Digest generation method and apparatus for image and sound content
First Claim
1. A method for a digest generating apparatus to generate a new digest of image content or sound content based on a digest generated before, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining audience data of audiences of image content or sound content that is a target for generating said new digest, and obtaining information indicating whether said audiences have watched or have listened to said digest generated before;
obtaining, based on said audience data and said information, differences between first audience ratings or first audience counts for said image content or said sound content, and, second audience ratings or second audience counts for said image content or said sound content, wherein said first audience ratings or said first audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have watched or listened to said digest generated before, and said second audience ratings or said second audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have not watched or listened to said digest generated before; and
adding first specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content to said digest generated before, wherein said first specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences exceed a predetermined threshold, and deleting second specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content from said digest generated before, wherein said second specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences are less than a predetermined threshold, so as to generate said new digest.
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Abstract
A method for a digest generating apparatus to generate a digest of image content or sound content is provided. The digest generating apparatus obtains an audience rating or an audience count of image content or sound content at established time intervals, and extracts images from the image content or extracts sounds from the sound content. The extracted images or the extracted sounds correspond to a time when the audience rating or the audience count exceeds a threshold. Then, the digest generating apparatus generates a digest by using the extracted images or the extracted sounds. The audience rating or the audience count can be obtained by using audience data corresponding to an audience group having a specific user profile.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for a digest generating apparatus to generate a new digest of image content or sound content based on a digest generated before, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining audience data of audiences of image content or sound content that is a target for generating said new digest, and obtaining information indicating whether said audiences have watched or have listened to said digest generated before; obtaining, based on said audience data and said information, differences between first audience ratings or first audience counts for said image content or said sound content, and, second audience ratings or second audience counts for said image content or said sound content, wherein said first audience ratings or said first audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have watched or listened to said digest generated before, and said second audience ratings or said second audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have not watched or listened to said digest generated before; and adding first specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content to said digest generated before, wherein said first specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences exceed a predetermined threshold, and deleting second specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content from said digest generated before, wherein said second specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences are less than a predetermined threshold, so as to generate said new digest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A digest generating apparatus used for generating a new digest of image content or sound content based on a digest generated before, said digest generating apparatus comprising:
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a first obtaining part for obtaining audience data of audiences of image content or sound content that is a target for generating said new digest, and obtaining information indicating whether said audiences have watched or have listened to said digest generated before; a second obtaining part for obtaining, based on said audience data and said information, differences between first audience ratings or first audience counts for said image content or said sound content, and, second audience ratings or second audience counts for said image content or said sound content, wherein said first audience ratings or said first audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have watched or listened to said digest generated before, and said second audience ratings or said second audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have not watched or listened to said digest generated before; and an adding part for adding first specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content to said digest generated before, wherein said first specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences exceed a predetermined threshold, and deleting second specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content from said digest generated before, wherein said second specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences are less than a predetermined threshold, so as to generate said new digest. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A computer program for causing a computer to generate a new digest of image content or sound content based on a digest generated before, said computer program comprising:
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first obtaining code means for obtaining audience data of audiences of image content or sound content that is a target for generating said new digest, and obtaining information indicating whether said audiences have watched or have listened to said digest generated before; second obtaining code means for obtaining, based on said audience data and said information, differences between first audience ratings or first audience counts for said image content or said sound content, and, second audience ratings or second audience counts for said image content or said sound content, wherein said first audience ratings or said first audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have watched or listened to said digest generated before, and said second audience ratings or said second audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have not watched or listened to said digest generated before; and adding code means for adding first specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content to said digest generated before, wherein said first specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences exceed a predetermined threshold, and deleting second specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content from said digest generated before, wherein said second specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences are less than a predetermined threshold, so as to generate said new digest. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer readable medium storing program code for causing a computer to generate a new digest of image content or sound content based on a digest generated before, said computer readable medium comprising:
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first obtaining code means for obtaining audience data of audiences of image content or sound content that is a target for generating said new digest, and obtaining information indicating whether said audiences have watched or have listened to said digest generated before; second obtaining code means for obtaining, based on said audience data and said information, differences between first audience ratings or first audience counts for said image content or said sound content, and, second audience ratings or second audience counts for said image content or said sound content, wherein said first audience ratings or said first audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have watched or listened to said digest generated before, and said second audience ratings or said second audience counts are data corresponding to audiences who have not watched or listened to said digest generated before; and adding code means for adding first specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content to said digest generated before, wherein said first specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences exceed a predetermined threshold, and deleting second specific images or sounds in said image content or said sound content from said digest generated before, wherein said second specific images or sounds fall within a time interval where said differences are less than a predetermined threshold, so as to generate said new digest. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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