Providing a visual indication of the content of a video by analyzing a likely user intent

A method for repurposing a video to reflect a likely intent of a user of a camera that acquired the video, comprising:

• detecting, by a processor, a sequence and timing of motions of the camera that indicate the likely intent of the user;
• generating, by the processor, a visual output having a first form selected from plural forms, wherein the first form is selected in response to the sequence and timing indicating a particular intent of the user, wherein the visual output having the first form contains plural frames of the video, and wherein the plural frames selected to be included in the visual output having the first form are frames containing content reflecting the particular intent of the user of the camera, wherein detecting the sequence and timing comprises detecting a panning motion having a timing that indicates an intent to capture a panorama, wherein generating the visual output having the first form includes generating a panoramic output that includes the panorama, wherein the panoramic output includes the plural frames stitched together;
• detecting an object motion in the video that indicates an intent to capture a moving object;
• and
• generating another visual output having a second of the plural forms that includes a flipbook output or a slideshow output that depicts the moving object, wherein the flipbook output or slideshow output contains plural frames that each includes the moving object.

A video system, comprising:

• a camera for acquiring a video;
• a visual output device;
• and
• a processor to detect a sequence and timing of motions of the camera that indicate a likely intent of a user that acquired the video and to generate a visual output on the visual output device having a first form selected from plural forms, wherein the first form is selected in response to the sequence and timing indicating a particular intent of the user, wherein the visual output having the first form contains plural frames of the video, and wherein the plural frames selected to be included in the visual output having the first form are frames containing content reflecting the particular intent of the user of the camera,
• wherein the sequence and timing comprise an object motion having a timing that indicates an intent to capture a moving object and the visual output having the first form is a flipbook output or slideshow output that contains the plural frames each containing the moving object.

A video system, comprising:

• a camera for acquiring a video;
• a visual output device;
• and
• a processor to detect a sequence and timing of motions of the camera that indicate a likely intent of a user that acquired the video and to generate a visual output on the visual output device having a first form selected from plural forms, wherein the first form is selected in response to the sequence and timing indicating a particular intent of the user, wherein the visual output having the first form contains plural frames of the video, and wherein the plural frames selected to be included in the visual output having the first form are frames containing content reflecting the particular intent of the user of the camera,
• wherein the processor is to further detect an object motion in the video that indicates an intent to capture a moving object, and the processor is configured to, in response to detecting the object motion, generate another visual output having a second of the plural forms that includes a flipbook output or a slideshow output that contains plural frames each containing the moving object.

A system comprising:

• a video store to store video captured by a camera;
• and
• a processor to detect a sequence and timing of motions of the camera that indicate a likely intent of a user that acquired the video and to generate a visual output on the visual output device having a first form selected from plural forms, wherein the first form is selected in response to the sequence and timing indicating a particular intent of the user, wherein the visual output having the first form contains plural frames of the video, and wherein the plural frames selected to be included in the visual output having the first form are frames containing content reflecting the particular intent of the user of the camera,
• wherein the sequence and timing comprise an object motion having a timing that indicates an intent to capture a moving object and the visual output having the first form is a flipbook or slideshow output that contains the plural frames each containing the moving object.