Apparatus, systems and methods for quick speed presentation of media content

摘要

Media content quick speed presentation systems and methods are operable to present selected portions of a media content stream at a quick speed presentation rate. An exemplary embodiment receives the media content stream; identifies a normal speed scene in the received media content, wherein the normal speed scene is presented at a normal speed presentation rate; and identifies a quick speed scene in the received media content, wherein the quick speed scene is presented at a quick speed presentation rate.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving a media content stream at a media device, the media content stream comprising at least a video stream portion and an audio stream portion; monitoring at least one characteristic of the media content stream to identify at least one of a normal speed scene and a quick speed scene in the received media content stream; communicating the video stream portion of the normal speed scene to a display for presentation at a normal speed presentation rate; and communicating the video stream portion of the quick speed scene to the display for presentation at a quick speed presentation rate, wherein monitoring the media content stream to identify at least one of the normal speed scene and the quick speed scene in the received media content stream comprises:
determining a number of edges in an image frame;identifying a scene as the normal speed scene when the determined number of edges in the image frame exceeds a predefined threshold; andidentifying the scene as the quick speed scene when the determined number of edges in the image frame is less than the predefined threshold.