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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 20, 2016
Motorola Solutions, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Lee M. Proctor, Cary, IL (US);
John K. Klingert, Warren, NJ (US);
Jody A. Stowell, Lake in the Hills, IL (US);
MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC., Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method and system of providing content differentiation between thumbnails. One method includes receiving a first video and selecting a first thumbnail from the first video. The method includes receiving a second video and selecting a second thumbnail from the second video. The method includes determining whether a first scene of the first video matches a second scene of the second video. The method includes comparing the first thumbnail and the second thumbnail to determine a thumbnail similarity when the first scene of the first video matches the second scene of the second video. The method includes selecting a new thumbnail to replace either the first thumbnail or the second thumbnail when the thumbnail similarity meets or exceeds a predetermined threshold. The method includes displaying the new thumbnail and the other of the first thumbnail and the second thumbnail.