Automatic video editing system and method
First Claim
1. An automatic editing and recording system for producing personalized video tapes pertaining to makeup methods, said system comprising:
- a control means;
a memory medium holding unit connected to said control means for holding at least one memory medium, said memory medium containing a plurality of video segments each depicting makeup methods, said video segments classified into categories corresponding to possible variations of the respective facial features of persons including at least shape of face, eyes, nose and mouth, wherein each said category is divided into subcategories corresponding to possible variations of said respective facial features;
a makeup method select means connected to said memory medium holding unit and to said control means to receive from said control means signals relating to the facial features of a particular person and, in accordance with those signals, to select various ones of said plurality of video segments; and
a video recorder connected to said makeup method select means to automatically record an edited, personalized video containing copies of the selected video segments depicting makeup methods.
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Abstract
Automatic editing equipment for a video tape pertaining to the makeup methods includes a memory medium receiving unit connected to a central processing unit and for receiving a plurality of memory media set every respective items or devisions of at least shape of face, eye, nose and mouth so as to cover features or looks of various persons and in which makeup methods are memorized in correspondence with various specifications in the respective items or divisions. A makeup method select circuit connected to the memory medium receiving unit makes comparisons between signals on the side of input information related to the form of face from individual customers and signals on the side of the memory medium receiving unit, thus to select makeup methods conforming to the input information from those in the plurality of memory media and combine them with each other. A video tape recorder is connected to the makeup method select circuit to automatically edit a video tape of the makeup method most suitable for each customer.
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18 Claims
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1. An automatic editing and recording system for producing personalized video tapes pertaining to makeup methods, said system comprising:
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a control means; a memory medium holding unit connected to said control means for holding at least one memory medium, said memory medium containing a plurality of video segments each depicting makeup methods, said video segments classified into categories corresponding to possible variations of the respective facial features of persons including at least shape of face, eyes, nose and mouth, wherein each said category is divided into subcategories corresponding to possible variations of said respective facial features; a makeup method select means connected to said memory medium holding unit and to said control means to receive from said control means signals relating to the facial features of a particular person and, in accordance with those signals, to select various ones of said plurality of video segments; and a video recorder connected to said makeup method select means to automatically record an edited, personalized video containing copies of the selected video segments depicting makeup methods. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An automatic editing and recording system for producing customized videos, said system comprising:
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a control means; a memory medium unit connected to said control means for holding at least one memory medium, said memory medium containing a plurality of recorded video information segments divided into categories of information corresponding to various classifications of said information, wherein at least some of said categories are divided into subcategories of information corresponding to possible variations of said categories of information; an information select means connected to said memory medium holding unit and to said control means to receive signals from said control means related to specifically desired subcategories of information and, in accordance with those signals, to select various ones of said plurality of recorded video information segments; and a video recorder connected to said information select means to automatically record an edited, customized video containing the selected recorded video information segments. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for automatically producing customized video material, said method comprising:
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storing on at least one storage medium a plurality of video information segments divided into categories of information corresponding to various classifications of said information segments, wherein at least some of said categories are divided into subcategories of information segments corresponding to possible variations of said categories of information; inputting to a data input device specific data concerning specific ones of said categories and subcategories of said stored video information segments; selecting, in accordance with said input data, certain ones of said video information segments; and producing customized video material which selectively contains said selected information segments in accordance with said input data. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An automatic video editing and recording system for producing informative personalized video, said system comprising:
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a storage means for storing a plurality of pre-recorded motion video segments showing characters demonstrating useful techniques, said segments classified into categories corresponding to various characteristics of human beings; a data input means for inputting a plurality of specific data related to said various characteristics as found in a particular human being; a select means for receiving said plurality of specific input data to select certain ones of said plurality of prerecorded video segments in accordance with said plurality of specific input data; and video recorder means for receiving said selected certain ones of said plurality of video segments and recording them sequentially on a video medium to produce a customized, personalized informative video which contains the selected video segments while not containing the non-selected video segments. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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