Managing and editing stored media assets
View Patent ↗Methods and systems are described for providing editing tools that allow a user to manipulate media provided by a media content source. Media editing tools may include content analysis tools capable of extracting information from the media content itself, and may include segment identification and editing tools. Editing tools may be created by a user, and stored or shared with other users. Users may be able to specify and customize a set of storage space requirements that impose constraints on the type, quantity and content of stored assets. Automatic storage management tools provide tools with which stored and to-be-stored assets may be transformed in order to maintain satisfaction of storage preferences and requirements.
1. A method for managing storage space of programs stored on a storage device, the method comprising:
receiving a selection of at least one program;
comparing an amount of storage space available in the storage device to a storage space requirement;
in response to determining that the amount of storage space does not satisfy the storage space requirement, determining at least one editing template based on the at least one program;
receiving a selection of at least one editing template;
storing the at least one program on the storage device in accordance with the selected at least one editing template.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device comprises compressing a portion of the at least one program.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device comprises removing a portion of the at least one program.
4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the removed portion comprises at least one of a commercial, an opening sequence, a closing sequence, a preview sequence, a repeated sequence and a recap sequence.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device comprises storing a first and a second program as corresponding portions of a stored asset.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the first and second programs are sequential parts of a media event.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device in accordance with the editing template comprises generating a visual transition between the first and second portions within the stored asset.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the editing template based on the content of the at least one program.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the editing template based on metadata associated with the at least one program.
10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the editing template based on assets stored on the storage device.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein storing the at least one program segment on the storage device in accordance with the editing template comprises removing a portion of the at least one program, wherein the removed portion is the same as a portion of a stored asset.
12. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining the editing template based on stored user preferences, wherein the user preferences are based on the content of the at least one program.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing the at least one program from a storage space.
14. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing the at least one program from a remote source.
15. The method of claim 1 , further comprising accessing the at least one program from a storage buffer.
16. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving the at least one editing template from a remote source.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one editing template is created by a user.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage device is a remote storage device.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage device is a local storage device.
20. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining a content characteristic of the at least one program; and
determining the at least one editing template based on the determined content characteristic.
21. The method of claim 20 , wherein the content characteristic is a television series to which the at least one program belongs.
22. The method of claim 20 , wherein the content characteristic is a featured participant in the at least one program.
23. The method of claim 22 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device comprises storing a portion of the at least one program which includes the featured participant.
24. The method of claim 1 , wherein the storage space requirement comprises one of an amount of storage space and a percentage of storage space.
25. A system for managing storage space of programs stored on a storage device, the system comprising:
a user input configured to receive a selection;
a storage device configured to store at least one program; and
processing circuitry, communicably coupled to the user input and the storage device and configured to:
receive a selection of at least one program;
compare an amount of storage space available in the storage device to a storage space requirement;
in response to determining that the amount of storage space does not satisfy the storage space requirement, determine at least one editing template based on the at least one program;
receive a selection of at least one editing template; and
store the at least one program on the storage device in accordance with the selected at least one editing template.
26. The system of claim 25 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device comprises compressing a portion of the at least one program.
27. The system of claim 25 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device comprises removing a portion of the at least one program.
28. The system of claim 27 , wherein the removed portion comprises at least one of a commercial, an opening sequence, a closing sequence, a preview sequence, a repeated sequence and a recap sequence.
29. The system of claim 25 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device comprises storing a first and a second program as corresponding portions of a stored asset.
30. The system of claim 29 , wherein the first and second programs are sequential parts of a media event.
31. The system of claim 29 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device in accordance with the editing template comprises generating a visual transition between the first and second portions within the stored asset.
32. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the editing template based on the content of the at least one program.
33. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the editing template based on metadata associated with the at least one program.
34. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the editing template based on assets stored on the storage device.
35. The system of claim 34 , wherein storing the at least one program segment on the storage device in accordance with the editing template comprises removing a portion of the at least one program, wherein the removed portion is the same as a portion of a stored asset.
36. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to determine the editing template based on stored user preferences, wherein the user preferences are based on the content of the at least one program.
37. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to access the at least one program from a storage space.
38. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to access the at least one program from a remote source.
39. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to access the at least one program from a storage buffer.
40. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to receive the at least one editing template from a remote source.
41. The system of claim 25 , wherein the at least one editing template is created by a user.
42. The system of claim 25 , wherein the storage device is a remote storage device.
43. The system of claim 25 , wherein the storage device is a local storage device.
44. The system of claim 25 , wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to:
determine a content characteristic of the at least one program; and
determine the at least one editing template based on the determined content characteristic.
45. The system of claim 44 , wherein the content characteristic is a television series to which the at least one program belongs.
46. The system of claim 45 , wherein storing the at least one program on the storage device comprises storing a portion of the at least one program which includes the featured participant.
47. The system of claim 44 , wherein the content characteristic is a featured participant in the at least one program.
48. The system of claim 25 , wherein the storage space requirement comprises one of an amount of storage space and a percentage of storage space.