Systems and methods for filtering and/or viewing collaborative indexes of recorded media
AssigneeFuji Xerox Co., Ltd.
InventorsLaurent Denoue, Tohru Fuse, Patrick Chiu, Lynn D. Wilcox, David W. McDonald
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Abstract
Systems and methods for filtering and viewing collaborative indexes of annotations of multimedia or video streams can include obtaining a multimedia or video stream, obtaining user indexes of annotations of the multimedia or video stream, merging the indexes, associating portions of the multimedia or video stream with the annotations, determining high-value annotations and displaying the high value annotations. Systems and methods for providing useful visualizations of the indexes of annotations and high value annotations are also provided.
Claims36
A method for filtering and viewing a collaborative index of annotations of a multimedia or video stream, comprising:
- obtaining at least one multimedia or video stream;
- obtaining at least one index of annotations of the multimedia or video stream;
- associating the annotations with portions of the multimedia or video stream;
- analyzing characteristics of each of said annotations so as to assign value to each annotation according to a predefined heuristic that evaluates the analyzed characteristics;
- ranking said annotations according to the assigned value.
A system for filtering and viewing a collaborative index of annotations of a multimedia or video stream, comprising:
- an input device;
- a display device;
- a video or multimedia/annotation index associating circuit or routine;
- an index merging circuit or routine;
- a high value annotation determining circuit or routine analyzing characteristics of each of said annotations so as to assign value to each annotation according to a predefined heuristic that evaluates the analyzed characteristics;
- a ranking circuit or routine ranking said annotations according to the assigned value;
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- a displaying circuit or routine.
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