PICTURE PROCESSING APPARATUS
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Abstract
Still shots are detected from a video signal by still shot detection means, and a representative image of the program is accordingly specified by representative image selection means, and as a result, an image that well reflects the contents of the program can be efficiently acquired. As a result, it differs from the case where a representative image is specified from superimposed text alone, in that a representative image that has substantive meaning can be efficiently acquired.
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13 Claims
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1-7. -7. (canceled)
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8. A picture processing apparatus, comprising:
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a still shot detection unit that detects a still shot from a video signal provided in a program to be processed; a still shot memory unit that stores still shot information in which reliability calculated based on the results of predetermined threshold comparison is added to said still shot; a specification unit that specifies a representative image of said program; an output unit that outputs a signal corresponding to said representative image specified by said specification unit; a superimposed text detection unit that detects at least one superimposed text of each frame of said video signal provided in said program; and a superimposed text information storage unit that stores superimposed text information in which predetermined reliability is added to the superimposed text detection results by said superimposed text detection unit;
wherein;said specification unit specifies said representative image based on said still shot information stored in said still shot memory unit and said superimposed text information stored in said superimposed text information storage unit. - View Dependent Claims (9, 11, 12, 13)
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