The present invention relates generally to the field of computing, and more specifically, to enhancing multimedia content.
Generally, a comments section is a feature of online websites, apps, and blogs in which publishers invite an audience to comment on published multimedia content. For websites, such as those that include video content, users may typically make comments in reference to specific content in the video. The comments section may generally be located in a window that is separate from a main window where the video is played and may enable viewers of the video content to post comments in reference to the video. For example, the video may be an instructional cooking video that may include steps for making a certain recipe. Viewers who may view the instructional cooking video may post comments on the video in the comments section, whereby the comments may include suggestions for alternative ingredients, additional steps, parts of the video to skip, warnings, difficult steps in the video so that a viewer may slow down the video, how successful or good was the recipe, etc.
A method for enhancing a video is provided. The method may include generating an annotation matrix comprising extracted video content associated with a video. The method may further include generating a viewer feedback matrix comprising extracted and aggregated viewer feedback from a plurality of viewers of the video, wherein the aggregated viewer feedback comprises a plurality of comments and viewer actions associated with the video, and wherein the aggregated viewer feedback comprising the plurality of comments appears as text that is located separate from a main window for playing the video. The method may further include generating an overlay matrix by merging the viewer feedback matrix and the annotation matrix, wherein the overlay matrix correlates the aggregated viewer feedback that is pertinent to a particular point in time in the video with corresponding time points of the extracted video content. The method may further include generating at least one overlay window for overlaying in the main window of the video at the particular point in time during a playing of the video, wherein the at least one overlay window includes textual information generated from the aggregated viewer feedback.
A computer system for enhancing a video is provided. The computer system may include one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more memories, whereby the computer system is capable of performing a method. The method may include generating an annotation matrix comprising extracted video content associated with a video. The method may further include generating a viewer feedback matrix comprising extracted and aggregated viewer feedback from a plurality of viewers of the video, wherein the aggregated viewer feedback comprises a plurality of comments and viewer actions associated with the video, and wherein the aggregated viewer feedback comprising the plurality of comments appears as text that is located separate from a main window for playing the video. The method may further include generating an overlay matrix by merging the viewer feedback matrix and the annotation matrix, wherein the overlay matrix correlates the aggregated viewer feedback that is pertinent to a particular point in time in the video with corresponding time points of the extracted video content. The method may further include generating at least one overlay window for overlaying in the main window of the video at the particular point in time during a playing of the video, wherein the at least one overlay window includes textual information generated from the aggregated viewer feedback.
A computer program product for enhancing a video is provided. The computer program product may include one or more computer-readable storage devices and program instructions stored on at least one of the one or more tangible storage devices, the program instructions executable by a processor. The computer program product may include program instructions to generate an annotation matrix comprising extracted video content associated with a video. The computer program product may further include program instructions to generate a viewer feedback matrix comprising extracted and aggregated viewer feedback from a plurality of viewers of the video, wherein the aggregated viewer feedback comprises a plurality of comments and viewer actions associated with the video, and wherein the aggregated viewer feedback comprising the plurality of comments appears as text that is located separate from a main window for playing the video. The computer program product may also include program instructions to generate an overlay matrix by merging the viewer feedback matrix and the annotation matrix, wherein the overlay matrix correlates the aggregated viewer feedback that is pertinent to a particular point in time in the video with corresponding time points of the extracted video content. The computer program product may further include program instructions to generate at least one overlay window for overlaying in the main window of the video at the particular point in time during a playing of the video, wherein the at least one overlay window includes textual information generated from the aggregated viewer feedback.
These and other objects, features and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of illustrative embodiments thereof, which is to be read in connection with the accompanying drawings. The various features of the drawings are not to scale as the illustrations are for clarity in facilitating one skilled in the art in understanding the invention in conjunction with the detailed description. In the drawings:
Detailed embodiments of the claimed structures and methods are disclosed herein; however, it can be understood that the disclosed embodiments are merely illustrative of the claimed structures and methods that may be embodied in various forms. This invention may, however, be embodied in many different forms and should not be construed as limited to the exemplary embodiments set forth herein. In the description, details of well-known features and techniques may be omitted to avoid unnecessarily obscuring the presented embodiments.
Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to the field of computing, and more particularly, to enhancing multimedia content. The following described exemplary embodiments provide a system, method and program product for automatically and cognitively generating and adding a comment overlay window to a video. Specifically, the present embodiment has the capacity to improve the technical field associated with video streaming on a computing device, by automatically and cognitively overlaying, adding, and displaying in a main window of a video, and at particular points in time during a playing of the video, a comment overlay window that includes keywords from one or more comments derived from a comments section. More specifically, the system, method and program product may parse and detect video content associated with a video, aggregate feedback from a comments section that is associated with the video, and correlate the aggregated feedback from the comments section with the parsed content from the video to generate and display one or more overlay windows that include keywords from the comments section.
As previously described with respect to a comments section associated with multimedia content, the comments section may generally be located below the multimedia content on a webpage and/or web application. For example, the multimedia content may include instructional videos, such as do-it-yourself (DIY) videos, cooking videos, and software-related videos, and user comments may be listed under the instructional video in a comments section. More specifically, for example, and in reference to the mentioned instructional videos, the comments sections may include comments such as alternative ingredients, additional steps, updates to versions of software, which versions of software may not be compatible, parts of the video to skip, warnings, difficult steps in the video to let a user know to slow down the video, how successful was the instructional video, etc. Furthermore, users may use the comments section to fact check information presented in a video. However, due to the volume of comments that may be presented in the comments section, many of these useful comments may not be viewed or may get lost in the mix of comments that are presented.
As such, it may be advantageous, among other things, to provide a method, computer system, and computer program product for enhancing video content by automatically and cognitively generating a comment overlay window. Specifically, the method, computer system, and computer program product may overlay, add, and display in a main window of a video, and at particular points in time during a playing of the video, a comment overlay window that includes text/keywords from one or more comments derived from a comments section. Specifically, the method, computer system, and computer program product may parse and detect video content associated with a video, aggregate feedback from a comments section that is associated with the video, and correlate the aggregated feedback from the comments section with the parsed content from the video to generate and display one or more overlay windows that include text/keywords from the comments section that corresponds to a portion of the video content.
The flowchart and block diagrams in the Figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods, and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present invention. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of instructions, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). In some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the Figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems that perform the specified functions or acts or carry out combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.
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According to at least one implementation, the present embodiment may also include a database 116, which may be running on server 112. The communication network 110 may include various types of communication networks, such as a wide area network (WAN), local area network (LAN), a telecommunication network, a wireless network, a public switched network and/or a satellite network. It may be appreciated that
The client computer 102 may communicate with server computer 112 via the communications network 110. The communications network 110 may include connections, such as wire, wireless communication links, or fiber optic cables. As will be discussed with reference to
According to the present embodiment, a program, such as a comment overlay generator program 108A and 108B may run on the client computer 102 and/or on the server computer 112 via a communications network 110. The comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may provide a comment overlay window, for overlaying in a main window of video content, user comments that correspond to particular points in time and context of the video content. Specifically, a client computer 102, such as a desktop computer, laptop computer, tablet, and/or mobile device, may run a comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B, that may interact with a database 116 and a software program 114, to automatically and cognitively generate a comment overlay window on the video and display, at particular points in time during a playing of the video, keywords from comments derived from a comments section associated with the video. More specifically, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may parse and detect video content associated with a video, aggregate feedback from a comments section that is associated with the video, and correlate the aggregated feedback from the comments section with the parsed content from the video. In turn, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may generate and display one or more overlay windows that include text/keywords from a comment corresponding to a portion of the video content.
