STORING A VIDEO SUMMARY AS METADATA
First Claim
1. A method for storing a video summary for a digital video sequence captured with a digital video capture device, comprising:
- capturing a digital video sequence with the digital video capture device, wherein the digital video sequence includes a plurality of video frames;
storing the digital video sequence in a processor-accessible memory;
identifying one or more key video snippets, each key video snippet corresponding to a set of video frames from the stored digital video sequence;
assembling the key video snippets to form a video summary; and
storing the video summary in a processor-accessible memory by storing metadata associated with the stored digital video sequence, wherein the metadata provides an indication of the video frames corresponding to the video summary.
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Abstract
A method for storing a video summary for a digital video sequence captured with a digital video capture device, comprising: capturing a digital video sequence with the digital video capture device, wherein the digital video sequence includes a plurality of video frames; storing the digital video sequence in a processor-accessible memory; identifying one or more key video snippets, each key video snippet corresponding to a set of video frames from the stored digital video sequence; assembling the key video snippets to form a video summary; and storing the video summary in a processor-accessible memory by storing metadata associated with the stored digital video sequence, wherein the metadata provides an indication of the video frames corresponding to the video summary.
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11 Claims
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1. A method for storing a video summary for a digital video sequence captured with a digital video capture device, comprising:
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capturing a digital video sequence with the digital video capture device, wherein the digital video sequence includes a plurality of video frames; storing the digital video sequence in a processor-accessible memory; identifying one or more key video snippets, each key video snippet corresponding to a set of video frames from the stored digital video sequence; assembling the key video snippets to form a video summary; and storing the video summary in a processor-accessible memory by storing metadata associated with the stored digital video sequence, wherein the metadata provides an indication of the video frames corresponding to the video summary. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for displaying video frames corresponding to a video summary, comprising:
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A softcopy display for viewing video frames; and a processor for performing the steps of reading data associated with a stored digital video sequence, wherein the data provides an indication of the video frames corresponding to a video summary; extracting from the stored digital video sequence said video frames corresponding to the video summary; displaying said video frames corresponding to the video summary on said softcopy display. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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