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Content editing apparatus, content editing method, content editing program, and computer-readable storage medium

  • US 7,240,286 B2
  • Filed: 08/10/2001
  • Issued: 07/03/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/25/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A content editing apparatus that edits digital broadcast content that is composed of a plurality of data carousels for realizing pseudo-interaction, the content editing apparatus comprising:

  • reception unit receiving from an operator, modules forming each data carousel, and transmission start times and transmission end times of the modules forming each data carousel;

    module information storage unit storing a list of the transmission start times and the transmission end times of the modules received by the reception unit; and

    data carousel definition unit defining, based on the transmission start times and the transmission end time stored by the module information storage means, a carousel time period of each of the plurality of data carousels, andselecting modules to be repeatedly transmitted during the carousel time period, whereinthe data carousel definition unit includes;

    a time sort unit sorting the transmission start times and the transmission end times into a time order;

    a carousel definition unit defining the carousel time period of each of the plurality of data carousels separated by the sorted transmission start times and the transmission end times;

    a module selection unit for selecting modules to be repeatedly transmitted during the carousel time period; and

    a carousel transmission information storage unit for storing identification information of each module to be transmitted during the carousel time period.

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