Method and apparatus for editing a video and/or audio program

• US 9,424,883 B2
• Filed: 10/26/2015
• Issued: 08/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/07/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Original Assignee: Koninklijke Philips N.V.
• Inventors: Shi, Jun
• Primary Examiner(s): Rao, Andy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Shayanfar, Ali
• Application Number:
  US14/922,293
• Publication Number:
  US 20160042764A1
• Time in Patent Office: 302 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/216 Rewritable discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2545 CDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/036 Insert-editing
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for editing an audio/video program. The method comprises the steps of acquiring the description information of two program segments of the program, the program segments being in sequence in playing order, the description information comprising the ending description information of the previous program segment and the start point information of the subsequent program segment, generating a guiding information to guide the ending point information to the start point information according to the description information and playing order of the program segments and updating the description information of the program according to the guiding information. With this invention, excessively detailed application editing work and an expense of high buffering cost may be avoided in editing compact disc program.

Claims

1. Apparatus for editing an audio/video program, comprising:

an editing processor comprising hardware and configured to edit an audio/video program into a first program segment and a second program segment, the second program segment being subsequent to and non-contiguous with the first program segment, wherein the first program segment and the second program segment each have a start point and an ending point;

an acquiring processor comprising hardware and configured to acquire information related to the ending point of the first program segment and information related to the start point of the second program segment;

a generating processor comprising hardware and configured to generate guiding information for playing from the ending point of the first program segment to the start point of the second program segment, the guiding information representing a bridge between the non-contiguous first and second program segments; and

an updating processor comprising hardware and configured to;

update a descriptive information associated with the audio/video program with the generated guiding information; and

provide an indication that the descriptive information was updated; and

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the audio/visual program is stored on a re-writable storage medium.

3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the start point and the ending point of the programs segments includes at least one of:

a time information, and an address information.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the guiding information represents a sequential connection relationship between the first and second program segments.

5. The apparatus of claim 1, comprising:

a playing apparatus configured to play the first and second segments of audio/video program based on the descriptive information of the audio/video program, the playing apparatus determining a presence of the indication that the descriptive information was updated.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

a playing processor comprising hardware and configured to play, using an application running on the editing apparatus, least a part of the audio/video program including a portion of at least one of;

the first segment including the ending point of the first segment, or the second segment including the beginning point of the second segment.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the indication includes one of:

real and virtual.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the virtual indication, indicates guiding information associated with corresponding pairs of first and second program segments.

9. A device for playing a part of an audio/video program, the device comprising:

a processor comprising hardware;

accessing descriptive information of an audio/video program;

determining whether an indication of an update of the descriptive information of a part of the audio/video program to be played is available, wherein the updated descriptive information includes guiding information that represents information for an ending point of a first program segment of the audio/video program and/or a start point of a second program segment of the audio/video program;

playing the audio/video program, when the indication of updated descriptive information is available, wherein playing the audio/video program comprises accessing the guiding information for playing the audio/video program until the ending point of the first program segment and/or transitioning to the start point of the second program segment;

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and seco d program segments; and

wherein the playing is based on the descriptive information of the audio/video program.

10. The device of claim 9, wherein the audio/video program is stored on a rewritable medium.

11. The device of claim 9, further comprising:

executing, by the processor comprising hardware of, hardware configured as an application for playing the audio/visual program in accordance with the description information.

12. A method for operating an audio/video program playing apparatus, the method comprising:

in an audio/video program playing apparatus;

accessing descriptive information associated with the audio/video program;

accessing an application for the playing of the audio/video program;

determining whether an indication of updated descriptive information is available;

playing, by the application, the audio/video program based on the updated descriptive information when the indication of updated descriptive information is available, wherein the update descriptive information includes an ending point of a first program segment and a start point of a second program segment, wherein the application plays the audio/video program up to the ending point of the first program segment and/or begins playing at the start point of the second program segment

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

13. A computer-readable storage-medium that is not a transitory propagating signal or wave, the medium modified by control information including instructions for performing a method for operating an audio/video program playing apparatus, the method comprising:

in an audio/video program playing apparatus;

accessing descriptive information associated with the audio/video program;

accessing an application for the playing of a part of the audio/video program to be played;

determining whether an indication of updated descriptive information is available for the part to be played;

playing, by the application, the part of audio/video program based on the updated descriptive information, when the indication of updated descriptive information is available wherein the updated descriptive information includes an ending point of a first program segment and a start point of a second program, wherein the application plays the audio/video program up to the ending point of the first program segment and/or plays beginning at the start point of the second program segment,

