Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval – Automatic control of a recorder mechanism – Controlling the record
Reexamination Certificate
1997-04-18
2001-07-03
Loomis, Paul (Department: 2753)
Dynamic magnetic information storage or retrieval
Automatic control of a recorder mechanism
Controlling the record
Reexamination Certificate
active
06256162
ABSTRACT:
TECHNICAL FIELD
The present invention relates to a moving picture searching apparatus and, more particularly, is suitable for use in a moving picture library apparatus which can record control information (hereinafter, referred to as index information) in addition to the moving picture information when moving picture information to be recorded is recorded in a recording medium.
BACKGROUND ART
Heretofore, in a moving picture library apparatus, when moving picture information to be recorded is recorded in a recording medium, index information comprising of letter information such as a title, a keyword and a registered date can be recorded in addition to the moving picture information.
Therefore, in this type of the moving picture library apparatus, in the case of reproducing the moving picture information from the recording medium, desired moving picture information can be picked out on the basis of the index information easily.
Incidentally, in the aforementioned construction of the moving picture library apparatus, when the index information is made, a title or a keyword input with emphasis on a part of contents of the moving picture based on the moving picture information may cause a case where the contents of the moving picture which can be imagined from the index information is different from the contents of the actual moving picture. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to confirm the contents of the moving picture by the index information.
Further, in this type of the moving picture library apparatus, in the case of picking out the desired moving picture information, the contents of the moving picture on the basis of the index information is confirmed mostly depending on the memory of an operator who has made the index information and recorded the moving picture information. Therefore, in the case where time has passed after recording the moving picture information, or the record number of the moving picture information has increased, there is a problem that it is difficult to confirm the contents of the moving picture by the index information.
Accordingly, in the case of picking out desired moving picture information, there is a necessity that the moving picture library apparatus searches the recorded moving picture information on the basis of the index information to confirm the contents of the moving picture by reproducing the searched moving picture information. Therefore, the operator must repeat the reproducing operation of the moving picture information as many as moving picture information picked out by search based on the index information, and this has a bad efficiency to search the recorded moving picture information rapidly and pick out the desired moving picture information.
DISCLOSURE OF THE INVENTION
The present invention has been made in view of the aforesaid conventional problems, and is intended to provide a moving picture searching apparatus which is able to easily search the recorded moving picture information when the desired moving picture information is picked out.
In order to solve the aforesaid problem, the present invention is provided with input means for inputting a predetermined condition by a user or for designating and inputting a predetermined first operation mode, display means, and searching means for searching moving picture information which meets the condition, designated by the user and obtained based on the output of the input means from single or plural moving picture information recorded in predetermined recording medium, on the basis of respective index information which have been recorded in the recording medium with respective corresponding moving picture information, on the other hand, for sequentially reproducing respective searched moving picture information at a predetermining timing when confirming the designation of first operation mode from the user on the basis of the output of the input means and displaying it on the display means.
Of single or plural moving picture information recorded in predetermined recording medium, moving picture information which meets condition, designated by a user and obtained based on the output of the input means are searched based on respective index information which have been recorded in the recording medium with respective corresponding moving picture information. On the other hand, after this, when it is confirmed on the basis of the output of the input means that the user designated first operation mode, respective moving picture information picked out by the search are sequentially reproduced at a predetermining timing and displayed on the display means, so that the user can look and confirm the contents of respective moving picture information, which have the condition designated by the user as an index information, without complicated operation.
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Matsumoto Akihiko
Onozuka Kuniharu
Frommer William S.
Frommer Lawrence & Haug LLP.
Loomis Paul
Shallenburger Joe H.
Sony Corporation
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