Adaptive content classification of a video content item

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer readable program code stored thereon for causing a computer system to perform a method for performing adaptive content classification of a video content item, the method comprising:

• analyzing frames of a video content item at a sampling rate for a type of content, wherein the sampling rate dictates a frequency at which frames of the video content item are analyzed, the analyzing the frames comprising:
• responsive to identifying content within at least one frame indicative of the type of content, increasing the sampling rate of the frames;
• and
• responsive to not identifying content within at least one frame indicative of the type of content, decreasing the sampling rate of the frames;
• and
• determining whether the video content item comprises the type of content based on the analyzing the frames.

A computer system comprising:

• a data storage unit;
• and
• a processor coupled with the data storage unit, the processor configured to:
• analyze frames of a video content item at a sampling rate for a type of content, wherein the sampling rate dictates a frequency at which frames of the video content item are analyzed, wherein analyzing the frames comprises:
• increase the sampling rate of the frames responsive to identifying content within at least one frame indicative of the type of content;
• and
• decrease the sampling rate of the frames responsive to not identifying content within at least one frame indicative of the type of content;
• and
• determine whether the video content item comprises the type of content based on analysis of the frames.