Method for automatically classifying images into events in a multimedia authoring application
First Claim
1. A method for automatically classifying images into events for composing and authoring of a multimedia image program on a recordable optical disc, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving a plurality of images having either or both date and/or time of image capture;
(b) determining one or more largest time differences of the plurality of images based on clustering of the images;
(c) separating the plurality of images into events based on having one or more boundaries between events which one or more boundaries correspond to the one or more largest time differences;
(d) specifying at least one multimedia feature that is related to each event;
(e) encoding the images between event boundaries and the at least one multimedia feature associated therewith into an event bitstream; and
(f) writing each event bitstream to the recordable optical disc, whereby each event is authored into a separate section of the recordable optical disc.
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Abstract
A method for automatically classifying images into events for composing and authoring of a multimedia image program on a recordable optical disc comprises the steps of: (a) receiving a plurality of images having either or both date and/or time of image capture; (b) determining one or more largest time differences of the plurality of images based on clustering of the images; (c) separating the plurality of images into events based on having one or more boundaries between events which one or more boundaries correspond to the one or more largest time differences; (d) specifying at least one multimedia feature that is related to each event; (e) encoding the images between event boundaries and the at least one multimedia feature associated therewith into an event bitstream; and (f) writing each event bitstream to the recordable optical disc, whereby each event is authored into a separate section of the recordable optical disc.
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26 Claims
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1. A method for automatically classifying images into events for composing and authoring of a multimedia image program on a recordable optical disc, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a plurality of images having either or both date and/or time of image capture;
(b) determining one or more largest time differences of the plurality of images based on clustering of the images;
(c) separating the plurality of images into events based on having one or more boundaries between events which one or more boundaries correspond to the one or more largest time differences;
(d) specifying at least one multimedia feature that is related to each event;
(e) encoding the images between event boundaries and the at least one multimedia feature associated therewith into an event bitstream; and
(f) writing each event bitstream to the recordable optical disc, whereby each event is authored into a separate section of the recordable optical disc. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for automatically classifying images into events for composing and authoring of a multimedia image program on a recordable optical disc, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving a plurality of images arranged in chronological order;
(b) dividing the images into a plurality of blocks;
(c) grouping the images into events based on block-based histogram correlation which includes computing a color histogram of each block and computing a histogram intersection value which determines the similarity between blocks;
(d) specifying at least one multimedia feature that is related to each event;
(e) encoding the images comprising an event and the at least one multimedia feature associated therewith into an event bitstream; and
(f) writing each event bitstream to the recordable optical disc, whereby each event is authored into a separate section of the recordable optical disc. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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