20240046964. Video Timed Anchors simplified abstract (Google LLC)

Video Timed Anchors

Organization Name

Google LLC

Inventor(s)

Prashant Baheti of Santa Clara CA (US)

Matthew Linkous of San Francisco CA (US)

Wei Peng of Fremont CA (US)

Chériana Crystal Gretchen Griggs of San Bruno CA (US)

Kathryn Malia Tice of Mill Valley CA (US)

Pierce Anthony Vollucci of Mountain View CA (US)

Sam Becker of San Rafael CA (US)

Rick Maria Frederikus Van Mook of Utrecht (NL)

Tsutomu Ohkura of Tokyo (JP)

Yi Yang of San Jose CA (US)

Dimitra Papachristou of Mountain View CA (US)

Edward Santos of Lafayette CA (US)

Nicolas Crowell of Mountain View CA (US)

Steffanie Mcbrian of Mountain View CA (US)

Neesha Subramaniam of Palo Alto CA (US)

Gabe Culbertson of Madison WI (US)

Shoji Ogura of Tokyo (JP)

Video Timed Anchors - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240046964 titled 'Video Timed Anchors

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes methods, systems, and apparatus for generating video anchors for a video. These video anchors are generated based on key moment identifiers, which include time index values indicating playback times in the video and are indicative of subject matter that meets certain interest criteria. Each video anchor includes a playback time and may include an image of a frame near that time. When a user selects a video anchor, the video player starts playback at the specified time.

• Key moment identifiers are obtained for a video, indicating playback times and salient topics within the video.
• Video anchors are generated for each key moment identifier, indicating playback times and potentially including images of frames near those times.
• Users can select a video anchor to start playback at the specified time.

Potential applications of this technology:

• Enhancing video browsing and navigation experiences by providing users with key moments and allowing them to jump directly to those moments.
• Improving video content discovery by highlighting salient topics within videos and allowing users to quickly access relevant content.
• Facilitating video analysis and research by providing a structured representation of key moments in a video.

Problems solved by this technology:

• Difficulty in quickly finding specific moments or topics within a video.
• Tedious manual searching and scrubbing through videos to locate desired content.
• Lack of a structured representation of key moments in videos for analysis and research purposes.

Benefits of this technology:

• Improved user experience in navigating and exploring video content.
• Time-saving for users by directly accessing desired moments in videos.
• Enhanced video content discovery and engagement.
• Facilitated video analysis and research through structured representations of key moments.

Original Abstract Submitted

methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for generating video anchors for a video. in one aspect, a method includes obtaining key moment identifiers for a video, where each key moment identifier includes a time index value specifying a playback time in the video, and is indicative subject matter of the video that has been determined to meet one or more interest criteria that define salient topics within the video. for each key moment identifier, a video anchor is generated, where each video anchor indicates a playback time for the video, and may include an image of a frame that occurs near the playback time. upon a selection of the video anchor by the user, an instruction in the video anchor causes a video player to begin playback of the video at the playback time specified by the video anchor.