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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 16, 2021

Filed:

Nov. 18, 2016
Applicant:

Facebook, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Inventors:

Stephane Taine, Issaquah, WA (US);

Brendan Benjamin Aronoff, San Francisco, CA (US);

Jason Clark, Woodinville, WA (US);

Assignee:

FACEBOOK, INC., Menlo Park, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/22 (2006.01); G11B 27/10 (2006.01); G11B 27/036 (2006.01); G11B 27/34 (2006.01); H04N 7/15 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G11B 27/22 (2013.01); G11B 27/036 (2013.01); G11B 27/102 (2013.01); G11B 27/34 (2013.01); H04N 7/152 (2013.01); H04N 7/155 (2013.01);
Abstract

Exemplary embodiments relate to the creation of a media effect index for group video conversations. Media effect application (e.g., in the form of graphical overlays, filters, sounds, etc.) may be tracked in a timeline during a chat session. The resulting index may be used to create a highlights reel, which may serve as an index into a live show or may be used to determine the best time to insert materials into a recording of the conversation. The index may be used to automatically detect events in the video feed, to allow viewers to skip ahead to exciting moments (e.g., represented by clusters of applications of particular types of media effects), to determine where each participant spoke in a discussion, or to provide a common 'watch together' experience while multiple users watch a common video. An analysis of the index may be used for research or consumer testing.


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