US 9,870,800 B2Granted

Multi-source video input

AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation

InventorsJames E. Bostick, John M. Ganci, Jr., Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Craig M. Trim

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Abstract

A method of merging video files into a consolidated video file includes receiving, by a computer device, plural video files from plural video capture devices. The method also includes determining, by the computer device, an overlapping portion of the plural video files. The method additionally includes creating, by the computer device, a thumbnail image associated with the determined overlapping portion. The method further includes creating, by the computer device, a single video file from the plural video files. The method also includes displaying, by the computer device, the single video file and a thumbnail image.

Claims18

Dependent claims

A method of merging video files into a consolidated video file, comprising:

receiving, by a computer device, plural video files from plural video capture devices;
determining, by the computer device, an overlapping portion of the plural video files comprising a primary segment of one of the plural video files, a secondary segment of another of the plural video files, and a tertiary segment of yet another of the plural video files, wherein the first, second and tertiary segments originate from associated video capture devices;
creating, by the computer device, a thumbnail image comprising a still frame of the secondary segment;
creating, by the computing device, a thumbnail image comprising a still frame of the tertiary segment;
creating, by the computer device, a single video file from the plural video files by merging together segments of the plural video files using digital video editing, wherein the secondary segment and tertiary segment are excluded from the single video file;
simultaneously displaying, by the computer device, video contents of the single video file and the thumbnail image on a same display screen after the creating the single video file and the creating the thumbnail image;
receiving a selection of the displayed thumbnail image;
temporarily interrupting the displaying the video contents of the single video file while displaying video contents of the secondary segment;
automatically displaying the video contents of the single video file after displaying the video contents of the secondary segment;
and
ranking the first, second and tertiary segments based on a ranking of the respective associated video capture devices, wherein the first segment is associated with the highest ranking video capture device of the associated video capture devices.

8 more elements

A computer program product for merging video files into a consolidated video file, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions being executable by a computer device to cause the computer device to:

receive, by the computer device, plural video files and metadata associated with each of the plural video files from plural video capture devices;
arrange, by the computer device, segments of the plural video files in a logical sequence based on the metadata;
determine an overlapping portion of the plural video files comprising at least a primary segment of one of the plural video files, a secondary segment of another of the plural video files, and a tertiary segment of yet another of the plural video files, wherein the first, second and tertiary segments originate from associated video capture devices;
create, by the computer device, a single video file from the arranged segments of the plural video files, wherein the secondary segment and the tertiary segment are excluded from the single video file;
display, by the computer device, the single video file;
create, by the computing device, a thumbnail image for the secondary segment;
create, by the computing device, a thumbnail image comprising a still frame of the tertiary segment;
simultaneously display the thumbnail image while displaying the single video file, wherein the simultaneously displaying the thumbnail image while displaying the single video file occurs after the creating the single video file and the creating the thumbnail image;
receive, by the computer device, a selection of the displayed thumbnail image;
temporarily interrupt, by the computer device, the displaying of video contents of the single video file while displaying video contents of the secondary segment;
and
automatically display, by the computer device, the video contents of the single video file after displaying the video contents of the secondary segment;
and
rank the first, second and tertiary segments based on a ranking of the respective associated video capture devices, wherein the first segment is associated with the highest ranking video capture device of the associated video capture devices.

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A system for merging video files into a consolidated video file, comprising:

a CPU, a computer readable memory and a computer readable storage medium;
program instructions to receive plural video files and metadata associated with each of the plural video files from plural video capture devices;
program instructions to arrange segments of the plural video files in a logical sequence based on the metadata;
program instructions to determine an overlapping portion of the plural video files comprising at least a primary segment of one of the plural video files, a secondary segment of another of the plural video files, and a tertiary segment of yet another of the plural video files, wherein the first, second and tertiary segments originate from associated video capture devices;
program instructions to create a thumbnail image comprising a still frame of the secondary segment;
program instructions to create a thumbnail image comprising a still frame of the tertiary segment;
program instructions to create a single video file by merging the arranged segments of the plural video files using digital video editing, wherein the secondary segment and the tertiary segment are excluded from the single video file;
program instructions to concurrently display video contents of the single video file and the thumbnail image after the creating the thumbnail image and the creating the single video file;
program instructions to receive a selection of the displayed thumbnail image;
program instructions to temporarily interrupt the displaying the video contents of the single video file while displaying video contents of the secondary segment;
program instructions to automatically display the video contents of the single video file after displaying the video contents of the secondary segment;
and
program instructions to rank the first, second and tertiary segments based on a ranking of the respective associated video capture devices, wherein the first segment is associated with the highest ranking video capture device of the associated video capture devices,
wherein the program instructions are stored on the computer readable storage medium for execution by the CPU via the computer readable memory.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 14/470,029Filed 27 Aug 2014
Published: US 2016/0064035 A13 Mar 2016
Granted: 16 Jan 2018
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G11B 27/036
Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals: insert-editing
H04N 5/265
Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the…: mixing
H04N 5/77
Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus: between a recording apparatus and a television camera
G11B
Information storage based on relative movement between record carrier and transducer

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US 2016/0064035 A1Pre-grant publication · published 3 Mar 2016
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