300 and each local station 100, via a phone network, or some other means of information transfer.
  • the application of the control codes occurs in each local station 100 to achieve the individual control of recorded TV programs.
  • Control codes consist of many parts, or categories. Typical categories are listed in table 1 . Table 1 - Code Categories
  • Each control code will have alphanumeric characters in a particular sequence. The position of characters in this code will identify the purpose of each character. Now let us use a sample alphanumeric string as an example. Note that the colons (:) between each character set is included for illustration purposes only, they do not form part of the actual control codes. The present invention may contain more, or less control code categories than those shown.
  • control code program rating will change when the fighting in the pits either ceases or the camera focussed on another subject.
  • several program ratings can be entered sequentially by incrementing the time by of one hundredth of a second. Since nothing else has changed in the example shown, apart from the program rating, the remainder of the control code will remain unchanged, apart from the continually changing program recording time.
  • Including categories for both program type and program rating gives a wide range of control to cater for most circumstances. Some program categories may have only four code characters rather than six.
  • each program is recorded in its entirety onto an appropriate storage medium (eg. onto magnetic tape of a conventional VCR) with a time marker signal embedded.
  • This recording may be replayed manually or electronically to generate control codes, assume in this instance that a manual method is to be used for illustration purposes.
  • the pre-recorded magnetic tape is mounted in a tape player and the program played. Since each VCR and coding station is dedicated to a particular TV station there is no requirement to code the Country, region, or station, they are automatically generated at the start of each control code.
  • a code operator views the recording and stops the tape at identifiable points, such as a change in violence level or a change in program category.
  • the operator produces a control code at each identifiable point, entering recorded time of the event and the nature of the event, be it a violence rating indicator, say V3, or a program category change, say SP:MR:MC to indicate a motor cycle event.
  • a control code At a commercial break the time of the start of the commercial break will be identified, along with the nature of the advertising.
  • the resulting control code will be interpreted by each local station 100 to achieve a desired viewing profile using the stored personal preferences.
  • FIG. 2 shows the major components of the local station equipment
  • an incoming program signal containing audio and video program data is locally stored on a hard disk 140 or other storage medium along with an accurate program time marker signal from a built-in time clock 135.
  • Supply of control codes to the local station equipment 100 is undertaken from the remote central processing station 200 using a suitable transmitter, e.g. a modem 1 30.
  • the control code signal, carrying the control codes and other relevant information can be either scrambled (e.g. encrypted) or not scrambled (no encryption), and can be an analogue signal, such as in the NTSC, PAL, or SECAM format, or a digital signal.
  • the incoming coded control signal may pass through an encryption module 1 36 before processing within a controller 1 20.
  • the local station 1 00 includes a tuner 1 1 0 and/or program selector 1 1 5 for receiving the incoming program signal or signals from cable, satellite dish or arial/receiver, or other means.
  • a demodulator 1 05 and/or decoder 1 08 demodulate and decode the received program signal.
  • the demodulator and decoder may also be used to demodulate and decode the received control codes also.
  • the main controller 1 20 processes all received control codes, assembles recorded program data that will determine which control codes are to be transmitted when connected with remote station 200. It also controls all local station operations, (the controller unit 1 20 amongst other features, allows an authorised user to control which programs are received and recorded as well as control access to the received program by use of access codes).
  • the memory/storage 140 stores recorded program data, transmitted control codes, recording and playback caches, a program addressable section and general EPG information that consists of program titles, operational software and general ratings and categories for establishing future program recordings, data and updates. See later description for typical uses of memory 140.
  • a player 1 50 feeds through a modulator 1 55 to one or more TV sets 1 56 and/or 1 57, (player 1 50, recorder 1 60 and memory /storage 140 may be contained within a single module) .
  • a remote control unit 1 95 controls access to the recorded programs via the menu on TV 1 56, and remotely controls local station functions.
  • a time clock 1 35 is used to supply time markers to incoming recorded programs.
  • a removable recording medium 1 80 is provided.
  • An encryption/de-encryption facility 1 36 converts encrypted code.
  • a conventional VCR 1 70 can be connected to transfer recorded programs to magnetic tape.
  • Figure 3 shows the main components of remote station 200.
  • a typical remote station includes a server 210 and transmitter 220 to connect with local stations 1 00.
  • a remote control 230 provides overall control of remote station 200.
  • Code storage 240 stores all remote station generated control codes as well as EPG information 270 that will be transferred to local station 1 00 for updating future TV program guide. All time functions of remote station rely on time check 325.
  • the remote code production facility 300 receives an incoming TV signal from tuner 310.
  • a signal/time combiner 320 combines a continuous accurate time marker signal, from time check 325 with incoming TV signal.
  • the resultant signal/time combination is stored on video storage devices 330.
  • One video storage device 330 is required for each recorded TV channel or station.
  • VCR output 340 will later playback the stored signal/time combination.
  • the embedded time display, achieved by signal/time combiner 320 is displayed on VCR viewer output 340.
