Patent ID: 8606083
Filing Date: 2013-12-10
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for automatically generating a multi-level video summary, comprising: automatically dividing a video file into multimedia stream segments without user input using segmenting criteria; automatically generating at least two summary levels without user input, wherein each of the summary levels has a different level of detail and each of the summary levels is a linear multimedia stream which includes at least one of the multimedia stream segments from the video file, the multimedia stream segments in each of the summary levels selected using selection criteria and at least one algorithm; and automatically generating navigational links between the multimedia stream segments in the summary levels without user input, wherein one or more algorithms are used to dynamically determine link behavior, the navigational links connecting the multimedia stream segments containing related material; and wherein the multimedia stream segments are clips and wherein a first summary level of the two summary levels has fewer clips than a second summary level of the two summary levels, wherein the first summary level includes certain clips that are not contained in the second summary level.