Method and apparatus for presenting content of images

Details Method and apparatus for presenting content of images Method and apparatus for presenting content of images

2003-11-19

2009-02-03

Ahmed, Samir A (Department: 2624)

Interactive video distribution systems

Program, message, or commercial insertion or substitution

Specific to individual user or household

C382S190000, C382S100000, C386S349000, C715S716000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07487524

ABSTRACT:
The present invention is a method for presenting the content of images, in which, out of images that include at least moving images and can be segmented into a plurality of scenes, groups of two or more key images included in the individual scenes are extracted, and a digest screen of the images, which include the groups of key images, is organized. The method is characterized in that a scene segmenting step of generating individual segmented scenes and the following three steps for each scene are provided: a key-image extracting step, a preceding-and-following-key-image extracting step of extracting at least one still image time-oriented preceding the key image and/or at least one still image time-oriented following the key image, and a key-image weighting step of assigning a weight to the key image on the basis of a predetermined measure. Moreover, at least, a scene organizing step of disposing the preceding and following key images in the neighborhood of the corresponding key images, and enabling or disabling the display of the key images and expanding or contracting the key images according to the corresponding weights to organize a digest screen and a screen displaying step of displaying the digest screen are provided.

REFERENCES:
patent: 5818439 (1998-10-01), Nagasaka et al.
patent: 5903264 (1999-05-01), Moeller et al.
patent: 6246803 (2001-06-01), Gauch
patent: 6289361 (2001-09-01), Uchida
patent: 6338094 (2002-01-01), Scott et al.
patent: 6882793 (2005-04-01), Fu et al.
patent: 2002/0114615 (2002-08-01), Tojo et al.
patent: 0 682 324 (1995-11-01), None
patent: 10-232884 (1998-09-01), None
patent: 2001-306599 (2001-11-01), None

Affiliated with

Also associated with

Rating

Method and apparatus for presenting content of images does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for presenting content of images, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for presenting content of images will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

Comments { 0 }

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-4103818