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Digital video contents browsing apparatus and method

  • US 20020056095A1
  • Filed: 12/18/2000
  • Published: 05/09/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2000
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A digital video contents browsing apparatus, comprising:

  • a video contents obtaining part for obtaining video contents distributed by digital broadcasting;

    a feature value extracting part for extracting a plurality of feature values from the obtained video contents;

    a classification and arrangement part for classifying and arranging the video contents in a classification and arrangement space based on the feature values;

    an icon creating part for creating icons visually representing the video contents;

    a video contents dividing part for dividing the video contents into video contents segments on a channel basis, on a program basis, or on a predetermined time basis; and

    a classification and arrangement display part for displaying a collection of the icons corresponding to the video contents segments, in accordance with a viewpoint when the collection is placed at a position of classification and arrangement results obtained by the classification and arrangement part, wherein the video contents dividing part is capable of newly setting a division basis arbitrarily, the icon creating part re-creates the icons corresponding to the video contents segments, the feature value extracting part extracts feature values of the video contents segments on the newly set division basis, and the classification and arrangement display part rearranges the icons corresponding to the video contents segments for display.

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