Image transfer and motion picture clipping process using outline of image
First Claim
1. An image transmission apparatus for transmitting multiple image frames, comprising:
- an outline extraction processor configured to extract an outline of a specific-type image element in each of the image frames and to create outline data, based on image data representing the image frames;
a selector configured to select the image data or the outline data for each image frame; and
a transmission module configured to transmit the selected data to an external receiving device.
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Abstract
An image transmission apparatus comprises an outline extraction processor, a selector, and a transmission module. The outline extraction processor extracts an outline of a specific-type image element in each of the image frames and to create outline data, based on image data representing the image frames. The selector selects the image data or the outline data for each image frame for transmission to an external receiving device. An image processing apparatus in another embodiment comprises an outline extraction processor, a scene change determination module, and a clipping processor. The scene change determination module determines that a scene change is occurred between two image frames when an amount of change between the outlines in the two image frames exceeds a prescribed threshold value. The clipping processor creates clipped motion picture data representing multiple image clips which are obtained by dividing the motion picture between two image frames when the determination that a scene change has occurred between the two image frames is made.
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10 Claims
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1. An image transmission apparatus for transmitting multiple image frames, comprising:
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an outline extraction processor configured to extract an outline of a specific-type image element in each of the image frames and to create outline data, based on image data representing the image frames; a selector configured to select the image data or the outline data for each image frame; and a transmission module configured to transmit the selected data to an external receiving device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A method for transmitting multiple image frames to an external receiving apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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(a) extracting an outline of a specific-type image element in each of the image frames and to create outline data, based on image data representing the image frames; (b) selecting the image data or the outline data for each image frame; and (c) transmitting the selected data to an external receiving device.
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6. An image processing apparatus for dividing a motion picture into multiple motion picture clips, comprising:
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an outline extraction processor configured to extract an outline of a specific-type image element in each image frame of the motion picture and to create outline data, based on image data representing the image frames of the motion picture; a scene change determination module configured to determine that a scene change is occurred between two image frames when an amount of change between the outlines in the two image frames exceeds a prescribed threshold value; and a clipping processor configured to create clipped motion picture data representing multiple image clips which are obtained by dividing the motion picture between two image frames when the determination that a scene change has occurred between the two image frames is made. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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