Video-signal recording and playback apparatus, video-signal recording and playback method, and recording medium
First Claim
1. A video-signal recording and playback apparatus for recording or playing back a video signal, said video-signal recording and playback apparatus comprising:
- extracting means for extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
judgment means for forming a judgment as to whether or not a static picture extracted by said extracting means can be used as a representative picture; and
setting means for setting said static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed by said judgment means.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a video-signal recording and playback apparatus for recording or playing back a video signal, the video-signal recording and playback apparatus comprising: extracting means for extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing; judgment means for forming a judgment as to whether or not a static picture extracted by the extracting means can be used as a representative picture; and setting means for setting the static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed by the judgment means.
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6 Claims
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1. A video-signal recording and playback apparatus for recording or playing back a video signal, said video-signal recording and playback apparatus comprising:
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extracting means for extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
judgment means for forming a judgment as to whether or not a static picture extracted by said extracting means can be used as a representative picture; and
setting means for setting said static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed by said judgment means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A video-signal recording and playback method adopted in a video-signal recording and playback apparatus for recording or playing back a video signal, said video-signal recording and playback method comprising:
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an extracting step of extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
a judgment step of forming a judgment as to whether or not said static picture extracted at said extracting step can be used as a representative picture; and
a setting step of setting said static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed at said judgment step.
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6. A recording medium for recording a program for controlling a video-signal recording and playback apparatus for recording or playing back a video signal, wherein said program is a computer readable program, said program comprising:
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an extracting step of extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
a judgment step of forming a judgment as to whether or not said static picture extracted at said extracting step can be used as a representative picture; and
a setting step of setting said static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed at said judgment step.
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