Summarization of a visual recording
First Claim
1. A method for creating a summary of a visual recording, comprising the steps of:
- evaluating the visual recording data of the visual recording; and
selecting one or more segments of the visual recording to be included in the summary of the visual recording, based on the evaluation of the visual recording data, wherein the selected segments of the visual recording comprise less than all of the visual recording.
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Abstract
The invention facilitates and/or enhances the creation and/or viewing of a summary of a visual recording. The invention can be implemented so that part or all of the creation of a visual recording summary is performed automatically, thus increasing the ease and speed with which a visual recording summary can be created. The invention can also be implemented so that clips (segments of the visual recording) of high quality and/or particular interest are selected for inclusion in a visual recording summary. Additionally, the invention can be implemented to enable synchronization of non-source audio content, such as music, to the display of clips of the visual recording summary.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for creating a summary of a visual recording, comprising the steps of:
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evaluating the visual recording data of the visual recording; and
selecting one or more segments of the visual recording to be included in the summary of the visual recording, based on the evaluation of the visual recording data, wherein the selected segments of the visual recording comprise less than all of the visual recording. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for selecting a segment of a visual recording, comprising the steps of:
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evaluating the quality, content and/or position in the visual recording of each of a plurality of visual images of the visual recording;
selecting one or more visual images from the visual recording based on the evaluations of the plurality of visual images; and
identifying a segment of the visual recording that has a specified relationship to the one or more selected visual images. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A method for creating a summary of a visual recording, comprising the steps of:
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selecting one or more segments of the visual recording, wherein the selected segment or segments of the visual recording comprise less than all of the visual recording; and
associating audio content with the selected segment or segments of the visual recording, wherein the audio content is not part of the visual recording, wherein the step of selecting and/or the step of associating are performed, at least in part, automatically.
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23. A method for facilitating viewing of a visual recording, comprising the steps of:
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selecting one or more segments of the visual recording for viewing as a first summary of the visual recording; and
selecting one or more segments of the visual recording for viewing as a second summary of the visual recording, wherein a majority of the segments in the first summary of the visual recording are not in the second summary of the visual recording. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
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26. A method for creating a visual recording summary, comprising the steps of:
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selecting one or more segments of a first visual recording to be included in the visual recording summary; and
selecting one or more segments of a second visual recording to be included in the visual recording summary. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A method for facilitating viewing of a visual recording, comprising the steps of:
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selecting one or more segments of the visual recording to be included in the visual recording summary; and
including one or more still visual images in the visual recording summary. - View Dependent Claims (30)
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31. A portable computer readable medium or media for storing instructions and/or data, comprising:
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instructions and/or data representing a visual recording; and
instructions and/or data representing a summary of the visual recording. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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