Abstract: A computer readable medium and method for production of multimedia content are provided. In this regard, one embodiment of such a computer readable medium, among others, can be broadly summarized as including instructions executable by a computer that control the computer to perform importing a source content; receiving a selection of a first portion of the imported source content; generating an instructional content, wherein the instructional content comprises a first server identifying content and a relation between the first portion of the imported source content and a second portion of the imported source content; exporting the first portion of the imported source content for storage as at least a portion of a first server multimedia content on a first server; and burning, on an optical disc, the second portion of the imported source content and the instructional content as at least a portion of an optical disc multimedia content.

Abstract: Various systems and methods are described. One embodiment is a method performed in a multimedia playback system for adaptively modifying a user interface. The method comprises receiving, by the multimedia playback system, multimedia content and displaying the multimedia content; and generating, by a user interface generator, one or more controls displayed in conjunction with the multimedia content. The method further comprises identifying, by an object detector, one or more objects in a field of view of a video capture device coupled to the multimedia playback system; determining, by a control detector, a relative position of the one or more controls with respect to the one or more objects; and adjusting, by the user interface generator, the one or more controls according to a location of the one or more objects with respect to the video capture device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for incorporating restricted access to feature vectors are described. A method is described for storing and accessing feature vectors relating to individuals in digital images. One or more individuals are identified within photos, and feature vectors are generated for individuals in one or more photos. User profiles are downloaded from a database over a network. The feature vectors and downloaded user profiles are grouped. The face tagging system collects tags for the generated grouped feature vectors for generating enhanced user profiles for the individuals, and the enhanced user profiles are stored in a storage resource.

Abstract: Systems and methods of editing media data are described. One such method includes displaying a representation of a first and second media data instances. Each media data instance is displayed along a corresponding one of a plurality of lines at a corresponding one of a plurality of positions. The corresponding position is chosen in accordance with a capture time associated with the media data instances, such that when the media data instances have overlapping capture times the media data instances with overlapping capture times are displayed on different ones of the lines. The method further includes determining an overlap region for the first media and second media data instances having overlapping capture times. The method further includes combining a plurality of frames within the overlap region of the first media data instance and the second media data instance according to an overlap style to produce an output media data.

Abstract: A system and method for automated editing of content is disclosed. The system includes a biasable editing engine. A user is provided with content. The user rates the content according to user preferences. The system receives the ratings implements the editor engine, which edits the content and which is biased in its decision making by user ratings.

Abstract: One embodiment, among others, is a method for clustering a plurality of images, wherein the plurality of images comprises faces of a plurality of individuals. The method comprises arranging the plurality of images associated with a plurality of individuals into a plurality of subgroups for each individual based on time stamps associated with the plurality of images, wherein the plurality of images are arranged according to increments of a time interval. The method further comprises determining whether adjacent subgroups are correlated and forming groups comprising correlated subgroups. Based on correlations between adjacent groups, the groups are associated with a particular individual.

Abstract: Included are embodiments for reducing undesirable motion in a video. At least one embodiment of a method includes receiving a plurality of video frames that comprise at least one segment of a video, the plurality of video frames being captured by a capture device and determining a maximum undesired movement of the capture device for the plurality of video frames during the at least one segment. Some embodiments include trimming at least a portion of the video frames according to the determined maximum undesired movement such that the undesirable movement in the video is reduced.

Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for writing data to an optical disc. In one example, a method includes the steps of receiving data to be written to an optical disc, determining the size of the data to be written to the optical disc, generating a file system image for the optical disc, writing the file system image to the optical disc and writing the data to the optical disc at a space beginning at a LBA located at a distance equal to about the size of the data from the last available LBA and terminating at about the last available LBA of the optical disc.

Abstract: A method is implemented in a video playback system that includes a video editing interface for assigning geotagging data to a video. The method comprises receiving, by the video playback system, the video from a tangible storage medium. The method further comprises reading metadata associated with the video, selecting a frame from the video, providing a user interface with a map, displaying a default location of the selected frame on the map according to the metadata, receiving geotagging data via the user interface, and associating the geotagging data with the selected frame of the video to generate a geo-based timeline.

Abstract: Systems and methods for associating metadata with scene changes are described. At least one embodiment includes a system for associating metadata with a video. The system comprises an input module for reading a first video, wherein the input module is configured to receive special effects specified by a user and an insertion point in which to insert the special effects. The system further comprises a key frame module for identifying at least one key frame preceding the specified insertion point, the key frame comprising at least one of a scene change and a particular scene identified by the user. The system also includes a metadata module for calculating time differences between the insertion point and the one or more key frames, the metadata module further configured to store the special effects input by the user, the insertion point, the time differences, and key frames as metadata.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a method of processing a sports video. The method includes the steps of: analyzing the sports video to detect at least one semantic event and each of the at least one semantic event associated with a segment length; and generating a summarized video according to the detected at least one semantic event.

