Method and apparatus for indexing multimedia information streams
First Claim
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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Abstract
A system and method for indexing a multimedia stream to provide information regarding the content of the stream is disclosed. The present invention brings a new technology of representing, creating, and using additional information for the video stream, called video index, making possible the content-based retrieval to ease the video services. The present invention defines a portable and extensible multimedia file format for storing the media index including the video index, the media index file frame (MIFF), and provides a complete access toolkit for MIFF.
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24 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for creating a multimedia index for a multimedia information stream, said apparatus allowing 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 apparatus comprising:
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a media server for 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; said media server associating attributes with each of said one or more content based targets, said associated attributes including a target identifier and user-defined information; and said media server 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. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An apparatus for creating a multimedia index for a multimedia information stream, said apparatus allowing 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 apparatus comprising:
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means for 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; means for associating attributes with each of said one or more content based targets, said associated attributes including a target identifier and user-defined information; means for 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. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. An article of manufacture comprising a computer readable medium having computer instructions embodied therein for causing a computer system to create a multimedia index for a multimedia information stream, said multimedia index allowing 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 instructions in said article of manufacture causing said computer system to perform the steps of:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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