Scene and activity identification in video summary generation

A method for generating a video summary, the method performed by a video server, the video server connected to a client device over a network, the method comprising:

• accessing, by the video server, metadata for a video captured by a camera, the metadata for the video including motion data of the camera generated by a motion sensor of the camera, the motion data including speed and/or acceleration vectors representative of motion of the camera during the capture of the video, the camera carried by a user during the capture of the video;
• analyzing, by the video server, the metadata for the video to identify scenes of the video, wherein the analysis of the metadata for the video includes:
• generation of scores for the scenes based on the speed and/or acceleration vectors of the camera associated with the scenes of the video;
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• identification of jumps and/or crashes by the user carrying the camera during the capture of the video based on the speed and/or acceleration vectors of the camera associated with the scenes of the video;
• ranking, by the video server, the scenes of the video for potential inclusion in the video summary based on the scores for the scenes and the identification of jumps and/or crashes by the user carrying the camera during the capture of the video, wherein a given scene is ranked among other scenes for potential inclusion in the video summary based on a given score for the given scene and whether the user jumped or crashed within the given scene;
• selecting, by the video server, one or more of the scenes of the video for inclusion in the video summary based on the ranking of the scenes of the video;
• generating, by the video server, a video file for the video summary that includes the one or more selected scenes of the video;
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• providing, by the video server, the video file of the video summary over the network to the client device for playback of the video summary on the client device.

A system configured to generate a video summary, the system comprising:

• a video server connected to a mobile device over a network, the video server configured to:
• access metadata for a video captured by a camera, the metadata for the video including motion data of the camera generated by a motion sensor of the camera, the motion data including speed and/or acceleration vectors representative of motion of the camera during the capture of the video, the camera carried by a user during the capture of the video;
• analyze the metadata for the video to identify scenes of the video, wherein the analysis of the metadata for the video includes:
• generation of scores for the scenes based on the speed and/or acceleration vectors of the camera associated with the scenes of the video;
• and
• identification of jumps and/or crashes by the user carrying the camera during the capture of the video based on the speed and/or acceleration vectors of the camera associated with the scenes of the video;
• rank the scenes of the video for potential inclusion in the video summary based on the scores for the scenes, lengths of the scenes, and the identification of jumps and/or crashes by the user carrying the camera during the capture of the video, wherein a given scene is ranked among other scenes for potential inclusion in the video summary based on a given score for the given scene, a given length of the given scene, and whether the user jumped or crashed within the given scene;
• select one or more of the scenes of the video for inclusion in the video summary based on the ranking of the scenes of the video;
• generate a video file for the video summary that includes the one or more selected scenes of the video;
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• provide the video file of the video summary over the network to the mobile device for playback of the video summary on the mobile device.