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

14. A method of operating an editing apparatus for an audio/video program stored on a rewritable media, the method comprising the steps of:

in the editing apparatus;

acquiring description information of a previous segment and a subsequent segment of an audio/video program, the segments being in consecutive playing order, the description information comprising ending point information of the previous segment and start point information of the subsequent segment;

determining start point information and ending point information of a part to be subsequently played of the audio/video program, with respect to the ending point information of the previous segment and the start point information of the subsequent segment;

generating a guiding information to control the playing of the part to be played in the playing order by an application, the guiding information for;

changing the beginning of playing of the part to be played from the start point of the part to be played, to beginning the playing at the start point of the subsequent segment, depending on the description information;

or changing from ending the playing at the ending point of the part to be played, to ending the playing at the ending point of the previous segment, depending on the description information;

updating the description information of the program according to the guiding information;

storing the updated description information of the audio/video program to the rewritable media; and

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the guiding information controls the playing by the application such that:

when according to the description information, the part to be played overlaps both the ending point of the previous segment and the start point of the subsequent segment, the part is played from the start point of the part to be played to the ending point of the previous segment, and then immediately from the start point of the subsequent segment to the ending point of the part to be played.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the guiding information controls the playing by the application such that when according to the description information, the part to be played overlaps the ending point of the previous segment and does not overlap the start point of the subsequent segment, then the part is only played from the start point of the part to be played to the ending point of the previous segment.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the guiding information controls the playing by the application such that when according to the description information, the part to be played does not overlap the ending point of the previous segment, but overlaps the start point of the subsequent segment, then the part is only played from the start point of the subsequent segment to the ending point of the part to be played.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the guiding information controls the playing by the application such that when according to the description information, the part to be played is between the previous segment ending point and subsequent segment start point, so that it does not overlap either the ending point of the previous segment or the start point of the subsequent segment, the part to be played is not played, and an error code is generated.

19. The method of claim 14, wherein the guiding information controls the playing by the application such that:

when according to the description information, the part to be played overlaps both the ending point of the previous segment and the start point of the subsequent segment, the part is played from the start point of the part to the ending point of the previous segment, and then immediately from the start point of the subsequent segment to the ending point of the part to be played;

when according to the description information, the part to be played overlaps the ending point of the previous segment and does not overlap the start point of the subsequent segment, then the part is only played from the start point of the part to be played to the ending point of the previous segment;

when according to the description information, the part to be played does not overlap the ending point of the previous segment, but overlaps the start point of the subsequent segment, then the part is only played from the beginning point of the subsequent segment to the ending point of the part to be played; and

when according to the description information, the part to be played is between the previous segment ending point and subsequent segment start point, so that it does not overlap either the previous segment ending point or the subsequent segment start point, the part to be played is not played, and an error code is generated.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the ending of the previous segment occurs prior to the start of the part of the program to be played, in the program playing order.

21. The method of claim 19, wherein the start of the subsequent segment occurs subsequent to the ending of the part of the program to be played, in the program playing order.

22. The method of claim 19, wherein the part to be played comprises an added segment of the program.

23. The method of claim 19, wherein the previous program segment comprises a segment of program content in front of the part of the program to be played which comprises an added to the program.

24. The method of claim 19, wherein the ending point information includes time information.

25. The method of claim 19, wherein the ending point information includes address information.

26. The method of claim 19, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating a sequence connection relationship between respective previous and subsequent program segments according to the guiding information.

27. The method of claim 19, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the guiding information of address information to guide the playing between the ending point information and start point information according to the guiding information.

28. The method of claim 19, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the guiding information of time information for playing the part of the program between the ending point information and start point information of the previous and subsequent program segments according to the guiding information.

