Content isolation and processing for inline video playback
The present disclosure relates to methods and apparatus for processing and displaying playback of a video in a handheld device. More specifically, the present disclosure describes an inline video processing and playback, wherein the video playback may be optimized based on variable local conditions, such as the capabilities of the handheld device and the network connection speed.
1. An inline video playback system comprising:
a communication interface that communicates over a communications network, wherein the communication interface:
transmits a prompt for a video asset to a server, and
receives the video asset from the server, wherein the received video asset comprises audio data and image data; and
a processor that executes executable software stored in memory, wherein execution of the software
identifies audio criteria and display criteria for a network-connected video playback device, wherein the audio criteria are specific to audio capabilities of the network-connected video playback device and the display criteria are specific to display capabilities of the network-connected video playback device;
isolates the audio data from the image data;
prepares the isolated image data for inline playback based on the display criteria;
separately prepares the isolated audio data based on the audio criteria;
couples the prepared audio data with the prepared image data, wherein coupling the prepared audio data with the prepared image data creates a prepared video asset; and
play the prepared video asset at the network-connected video playback device, wherein the prepared video asset is played inline in context with other webpage content.
2. The inline video playback system of claim 1 , wherein the network-connected video playback device comprises a cellular phone.
3. The inline video playback system of claim 1 , wherein the network-connected video playback device comprises a tablet device.
4. The inline video playback system of claim 1 , wherein the communications network comprises a cellular network.
5. The inline video playback system of claim 1 , wherein the communications network comprises a wireless Internet Protocol network.
6. The inline video playback system of claim 1 , further comprising a logical connector to an auxiliary display, wherein the software is additionally executed to cause the prepared image data to play on the auxiliary display.
7. The inline video playback system of claim 1 , further comprising a logical connector to an auxiliary audio player, wherein the software is additionally executed to cause the prepared audio data to play on the auxiliary audio player.
8. The inline video playback system of claim 1 , wherein the memory further stores the prepared video asset.
9. The inline video playback system of claim 1 , wherein the preparation of the isolated image data further comprises:
compression of the image data; and
transcoding of the image data.
10. A method for inline video playback, the method comprising:
transmitting a prompt for a video asset over a communication network;
receiving the video asset, wherein the received video asset comprises audio data and image data;
executing software stored in memory, wherein execution of the software by a processor:
identifies audio criteria and display criteria for a network-connected video playback device, wherein the audio criteria are specific to audio capabilities of the network-connected video playback device and the display criteria are specific to display capabilities of the network-connected video playback device;
isolates the audio data from the image data;
prepares the isolated image data for inline playback based on the display criteria;
separately prepares the isolated audio data based on the audio criteria;
couples the prepared audio data with the prepared image data, wherein coupling the prepared audio data with the prepared image data creates a prepared video asset;
playing the prepared video asset at the network-connected video playback device, wherein the prepared video asset is played inline in context with other webpage content.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the network-connected video playback device comprises a cellular phone.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the network-connected video playback device comprises a tablet device.
13. The method of claim 10 , wherein the communications network comprises a cellular network.
14. The method of claim 10 , wherein the communications network comprises a wireless Internet Protocol network.
15. The method of claim 10 , wherein further execution of the software plays the prepared image data on an auxiliary display.
16. The method of claim 10 , wherein further execution of the software plays the prepared audio data to play on an auxiliary audio player.
17. The method of claim 10 , further comprising storing the prepared video asset in memory.
18. The method of claim 10 , wherein preparing the isolated image data comprises:
compressing the image data; and
transcoding the image data.
19. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, having embodied thereon a program executable by a processor to perform a method for inline video playback, the method comprising:
transmitting a prompt for a video asset over a communication network;
receiving the video asset, wherein the received video asset comprises audio data and image data;
identifying audio criteria and display criteria for a network-connected video playback device, wherein the audio criteria are specific to audio capabilities of the network-connected video playback device and the display criteria are specific to display capabilities of the network-connected video playback device;
isolating the audio data from the image data;
preparing the isolated image data for inline playback based on the display criteria;
separately preparing the isolated audio data based on the audio criteria;
coupling the prepared audio data with the prepared image data, wherein coupling the prepared audio data with the prepared image data creates a prepared video asset;
playing the prepared video asset at the network-connected video playback device, wherein the video asset is played inline in context with other webpage content.