NON-LINEAR REPRESENTATION OF VIDEO DATA

• US 20100306197A1
• Filed: 05/27/2008
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Multi Base Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Multi Base Ltd.
• Inventors: Au, Sze Lok, Jin, Sheng
• Application Number:
  US12/739,558
• Publication Number:
  US 20100306197A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/736
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/70 of video data

Abstract

The present invention is a method of representing video data in a non-linear paradigm. Video data are categorized into semantic content comprising multi-layer structure each denotes semantic reference, such as different cinematic entities. The semantic content is organized in a hierarchical structure where the top layer denotes global information while the lowest layer represents primitive information. The cinematic entities in the top layer are hyper-linked to the entities in the second layer. The entities in the second layer are hyper-linked to the third layer and so forth. Each cinematic entity in the lowest layer is designated to a part of the video content and hyper-linked to the corresponding video data. The semantic content comprises hyper-linked video data in an N-to-N relationship. N-to-N relationship means the data are hyper-video and the video data supports multiple access and multiple presentation. An apparatus for presenting categorized semantic content is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A video file data representation method for representing video file data to be represented, said video file data to be represented carrying tags having fields allocated thereto at least one semantic reference and being constructed so that video file data carrying tags having the specified semantic reference are arranged and represented in series, comprising:

creating tags containing semantic references for video file data, the semantic references including information about records having a field with at least one semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched;

accepting an instruction to search for tags relating to a specified semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched;

retrieving from tags the information about records having specified semantic references on the said video file data to be searched;

extracting the video file data carrying tags having specified semantic references;

representing extracted video file data carrying the tags having the specified semantic references in series.

3. The video file data representation method of claim 1, wherein a content page shows a plurality of the extracted video file data and its tags. Thereby, the said representation supports representation of a plurality of video file data having N-to-N relationship and multiple access and multiple presentation.

2. A video file data representation method for representing video file data to be represented, said video file data to be represented carrying tags having fields allocated thereto at least one semantic reference and further allocated thereto a specified layer in a multi-layer hierarchical structure and being constructed so that video file data carrying tags having the specified semantic reference and a specified layer are arranged and represented in series, comprising:

creating tags containing semantic references for video file data, the semantic references including information about records having a field with at least one semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched, and containing information of a specified layer by classifying the said semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched by using a plurality of hierarchical levels;

accepting an instruction to search for tags relating to a specified semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched;

accepting a further instruction to search for tags relating to a specified semantic reference and of a specified layer in the hierarchical levels on the said video file to be searched;

retrieving from tags the information about records having the specified semantic references and the specified layer in the hierarchical levels on the said video file data to be searched;

extracting the video file data carrying tags having specified semantic references and specified layer in the hierarchical levels;

representing extracted video file data carrying the tags having the specified semantic references and the specified layer in the hierarchical levels in series.

4. The video file data representation method of 2, wherein the hierarchical structure includes a multiple six layers of scene, plot, play, shot, take, frame and object, in that a top layer denoting global information, the lower layer denoting comparatively primitive information and the lowest layer denoting most primitive information.

5. The video file data representation method of 2, wherein the hierarchical structure includes a six layers of scene, plot, play, shot, take, frame and object, in that a top layer denoting global information, the lower layer denoting comparatively primitive information and the lowest layer denoting most primitive information.

6. The video file data representation method of 2, wherein a plurality of the said video file data carrying tags having information of a specified semantic reference and a specified layer are hyper-linked and are presented in a series.

7. An apparatus for representing video file data to be represented, said video file data to be represented carrying tags having fields allocated thereto at least one semantic reference and being constructed so that video file data carrying tags having the specified semantic reference are arranged and represented in series, comprising:

a video file data or a plurality of video file data carrying tags containing semantic references, the semantic references including information about records having a field with at least one semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched;

an input unit for giving an instruction to search for tags relating to specified semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched;

a retrieving unit for retrieving from tags the information about records having specified semantic references on the said video file data to be searched;

an extracting unit for extracting the video file data carrying tags having specified semantic references; and

a representation unit for representing extracted video file data carrying the tags having the specified semantic references in series.

8. An apparatus for representing video file data to be represented, said video file data to be represented carrying tags having fields allocated thereto at least one semantic reference and further allocated thereto a specified layer in a multi-layer hierarchical structure and being constructed so that video file data carrying tags having the specified semantic reference and a specified layer are arranged and represented in series, comprising:

a video file data or a plurality of video file data tags carrying tags containing semantic references, the semantic references including information about records having a field with at least one semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched, and containing information of a specified layer by classifying semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched by using a plurality of hierarchical levels;

an input unit for giving an instruction to search for tags relating to specified semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched and to search for tags relating to a specified semantic reference and of a specified layer in the hierarchical levels on the said video file to be searched;

a retrieving unit for retrieving from tags the information about records having specified semantic references and a specified layer in the hierarchical levels on the said video file data to be searched;

an extracting unit for extracting the video file data carrying tags having specified semantic references and specified layer in the hierarchical levels;

a representation unit for representing extracted video file data carrying the tags having the specified semantic references and the specified layer in the hierarchical levels in series.

9. A computer readable memory product for instructing a computer to representing video file data to be represented, said video file data to be represented carrying tags having fields allocated thereto at least one semantic reference and being constructed so that video file data carrying tags having the specified semantic reference are arranged and represented in series, by using a plurality of tags containing semantic references for video file data, the semantic references including information about records having a field with at least one semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched, said memory product storing a program to instruct a computer to;

accept an instruction to search for tags relating to a specified semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched;

retrieve from tags the information about records having specified semantic references on the said video file data to be searched;

extract the video file data carrying tags having specified semantic references;

represent extracted video file data carrying the tags having the specified semantic references in series.

10. A computer readable memory product for instructing a computer to represent video file data to be represented, said video file data to be represented carrying tags having fields allocated thereto at least one semantic reference and further allocated thereto a specified layer in a multi-layer hierarchical structure and being constructed so that video file data carrying tags having the specified semantic reference are arranged and represented in series by using a plurality of tags containing semantic references for video file data, the semantic references including information about records having a field with at least one semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched, and containing information of a specified layer by classifying semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched by using a plurality of hierarchical levels, said memory product storing a product to instruct a computer to;

accept an instruction to search for tags relating to a specified semantic reference on the said video file data to be searched and to search for tags relating to a specified semantic reference and of a specified layer in the hierarchical levels on the said video file to be searched;

retrieve from tags the information about records having specified semantic references and a specified layer in the hierarchical levels on the said video file data to be searched;

extract the video file data carrying tags having specified semantic references and specified layer in the hierarchical levels; and

represent extracted video file data carrying the tags having the specified semantic references and the specified layer in the hierarchical levels in series.