Creating customized short-form content from long-form content

Abstract

In one example, a method includes extracting an excerpt from a first item of digital content. The first item of digital content is one of a plurality of items of digital content stored in a digital content library of a telecommunications service provider network. Topics that are trending among a plurality of users of the network are identified. A first topic of the topics in which a first user of the plurality of users has expressed an interest is identified. The excerpt is mapped to the first topic to generate a local mapping for the first user. The local mapping indicates a relationship between the first topic and the excerpt. A customized collection of excerpts is generated for the first user based on the local mapping. The first excerpt is included in the customized collection of excerpts. The customized collection of excerpts is sent to the first user.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method comprising:
 extracting, by a processing system including at least one processor, an excerpt from a first item of digital content, wherein the first item of digital content is one of a plurality of items of digital content stored in a digital content library of a telecommunications service provider network;   identifying, by the processing system based on a profile of a first user of a plurality of users, a first topic of a plurality of topics in which the first user has expressed an interest;   mapping, by the processing system, the excerpt to the first topic to generate a local mapping for the first user, wherein the local mapping indicates a relationship between the first topic and the excerpt;   generating, by the processing system, a customized collection of excerpts for the first user based on the local mapping, wherein the first excerpt is included in the customized collection of excerpts; and   sending, by the processing system, the customized collection of excerpts to the first user.   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein a duration of the excerpt is shorter than a duration of the first item of digital content. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first item of digital content comprises a video file. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first item of digital content comprises an audio file. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the first item of digital content comprises a text file. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 subsequent to the extracting and prior to the mapping, generating a metadata file for the excerpt, wherein the metadata file identifies at least a genre of the excerpt.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 6 , wherein the mapping comprises:
 matching a keyword associated with the first topic to metadata in the metadata file.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of topics is identified by monitoring data generated by the plurality of users. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the data generated by the plurality of users includes a plurality of profiles, and wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles is associated with one user of the plurality of users. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 8 , wherein the data generated by the plurality of users includes a plurality of social media feeds associated with the plurality of users. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the customized collection of excerpts is presented as a dynamic linear feed. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the generating and the sending are performed in response to a request from the first user. 
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 receiving feedback from the first user in response to the sending; and   modifying the local mapping in response to the feedback.   
     
     
         14 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the feedback comprises an explicit indication from the first user that indicates whether the first user enjoyed the excerpt. 
     
     
         15 . The method of  claim 13 , wherein the feedback comprises an action taken by the first user in response to the first user playing the customized collection of excerpts. 
     
     
         16 . The method of  claim 15 , where the action comprises the first user re-playing the excerpt. 
     
     
         17 . The method of  claim 15 , where the action comprises the user making a purchase of the first item of digital content. 
     
     
         18 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 mapping the excerpt to a second topic of the plurality of topics to generate a global mapping for the plurality of users, wherein the global mapping indicates a relationship between the second topic and the excerpt.   
     
     
         19 . A device comprising:
 a processor; and   a non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 extracting an excerpt from a first item of digital content, wherein the first item of digital content is one of a plurality of items of digital content stored in a digital content library of a telecommunications service provider network; 
 identifying, based on a profile of a first user of a plurality of users, a first topic of a plurality of topics in which the first user has expressed an interest; 
 mapping the excerpt to the first topic to generate a local mapping for the first user, wherein the local mapping indicates a relationship between the first topic and the excerpt; 
 generating a customized collection of excerpts for the first user based on the local mapping, wherein the first excerpt is included in the customized collection of excerpts; and 
 sending the customized collection of excerpts to the first user. 
   
     
     
         20 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations, the operations comprising:
 extracting an excerpt from a first item of digital content, wherein the first item of digital content is one of a plurality of items of digital content stored in a digital content library of a telecommunications service provider network;   identifying, based on a profile of a first user of a plurality of users, a first topic of a plurality of topics in which the first user has expressed an interest;   mapping the excerpt to the first topic to generate a local mapping for the first user, wherein the local mapping indicates a relationship between the first topic and the excerpt;   generating a customized collection of excerpts for the first user based on the local mapping, wherein the first excerpt is included in the customized collection of excerpts; and   sending the customized collection of excerpts to the first user.