Method and apparatus for presenting content of images
First Claim
1. A method for presenting the content of images, in which, out of images that include at least moving images and can be segmented into a plurality of scenes, groups of two or more key images included in the individual scenes are extracted, and a digest screen of the images which includes the groups of key images, is organized, the method comprising, at least:
- a scene segmenting step of segmenting the images into individual scenes with scene segmenting means, and for each scene the following three steps are provided,a key-image extracting step of extracting a still image which is made a key image at a point of time from each scene with key-image selecting means,a preceding-and-following-key-image extracting step of extracting at least one still image time-oriented preceding the key image and/or at least one still image time-oriented following the key image from each scene with preceding-and-following-key-image selecting means, and,a key-image weighting step of assigning a weight to the key image in each scene on the basis of a predetermined measure with key-image weighting means;
a scene organizing step of, with scene organizing means, disposing the key images in the individual scenes in time-oriented order, expanding or contracting the key images according to the corresponding weights, and organizing a digest screen on which the preceding and following key images can be disposed in the neighborhood of the corresponding key images; and
a screen displaying step of displaying the digest screen with screen displaying means.
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Abstract
The present invention is a method for presenting the content of images, in which, out of images that include at least moving images and can be segmented into a plurality of scenes, groups of two or more key images included in the individual scenes are extracted, and a digest screen of the images, which include the groups of key images, is organized. The method is characterized in that a scene segmenting step of generating individual segmented scenes and the following three steps for each scene are provided: a key-image extracting step, a preceding-and-following-key-image extracting step of extracting at least one still image time-oriented preceding the key image and/or at least one still image time-oriented following the key image, and a key-image weighting step of assigning a weight to the key image on the basis of a predetermined measure. Moreover, at least, a scene organizing step of disposing the preceding and following key images in the neighborhood of the corresponding key images, and enabling or disabling the display of the key images and expanding or contracting the key images according to the corresponding weights to organize a digest screen and a screen displaying step of displaying the digest screen are provided.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for presenting the content of images, in which, out of images that include at least moving images and can be segmented into a plurality of scenes, groups of two or more key images included in the individual scenes are extracted, and a digest screen of the images which includes the groups of key images, is organized, the method comprising, at least:
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a scene segmenting step of segmenting the images into individual scenes with scene segmenting means, and for each scene the following three steps are provided, a key-image extracting step of extracting a still image which is made a key image at a point of time from each scene with key-image selecting means, a preceding-and-following-key-image extracting step of extracting at least one still image time-oriented preceding the key image and/or at least one still image time-oriented following the key image from each scene with preceding-and-following-key-image selecting means, and, a key-image weighting step of assigning a weight to the key image in each scene on the basis of a predetermined measure with key-image weighting means; a scene organizing step of, with scene organizing means, disposing the key images in the individual scenes in time-oriented order, expanding or contracting the key images according to the corresponding weights, and organizing a digest screen on which the preceding and following key images can be disposed in the neighborhood of the corresponding key images; and a screen displaying step of displaying the digest screen with screen displaying means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for presenting the content of images, in which, out of images that include at least moving images and can be segmented into a plurality of scenes, groups of two or more key images included in the individual scenes are extracted, and a digest screen of the images which includes the groups of key images is organized, the apparatus comprising, at least:
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means for inputting the images; scene segmenting means for segmenting the images into individual scenes; key-image selecting means for extracting a still image at a point of time, the still image being a key image; preceding-and-following-key-image selecting means for extracting at least one still image time-oriented preceding the key image and/or at least one still image time-oriented following the key image; key-image weighting means for assigning a weight to the key image on the basis of a predetermined measure; scene organizing means for disposing the key images in the individual scenes in time-oriented order, expanding or contracting the key images according to the corresponding weights, and organizing a digest screen on which the preceding and following key images can be disposed in the neighborhood of the corresponding key images; and screen displaying means for displaying the digest screen. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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