# US 10,873,777 B2 · Information processing device and information processing method to calculate score for evaluation of action

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- Number: US 10,873,777 B2
- Document ID: US10873777B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/528,568
- Filed: 2015-09-25
- Published: 2017-09-28
- Granted: 2020-12-22
- Earliest claimed: 2014-12-18
- Assignees: Sony Corporation
- Applicants: Sony Corporation
- Inventors: Hideyuki Matsunaga; Sho Murakoshi; Katsuji Miyazawa; Yoshihiro Nakanishi
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10873777B2

## CPC

- H04N 21/2665: Gathering content from different sources, e.g. Internet and satellite
- H04N 5/77: between a recording apparatus and a television camera
- H04N 5/91: Television signal processing therefor
- H04N 5/93: Regeneration of the television signal or of selected parts thereof
- H04N 9/8205: {involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal}
- H04N 21/2187: Live feed
- H04N 21/23418: {involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics (television picture signal circuitry for scene change detection H04N5/147; filtering for image enhancement G06T5/00; methods or arrangements for recognising scenes G06V20/00; arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59)}
- H04N 21/252: {Processing of multiple end-users' preferences to derive collaborative data}
- H04N 21/25891: {being end-user preferences (retrieval of video data in a video database based on user preferences G06F16/739; arrangements for recognizing users' preferences H04H60/46; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)}
- H04N 21/2668: Creating a channel for a dedicated end-user group, e.g. insertion of targeted commercials based on end-user profiles {(information retrieval from the Internet by querying with filtering and personalisation G06F16/9535; arrangements for replacing or switching information during the broadcast H04H20/10; push services over packet-switching network H04L12/1859; adaptation of message content in packet-switching networks H04L51/063)}
- H04N 21/4826: {using recommendation lists, e.g. of programmes or channels sorted out according to their score}
- H04N 21/4882: {for displaying messages, e.g. warnings, reminders (arrangements for providing short real-time information to substation in data switching networks H04L12/1895)}
- H04N 21/8549: Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer {(retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739)}
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

Provided is an information processing device that includes a variate acquisition unit that acquires a first variate related to a content of action, and a second variate related to context in which the action is taken and a score calculation unit that calculates a score for evaluating the action on a basis of the first variate and the second variate.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An information processing device, comprising:
at least one processor configured to:
acquire a first variate related to first content of an action in a video, wherein the action corresponds to a plurality of sport types of a plurality of sports;
acquire a second variate related to context in which the action is taken in the video;
determine a coefficient for calculation of a first score of a plurality of scores,
wherein the coefficient is determined based on an audience response to the action;
calculate the first score based on the first variate, the second variate, the determined coefficient, and an attribute of an actor who has taken the action;
evaluate the action based on the calculated first score;
calculate a second score of the plurality of sport types, wherein the second score is common to the plurality of sport types;
adjust the second score based on a sport type of the plurality of sport types with a lowest popularity among the plurality of sport types;
control a display device to display the calculated first score and the adjusted second score;
extract a plurality of parts from the video based on the calculated first score that exceeds a threshold value, wherein the calculated first score exceeds the threshold value for each part of the plurality of parts;
generate a highlight video based on the extracted plurality of parts; and
control the display device to display the generated highlight video.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
acquire the first variate related to second content of the action that is unfinished, for each development pattern of a plurality of development patterns of the action that are predicted at a same time; and
calculate the plurality of scores for the plurality of development patterns, wherein each development pattern of the plurality of development patterns corresponds to a respective score of the plurality of scores.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to calculate an expected value of the first score based on a probability of occurrence of each development pattern of the plurality of development patterns.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The information processing device according to claim 2, wherein
among the plurality of scores calculated for the plurality of development patterns having a threshold probability of occurrence, the at least one processor is further configured to adopt a highest score as a predicted value of the plurality of scores.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the coefficient is further calculated based on:
a relation between the first variate and the second variate, wherein the second variate is related to a past action, and
responses to the past action from an audience.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The information processing device according to claim 5, wherein the coefficient is calculated based on a degree of stimulation of media with regard to the past action.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to calculate the plurality of scores based on an attribute of a plurality of actors who have taken the action.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the at least one processor is further configured to calculate the plurality of scores based on user attributes of the first content related to the action.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the second variate includes a variate related to the actor who has taken the action.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein
the action is taken in a match, and
the second variate includes a variate related to a progress of the match until the action is taken.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein
the action is taken in a match, and
the second variate includes a variate related to a result of the match, which is derived based on the action.

### Claim 12

An information processing method, comprising:
acquiring, by a processor, a first variate related to content of an action in a video, wherein the action corresponds to a plurality of sport types of a plurality of sports;
acquiring, by the processor, a second variate related to context in which the action is taken in the video;
determining, by the processor, a coefficient for calculation of a first score of a plurality of scores,
wherein the coefficient is determined based on an audience response to the action;
calculating, by the processor, the first score based on the first variate, the second variate, the determined coefficient, and an attribute of an actor who has taken the action;
evaluating, by the processor, the action based on the calculated first score;
calculating, by the processor, a second score of the plurality of sport types, wherein the second score is common to the plurality of sport types;
adjusting, by the processor, the second score based on a sport type of the plurality of sport types with a lowest popularity among the plurality of sport types;
controlling, by the processor, a display device to display the calculated first score and the adjusted second score;
extracting, by the processor, a plurality of parts from the video based on the calculated first score that exceeds a threshold value, wherein the calculated first score exceeds the threshold value for each part of the plurality of parts;
generating, by the processor, a highlight video based on the extracted plurality of parts; and
controlling, by the processor, the display device to display the generated highlight video.

### Claim 13

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a computer, causes the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising:
acquiring a first variate related to content of an action in a video, wherein the action corresponds to a plurality of sport types of a plurality of sports;
acquiring a second variate related to context in which the action is taken in the video;
determining a coefficient for calculation of a first score of a plurality of scores,
wherein the coefficient is determined based on an audience response to the action;
calculating the first score based on the first variate, the second variate, the determined coefficient, and an attribute of an actor who has taken the action;
evaluating the action based on the calculated first score;
calculating a second score of the plurality of sport types, wherein the second score is common to the plurality of sport types;
adjusting the second score based on a sport type of the plurality of sport types with a lowest popularity among the plurality of sport types;
controlling a display device to display the calculated first score and the adjusted second score;
extracting a plurality of parts from the video based on the calculated first score that exceeds a threshold value, wherein the calculated first score exceeds the threshold value for each part of the plurality of parts;
generating a highlight video based on the extracted plurality of parts; and
controlling the display device to display the generated highlight video.