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Method and apparatus for creating a searchable digital video library and a system and method of using such a library

  • US 5,835,667 A
  • Filed: 10/14/1994
  • Issued: 11/10/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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