Methods and apparatus for providing video with embedded media
View Patent ↗Methods and apparatus for providing video with embedded media are disclosed. An example method includes dividing an image comprising a number of pixels into a number of portions, each portion including less than all of the pixels of the image, and blending respective ones of the portions with different video frames of a stream of video frames comprising a host presentation, wherein the media reaches a discernibility threshold when the host presentation is played at an accelerated rate.
1. A method, comprising:
dividing an image comprising a number of pixels into a number of portions, each portion including less than all of the pixels of the image; and
blending respective ones of the portions with different video frames of a stream of video frames comprising a host presentation, wherein the image reaches a discernibility threshold when the host presentation is played at an accelerated rate.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of portions is equal to the accelerated rate.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of portions is equal to a multiple or a fraction of the accelerated rate.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accelerated rate is one of a fast forward or a rewind.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the different video frames are separated by intermediate video frames.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein dividing the image comprises evenly dividing the image.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portions are blended into a visible component of the video frame, the visible component being viewable by a viewer during normal playback.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portions, when viewed at the accelerated rate provide a summary of the host presentation.
9. The method of claim 1 , wherein a subset of the pixels in a first one of the portions are also present in a second one of the portions.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein dividing the image comprises randomly selecting the pixels of each portion.
11. The method of claim 1 , wherein dividing the image comprises intelligently selecting the pixels of each portion.
12. The method of claim 1 , wherein blending the portions into the video frames comprises intelligently selecting the portions of the video frames to blend.
13. The method of claim 1 , further comprising intelligently selecting at least one of a color, a contrast, a brightness, a hue, or a saturation of one of the portions based on corresponding image attributes of the video frame into which the one of the portions is blended.
14. The method of claim 1 , wherein the portions collectively include substantially all of the pixels of the image.
15. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of portions equals a standard accelerated fast forward rate.
16. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accelerated rate is x and each portion includes 1/x a total number of pixels in the image.
17. The method of claim 1 , wherein the accelerated rate is x and a number of the portions is x.
18. The method of claim 1 , wherein the number of portions is eight and each portion includes approximately one-sixth a total number of pixels in the image.
19. The method of claim 1 , wherein individual pixels are adjusted for at least one of hue, saturation or value to blend the pixels in the video.
20. The method of claim 1 , wherein the image does not reach the discernibility threshold when the video is played at normal speed.
21. A method, comprising:
dividing media into a number of portions, the number of portions being equal to an expected fast forward rate, each portion including less than all pixels of the media; and
blending respective ones of the portions with corresponding video frames of a stream of video frames comprising a host presentation, wherein the media reaches a discernibility threshold when the host presentation is played at the fast forward rate.
22. A system, comprising:
a processor to divide pixels of media into a number of subsets, each subset including less than all the pixels of the media; and
an encoder to blend the subsets with respective ones of video frames of a stream of video frames comprising a host presentation, wherein the media reaches a discernibility threshold when the host presentation is played at an accelerated rate.
23. The system of claim 22 , wherein the number of subsets is equal to the accelerated rate.
24. The system of claim 22 , wherein the number of subsets is equal to a multiple or a fraction of the accelerated rate.
25. The system of claim 22 , wherein the accelerated rate is one of a fast forward or a rewind.
26. The system of claim 22 , wherein the video frames into which respective portions of the media are blended are separated by intermediate video frames.
27. The system of claim 22 , wherein the processor is to evenly divide the media into the subsets.
28. The system of claim 22 , wherein the encoder is to blend the pixels into a visible component of the video frame, the visible component being viewable by a viewer during normal playback.
29. The system of claim 22 , wherein the subsets, when viewed at the accelerated rate provide a summary of the host presentation.
30. The system of claim 22 , wherein one or more pixels in a first subset are also present in a second subset.
31. The system of claim 22 , wherein the media does not reach the discernibility threshold when the video is played at normal speed.
32. A machine readable storage device or storage disk comprising instructions, which when read, cause a machine to at least:
divide an image comprising a number of pixels into a number of portions, each portion including less than all of the pixels of the image; and
blend respective ones of the portions with different video frames of a stream of video frames comprising a host presentation, wherein the image reaches a discernibility threshold when the host presentation is played at an accelerated rate.
33. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein the number of portions is equal to the accelerated rate.
34. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein the number of portions is equal to a multiple or a fraction of the accelerated rate.
35. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein the accelerated rate is one of a fast forward or a rewind.
36. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein the different video frames are separated by intermediate video frames.
37. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to evenly divide the image.
38. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein the instructions cause the machine to blend the portions into a visible component of the video frame, the visible component being viewable by a viewer during normal playback.
39. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein the portions, when viewed at the accelerated rate provide a summary of the host presentation.
40. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein a subset of the pixels of a first one of the portions are also present in a second one of the portions.
41. The storage device or storage disk of claim 32 , wherein the image does not reach the discernibility threshold when the video is played at normal speed.