VIDEO ENCODING FOR SOCIAL MEDIA

摘要

In some aspects, the disclosure is directed to methods and systems for encoding and sharing media clips via a social networking provider responsive to a user interaction via a single “like” or “share” button. Media may be constantly buffered as the user watches the program, such that the user need not initiate recording, enabling the user to quickly share amusing or media clips as they happen live. The device may decode, scale or subsample, and compress or re-encode the media to take up less space in a buffer of the device and/or to comply with copyright fair use requirements. Responsive to the user interaction or “share” command, the device may transfer the contents of the buffer to a social media service along with instructions to generate a post to the social network identifying the user, media, and/or buffer contents.

主权项

1. A device for encoding and sharing media for social networks, comprising:
a video decoder, a sharing engine comprising a buffer, and a network interface; wherein the video decoder is configured to:
receive an encoded media stream at a first resolution,decode the encoded media stream, andprovide the decoded media stream to a display output and the sharing engine; wherein the sharing engine is configured to:
write a predetermined duration of the decoded media stream to the buffer; and wherein the network interface is configured to, responsive to receipt of a capture command;retrieve the predetermined duration of the media stream from the buffer of the sharing engine, andtransmit the retrieved predetermined duration of the media stream via a network to a second device.