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However, and as indicated by the comments 210a, 210b, 210c in the comments section 208, users may suggest alternative ingredients for making cookies. Specifically, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may aggregate feedback from viewers of the video, wherein the feedback includes user comments, frequency of the keywords used in the comments, and other user actions including upvotes/downvotes, traffic, referrers, and clicks. According to one embodiment, the feedback in the form of comments may appear as text in a comments section 208 or chat pane (such as live chat 214) that is separate from a window for playing the video. For example, and previously described, users may post comments 210a, 210b, 210c in the comments section 208 that may reference the video content 206 within the video 204. Specifically, as indicated in the posted comment 210a, User A may suggest an alternative gluten free ingredient for making cookies by using “150 g almond flour” as opposed to the “cookie flour” that may have been mentioned in the video 204. Furthermore, as depicted in comment 210b, User B may refer to User A's comment and similarly suggest using almond flour but with 140 g. As indicated by popularity indicator 212, both comments 210a and 210b regarding the almond flour ingredient may be popular among other users who may view the comment section 208 and/or may have tried the recipe with the almond flour. Specifically, the popularity indicator 212 may be based on a thumbs up icon indicating that users like the comment and/or suggestion posted by a user. Opposingly, comment 210c from User C may not be viewed as being popular among users viewing the video 204 based on more users clicking a thumbs down icon indicating a dislike for User C's comment.
As will be further described in greater detail with reference to
Thus, in response to the posting of comments 210a, 210b, 210c, and based on the extraction and analysis process that will be further described in
According to another embodiment (as indicated by the dotted outlines in
As described with respect to a live video 204, based on possible delays between the analysis performed by the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B and the resulting generation of the comment overlay window 224, there may be a time delay before the comment overlay window is displayed on the live video 204 (i.e. after @9:30:06). However, according to one embodiment, in a replay of the live video 204, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may more timely display the comment overlay window 224 on the video 204—for example, when the live video is replayed, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may more accurately display the window 224 @9:30:06 to represent a more accurate depiction of the time that a comment relevant to the content in the video is posted (since the comments already presented due to the replay). Thus, and as will be further described with respect, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may continuously scan, parse, extract, and analyze the comments associated with a video each time a video may be viewed to detect new comments and comment edits as well as to accurately display comment overlay windows on the video.
As previously described, and as will be further described with reference to
In turn, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may use the information that is extracted from a video via the speech-to-text algorithms and the image recognition algorithms to generate an annotation matrix as depicted at 308 in
As previously described, the method, computer system, and computer program product for generating a comment overlay window may first begin with parsing and transcribing a video as well as the comments associated with the video. Specifically, parsing, transcribing, and extracting video content from a video to generate an annotation matrix has been discussed. Similarly, and referring back to
Thus, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may identify keywords in a comment, the frequency of keywords in user comments, a context associated with a user comment, a time associated with a comment (i.e. the time a comment is posted) as well as a time that references a point/part in a video (i.e. a user comment that references a specific time in the video), and relationships/referrals between comments. For example, and referring back to
Furthermore, and as depicted at weight engine 314, in addition to parsing text in user comments to establish a context/relationship associated with the user comments, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may also use machine learning and deep learning models to aggregate and correlate other viewer feedback that include viewer actions such as upvotes/downvotes on a user comment (for example, identifying a number likes and dislikes of a comment based on a popularity icon 212), video scrubbing activity (such as determining when users are viewing and/or skipping to certain parts of a video) and metadata such as reply comments and other surrounding text associated with a user comment. As previously described, the viewer feedback matrix may be a keyword map that maps text/keywords from each viewer comment to a matrix node with timeframe and context information. In addition, the keyword map may parse viewer actions and map the viewer actions to keywords as well. In turn, based on such information, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may weigh the aggregated feedback. More specifically, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may weigh certain comments over other comments in the comments section based on the weighed aggregated feedback.
For example, and as previously described with respect to
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For example, taking an instructional cooking video, the data from the generated overlay matrix may include a timeframe of when the keyword “butter” 506 is mentioned in the video. The data from the generated overlay matrix may also include the context 504 in which the keyword “butter” is mentioned. According to one embodiment, the context may be based on a pairing between the z-axis from both the annotation matrix and the viewer feedback matrix. As previously described with respect to
Additionally, and as previously described, weighted scores 510 may be assigned to each of the alternative actions, keywords, and keyword terms 508, based on user actions. For example, and as previously described with respect to the weight engine 314 in
For example, based on analysis of user actions associated with the user comment that includes “coconut oil” for the cookie recipe—for instance, identifying reactions to the user comment, including a detection of positive reply comments and upvotes for the user comment (i.e. a threshold number of upvotes)—the alternative action of “coconut oil” for the cookie recipe may be considered a highly popular alternative to butter and based on an assigned weighted score of 90. Opposingly, based on analysis of user actions associated with the user comment that includes “use ½ cup instead of 1 cup” for the cake recipe—for instance, identifying reactions to the user comment, including a detection of negative reply comments and downvotes votes, and a detection that a majority of users do not view the cake recipe—the alternative action of “use ½ cup instead of 1 cup” for the cake recipe may be considered a low alternative to butter based on an assigned weighted score of 28.
