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Moving picture recording and reproduction apparatus and method as well as medium

  • US 6,728,473 B1
  • Filed: 06/05/2000
  • Issued: 04/27/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A moving picture recording and reproduction apparatus, comprising:

  • recording means for recording a moving picture signal inputted thereto onto a recording medium;

    extraction means for extracting still pictures at a predetermined sampling rate from the moving picture signal;

    calculation means for calculating evaluation values of the still pictures extracted by said extraction means using pixel values of the still picture;

    detection means for detecting a maximum one of the evaluation values calculated by said calculation means;

    representative picture production means for reducing the size of the still picture corresponding to the maximum one of the evaluation values detected by said detection means to produce a representative picture;

    recording means for recording the representative picture produced by said representative picture production means onto the recording medium;

    reading means for reading out the representative picture recorded by said recording means from the recording medium; and

    table production means for applying the representative picture or pictures read out by said reading means to produce a representative picture table.

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