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Data processing device and method for selecting media segments on the basis of a score

  • US 7,559,015 B2
  • Filed: 12/11/2003
  • Issued: 07/07/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/25/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A data processing apparatus for processing media content comprised of a plurality of scenes, said apparatus comprising:

  • a processor;

    a memory coupled to the processor;

    an input unit operable to input context description data including a plurality of segments each for describing one of said plurality of scenes of media content, said context description data further including;

    a context attribute having a value for describing a context of said media content, anda plurality of importance attributes each associated with one of said segments and having a value representing a degree of contextual importance of said corresponding one of said segments; and

    an output unit operable to output at least one of said segments based on at least one of said importance attributes,wherein said context description data further includes a plurality of time attributes each associated with a corresponding one of said segments for determining a start time and one of an end time or a duration of the scene associated with said corresponding segment.

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