Controlled video event presentation
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1. A video playback system, comprising:
- a video playback device adapted to run a sequential searching algorithm for sequentially presenting video images to an operator; and
a means for interacting with the video playback device.
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Abstract
The present invention pertains to video playback systems, devices and methods for searching events contained within a video image sequence. A video playback system in accordance with an illustrative embodiment of the present invention includes a video playback device adapted to run a sequential searching algorithm for sequentially presenting video images within an image sequence, and a user interface that can be used by an operator to detect the occurrence of an event contained within the image sequence. Methods of searching for an event of interest contained within an image sequence are also disclosed herein.
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1. A video playback system, comprising:
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a video playback device adapted to run a sequential searching algorithm for sequentially presenting video images to an operator; and
a means for interacting with the video playback device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A video playback device, comprising:
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at least one image database containing an image sequence;
a memory unit including a sequential searching algorithm; and
a processor unit adapted to sequentially present one or more image sub-sequences to an operator using the sequential searching algorithm. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method of searching for an event of interest contained within an image sequence, comprising the steps of:
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providing a video playback device adapted to run a sequential searching algorithm;
initiating the sequential searching algorithm within the video playback device;
sequentially dividing the image sequence into a number of image sub-sequences; and
viewing at least one image sub-sequence to determine whether an event of interest is contained therein. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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