Apparatus for automatically generating video highlights and method thereof
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1. An apparatus for automatically generating video highlights comprising:
- a scene change detecting means for detecting a scene change point of a stored digital video;
an interval information amount estimating means for estimating interval information amount for a predetermined interval on the basis of detected scene change points; and
a highlight generating means for generating moving picture highlights according to the estimated interval information amount and predetermined moving picture highlight length information.
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The present invention provides an apparatus and method for automatically generating moving picture highlights for video stored in a digital video recorder that detects scene change of stored video, extracts information amount with respect to the relevant video interval on the basis of the scene change detection information, automatically generates moving picture highlights according to moving picture highlight length information set by a user or default value in the system, on the basis of results of the scene change detection and the interval information amount.
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1. An apparatus for automatically generating video highlights comprising:
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a scene change detecting means for detecting a scene change point of a stored digital video;
an interval information amount estimating means for estimating interval information amount for a predetermined interval on the basis of detected scene change points; and
a highlight generating means for generating moving picture highlights according to the estimated interval information amount and predetermined moving picture highlight length information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for automatically generating video highlights comprising:
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dividing digital video into intervals of a scene unit by detecting scene change point of stored digital video;
estimating information amount for each divided interval in order to determine importance of a scene;
selecting a reference scene to be included in highlights according to an estimated interval information amount; and
generating moving picture highlights by including video stream of a predetermined interval having a reference scene according to a selected reference scene. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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