Video image search method and system using the same
First Claim
1. A video image search system comprising:
- video signal source means for outputting a video signal in a sequence of frame images;
layout storage means for storing images and additional information in a layout;
calculation control means which repeats processing in which each of said frame images of said video signal is subjected to image processing to obtain, as event items, a quality value of each of said frame images and at least one feature value characterizing contents of said video signal, and when both said quality value and said feature value satisfy predetermined conditions, it is decided that an event is present, said frame image decided to have an event is stored in a predetermined desired layout in a predetermined area in said layout storage means, and at least one part of additional information corresponding to said frame image, obtained at the time of said image processing is arranged in said area of said layout storage means, together with said frame image, in accordance with a predetermined array condition, and which reads out said arranged frame image and additional information; and
event output means for outputting, as an event, at least one of said stored frame images and said additional information both of which are read out from said layout storage means.
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Abstract
A video signal, replay by a video player, is subjected to image processing by a calculation control part of a video image searching device to calculate the image quality value and another feature value. An image whose image quality satisfies a predetermined condition and whose feature value matches a predetermined condition is detected as an image in which an event has occurred. Such images are printed on an output paper together with associated addition information. A main control part of a video image access device reads out the additional information on the output paper by a scanner and effects control via a video control part to search the image corresponding to that information by a video player.
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35 Claims
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1. A video image search system comprising:
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video signal source means for outputting a video signal in a sequence of frame images; layout storage means for storing images and additional information in a layout; calculation control means which repeats processing in which each of said frame images of said video signal is subjected to image processing to obtain, as event items, a quality value of each of said frame images and at least one feature value characterizing contents of said video signal, and when both said quality value and said feature value satisfy predetermined conditions, it is decided that an event is present, said frame image decided to have an event is stored in a predetermined desired layout in a predetermined area in said layout storage means, and at least one part of additional information corresponding to said frame image, obtained at the time of said image processing is arranged in said area of said layout storage means, together with said frame image, in accordance with a predetermined array condition, and which reads out said arranged frame image and additional information; and event output means for outputting, as an event, at least one of said stored frame images and said additional information both of which are read out from said layout storage means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A video image search method comprising the steps of:
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(a) subjecting an input video signal to image processing for each of a plurality of frame images to obtain, as event items, a quality value of each frame image and at least one feature value characterizing contents of said video signal; (b) deciding that an event is present when said quality value and said feature value both satisfy particular conditions; (c) storing a frame image decided to have an event, in a predetermined desired layout in a predetermined storage area in layout storage means and arranging additional information corresponding to said image, obtained in said image processing, in said storage area of said layout storage means in accordance with a predetermined position condition and in correspondence to said image; (d) repeating steps (a), (b) and (c) and, upon completion of arrangement into said storage area, reading out said arranged image and additional information from said storage area; and (e) outputting, as an event, at least one of said stored images and said additional information from said storage area. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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