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US 2023/0418860 A1Published application
Search-based navigation of media content
AssigneeTiVo Inc.
InventorCurtis Calhoun
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Abstract
Mechanisms are provided to allow for improved media content navigation. Metadata such as closed captioning, social media content, and tags associated with various media segments are analyzed to allow identification of particular entities depicted in the various media segments. Image recognition and audio recognition algorithms can also be performed to further identify entities or validate results from the analysis of metadata.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method comprising:
- receiving, from a user, a search term for media content item;
- identifying a plurality of media segments from the media content item that are associated with the search term;
- using image recognition to identify a first and a second entity relevant to the search term, wherein the first and second entities identified are displayed at one or more time positions within the plurality of media segments;
- obtaining user validation that the identified first and second entities are in fact related to the search term;
- and
- in response to receiving the user validation, generating on a user interface:
- a graphical timeline indicating the one or more time positions in the plurality of media segments where the identified first and second entity relevant to the search term is displayed;
- and
- separately from the graphical timeline, a sidebar depicting both the first and the second entity identified.
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A system comprising:
- an interface operable to receive from a user a search term for a media content item;
- a processor operable to identify a plurality of media segments from the media content item that are associated with the search term;
- wherein the processor is further operable to:
- use image recognition to identify a first and a second entity relevant to the search term, wherein the first and second entities identified are displayed at one or more time positions within the plurality of media segments;
- obtain user validation that the identified first and second entities are in fact related to the search term;
- and
- in response to receiving the user validation, generate on a user interface:
- a graphical timeline indicating the one or more time positions in the plurality of media segments where the identified first and second entity relevant to the search term is displayed;
- and
- separately from the graphical timeline, a sidebar depicting both the first and the second entity identified.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.