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Method and apparatus for personalized multimedia summarization based upon user specified theme

  • US 6,751,776 B1
  • Filed: 08/06/1999
  • Issued: 06/15/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/06/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method for creating a multimedia summarization, said method comprising:

  • retrieving multimedia imagery;

    choosing a theme for said multimedia summarization, whereby said theme selects a plurality of multimedia scene shots from said multimedia imagery;

    setting a time length limit for said multimedia summarization;

    extracting multimedia features from said plurality of multimedia scene shots based upon said theme;

    setting relevance thresholds for determining which of said plurality of multimedia scene shots will be included in said multimedia summarization based upon said multimedia features;

    selecting multimedia scene shots from said plurality of multimedia scene shots, wherein multimedia scene shots with a relevance equal to or higher than said relevance thresholds are selected for said multimedia summarization; and

    allotting a portion of said time length limit to each selected multimedia scene shot, wherein the amount of time allotted to a selected multimedia scene shot is proportional to its relevance.

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