System and method for streaming and recording video

1. A computer system for recording a number of segments of a discontinuous activity comprising a computer having non-transitory memory for storing machine instructions that are to be executed by the computer, the machine instructions when executed by the computer implement the following functions:

streaming temporal video of the discontinuous activity to obtain a streamed temporal video having a current incomplete segment;

dynamically buffering the current incomplete segment to store data associated thereto and a current incomplete segment buffer;

receiving first and second inputs to obtain start and end time markers for a first segment of the number of segments;

continuously recording the streamed temporal video based on receipt of the first input and until receipt of the second input to obtain a raw recorded first video segment; and

generating a recorded first video segment based on the raw recorded first video segment and the current incomplete segment data;

wherein dynamically buffering includes buffering an I-frame and one or more P-frames of a number of P-frames, the I-frame having an associated I-frame time marker and the one or more P-frames having one or more associated P-frame time markers and the P-frames having associated time markers between the I-frame and the start time marker are included in the current incomplete segment.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the functions further comprise buffering header information of the streamed temporal video and including the header information in the recorded first video segment.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein only a most recent I-frame relative to the start time marker is dynamically buffered.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the functions further comprise clearing the current incomplete segment buffer when a new I-frame is generated.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein dynamically buffering includes expanding or contracting a size of the current incomplete segment buffer based on a size of or the number of P-frames.

6. The system of claim 5 , wherein the functions further comprise returning the size of the current incomplete segment buffer to an initial size after it has been cleared.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the functions further comprise adjusting a time offset of the recorded first video segment.

8. A method comprising:

streaming temporal video to obtain a streamed temporal video having a current incomplete segment;

receiving a start time marker; and

dynamically buffering the current incomplete segment to store data associated thereto and a current incomplete segment buffer;

the dynamically buffering step including buffering an I-frame and one or more P-frames of a number of P-frames, the I-frame having an associated I-frame time marker and the one or more P-frames having one or more associated P-frame time markers and the P-frames having associated time markers between the I-frame and the start time marker are included in the current incomplete segment;

wherein dynamically buffering includes expanding or contracting a size of the current incomplete segment buffer based on a size of or the number of P-frames or a size of the I-frame.

9. The method of claim 8 , further comprising buffering header information of the streamed temporal video.

10. The method of claim 8 , further comprising:

receiving first and second inputs to obtain start and end time markers for a first video segment;

continuously recording the streamed temporal video based on receipt of the first input and until receipt of the second input to obtain a raw recorded first video segment; and

generating a recorded first video segment based on the raw recorded first video segment and the current incomplete segment data.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the functions further comprise adjusting a time offset of the recorded first video segment.

12. The method of claim 8 , wherein only a most recent I-frame relative to the start time marker is dynamically buffered.

13. The method of claim 8 , further comprising clearing the current incomplete segment buffer when a new I-frame is generated.

14. The method of claim 8 , further comprising returning the size of the current incomplete segment buffer to an initial size after it has been cleared.

15. A computer system comprising a computer having non-transitory memory for storing machine instructions that are to be executed by the computer, the machine instructions when executed by the computer implement the following functions:

streaming temporal video to obtain a streamed temporal video having a current incomplete segment;

receiving a start time marker; and

dynamically buffering the current incomplete segment to store data associated thereto and a current incomplete segment buffer;

the dynamically buffering step including buffering an I-frame and one or more P-frames of a number of P-frames, the I-frame having an associated I-frame time marker and the one or more P-frames having one or more associated P-frame time markers and the P-frames having associated time markers between the I-frame and the start time marker are included in the current incomplete segment;

wherein dynamically buffering includes expanding or contracting a size of the current incomplete segment buffer based on a size of or the number of P-frames or a size of the I-frame.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the functions further comprise returning the size of the current incomplete segment buffer to an initial size after it has been cleared.

17. The system of claim 15 , wherein only a most recent I-frame relative to the start time marker is dynamically buffered.

18. The system of claim 15 , wherein the functions further comprise clearing the current incomplete segment buffer when a new I-frame is generated.

19. A computer system comprising a computer having non-transitory memory for storing machine instructions that are to be executed by the computer, the machine instructions when executed by the computer implement the following functions:

streaming temporal video to obtain a streamed temporal video having a current incomplete segment;

receiving a start time marker;

dynamically buffering the current incomplete segment to store data associated thereto and a current incomplete segment buffer;

the dynamically buffering step including buffering an I-frame and one or more P-frames of a number of P-frames and expanding or contracting a size of the current incomplete segment buffer based on a size of or the number of P-frames;

receiving first and second inputs to obtain the start time marker and an end time marker for a first video segment;

continuously recording the streamed temporal video based on receipt of the first input and until receipt of the second input to obtain a raw recorded first video segment; and

generating a recorded first video segment based on the raw recorded first video segment and the current incomplete segment data.

20. The system of claim 19 , wherein the I-frame has an associated I-frame time marker and the one or more P-frames have one or more associated P-frame time markers and the P-frames having associated time markers between the I-frame and the start time marker are included in the current incomplete segment.

21. The system of claim 19 , wherein only a most recent I-frame relative to the start time marker is dynamically buffered.

22. A method comprising:

streaming temporal video of an event to obtain a streamed temporal video having a current incomplete segment;

receiving first and second inputs to obtain start and end time markers for a first video segment, the start and end time markers being associated with a start and end of a segment of the event;

dynamically buffering the current incomplete segment to store data associated thereto and a current incomplete segment buffer, the dynamic buffering including buffering an I-frame and one or more P-frames of a number of P-frames, the I-frame having an associated I-frame time marker and the one or more P-frames having one or more associated P-frame time markers and the P-frames having associated time markers between the I-frame and the start time marker are included in the current incomplete segment;

continuously recording the streamed temporal video based on receipt of the first input and until receipt of the second input to obtain a raw recorded first video segment;

generating a recorded first video segment based on the raw recorded first video segment and the current incomplete segment data; and

distributing the recorded first video segment to a remote device over a network.

23. The method of claim 22 , wherein dynamically buffering includes expanding or contracting a size of the current incomplete segment buffer based on a size of or the number of P-frames or a size of the I-frame.