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Method for retrieving unedited video still pictures

  • US 4,685,001 A
  • Filed: 08/24/1984
  • Issued: 08/04/1987
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1984
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An editing method for further arranging the display of a plurality of video still pictures already arranged in part for display by subject-matter categories according to image content, the pictures being prerecorded upon video tracks on a plurality of video disks with the editing information pertaining to category assignment being stored in a memory associated with the disks, said method comprising the steps of:

  • excluding one or more categories;

    selecting a video still picture unassignaed to said one or more excluded categories by reference to the memory associated with the disks;

    reproducing a video signal from a video track corresponding to the selected picture;

    generating a picture display from the video signal;

    displaying the subject-matter categories into which the selected picture may be arranged;

    assigning the selected picutre to one or more of the displayed categories; and

    storing the subject-matter category assignments in the memory associated with the disks.

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