METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDEXING MULTIMEDIA DATA
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1. An indexing method for indexing a plurality of multimedia data sets stored in a first storage area, the indexing method comprising the following steps:
- (a) producing an index file according to a predetermined section of a target multimedia data, and storing the index file in a second storage area; and
(b) comparing the index file with the plurality of multimedia data sets, and if a similarity of the index file and a predetermined section of a particular multimedia data set is greater than a predetermined first threshold, determining the particular multimedia data set to be the target multimedia data.
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Abstract
An indexing method for indexing a plurality of multimedia data sets stored in a first storage area includes the following steps: producing an index file according to a predetermined section of target multimedia data, and storing the index file in a second storage area; and comparing the index file with the plurality of multimedia data sets. If a similarity of the index file and a predetermined section of a particular multimedia data set is greater than a predetermined first threshold, the particular multimedia data set is determined to be the target multimedia data.
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19 Claims
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1. An indexing method for indexing a plurality of multimedia data sets stored in a first storage area, the indexing method comprising the following steps:
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(a) producing an index file according to a predetermined section of a target multimedia data, and storing the index file in a second storage area; and
(b) comparing the index file with the plurality of multimedia data sets, and if a similarity of the index file and a predetermined section of a particular multimedia data set is greater than a predetermined first threshold, determining the particular multimedia data set to be the target multimedia data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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4. The indexing method of claim 4, wherein the predetermined section is an ending section of the image data.
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9. An data indexing apparatus for indexing a plurality of multimedia data sets stored in a first storage area, the data indexing apparatus comprising:
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a second storage area for storing data;
an index producing module electrically coupled to the first and second storage areas for producing an index file according to a predetermined section of target multimedia data, and storing the index file in a second storage area; and
a comparing unit electrically coupled to the first and second storage areas for comparing the index file with the plurality of multimedia data sets;
wherein if a similarity of the index file and a predetermined section of a particular multimedia data set is greater than a predetermined first threshold, the comparing unit determines the particular multimedia data set to be the target multimedia data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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