Google Inc.

Yun Shi

Ramesh Rangarajan Sarukkai

Min-Hsuan Tsai

Jianfeng Yang

Zindziswa Lara McCormick

Weilong Yang

Jingbin Wang

Zheng Sun

Tianpeng Jin

Xiangrong Chen

Yi Shen

Jun Hong

Christian Weitenberner

Carolyn F Au

Min-hsuan Tsai

James Futrell

Systems and methods of automatically extracting summaries of video content are described herein. A data processing system can access, from a video database, a first video content element including a first plurality of frame. The data processing system can select an intervallic subset of the first plurality of frames of the first video content element. The data processing system can calculate, for each of a plurality of further subsets comprising a predetermined number of frames from the intervallic subset, a score for the further subset. The data processing system can identify, from the plurality of further subsets, a further subset having a highest score. The data processing system can select a portion of the first video content element comprising the frames of the further subset having the highest score. The data processing system can generate a second video content element comprising the selected portion of the first video content element.

Summarizing video content

A computer-implemented method for optimizing the placement of previously selected breaks in a media item is provided herein. Embodiments of the method include steps of identifying a break in a media item, the break being associated with a first break point at a first time during playback of the media item. The method may also include steps of dynamically adjusting the placement of the breaks within the media item based on the performance of the media item.

Midroll breaks feedback system

Systems and methods are disclosed for identifying transitions within media content items. In one implementation, a processing device process a first media content item, the first media content item being associated with a transition, to identify one or more characteristics associated with the transition. The processing device processes a second media content item to identify at least one of the one or more characteristics at a chronological interval of the second media content item. The processing device receives a sponsored content item. The processing device provides, during a presentation of the second media content item, the sponsored content item at the chronological interval.

Identifying transitions within media content items

A computer-implemented method for determining online content insertion points in an online publication is provided. The method is implemented using a break point identifying ('BPI') computer device in communication with a memory device. The method includes receiving a candidate online publication that includes a plurality of audio segments, identifying one or more of the plurality of audio segments, determining at least one break candidate within the candidate online publication based on the identification of one or more of the plurality of audio segments, determining at least one content insertion point with the candidate online publication based on the at least one break candidate. Each content insertion point represents a point in the candidate online publication for presenting online content, and store the at least one content insertion point in association with the candidate online publication.

Determining online content insertion points in an online publication

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