Bookmarks in recorded video

摘要

In general, in one aspect, the disclosure describes a video recording system including a user interface to enable a user to enter commands. A bookmark manager is to generate bookmarks corresponding to locations in the videos being recorded based on bookmark commands received, to assign end points for the bookmarks, and to generate a program based on selection of one or more of the recorded videos and selection of at least a subset of the bookmarks associated with the one or more recorded videos. A video record/playback manager is to control recording of the videos and the associated bookmarks and to present the program by playing the at least a subset of the associated bookmarks for the one or more of the recorded videos. Playback of each of the at least a subset of the associated bookmarks is to end at the assigned endpoint.

主权项

1. A video recording system comprising:
a hardware processor that:
receives a first video from a video source;causes the first video to be presented;determines a location in the first video for a first beginning bookmark;causes at least a first portion of the first video to be recorded based on the location of the first beginning bookmark and a first end bookmark;receives a second video from the video source, wherein the first video and second video are different occurrences of a recurring program;determines a location for a second beginning bookmark in the second video based on the location of the first beginning bookmark in the first video;causes at least a second portion of the second video to be recorded based on the locations of the second beginning bookmark and a second end bookmark; andcauses the first portion and the second portion to be presented based at least in part on the first beginning bookmark, the first end bookmark, the second beginning bookmark, the second end bookmark.