Abstract: To provide convenience to usage of an electronic program guide, known as EPG, the present invention provides a method of sharing channel information for a client device coupled to a server including a plurality of communities. The method includes the following steps. A plurality of channels is received to generate a first program list. Community information corresponding to the device is obtained. One of the communities of the server is selected according to the community information. The first program list is then uploaded to the selected community.

Abstract: The present invention relates generally to a method for dynamically displaying a control bar of a multimedia player, wherein one subjective thereof is to prevent overlap occurred to the menu image provided by a multimedia source. The method is preferably used for a digital versatile disc with high storage capacity, for example, the Blu-ray disc. According to the embodiment of the present invention, the method includes a first step of retrieving an Interactive Graphic (IG) stream from a disc, in which the IG stream defines an interactive graphic to be displayed. The method next goes to detect a trigger event of displaying a control bar in response to a user's operation. Further, an available region of the screen and a displaying mode are determined after analyzing the IG stream. Finally, the control bar, as the displaying mode describes, is show on the screen.

Abstract: A method implemented in a computing system for converting two-dimensional (2D) video to three-dimensional (3D) format comprises sampling the 2D video, wherein the sampling is performed non-linearly in one or more directions. The method further comprises determining depth information of one or more objects within the 2D video based on sampling information and transforming the 2D video to a 3D-compatible format according to the sampling and the depth information.

Abstract: Included are embodiments for determining an intermediate image. At least one embodiment includes receiving data associated with a first motion vector and receiving data associated with a second motion vector, wherein the first motion vector and the second motion vector define a first image and a second image. Some embodiments include determining a single set of potential pixel values for an intermediate image, the single set of pixel values being determined from the first motion vector and the second motion vector and creating the intermediate image from the single set of potential pixel values.

Abstract: A method implemented in a server for sharing video conversion data is described. The method comprises receiving one or more sets of conversion data for one or more two-dimensional (2D) videos, archiving the one or more sets of conversion data, and receiving, from a client, a selection of a 2D video corresponding to one or more of the archived one or more conversion data. The method further comprises transmitting, to the client, conversion data corresponding to the selection received from the client.

Abstract: One embodiment, among others, is a method for clustering a plurality of images, wherein the plurality of images comprises faces of a plurality of individuals. The method comprises arranging the plurality of images associated with a plurality of individuals into a plurality of subgroups for each individual based on time stamps associated with the plurality of images, wherein the plurality of images are arranged according to increments of a time interval. The method further comprises determining whether adjacent subgroups are correlated and forming groups comprising correlated subgroups. Based on correlations between adjacent groups, the groups are associated with a particular individual.

Abstract: A method implemented in a video playback system is described for incorporating augmented reality (AR) into a video stream. The method comprises determining a target pattern, determining an inner pattern in the target pattern, determining a relationship between the target pattern and the inner pattern, and receiving, by the video playback system, frames of the video stream. For each frame within the frame sequence, binarization is performed according to a predetermined threshold. Based on whether a location of the target pattern can be determined, a location of the inner pattern is determined. Based on the location of the inner pattern on received frames and the determined relationship between the target pattern and the inner pattern, a location of the target pattern is determined. The method further comprises displaying a virtual object with the target pattern on an output device based on the location of the target pattern.

Abstract: A system and method for revision of multimedia content is provided. For example, in one embodiment, among others, a computer readable medium comprises instructions for revising a multimedia content. The multimedia content includes a first server multimedia content and an optical disc multimedia content. The instructions are executable on a computer and control the computer to perform retrieving, using an optical disc drive, a first association content included in an instructional content stored on an optical disc. The optical disc multimedia content includes the instructional content. The instructions further control the computer to perform importing the first server multimedia content from a first server according to the retrieved first association content. The first server multimedia content is a previously-authored content. The instructions further control the computer to perform updating the first server multimedia content and exporting the updated first server multimedia content.

Abstract: Systems and methods for secure program execution are described. At least one embodiment includes a system for securely executing software comprising a host configured to accept a disc containing encrypted content to be accessed and store an encrypted program used to access the content on the disc. The system further comprises a secure coprocessor communicatively coupled to the host and configured to receive the encrypted program, decrypt and execute the encrypted program, and communicate an output generated by the program back to the host.