VIDEO-SIGNAL RECORDING AND PLAYBACK APPARATUS, VIDEO-SIGNAL RECORDING AND PLAYBACK METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
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Abstract
Disclosed is a video-signal recording and playback apparatus for recording or playing back a video signal, the video-signal recording and playback apparatus comprising: extracting means for extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing; judgment means for forming a judgment as to whether or not a static picture extracted by the extracting means can be used as a representative picture; and setting means for setting the static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed by the judgment means.
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17 Claims
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1. (canceled)
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2. A video-signal processing apparatus comprising:
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extracting means for extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
judgment means for forming a judgment as to whether or not a static picture extracted by the extracting means is part of a commercial; and
setting means for setting a static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed by the judgment means wherein a picture appearing upon completion of the commercial is set as a representative picture.
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3. A video-signal processing apparatus comprising:
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extracting means for extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
judgment means for forming a judgment as to whether or not a static picture extracted by the extracting means is a meaningless picture; and
setting means for setting a static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed by the judgment means, wherein a picture following the meaningless picture is set as the representative picture. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A video-signal processing method adopted in a video-signal processing apparatus for processing a video signal, said video-signal processing method comprising:
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an extracting step of extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
a judgment step of forming a judgment as to whether or not the static picture extracted at the extracting step is a part of a commercial; and
a setting step of setting a static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed at the judgment step, wherein a picture appearing upon completion of the commercial is set as a representative picture.
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7. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for controlling a video-signal processing apparatus for processing a video signal, which when executed by a computer programmed with the instructions, causes the computer to perform the following steps:
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an extracting step of extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
a judgment step of forming a judgment as to whether or not the static picture extracted at the extracting step is a part of a commercial; and
a setting step of setting a static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed at said judgment step, wherein a picture appearing upon completion of the commercial is set as a representative picture.
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8. A video-signal processing apparatus comprising:
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an extracting mechanism configured to extract a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
a judgment mechanism configured to form a judgment as to whether or not the static picture extracted by the extracting mechanism is part of a commercial; and
a setting mechanism configured to set a static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed by the judgment mechanism, wherein a picture appearing upon completion of the commercial is set as a representative picture.
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9. A video-signal processing apparatus comprising:
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an extracting mechanism configured to extract a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
a judgment mechanism configured to form a judgment as to whether or not the static picture extracted by the extracting mechanism is meaningless picture; and
a setting mechanism configured to set a static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed by the judgment mechanism, wherein a picture following the meaningless picture is set as the representative picture. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. A video-signal processing method adopted in a video-signal processing apparatus for processing a video signal, said video-signal processing method comprising:
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an extracting step of extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
a judgment step of forming a judgment as to whether or not the static picture extracted at the extracting step is a meaningless picture; and
a setting step of setting a static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed at the judgment step, wherein a picture following the meaningless picture is set as the representative picture. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium storing computer program instructions for controlling a video-signal processing apparatus for processing a video signal, which when executed by a computer programmed with the instructions, causes the computer to perform the following steps:
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an extracting step of extracting a static picture from a sequence of video signals with a predetermined timing;
a judgment step of forming a judgment as to whether or not the static picture extracted at the extracting step is a meaningless picture; and
a setting step of setting a static picture as a representative picture in accordance with an outcome of a judgment formed at the judgment step, wherein a picture following the meaningless picture is set as the representative picture. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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