Method and apparatus for creating a searchable digital video library and a system and method of using such a library
First Claim
1. A method of creating an independent digital library from existing audio data and video images comprising the steps of:
- transcribing said audio data and marking said transcribed audio data with a first set of time-stamps;
indexing said transcribed audio data;
digitizing said video data and marking said digitized video data with a second set of time-stamps related to said first set of time-stamps;
segmenting said digitized video data into video paragraphs according to a set of rules based upon scene characterization of said video images and the processing of said audio data; and
storing said indexed audio data and said segmented digitized video data with their respective sets of time-stamps to create the digital library which can be accessed through said indexed audio data without returning to the existing audio data and video images.
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Abstract
An apparatus and method of creating a digital library from audio data and video images. The method includes the steps of transcribing the audio data and marking the transcribed audio data with a first set of time-stamps and indexing the transcribed audio data. The method also includes the steps of digitizing the video data and marking the digitized video data with a second set of time-stamps related to the first set of time-stamps and segmenting the digitized video data into paragraphs according to a set of rules. The steps of storing the indexed audio data and the digitized video data with their respective sets of time-stamps is also provided. The method also includes the step of passing the transcribed audio data through a natural language interpreter before indexing the transcribed audio data. A method and apparatus for searching the digital library is disclosed.
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34 Claims
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1. A method of creating an independent digital library from existing audio data and video images comprising the steps of:
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transcribing said audio data and marking said transcribed audio data with a first set of time-stamps; indexing said transcribed audio data; digitizing said video data and marking said digitized video data with a second set of time-stamps related to said first set of time-stamps; segmenting said digitized video data into video paragraphs according to a set of rules based upon scene characterization of said video images and the processing of said audio data; and storing said indexed audio data and said segmented digitized video data with their respective sets of time-stamps to create the digital library which can be accessed through said indexed audio data without returning to the existing audio data and video images. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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4. An apparatus for creating an independent digital library from existing audio data and video images, comprising:
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means for transcribing said audio data and marking said transcribed audio data with a first set of time-stamps; means for indexing said transcribed audio data; means for digitizing said video data and marking said digitized video data with a second set of time-stamps related to said first set of time-stamps; means for storing a set of rules based upon scene characterization of said video images and the processing of said audio data; means for segmenting said digitized video data into video paragraphs according to said stored set of rules; and means for storing said indexed audio data and said segmented digitized video data with their respective sets of time-stamps to create the digital library which can be accessed through said indexed audio data without returning to the existing audio data and video images. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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