Google Inc.

Motorola Mobility LLC

Google Technology Holdings LLC

Rohit S Bodas

Frank R Bentley

Michael E Groble

Jay D O'Connor

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.

Hardware not currently being used is re-oriented to a new purpose. Sensors on a personal communication device monitor the environment around the device. Based on an analysis of that monitoring, an appropriate visual message is shown on an outside display screen of the device. The visual message is targeted toward those around the device rather than to the device's user. In some embodiments, the monitoring devices include a camera and a microphone. Images taken by the camera are analyzed in an attempt to detect persons or objects around the user or to determine where the user is located. Captured speech is analyzed to determine topics of conversation. The results of these analyses are fed into a decision-making process that determines what visual messages would be appropriate. In one embodiment, the visual message is an advertisement.

Growing community of inventors

Vernon Hills, IL, United States of America

Rohit S Bodas