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System and method for indexing and summarizing music videos

  • US 6,998,527 B2
  • Filed: 06/20/2002
  • Issued: 02/14/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/20/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An apparatus in a video playback device, said apparatus comprising:

  • a music video summary controller capable of receiving a multimedia data stream that comprises a plurality of music videos;

    wherein said music video summary controller is capable of segmenting at least one music video of said plurality of music videos from said multimedia data stream;

    wherein said music video summary controller is capable of identifying said at least one music video of said plurality of music video;

    wherein said music video summary controller is capable of creating a music video summary block for said at least one music video of said plurality of music videos, said music video summary block comprising an item of information relating to said at least one music video, said item of information comprising one of;

    a title of a song, a name of an album comprising a song, a name of an artist who performed a song, a name of a group who performed a song, a name of a recording studio that released a song, and a date of release of a song;

    wherein said music video summary controller is capable of creating said music video summary file for said at least one music video by identifying a chorus of a song in said at least one music video and by matching said chorus with a corresponding audio segment and a corresponding video segment of said song in said at least one music video; and

    wherein said music video summary controller is capable of placing said corresponding audio segment and said corresponding video segment in said music video summary file.

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