Granted Patent B2

US 8,804,033 · App. 13/134,744 · Granted Aug 12, 2014

Inventors: Edward K.Y. Jung (Bellevue, WA); Royce A. Levien (Lexington, MA); Robert W. Lord (Seattle, WA); Mark A. Malamud (Seattle, WA); John D. Rinaldo, Jr. (Bellevue, WA)

Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, LLC

Abstract

Claims (83)

1. A system related to data management, the system comprising:

circuitry for accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream;

circuitry for accepting input for retaining the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream at a first resolution;

circuitry for accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution less than the first resolution, if a condition is met; and

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue.

2. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:

circuitry for retaining the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry for accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

circuitry for accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, wherein the residue is excluded from the video/audio aspect, if a condition is met.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue to the second resolution using data redaction.

5. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for at least one of data redaction or data compression to to the second resolution.

6. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to a resolution of zero.

7. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for at least one of deletion or non-storage of the residue of the video/audio data stream.

8. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution based on a user initiated action.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for deleting the residue of the audio/visual data based on a user initiated action.

10. The system of claim 1 wherein circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance of between 0 and 30 seconds before the video/audio aspect designated for retention at the first resolution.

11. The system of claim 1 wherein circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is 75% of the first resolution for the distance of between 0 and 30 seconds before the video/audio aspect designated for retention at the first resolution.

12. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance from between 30 and 60 seconds before the video/audio aspect designated for retention at the first resolution.

13. The system of claim 1 wherein circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is 50% of the first resolution for the distance of between 30 and 60 seconds before the video/audio aspect designated for retention at the first resolution.

14. The system of claim 1 wherein the circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance from between 60 and 90 seconds before the video/audio aspect designated for retention at the first resolution.

15. The system of claim 1 wherein circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue comprises:

circuitry for degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is 25% of the first resolution for the distance of between 60 and 90 seconds before the video/audio aspect designated for retention at the first resolution.

16. One or more non-transitory media bearing one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processing devices, perform a method comprising:

accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream;

accepting input for retaining the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream at a first resolution;

accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution less than the first resolution, if a condition is met; and

degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue.

17. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream comprises:

accepting the input for designating the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream, wherein the designating the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream includes a designating of at least one instance of a distinct human voice and/or at least one instance of a distinct sound and/or at least one instance of an image of a distinct object.

18. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream comprises:

accepting the input for designating the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream, wherein the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream includes at least one instance of a distinct human voice and/or at least one instance of a distinct sound and/or at least one instance of an image of a distinct object.

19. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream comprises:

accepting the input for designating the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream, wherein the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream includes a portion of video/audio data included in a temporal segment of the video/audio data stream.

20. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream comprises:

accepting the input for designating the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream, wherein the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream includes a portion of video/audio data included in a plurality of non-contiguous temporal segments of the video/audio data stream.

21. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream comprises:

accepting input for designating the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream, wherein the video/audio data stream is a live and/or a substantially live video/audio data stream.

22. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream comprises:

accepting input for designating the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream, wherein the video/audio data stream is a retained video/audio data stream.

23. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream comprises:

accepting input for designating a first resolution value.

24. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for designating a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream comprises:

accepting a tactile input and/or a sonic input and/or a visual input.

25. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein the method further comprises:

retaining the video/audio aspect of the video/audio data stream at the first resolution.

26. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting input for degrading the residue to the second resolution, wherein the degrading is to be performed if a preselected time has elapsed after a specified previous degrading of the residue.

27. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting input for degrading the residue to the second resolution, wherein the degrading is to be performed if a time value is framed by a preselected time window.

28. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting input for degrading the residue to the second resolution, wherein the degrading is to be performed if at least one of an available storage space is less than a preselected amount, a condition established by a user is met, and/or a criterion corresponding to a storage management algorithm is met.

29. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting input for degrading the residue to the second resolution if a condition responsive to an examination of at least one other retained set of video/audio data is met.

30. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting input for degrading the residue to the second resolution, wherein the degrading is to be performed if the condition is met, wherein the condition is related to one or more of a set of events and/or conditions excluding a specified previous degrading of the residue.

31. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting input for degrading the residue to the second resolution, wherein the degrading is to be performed if a condition responsive to data received from a device other than a device used for a specified previous degrading of the residue is met.

32. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting input for degrading the residue to the second resolution, wherein the degrading is to be performed if a condition responsive to data received from a device other than a device to be used for the degrading is met.

33. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting input for degrading the residue to the second resolution in a first device, and wherein the degrading is to be performed if a condition responsive to data received from a second device is met.

34. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution, less than the first resolution, if a condition is met comprises:

accepting an input for a designation of a second resolution value.

35. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met comprises:

degrading the residue to the second resolution using a compression algorithm.

36. The one or more non-transitory media of claim 16 , wherein degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met comprises:

degrading the residue to the second resolution using data redaction.

37. A method, comprising:

retaining a designated portion of a video/audio aspect of a video/audio data stream at a first resolution;

managing at least one memory relative to the first resolution;

accepting input for degrading a residue of the video/audio data stream to a second resolution less than the first resolution, if a condition is met; and

degrading the residue of the video/audio data stream to the second resolution, if the condition is met, wherein the second resolution is determined at least partially as a function of a distance in the video/audio data stream between at least a part of the video/audio aspect and at least a part of the residue.

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