Image processing apparatus and method for moving picture data playback, and computer-readable storage medium that stores program codes for image processing
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
- a storage device that stores scene information including, at least, data for a representative frame of a scene, data for an interval of the scene and data for a hierarchical level of the scene of each of a plurality of scenes included in a moving picture that is subject to a playback;
a display device that reads images of the representative frames of the plurality of scenes from the storage device and chronologically displays the images based on an external designation of the hierarchical level; and
a playback device that plays back the scene corresponding to the images of the representative frames displayed by the display device based on an external playback instruction.
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Abstract
An image processing method for playing back a moving picture includes storing scene information associated with the moving picture including, at least, data for representative frames of scenes, data for intervals of the scenes, and data for hierarchical levels of the scenes; a display step for chronologically displaying images of the representative frames of the scenes stored in the storing step on a display device based on the external designation of the hierarchical level; and a playback step to play back one of the scenes corresponding to the representative frame displayed by the display device based on an external playback instruction.
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1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a storage device that stores scene information including, at least, data for a representative frame of a scene, data for an interval of the scene and data for a hierarchical level of the scene of each of a plurality of scenes included in a moving picture that is subject to a playback;
a display device that reads images of the representative frames of the plurality of scenes from the storage device and chronologically displays the images based on an external designation of the hierarchical level; and
a playback device that plays back the scene corresponding to the images of the representative frames displayed by the display device based on an external playback instruction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image processing apparatus comprising:
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a storage device that stores scene information including, at least, data for a representative frame of a scene and data for a hierarchical level of the scene of each of a plurality of scenes included in a moving picture that is subject to a playback; and
a display device that reads images of the representative frames of the plurality of scenes from the storage device and chronologically displays the images based on an external designation of the hierarchical level. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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16. An image processing method comprising:
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storing scene information including, at least, data for representative frame of a scene, data for interval of the scene and data for a hierarchical level of the scene of each plurality of scenes included in a moving picture that is subject to a playback;
designating a hierarchical level;
chronologically displaying images of the representative frames of the scenes stored in the storing step, based on an external designation of the hierarchical level; and
playing back the scene corresponding to the images of the representative frames displayed by the display device based on an external playback instruction.
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25. An image processing method comprising:
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storing scene information including, at least, data for a representative frame of a scene and data for a hierarchical level of the scene of each of a plurality of scenes included in a moving picture that is subject to a playback; and
chronologically displaying images of the representative frames of the plurality of scenes stored in the storing step based on an external designation of the hierarchical level.
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30. A computer readable storage medium that stores image processing program codes for playing back a moving picture, the computer readable storage medium storing:
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a code for storing scene information including, at least, data for a representative frame of a scene, data for an interval of the scene and data for a hierarchical level of the scene of each of a plurality of scenes included in a moving picture that is subject to a playback;
a code for chronologically displaying images of the representative frames of plurality of the scenes stored in the storing step based on an external designation of the hierarchical level; and
a code for playing back the scene corresponding to the images of the representative frames displayed in the display step based on an external playback instruction.
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31. A computer readable storage medium that stores image processing program codes for playing back a moving picture, the computer readable storage medium storing:
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a code for storing scene information including, at least, data for a representative frame of a scene and data for a hierarchical level of the scene of each of a plurality of scenes included in a moving picture that is subject to a playback;
a code for chronologically displaying images of the representative frames of the plurality of scenes stored in the storing step based on an external designation of the hierarchical level.
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