Automatic content analysis and representation of multimedia presentations
First Claim
1. For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, an apparatus for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, said apparatus comprising:
- a multimedia table of contents controller capable of;
receiving video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material;
combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material to create a table of contents of said videotaped material;
creating said table of contents of said videotaped material by selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material, and by adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material; and
executing computer software instructions contained within a memory unit coupled to said controller;
to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application, and by locating video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application; and
to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting said video signal of said videotaped material into said elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application, and by locating said video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application.
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Abstract
For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing the content of multimedia signals, there is disclosed an apparatus and method for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material. In one advantageous embodiment, the apparatus of the present invention comprises a multimedia table of contents controller that is capable of receiving video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material, and capable of combining portions of the video signals, audio signals, and text signals to create a table of contents of the videotaped material. The controller is capable of segmenting video signals with both a coarse and fine segmentation application. The controller is also capable of locating boundaries of elements of the videotaped material with both a coarse and fine boundary detection application. An index module of the controller links elements of the table of contents with combinations of audio, visual, and transcript cues. A retrieval module retrieves and displays a table of contents in response to a user request.
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1. For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, an apparatus for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, said apparatus comprising:
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a multimedia table of contents controller capable of; receiving video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material; combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material to create a table of contents of said videotaped material; creating said table of contents of said videotaped material by selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material, and by adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material; and executing computer software instructions contained within a memory unit coupled to said controller; to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application, and by locating video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application; and to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting said video signal of said videotaped material into said elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application, and by locating said video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, said multimedia analysis system comprising an apparatus for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, said apparatus comprising:
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a multimedia table of contents controller capable of; receiving video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material; combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material to create a table of contents of said videotaped material; creating said table of contents of said videotaped material by selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material, and by adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material; and executing computer software instructions contained within a memory unit coupled to said controller; to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application, and by locating video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application; and to create said table of contents of said videotaped material by segmenting said video signal of said videotaped material into said elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application, and by locating said video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, a method for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, said method comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a multimedia table of contents controller video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material; combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create said multimedia table of contents; wherein the step of combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create said multimedia table of contents comprises the steps of; selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material; and adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material; receiving in said multimedia table of contents controller instructions from computer software stored in a memory unit coupled to said multimedia table of contents controller; executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to segment a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application; executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to locate video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application; executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to segment said video signal of said videotaped material into said elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application; and executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to locate said video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. For use in a multimedia analysis system capable of analyzing content of multimedia signals, computer-executable instructions stored on a computer-readable storage medium for creating a multimedia table of contents of videotaped material, the computer-executable instructions comprising the steps of:
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receiving in a multimedia table of contents controller video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material; combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create said multimedia table of contents; wherein the step of combining portions of said video signals, audio signals, and text signals of said videotaped material in said multimedia table of contents controller to create said multimedia table of contents comprises the steps of; selecting a video segment that relates to an element of said videotaped material; and adding said video segment to said table of contents of said videotaped material; receiving in said multimedia table of contents controller instructions from computer software stored in a memory unit coupled to said multimedia table of contents controller; executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to segment a video signal of said videotaped material into elements using a coarse table of contents segmentation application; and executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to locate video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a coarse boundary detection application; executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to segment said video signal of said videotaped material into said elements using a fine table of contents segmentation application; and executing said instructions in said multimedia table of contents controller to locate said video boundaries of said elements of said videotaped material using a fine boundary detection application. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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