  • Each event during playback is identified manually or automatically by event recognition 345. This event identification produces an automatic or manual (when keyboard 350 is used) control code 355 sequence that is stored in code storage 360.
  • control code time markers which indicate the recorded time a particular program event begins and ends as well as other parameters as already described.
  • a remote station code storage unit 360 stores the generated control codes from individual stations. This may be housed within server unit 210.
  • a combined central storage 370 is provided for generated control codes from all channels or stations.
  • a code control facility 380 handles all code transfers in and out of memory.
  • a time check 325 aligns both remote station 200 and local station 1 00 timing requirements.
  • a user validation system 400 checks user and local station information against fraudulent control code requests.
  • Figure 5 shows the user validation system 400, this connects with the remote code production facility 300, checking and validating the incoming code requests.
  • the incoming request is firstly checked by the processor identity check unit 410 (PICU) to locate and validate a unique processor identifier code contained in local station 100 using data stored in central records 435. If the processor identifier code is valid the request progresses through to the user validation unit 420 (UVU) . If the PICU request is invalid a return message is generated back to the local station 100 for local display 1 56, identifying why the request was rejected.
  • PICU processor identity check unit 410
  • UVU user validation unit
  • UVU the user and password are validated from data stored in central records and compared with the registered processor identifier code from processor identity unit 410. If this combination is valid the request progresses through to the user account check unit 430 (UACU) where user reference is used to verify the specific account is current. If the UVU request is invalid a return message is generated back to the local station 1 00 for local display 1 56, identifying why the request was rejected. If UACU request is valid it progresses through to the system checker unit 440 (SCU) where the past control code transfer characteristics of the unique user are monitored for valid transfer criteria and to determine if a local station maintenance check 500 is required.
  • SCU system checker unit 440
  • the remote code production facility 300 interrogates the recorded program memory 140 of each local station 100 to determine which programs require control codes. Control codes are obtained from the combined code storage 370 and transmitted to the local station 100 for storage in program code memory 140 via modem 405 and network 1 40.
  • Figure 6 shows the machine check system 500.
  • system checker 440 uses central records 435 to validate that machine check is both valid and due.
  • the local station equipment 1 00 is checked for maintenance software version, if this is not current an update is transmitted and installed. After validating installed maintenance software version, software is activated by an instruction from machine check system 510.
  • the local station equipment 100 identifies check results to central records 435. If no corrective action is required the check report is filed for the periodic system report in central records 435, or in check systems reports 530.
  • the machine check control 510 may, dependent upon the results, either run additional software of instigate a technician report form, where a technician will be advised of the problem, generate a copy of the results and also issue a machine visit report, this will be sent to user and technical support group for a follow up.
  • Figure 7 shows a typical, major item flow diagram when program data is recorded by memory 140.
  • the desired signal is received from tuner 1 10 and passes through the demodulator 105 and decoder 108.
  • the controller 1 20 determines if adequate resources are available to record the desired program by determining what programs are currently being recorded 1 60 or played 1 50 or 1 80. If adequate resources are available the recorder is activated and the time signal from unit timer 135 is continuously embedded along with the recorded program data into memory 140.
  • FIGS 8A and 8B show a basic step sequence to play a program selected from the screen menu. It is assumed that control codes for the selected program are already resident in memory 140.
  • A.1 1 Selected program request is processed by Controller 1 10
  • EPG information and User ID (if required) is retrieved from Program Addressable Memory A14.
  • Control codes are retrieved from memory
  • Control codes are aligned with program information A1 6. Viewing of selected program occurs with application of personal preferences determined by user ID.
  • the control codes retrieved in step A14 each include a control code time marker, giving a precise date and time (with an accuracy of 1 /100 of a second) .
  • the comparitor 1 85 compares the program ratings contained in each control code with the set of stored personal preferences, and compiles a list of control codes associated with desired program segments. For example if a control code gives a violence rating above a maximum violence rating, then that control code is skipped. If the violence rating of a control code is below the maximum violence rating, then the control code is entered onto the list. A similar comparison is made for all other personal preferences, eg. sexual content, advertising content etc.
  • the previously recorded program data is stored with embedded program time markers marking each 1 /100 second segment of program data.
  • the controller can then compile an edited program by selecting program segments with program time markers equivalent to the control code time markers in the compiled list.
  • the edited program can be stored on removable recording medium 1 80 for later viewing, or can be viewed immediately on TV 1 56 without any intermediate storage.
  • Figure 9 shows a sequence where the control code is transmitted to local station (individual machine) memory.
  • B1 Timer contacts controller 1 20 to issue an instruction initiating a scheduled connection with remote station to transfer control codes.
  • Local station controller 1 20 issues a connect instruction to modem
  • Modem initiates a connection with remote station. If no phone line connection is possible another call attempt to remote station is rescheduled for a set time (approximate 5 minutes delay) later. At this time televisions with the capability for automatic operation are turned on and a screen message shows that connection with remote station is not possible. A number of options for customer to check are also listed. This sequence is repeated for a set number of times before rescheduled delay time is increased (approximate 1 5 minutes intervals) . This sequence continues until a connection to remote station is made.
