Patent ID: 8769576
Filing Date: 2014-07-01
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video capture and search system operable to capture live video content and make the video accessible through a user search interface, the system comprising: a video capture server connected to a video source, the video capture server operable to receive video signals from the video source and convert the video signals into a standardized format prior to processing; an initial processing server in communication with the video capture server, the initial processing server operable to receive the captured video signals from the video capture server and separate and sort the incoming data to provide at least video files for further processing and storage and associated text files for further processing; a topic extraction server in communication with both the initial processing server and a source of secondary data, operable to receive the associated text files and perform contextual topic extracting and processing to provide additional searchable contextual information and to store the searchable contextual information and place this information, along with the original text files in a searchable database archive, the stored information being associated with the stored video files; and a search platform operable to access the searchable database archive and, either in response to user taste graphs or user inputted search information, to provide a listing of relevant video files, wherein the secondary data comprises Nielsen data, other TV audience data, and/or EPG data and enables the providing of additional searchable contextual information, wherein the contextual topic extracting involves at least resolving potential ambiguities within the original text files, and wherein the topic extraction server is operable, at least in part through use of the secondary data, to detect topics that are trending on the video source.