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Accordingly, based on the overlay matrix, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may determine a time in the video content 206 that the “flour” ingredient is mentioned specifically with reference to cookies (as opposed to cake). Additionally, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may identify the context and popularity of the comments 210a and 210b with respect to the flour ingredient for cookies. Therefore, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may determine a relationship between the portion of the video content 206 that mentions the flour ingredient for cookies and the comments 210a, 210b, 210c that suggest alternative flour ingredients for cookies. Thus, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may generate a comment overlay window 202 and may overlay and display the comment overlay window 202 on the video 204 at the particular point in time that the flour ingredient for cookies is mentioned in the video 204. For example, at the time the discussion of the flour ingredient is presented in the video 204, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may overlay and display a comment overlay window 202 that combines keywords from comments 210a and 210b and includes text stating, “Alternatives: 140 g-150 g almond flour.” According to one embodiment, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may also determine the particular point in time to overlay and display the comment overlay window 202 on the video 204 based a mention of time in the comment itself. For example, the posted comment 210a may instead recite, “@1:32 I made a gluten free version last night! I replaced the cookie flour with 150 g almond flour with success.” Thus, accordingly, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may identify, based on the “@1:32” included in comment 210a, that User A is specifically referencing the video content 206 at 1:32. Therefore, the comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B may specifically determine that the particular point in time to overlay and display the comment overlay window 202 on the video 204 should start at 1:32 into the video 204.
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The present invention may be a system, a method, and/or a computer program product. The computer program product may include a computer readable storage medium (or media) having computer readable program instructions thereon for causing a processor to carry out aspects of the present invention. The computer readable storage medium can be a tangible device that can retain and store instructions for use by an instruction execution device. The computer readable storage medium may be, for example, but is not limited to, an electronic storage device, a magnetic storage device, an optical storage device, an electromagnetic storage device, a semiconductor storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. A non-exhaustive list of more specific examples of the computer readable storage medium includes the following: a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a random access memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or Flash memory), a static random access memory (SRAM), a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), a digital versatile disk (DVD), a memory stick, a floppy disk, a mechanically encoded device such as punch-cards or raised structures in a groove having instructions recorded thereon, and any suitable combination of the foregoing. A computer readable storage medium, as used herein, is not to be construed as being transitory signals per se, such as radio waves or other freely propagating electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic waves propagating through a waveguide or other transmission media (e.g., light pulses passing through a fiber-optic cable), or electrical signals transmitted through a wire.
Computer readable program instructions described herein can be downloaded to respective computing/processing devices from a computer readable storage medium or to an external computer or external storage device via a network, for example, the Internet, a local area network, a wide area network and/or a wireless network. The network may comprise copper transmission cables, optical transmission fibers, wireless transmission, routers, firewalls, switches, gateway computers, and/or edge servers. A network adapter card or network interface in each computing/processing device receives computer readable program instructions from the network and forwards the computer readable program instructions for storage in a computer readable storage medium within the respective computing/processing device.
Computer readable program instructions for carrying out operations of the present invention may be assembler instructions, instruction-set-architecture (ISA) instructions, machine instructions, machine dependent instructions, microcode, firmware instructions, state-setting data, or either source code or object code written in any combination of one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, Smalltalk, C++ or the like, and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the “C” programming language or similar programming languages. The computer readable program instructions may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the latter scenario, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any type of network, including a local area network (LAN) or a wide area network (WAN), or the connection may be made to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet Service Provider). In some embodiments, electronic circuitry including, for example, programmable logic circuitry, field-programmable gate arrays (FPGA), or programmable logic arrays (PLA) may execute the computer readable program instructions by utilizing state information of the computer readable program instructions to personalize the electronic circuitry, in order to perform aspects of the present invention.
