# US 2014/0153902 A1 · Method and apparatus for automatic editing

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- Number: US 2014/0153902 A1
- Document ID: US20140153902A1
- Status: Published application
- Kind: A1
- Application number: 14/098,206
- Filed: 2013-12-05
- Published: 2014-06-05
- Earliest claimed: 2012-12-05
- Assignees: Vyclone, Inc.
- Applicants: Vyclone, Inc.
- Inventors: James PEARSON; David King LASSMAN; Joseph SUMNER; Markus ISELI; David HARVEY
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140153902A1

## CPC

- G06F 16/00: Information retrieval; Database structures therefor; File system structures therefor
- G11B 27/031: Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
- G11B 27/28: by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording {(G11B27/22 takes precedence)}
- H04N 21/21805: {enabling multiple viewpoints, e.g. using a plurality of cameras}
- H04N 21/2743: Video hosting of uploaded data from client
- H04N 21/4532: {involving end-user characteristics, e.g. viewer profile, preferences (monitoring of user activities for profile generation for accessing a video database G06F16/739; user profiles in network data switching protocols H04L67/306; processing of user preferences or user profiles in wireless networks H04W8/18)}
- H04N 21/854: Content authoring
- G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N)
- G11B: INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER (recording measured values in a way that does not require playback through a transducer G01D9/00; recording or playback apparatus using mechanically marked tape, e.g. punched paper tape, or using unit records, e.g. punched or magnetically marked cards G06K; transferring data from one type of record carrier to another G06K1/18; circuits for coupling output of reproducer to radio receiver H04B1/20; gramophone pick-ups or like acoustic electromechanical transducers or circuits therefor H04R)
- H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

## Abstract

The system provides for the automatic editing of a video comprised of a plurality of content segments. When two or more content clips are available at a particular moment in time, the system will automatically choose at least a portion of one of the clips pursuant to preference metrics determined by a user. The system contemplates the ability of the user to define specific metrics to control the editing, including frequency of edits, content of content clip, level of activity, and the like. In another embodiment, the system has a plurality of pre-defined editing modes that define various metrics for use in the automatic editing system, including guaranteed participation, speaker-centric, quality of clip, and the like.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method of automatically editing a plurality of content clips comprising:
in a processing system,
analyzing each content clip and calculating a quality score based on the presence of interesting feature points;
selecting a portion of a content clip for a composite video based on the quality score of the content clip.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the quality score is calculated on a frame basis of each content clip.

### Claim 3 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 wherein the quality score is calculated for every frame of a content clip.

### Claim 4 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 wherein the quality score is calculated for every nth frame of a content clip.

### Claim 5 (depends on 5)

The method of claim 5 wherein n equals 3.

### Claim 6 (depends on 2)

The method of claim 2 further including converting each frame to a thumbnail prior to calculating the quality score.

### Claim 7 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the quality score is calculated for every thumbnail frame.

### Claim 8 (depends on 6)

The method of claim 6 wherein the quality score is calculated for every nth thumbnail frame.

### Claim 9 (depends on 8)

The method of claim 8 wherein n equals 3.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The method of claim 1 wherein the interesting feature points are those that have the greatest relative movement between frames of a content clip.

### Claim 11 (depends on 10)

The method of claim 10 further including assembling the content clips so that at least a portion of each clip is used in the composite video.

### Claim 12 (depends on 11)

The method of claim 11 further including defining a minimum amount of each clip that is used in the composite video.