Google Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Motorola Corporation

Arris Technology, Inc.

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Frank R Bentley

Crysta J Metcalf

Michael E Groble

Rohit S Bodas

Gunnar F Harboe

Vivek V Thakkar

Guy George Romano

A method and apparatus for creating video clips is provided herein. A method includes displaying, by a client device, one or more video streams, displaying, by the client device, a plurality of soft buttons, each of the plurality of soft buttons associated with a different length of time, receiving, by the client device, a selection of a soft button from the plurality of soft buttons, and displaying, by the client device, a presentation area including one or more segments of the one or more video streams, the one or more segments of the length of time associated with the selected soft button and captured from the one or more video streams, wherein the presentation area has an x-axis representing time. The method further includes receiving, by the client device, selection information indicating for each of the one or more segments a starting point and an ending point selected by a user from the presentation area, and displaying, by the client device, an indication of the creation of a video clip from the one or more segments based on the selection information.

Method and apparatus for creating short video clips of important events

A method and apparatus for creating video clips is provided herein. During operation, a processing device will receive multiple video feeds from multiple video sources. In order to reduce the difficulty in producing multiple clips from the multiple video sources, thumbnails of the captured content is displayed and one-click selection of start and stop points of each clip is allowed. An operator can then pick an annotation (metadata) from events in the game or enter a new one and apply it to any or all of the video clips. Suggested content is then displayed based on the metadata of this annotation and can be bundled with the video clips by choosing from the list of related content. All of this content is then bundled together in the database.

A server [] or client-based content storage unit includes a communication device [] to receive data corresponding to a transfer of at least one of media content and a link to the media content, from a first user [] to a second user []. The communication device [] also receives data corresponding to usage of the media content by the second user [], and transmits some representation of a content capital to the first user []. A content usage aggregator [] receives information corresponding to the usage of the media content by the second user []. A content usage evaluator [] determines the content capital based on an aggregation of monitored use of the media content by the second user [

Method and apparatus for acquiring content-based capital via a sharing technology

Display screen with graphical user interface

A multimedia device and a method embodied in the multimedia device for providing access to media content from a plurality of media content are provided. The multimedia device includes a user interface (UI) with one or more UI controls, a processor, and an output device. The UI controls receive a first set of parameter values from the user, in order to select media content. The processor creates a first list of media content based on a first probabilistic distribution over the plurality of media content. The output device provides access to the media content of the first list of media content to the user. Further, the UI may receive a second set of parameter values, and a second list of media content is then created, based on a second probabilistic distribution. The output device provides access to the media content of the second list of media content to the user.

Multimedia device for providing access to media content

A play tree may be generated for selecting and playing media content. A list of media files may be generated and displayed to the user. The user's selection from the list may be received and played to the user. The user's selection may be stored in a media content database and a tree of media files may be generated based on the user's previous selections. The tree may be displayed to the user. If the user makes a selection, the user's selection from the tree is received and played to the user.

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Palatine, IL, United States of America

Frank R Bentley