VIDEO SYSTEM FOR EMBEDDING EXCITEMENT DATA AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH

1 . A video system comprising:

a video capture device that operates under control of a user to generate a video signal having video content;

a biometric signal generator that generates excitement data in response to excitement of the user;

a metadata association device, coupled to the video capture device and the biometric signal generator, that generates a processed video signal from the video signal that includes time-coded metadata, wherein the time-coded metadata includes the excitement data; and

a video storage device, coupled to the metadata association device, that stores the processed video signal.

2 . The video system device of claim 1 wherein the time-coded metadata indicates periods of high excitement of the user.

3 . The video system device of claim 2 wherein the time-coded metadata correlates the periods of high excitement of the user to corresponding periods of time in the video signal.

4 . The video system device of claim 3 further comprising:

a video player, coupled to the video storage device, that searches for the video content based on search data, and when the search data indicates a search for content with high excitement, that identifies the periods of time in the video signal corresponding to the periods of high excitement of the user.

5 . The video system device of claim 1 wherein the biometric signal generator includes:

at least one biometric sensor that generates at least one biometric signal based on the user; and

a biometric signal processor that generates the excitement data based on analysis of the at least one biometric signals.

6 . The video system device of claim 5 wherein the at least one biometric sensor includes an imaging sensor and wherein the at least one biometric signal indicates at least one of: a dilation of an eye of the user, or a wideness of opening of an eye of the user.

7 . The video system device of claim 5 wherein the at least one biometric signal indicates at least one of: a heart rate of the user, or a level of perspiration of the user.

8 . A method comprising:

generating a video signal having video content, via a video capture device that operates under control of a user;

generating excitement data in response to excitement of the user via a biometric signal generator;

generating a processed video signal from the video signal that includes time-coded metadata, wherein the time-coded metadata includes the excitement data; and

storing the processed video signal.

9 . The method of claim 8 wherein the time-coded metadata indicates periods of high excitement of the user.

10 . The method of claim 9 wherein the time-coded metadata correlates the periods of high excitement of the user to corresponding periods of time in the video signal.

11 . The method of claim 10 further comprising:

searching for the video content based on search data; and

when the search data indicates a search for content with high excitement, identifying the periods of time in the video signal corresponding to the periods of high excitement of the user.

12 . The method of claim 8 wherein generating the excitement data includes:

generating at least one biometric signal based on the user; and

generating the excitement data based on analysis of the at least one biometric signal.

13 . The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one biometric signal indicates at least one of: a dilation of an eye of the user, or a wideness of opening of an eye of the user.

14 . The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one biometric signal indicates at least one of: a heart rate of the user, or a level of perspiration of the user.