AV information processing unit and information recording medium, in which AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by computer

• US 20010056432A1
• Filed: 03/27/2001
• Published: 12/27/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Original Assignee: Pioneer Corporation
• Inventors: Horiuchi, Naoaki, Gayama, Shinichi
• Application Number:
  US09/817,245
• Publication Number:
  US 20010056432A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/40 of multimedia data, e.g. slideshows comprising image and additional audio data retrieval of still image data G06F16/50; retrieval of audio data G06F16/60; retrieval of video data G06F16/70
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/48 Retrieval characterised by using metadata, e.g. metadata not derived from the content or metadata generated manually

Abstract

The present invention provides an AV information processing unit comprising an AV information recording unit for accumulating audio information, a search agent for accumulating a search parameter to define respective accumulated audio information, a microphone for inputting a search condition which defines the audio information required to be searched and for inputting example information for illustrating the audio information having a character indicated by the search condition when the inputted search condition is not included in the search parameter, a user learning agent for extracting the search parameter to define the inputted example information from the example information, a search agent for searching the audio information associated with the extracted search parameter and outputting it as the audio information associated with the search condition and an AV control agent.

Claims

1. An AV information processing unit comprising:

an AV information accumulating device for accumulating AV (Audio Visual) information, which include any one of audio information, video information and data information associated with at least any one of the audio information and the video information;

a characteristic information accumulating device for accumulating characteristic information, which defines said accumulated AV information, for said each AV information;

an inputting device for inputting search characteristic information defining said accumulated AV information required to be searched;

an example inputting device for inputting example information to illustrate said AV information having a characteristic indicated by the search characteristic information when said inputted search characteristic information is not included in said accumulated characteristic information;

an extracting device for extracting example characteristic information being said characteristic information, which defines said inputted example information, from said example information; and

an outputting device for searching said AV information associated with said extracted example characteristic information in said AV accumulating device and outputting said searched AV information to an exterior as said AV information associated with said search characteristic information.

2. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 1

, further comprising:

a corresponding information accumulating device for forming a corresponding information, which associates said extracted example characteristic information to said inputted search characteristic information and storing said formed corresponding information; and

a search device for searching said example characteristic information from said characteristic information accumulating device on the basis of said accumulated corresponding information when said search characteristic information is inputted again after said corresponding information is accumulated in said corresponding information accumulating device;

wherein said outputting device searches said AV information associated with said searched example characteristic information from said AV accumulating device when said search characteristic information is inputted again and said outputting device outputs said searched AV information to an exterior as said AV information associated with said search characteristic information.

3. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 1

, wherein said example inputting device is used for inputting said different and plural example information and said extracting device extracts said example characteristic information, which is common among said inputted plural example information, from each of said example information.

4. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 2

, wherein said example inputting device is used for inputting said different and plural example information and said extracting device extracts said example characteristic information, which is common among said inputted plural example information, from each of said example information.

5. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 1

, wherein said outputting device outputs said AV information associated with said extracted example characteristic information to an exterior as said AV information associated with said search characteristic information by using at least any one of a sound and an image.

6. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 2

, wherein said outputting device outputs said AV information associated with said extracted example characteristic information to an exterior as said AV information associated with said search characteristic information by using at least any one of a sound and an image.

7. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 1

, wherein said inputting device comprises a voice receiving device for receiving input of said search characteristic information by voice.

8. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 2

, wherein said inputting device comprises a voice receiving device for receiving input of said search characteristic information by voice.

9. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 1

, wherein said example inputting device comprises an example voice receiving device for receiving input of said example information by voice.

10. The AV information processing unit according to

claim 2

, wherein said example inputting device comprises an example voice receiving device for receiving input of said example information by voice.

11. An information recording medium, in which an AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by a computer, for making said computer function as:

an inputting device for inputting search characteristic information defining said AV information required to be searched, in AV information which are accumulated in advance and which include any one of audio information, video information and data information associated with at least any one of the audio information and the video information;

an example inputting device for inputting example information illustrating said AV information having a characteristic, which is indicated by the search characteristic information, when said inputted search characteristic information is not included in said accumulated characteristic information, which defines said accumulated AV information and are accumulated in advance;

an extracting device for extracting example characteristic information being said characteristic information, which defines said inputted example information, from said example information; and

an outputting device for searching said AV information associated with said extracted example characteristic information and outputting said searched AV information to an exterior as said AV information associated with said search characteristic information.

12. The information recording medium according to

claim 11

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, for further making said computer function as:

a corresponding information accumulating device for forming a corresponding information, which associates said extracted example characteristic information to said inputted search characteristic information and storing said formed corresponding information; and

a search device for searching said example characteristic information on the basis of said accumulated corresponding information when said search characteristic information is inputted again after said corresponding information is accumulated;

wherein said information recording medium makes said computer functioning as said outputting device function such that it searches said AV information associated with said searched example characteristic information when said search characteristic information is inputted again and it outputs said searched AV information to an exterior as said AV information associated with said search characteristic information.

13. The information recording medium according to

claim 11

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, wherein said information recording medium uses said computer functioning as said example inputting device to input different and plural said example information and makes said computer functioning as said extracting device function such that it extracts said example characteristic information, which is common among said inputted plural example information, from each of said example information.

14. The information recording medium according to

claim 12

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, wherein said information recording medium uses said computer functioning as said example inputting device to input different and plural said example information and makes said computer functioning as said extracting device function such that it extracts said example characteristic information, which is common among said inputted plural example information, from each of said example information.

15. The information recording medium according to

claim 11

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, wherein said information recording medium makes said computer functioning as said outputting device function such that it outputs said AV information associated with said extracted example characteristic information to an exterior as said AV information associated with said search characteristic information by using at least any one of a sound and an image.

16. The information recording medium according to

claim 12

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, wherein said information recording medium makes said computer functioning as said outputting device function such that it outputs said AV information associated with said extracted example characteristic information to an exterior as said AV information associated with said search characteristic information by using at least any one of a sound and an image.

17. The information recording medium according to

claim 11

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, wherein said information recording medium makes said computer functioning as said example inputting device function as a voice receiving device for receiving input of said search characteristic information by voice.

18. The information recording medium according to

claim 12

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, wherein said information recording medium makes said computer functioning as said example inputting device function as a voice receiving device for receiving input of said search characteristic information by voice.

19. The information recording medium according to

claim 11

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, wherein said information recording medium makes said computer functioning as said example inputting device function as an example voice receiving device for receiving input of said example information by voice.

20. The information recording medium according to

claim 12

, in which said AV information processing program is recorded so as to be capable of being read by said computer, wherein said information recording medium makes said computer functioning as said example inputting device function as an example voice receiving device for receiving input of said example information by voice.