SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR SEARCHING WITHIN MOVIES (SWiM)

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a computer-readable storage medium having instructions stored which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• identifying a subtitle track, wherein the subtitle track is a textual representation of a dialog within a video presentation;
• processing the subtitle track and the metadata, to:
• identify, within the subtitle track, instances of words and phrases falling within a concept category;
• obtain program statistics comprising a number of instances of the words and phrases falling within the concept category;
• and
• derive a statistical index for each of the words and phrases according to the program statistics;
• and
• storing the subtitle track, the program statistics, the statistical index, and a representative frame in a relational media database.

A computer-readable storage device having instructions stored which, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to perform operations comprising:

• identifying a subtitle track, wherein the subtitle track is a textual representation of a dialog within a video presentation;
• processing the subtitle track and the metadata, to:
• identify, within the subtitle track, instances of words and phrases falling within a concept category;
• obtain program statistics comprising a number of instances of the words and phrases falling within the concept category;
• and
• derive a statistical index for each of the words and phrases according to the program statistics;
• and
• storing the subtitle track, the program statistics, the statistical index, and a representative frame in a relational media database.