Computer user interface for interacting with video cliplets generated from digital video
First Claim
1. In a computer system having a user interface including a display device and an input device, a method for displaying short segments of video called video cliplets generated from a digital video, comprising:
- displaying a plurality of video cliplets on the display device in a two-dimensional arrangement with each of the plurality of the video cliplets displayed as a single, independent entity; and
displaying a cliplet property for each of the plurality of video cliplets to provide a user with information about a corresponding cliplet.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a computer user interface system and a method for displaying short segments of video each representing a single theme or event (called video cliplets or “cliplets”). The computer user interface displays the cliplets and information and properties of each of the cliplets. Through the computer user interface of the invention, a user can quickly and easily determine the contents and interesting portions of the video. The cliplet user interface method includes displaying a plurality of cliplets in a two-dimensional arrangement along with cliplet information. The cliplet user interface system includes a plurality of keyframe windows for displaying cliplets and a keyframe within each keyframe window representing a cliplet therein. Moreover, the cliplet user interface system includes a cliplet property presentation area for displaying a cliplet interest rating. The cliplet interest rating indicates the amount of interesting content within the cliplet for a particular cliplet property.
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26 Claims
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1. In a computer system having a user interface including a display device and an input device, a method for displaying short segments of video called video cliplets generated from a digital video, comprising:
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displaying a plurality of video cliplets on the display device in a two-dimensional arrangement with each of the plurality of the video cliplets displayed as a single, independent entity; and
displaying a cliplet property for each of the plurality of video cliplets to provide a user with information about a corresponding cliplet. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method in a computer system for displaying on a display device video cliplets generated from a source video, comprising:
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dividing the display area on the display device into a plurality of windows;
displaying each of the video cliplets in each of the plurality of windows; and
displaying a video cliplet rating for each of the video cliplets. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A graphical user interface displayed on a display device for interacting with video cliplets, comprising:
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a plurality of keyframe windows for displaying each of the video cliplets in a thumbnail format;
a keyframe disposed within each of the plurality of keyframe windows that are a representation of a video cliplet contained therein; and
a cliplet property presentation area for displaying a cliplet interest rating located in one of the following areas;
(a) adjacent the keyframe window;
(b) within the keyframe window. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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