Predicting external events from digital video content

A computer-implemented method, comprising:

• detecting, by at least one processor, events shown within digital video content captured by one or more video cameras, the detected events being associated with corresponding event parameters and detection times within a first time period;
• obtaining, by the at least one processor, first data that identifies at least one external event, the obtained data comprising observed values of an external event parameter that characterize the external event during the first time period, wherein the first data is not derived from the digital video content, and wherein the at least one external event is not shown within the digital video content;
• establishing, by the at least one processor, a predictive model;
• detecting, by the at least one processor, an additional event shown within the digital video content, the additional event being associated with a corresponding additional event parameter and a second detection time;
• in response to the detection of the additional event, applying, by the at least one processor, the predictive model to a value of the additional event parameter;
• determining, by the at least one processor, an expected value of the external event parameter at the second detection time, based on an outcome of applying the predictive model to the value of the additional event parameter;
• and
• transmitting, by the at least one processor, data identifying the expected value of external event parameter to a communications device, the communications device configured to present a representation of the expected value of the external event parameter to a user through a corresponding interface.

A computer program product, encoded on one or more non-transitory computer storage media, comprising instructions that when executed by one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising:

• detecting events shown within digital video content captured by one or more video cameras, the detected events being associated with corresponding event parameters and detection times within a first time period;
• obtaining first data that identifies at least one external event, the obtained data comprising observed values of an external event parameter that characterize the external event during the first time period, wherein the first data is not derived from the digital video content and wherein the at least one external event is not shown within the digital video content;
• establishing a predictive model;
• detecting an additional event shown within the digital video content, the additional event being associated with a corresponding additional event parameter and a second detection time;
• in response to the detection of the additional event, applying the predictive model to a value of the additional event parameter;
• determining an expected value of the external event parameter at the second detection time, based on an outcome of applying the predictive model to the value of the additional event parameter;
• and
• transmitting data identifying the expected value of external event parameter to a communications device, the communications device configured to present a representation of the expected value of the external event parameter to a user through a corresponding interface.