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Method and apparatus for indexing multimedia information streams

  • US 5,655,117 A
  • Filed: 09/24/1996
  • Issued: 08/05/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A computer-implemented method for creating a multimedia index for a multimedia information stream to allow for content based searching of said multimedia information stream via said multimedia index, said multimedia information stream comprising a series of multimedia frames, each of said multimedia frames including at least one object, said computer-implemented method comprising the steps of:

  • defining one or more content based targets in at least one of said multimedia frames, each of said one or more content based targets including said at least one object;

    associating attributes with each of said one or more content based targets, said associated attributes including a target identifier and user-defined information; and

    defining said multimedia index in a portable and extensible file format for said multimedia information stream, said multimedia index comprising index information which includes said associated attributes of said one or more content based targets.

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