29. An apparatus for editing audio/visual program on a re-writable media, the program editing apparatus comprising:

an acquiring processor comprising hardware and configured to acquire description information of two program segments of the program, the two program segments being in sequence in a playing order, the description information comprising an ending point information of a previous program segment and a start point information of a subsequent program segment;

a determining processor comprising hardware and configured to determine a start point information and an ending point information of a program segment to be played with respect to the ending point information of the previous program segment and the start point information of the subsequent program segment, wherein the program segment to be played start point information is determined as one of;

up to the previously program segment ending point information and the subsequent program segment start point information and the program segment to be played ending point information is determined as one of;

the previous segment ending point information and at least the subsequent segment start point information;

a generating processor comprising hardware and configured to generate a guiding information to guide the ending point information of the previous program segment to the start point information of the subsequent program segment according to the description information and playing order of the program segments with regard to the start point information and the ending point information of the program segment to be played;

an updating processor comprising hardware and configured to update the description information of the program according to the guiding information; and

a storing circuit comprising hardware and configured to store the updated description information of the program on the disc; and

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

30. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the previous program segment comprises a segment of program content fully previous to the part of the program to be played which comprises a portion deleted from the program.

31. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the subsequent program segment comprises a segment of program content fully subsequent to the part of the program to be played which comprises a portion deleted from the program.

32. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the part of the program to be played comprises an added segment of the program between the previous and the subsequent segments.

33. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the ending point information comprises ending time information.

34. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the ending point information comprises ending address information or ending.

35. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating a sequence connection relationship between respective previous and subsequent program segments according to the guiding information.

36. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating a guiding information of address information between the ending point information of the previous segment and start point information of the subsequent, segment according to the guiding information.

37. The apparatus of claim 29, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the guiding information of time information between the ending point information of the previous segment and start point information of the subsequent segment, according to the guiding information.

38. Apparatus for editing an audio/video program on a rewritable media, comprising:

an acquiring processor comprising hardware and configured to acquire;

description information of two program segments of the audio/video program, the two segments comprising a first program segment and a second program segment, the description information comprising start point information and ending point information of each of the program segments, wherein the second program segment is subsequent to the first program segment in a playing order; and

description information associated with a part of the audio/video program to be played, the description information comprising a start point information and an ending point information for the part;

a generating processor comprising hardware configured to generate guiding information between the first and second program segments according to the description information of the audio/video program, wherein the guiding information comprises a bridge between the first program segment and the second program segment, wherein the bridge includes start point information selected from the first program segment start point information or the second program segment start point information and ending point information selected from the ending point information of the first program segment and the ending point information of the second program segment;

an updating processor comprising hardware and configured to update the descriptive information associated with the audio/video program with the generated guiding information; and

a storing circuit comprising hardware and configured to store the updated guiding information to the rewritable media; and

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

39. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the start point and the ending point of the two audio/video program segments comprises one of:

time information, and address information.

40. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the start point information and the ending point information of the programs segments comprises one of:

time information and address information.

41. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the guiding information represents a sequential connection relationship between respective ones of the two program segments.

42. The apparatus of claim 38, further comprising a playing apparatus playing the part of the audio/video program based on the descriptive information of the audio/video program.

43. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the guiding information is generated with regard to the ending point information of the first program segment and the start point information of the second program segment.

44. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the guiding information is generated with regard to the start point information of the first program segment and the ending point information of the first program segment.

45. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the guiding information is generated with regard to the start point information of the second program segment ending point information of the second program segment.

46. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the guiding information is generated with respect to the start point information of the second program segment when the start point information of the part of the audio/visual program to be played is greater than the ending point information of the first program segment and less than the start point of the second program segment.

47. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the guiding information is generated with respect to the ending point information of the first program segment when the ending point information of the part of the audio/visual program to be played is greater than the ending point information of the first program segment and less than the start point of the second program segment.

48. The apparatus of claim 38, wherein the guiding information is generated with respect to the start point information of the first program segment and the ending point of the second program segment when the start point information of the part of the audio/visual program to be played is less than the ending point information of the first program segment and the ending point information of the part to be played is greater than the start point of the second program segment.

49. A method for operating apparatus for editing an audio/video program on a re-writable media, the method comprising:

acquiring;

description information of two program segments of an audio/video program, the two program segments comprising a first and second program segments, the description information comprising start point information and ending point information of each of the two program segments, wherein the second program segment is subsequent to the first program segment in a playing order; and

description information associated with a part of the audio/video program to be played, the description information comprising start point information and ending point information;

generating guiding information between the first and second program segments according to the description information of the audio/video program, wherein the guiding information comprises start point information selected between the first program segment start point information and second program segment start point information and ending point information selected between the ending point information of the first program segment and the ending point information of the second program segment;

updating the descriptive information associated with the audio/video program with the generated guiding information; and

storing the updated descriptive information associated with the audio/video program to the rewritable media; and

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

50. The method of claim 49, wherein the start point information and the ending point information of the part of the audio/video program to be played comprises at least one of:

a time, or an address.