  • Code control station requests menu information from local station program memory B7.
  • Local station retrieves menu information from local station memory and transmits to code control station.
  • Transferred menu information is read by code control station.
  • the transferred menu information indicates which programs have been recorded by the local station and also indicates recorded programs for which the local station has not yet received control codes.
  • Desired control codes are assembled at the remote control station.
  • Desired control codes are retrieved from remote station combined code storage memory
  • Control code is transferred to local station.
  • Program information transmitted to remote station is deleted from program memory section to allow new program data to be added as programs are recorded.
  • Figure 10 shows the sequence required for manually recording a program into local station memory 140.
  • EPG information is retrieved from program data memory. This will use current time and selected channel to establish which program is to be recorded.
  • EPG information is converted to a program storage capacity for the intended program. This uses program length at the default recording quality for that category of program.
  • Timer marks start time for program to be recorded
  • C1 If pause is pressed during program recording a pause subroutine is activated and the image on the screen is frozen and will remain frozen for a specified time or until the pause button is again pressed. C14. Information can be held in a write through cache buffer, up to a specified time limit. This is used if delayed viewing during live viewing occurs. The program can be restarted where pause button was pressed and afterwards can be played at normal speed or fast forwarded as the user desires.
  • Program addressable memory is updated with channel number and stop/start times of manually recorded program so the next connection with remote location will transfer codes for this program, and for any others recorded manually or preferentially between one code transfer and the next.
  • Figure 1 1 shows the composition of programs in both the as recorded ( Figure 1 1 A) and as played back, with undesired segments removed ( Figure 1 1 B) .
  • Figure 1 1 A shows a graphic representation of a small time slice of recorded material.
  • This material contains of desired segments ( 1 , 3 and 5) in between undesired segments (2 and 4).
  • Both desired ( 1 , 3 and 5) and undesired segments (2 and 4) can be of various lengths and are determined by a combination of the recorded program time marker, to establish position, and the control codes, to establish content, that are transmitted from the remote location some time after the program has been recorded on the local station.
  • the local station records the program, it is recorded in its entirety with no segments removed, unless the user changes the operation of the machine during the recording process, or the machine experiences a power failure. If the machine recording is paused during a recording session the time marker still tracks the recording progress, even with pause activated during recording the application of personal preferences will not be affected, but will now only be applied to the actual recording segments rather than the total program length.
  • the continuous program time marker identifies the exact time a particular action, or circumstance, occurs on the recorded program.
  • An illustration follows of an assumed portion of a film that has been recorded: At 1 0:00:OOpm exactly the program introduction starts; at 10:03:25pm the film begins with a panoramic camera sweep of a frozen wilderness area: at 10:05:40pm the camera zooms into an adult white bear loping through the snow. The camera follows the bear until 10:07: 1 7pm when the subject changes to a hunter training his rifle on the bear.
  • the camera switches between the bear and the hunter until at 10: 1 0:36pm when the hunter is shown squeezing the trigger and at 1 0: 10:42pm the shot rings out and at 1 0: 1 0:44pm the bear is shown to be hit and at 1 0: 1 0:47pm the bear is shown falling lifeless, at 10: 10:50pm the hunter is shown walking towards the motionless bear.
  • the above example times are quoted to the nearest second; the present invention may code events and circumstances to a fraction of a second.
  • the above also illustrates one parameter, violence.
  • Many other parameters may be included covering such categories as sex, nudity, offensive language, adult issues, etc. All can be categorised into levels of acceptability by the application of a parameter identifier and a rating, such as those identified above where user 1 imposed a violence level as 4, this would be identified as V4. See Control Code makeup for additional details.
  • Figure 12 shows diagrammaticaily a system where a chosen type of program for recording is allocated a default quality of recording, by applying the programs attributes, changeable by user at any time. Each category of program will have an assigned recording quality level, unless changed by user.
  • Each recording level is suitable for a variety of programs depending on the amount of detail and movement they contain. To retain viewing pleasure each user will be required to trial different recording quality levels for the most common programs they wish to watch.
  • the recording cache is larger than the playback cache to allow for pausing a live program for a period and then watching the program from the point where it was paused some time later.
  • Types and usage of memory 140 are detailed in table 2 below

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L'invention concerne un procédé et un dispositif d'édition d'un programme comportant plusieurs segments adjacents de programme défilant dans une séquence de programme, laquelle comprend au moins un segment non voulu entrelacé entre une paire de segments voulus et non adjacents. Le dispositif comprend des moyens (300) de production de plusieurs codes de commande, chaque code indiquant le contenu du programme situé dans un segment de programme respectif ; des moyens (185) d'identification du (des) segment(s) non voulu(s) de programme, par comparaison des codes de commande avec des données préférentielles personnelles conservées précédemment, et des moyens (120) de production d'une séquence de programme édité, par contournement du (des) segment(s) non voulu(s) du programme et agencement de la paire de segments voulus, de manière que ceux-ci soient adjacents dans la séquence de programme édité.
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