System for hypervideo filtering based on end-user payment interest and capability

A system for hypervideo filtering based on end-user payment interest and capability comprising:

• a filter server for interfacing with a client;
• a service administration system connected to said filter server;
• and
• an archiving system connected to said filter server, wherein said filter server comprises:
• a www server for interfacing with said client;
• a commerce server connected to said www server;
• a transaction server connected to said commerce server;
• a database server connected between said www server and said service administration system;
• a filtering meta-data database connected to said database server;
• a media data server connected to said www server;
• and
• a streaming server connected to said media data server.

A method for hypervideo filtering based on end-user payment interest and capability comprising the steps of:

• digitizing a video tape into raw video data;
• determining video shots, scenes and NSSs;
• generating meta-data to define NSS sequencing, to identify AIUs and to add hyperlinks between said AIUs;
• and
• filtering said meta-data, wherein filtering said meta-data comprises the steps of:
• narrative scenes filtering;
• and
• hyperlink filtering, and wherein narrative scenes filtering comprises the steps of:
• basic sequence filtering;
• hierarchical filtering;
• and
• parallel track filtering.

A method for hypervideo filtering based on end-user payment interest and capability comprising the steps of:

• digitizing a video tape into raw video data;
• determining video shots, scenes and NSSs;
• generating meta-data to define NSS sequencing, to identify AIUs and to add hyperlinks between said AIUs;
• and
• filtering said meta-data, wherein filtering said meta-data comprises the steps of:
• narrative scenes filtering;
• and
• hyperlink filtering comprises the steps of:
• automatic filtering;
• AIU parameter filtering;
• link parameter filtering;
• multidimensional hyperlinking using said AIUs;
• and
• version branching using said AIUs.

A system for hypervideo filtering based on end-user payment interest and capability comprising:

• a filter server for interfacing with a client;
• and
• a service administration system connected to said filter server;
• wherein said filter server comprises:
• a www server for interfacing with said client;
• a commerce server connected between said www server and said client;
• a transaction server connected to said commerce server;
• a database server connected to said www server;
• a media data server connected to said www server;
• a data database connected to said database server and said media data server;
• and
• a streaming server connected between said media data server and said client.