51. The method of claim 49, wherein the start point information and the ending point information of the two programs segments comprises at least one of:

a time or an address.

52. The method of claim 49, wherein the guiding information represents a sequential connection relationship between respective ones of the two program segments.

53. The method of claim 49, further comprising playing the audio/video program based on the descriptive information of the audio/video program.

54. The method of claim 49, wherein the guiding information is generated with regard to the ending point information of the first program segment and the start point information of the second program segment.

55. The method of claim 49, wherein the guiding information is generated with regard to the start point information of the first program segment and the ending point information of the first program segment.

56. The method of claim 49, wherein the guiding information is generated with regard to the start point information of the second program segment and the ending point information of the second program segment.

57. The method of claim 49, wherein the guiding information comprises the ending point information of the first program segment when the ending point information of the part of audio/video program to be played is prior to the start point information of the second program segment.

58. The method of claim 49, wherein the guiding information comprises the start point information of the second program segment when the start point information of the part of the audio/visual program to be played is greater than the ending point information of the first program segment and less than the start point information of the second program segment.

59. A method for editing a video program on a re-writable media, the method comprising the steps of:

acquiring description information of two program segments of a video program, via an acquiring processor, the two segments comprising a previous program segment and a subsequent in sequence in playing order, the description information comprising ending point information of the previous program segment and start point information of the subsequent program segment;

generating a guiding information to guide the calling of the video program from the ending point information to the start point information according to the description information and playing order of the two program segments, via a generating processor; and

updating the description information of the program according to the guiding information, via an updating processor, and

wherein when the program portion to be called by an application comprises a deleted part, the calling of an ending point of the program portion to be called that is within the deleted part is guided to an ending point of a previous program segment, or the calling of a start point of the program portion to be called that is within the deleted part is guided to a start point of a subsequent program segment; and

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

60. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the previous program segment comprises a segment of the program in front of the deleted part of the program.

61. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the subsequent program segment comprises a segment of the program behind the deleted part of the program.

62. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the two program segments comprise an added segment of the program.

63. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the previous program segments comprise a segment of the program in front of the added part of the program.

64. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the ending point information of (new) The program segment includes the ending point time information of the program segment.

65. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the ending point information of (new) The program segment includes the ending point address information of the program segment.

66. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the sequence connection relationship between respective program segments according to the program segment guiding information.

67. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the guiding information of address information between the ending point of the previous program segment and start point of the subsequent program segment according to the program segment guiding information.

68. The method as claimed in claim 59, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the guiding information of time information between the ending point of the previous program segment and start point of the subsequent program segment according to the guiding information.

69. An apparatus for editing a video program on a re-writable media, the apparatus comprising:

an acquisition processor comprising hardware and configured to acquire description information of two program segments of the program, the two program segments being a previous segment and a subsequent segment in sequence in playing order, with no segments to be played between them, the description information comprising ending point information of the previous program segment and start point information of the subsequent program segment;

a generation processor comprising hardware and configured to generate a guiding information to guide the calling of the video program from the ending point information to the start point information according to the description information and playing order of the program segments; and

an update processor comprising hardware and configured to update the description information of the program according to the guiding information,

wherein the update processor is configured to update such that, when a program portion to be called by an application comprises a deleted part, the calling of an ending point of the program portion within the deleted part is guided to an ending point of a previous program segment, or the calling of a start point of the program portion within the deleted part is guided to a start point of a subsequent program segment; and

wherein the updated descriptive information represents a sequential connection relationship between the respective first and second program segments.

70. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the two program segments comprise a segment of the program in front of the deleted part of the program.

71. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the two program segments comprise a segment of the program behind the deleted part of the program.

72. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the two program segments comprise an added segment of the program.

73. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the program segments comprise a segment of the program in front of the added part of the program.

74. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the ending point information includes the time ending information of the program segment.

75. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the ending point information includes the address ending information of the program.

76. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the sequence connection relationship between respective program segments according to the program segment guiding information.

77. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the guiding information of address information between the ending point and start point according to the program segment guiding information.

78. The apparatus as claimed in claim 69, wherein the updating of description information comprises generating the guiding information of time information between the ending point and start point according to the program segment guiding information.