Aspects of the present invention are described herein with reference to flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams of methods, apparatus (systems), and computer program products according to embodiments of the invention. It will be understood that each block of the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, and combinations of blocks in the flowchart illustrations and/or block diagrams, can be implemented by computer readable program instructions.
These computer readable program instructions may be provided to a processor of a general purpose computer, special purpose computer, or other programmable data processing apparatus to produce a machine, such that the instructions, which execute via the processor of the computer or other programmable data processing apparatus, create means for implementing the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks. These computer readable program instructions may also be stored in a computer readable storage medium that can direct a computer, a programmable data processing apparatus, and/or other devices to function in a particular manner, such that the computer readable storage medium having instructions stored therein comprises an article of manufacture including instructions which implement aspects of the function/act specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
The computer readable program instructions may also be loaded onto a computer, other programmable data processing apparatus, or other device to cause a series of operational steps to be performed on the computer, other programmable apparatus or other device to produce a computer implemented process, such that the instructions which execute on the computer, other programmable apparatus, or other device implement the functions/acts specified in the flowchart and/or block diagram block or blocks.
Data processing system 710, 750 is representative of any electronic device capable of executing machine-readable program instructions. Data processing system 710, 750 may be representative of a smart phone, a computer system, PDA, or other electronic devices. Examples of computing systems, environments, and/or configurations that may represented by data processing system 710, 750 include, but are not limited to, personal computer systems, server computer systems, thin clients, thick clients, hand-held or laptop devices, multiprocessor systems, microprocessor-based systems, network PCs, minicomputer systems, and distributed cloud computing environments that include any of the above systems or devices.
User client computer 102 (
Each set of internal components 710a, b, also includes a R/W drive or interface 732 to read from and write to one or more portable computer-readable tangible storage devices 737 such as a CD-ROM, DVD, memory stick, magnetic tape, magnetic disk, optical disk or semiconductor storage device. A software program, such as an comment overlay generator program 108A and 108B (
Each set of internal components 710a, b also includes network adapters or interfaces 736 such as a TCP/IP adapter cards, wireless Wi-Fi interface cards, or 3G or 4G wireless interface cards or other wired or wireless communication links. The comment overlay generator program 108A (
Each of the sets of external components 750a, b can include a computer display monitor 721, a keyboard 731, and a computer mouse 735. External components 750a, b can also include touch screens, virtual keyboards, touch pads, pointing devices, and other human interface devices. Each of the sets of internal components 710a, b also includes device drivers 740 to interface to computer display monitor 721, keyboard 731, and computer mouse 735. The device drivers 740, R/W drive or interface 732, and network adapter or interface 736 comprise hardware and software (stored in storage device 730 and/or ROM 724).
It is understood in advance that although this disclosure includes a detailed description on cloud computing, implementation of the teachings recited herein are not limited to a cloud computing environment. Rather, embodiments of the present invention are capable of being implemented in conjunction with any other type of computing environment now known or later developed.
Cloud computing is a model of service delivery for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. networks, network bandwidth, servers, processing, memory, storage, applications, virtual machines, and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or interaction with a provider of the service. This cloud model may include at least five characteristics, at least three service models, and at least four deployment models.
Characteristics are as follows:
On-demand self-service: a cloud consumer can unilaterally provision computing capabilities, such as server time and network storage, as needed automatically without requiring human interaction with the service's provider.
Broad network access: capabilities are available over a network and accessed through standard mechanisms that promote use by heterogeneous thin or thick client platforms (e.g., mobile phones, laptops, and PDAs).
Resource pooling: the provider's computing resources are pooled to serve multiple consumers using a multi-tenant model, with different physical and virtual resources dynamically assigned and reassigned according to demand. There is a sense of location independence in that the consumer generally has no control or knowledge over the exact location of the provided resources but may be able to specify location at a higher level of abstraction (e.g., country, state, or datacenter).
Rapid elasticity: capabilities can be rapidly and elastically provisioned, in some cases automatically, to quickly scale out and rapidly released to quickly scale in. To the consumer, the capabilities available for provisioning often appear to be unlimited and can be purchased in any quantity at any time.
Measured service: cloud systems automatically control and optimize resource use by leveraging a metering capability at some level of abstraction appropriate to the type of service (e.g., storage, processing, bandwidth, and active user accounts). Resource usage can be monitored, controlled, and reported providing transparency for both the provider and consumer of the utilized service.
Service Models are as follows:
Software as a Service (SaaS): the capability provided to the consumer is to use the provider's applications running on a cloud infrastructure. The applications are accessible from various client devices through a thin client interface such as a web browser (e.g., web-based e-mail). The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure including network, servers, operating systems, storage, or even individual application capabilities, with the possible exception of limited user-specific application configuration settings.
Platform as a Service (PaaS): the capability provided to the consumer is to deploy onto the cloud infrastructure consumer-created or acquired applications created using programming languages and tools supported by the provider. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure including networks, servers, operating systems, or storage, but has control over the deployed applications and possibly application hosting environment configurations.
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): the capability provided to the consumer is to provision processing, storage, networks, and other fundamental computing resources where the consumer is able to deploy and run arbitrary software, which can include operating systems and applications. The consumer does not manage or control the underlying cloud infrastructure but has control over operating systems, storage, deployed applications, and possibly limited control of select networking components (e.g., host firewalls).
Deployment Models are as follows:
Private cloud: the cloud infrastructure is operated solely for an organization. It may be managed by the organization or a third party and may exist on-premises or off-premises.
Community cloud: the cloud infrastructure is shared by several organizations and supports a specific community that has shared concerns (e.g., mission, security requirements, policy, and compliance considerations). It may be managed by the organizations or a third party and may exist on-premises or off-premises.
Public cloud: the cloud infrastructure is made available to the general public or a large industry group and is owned by an organization selling cloud services.
Hybrid cloud: the cloud infrastructure is a composition of two or more clouds (private, community, or public) that remain unique entities but are bound together by standardized or proprietary technology that enables data and application portability (e.g., cloud bursting for load-balancing between clouds).
A cloud computing environment is service oriented with a focus on statelessness, low coupling, modularity, and semantic interoperability. At the heart of cloud computing is an infrastructure comprising a network of interconnected nodes.
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Hardware and software layer 60 includes hardware and software components. Examples of hardware components include: mainframes 61; RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) architecture based servers 62; servers 63; blade servers 64; storage devices 65; and networks and networking components 66. In some embodiments, software components include network application server software 67 and database software 68.
Virtualization layer 70 provides an abstraction layer from which the following examples of virtual entities may be provided: virtual servers 71; virtual storage 72; virtual networks 73, including virtual private networks; virtual applications and operating systems 74; and virtual clients 75.
In one example, management layer 80 may provide the functions described below. Resource provisioning 81 provides dynamic procurement of computing resources and other resources that are utilized to perform tasks within the cloud computing environment. Metering and Pricing 82 provide cost tracking as resources are utilized within the cloud computing environment, and billing or invoicing for consumption of these resources. In one example, these resources may comprise application software licenses. Security provides identity verification for cloud consumers and tasks, as well as protection for data and other resources. User portal 83 provides access to the cloud computing environment for consumers and system administrators. Service level management 84 provides cloud computing resource allocation and management such that required service levels are met. Service Level Agreement (SLA) planning and fulfillment 85 provide pre-arrangement for, and procurement of, cloud computing resources for which a future requirement is anticipated in accordance with an SLA.
Workloads layer 90 provides examples of functionality for which the cloud computing environment may be utilized. Examples of workloads and functions which may be provided from this layer include: mapping and navigation 91; software development and lifecycle management 92; virtual classroom education delivery 93; data analytics processing 94; transaction processing 95; and comment overlay generator 96. A comment overlay generator program 108A, 108B (
The descriptions of the various embodiments of the present invention have been presented for purposes of illustration but are not intended to be exhaustive or limited to the embodiments disclosed. Many modifications and variations will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the scope of the described embodiments. The terminology used herein was chosen to best explain the principles of the embodiments, the practical application or technical improvement over technologies found in the marketplace, or to enable others of ordinary skill in the art to understand the embodiments disclosed herein.