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A recording medium, an apparatus for recording a moving image, an apparatus and a system for generating a digest of a moving image, and a method of the same
Assignee: Panasonic Holdings Corp
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Filing: 1993-11-09
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2013-11-09
Abstract
Abstract A system for generating a digest of a moving image according to the present invention includes: a generating section for generating a moving image having a plurality of frames, and for generating an operation signal in response to an input received by the generating section during the generating of the moving image; a priority assigning section for assigning a priority to each of the plurality of frames as a function of the operation signal; a selecting section for selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to the plurality of frames, based on the priority; and an output section for outputting at least one image selected by the selecting section.
Inventors
- 👤 Yukie Gotoh
- 👤 Makoto Fujimoto
- 👤 Hiroshi Akahori
- 👤 Yo Egusa
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2026-11-09 10:53
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/32; H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/91; H04N5/92; H04N5/9201; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/107; G11B27/11; G11B27/326; G11B27/327; G11B27/328; G11B27/329; G11B27/34; H04N19/00; H04N19/50; H04N19/503; H04N5/14; H04N5/144; H04N5/145; H04N5/147; H04N5/9206; H04N5/9208; H04N7/00; H04N7/24; H04N7/52; H04N7/54; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/60; G11B2220/65; G11B2220/652; G11B2220/657; G11B2220/90; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/84; H04N5/85; H04N5/926; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S358/00; Y10S358/906
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
102 words
A recording medium comprising: a moving image recording portion for recording a moving image having a plurality of cuts; and a management information recording portion for recording management information for managing said moving image recorded into said moving image recording portion; wherein said management information recording portion includes a first portion for storing first information indicating a position at which one of said plurality of cuts is changed to another one of said plurality of cuts in said moving image, and a second portion for storing second information indicating a priority of each of said plurality of cuts in said moving image.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
102 words
A recording medium comprising: a moving image recording portion for recording a moving image having a plurality of cuts; and a management information recording portion for recording management information for managing said moving image recorded into said moving image recording portion; wherein said management information recording portion includes a first portion for storing first information indicating a position at which one of said plurality of cuts is changed to another one of said plurality of cuts in said moving image, and a second portion for storing second information indicating a priority of each of said plurality of cuts in said moving image.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
50 words
A recording medium according to claim 1, wherein said first information is an address on said recording medium, and said second information includes a time length of each of said plurality of cuts, and a degree of the change of said moving image within each of said plurality of cuts.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
133 words
An apparatus for recording a moving image onto a recording medium, comprising: a management information generating means for receiving a moving image having a plurality of cuts, and for generating first information indicating the position at which one of said plurality of cuts is changed to another one of said plurality of cuts in said moving image, and second information indicating the priority of each of said plurality of cuts in said moving image, based on said moving image; a first recording means for receiving said moving image, and for recording said moving image into a recording medium; and a second recording means for receiving said first information and said second information generated by said management information generating means, and for recording said first information and said second information into said recording medium.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
133 words
An apparatus for recording a moving image onto a recording medium, comprising: a management information generating means for receiving a moving image having a plurality of cuts, and for generating first information indicating the position at which one of said plurality of cuts is changed to another one of said plurality of cuts in said moving image, and second information indicating the priority of each of said plurality of cuts in said moving image, based on said moving image; a first recording means for receiving said moving image, and for recording said moving image into a recording medium; and a second recording means for receiving said first information and said second information generated by said management information generating means, and for recording said first information and said second information into said recording medium.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
113 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said management information generating means includes: a cut-change detecting means for detecting the image existing at a position where one of said plurality of cuts is changed to another one of said plurality of cuts in said moving image; a first detecting means for detecting a time length of a cut including said detected image based on said detected image; a second detecting means for detecting a degree of the change of said moving image within a cut including said detected image based on said detected image; and a third detecting means for detecting an address on said recording medium where said detected image is recorded.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
128 words
An apparatus for generating a digest of a moving image, an input means for inputting a desired time length of a digest of a moving image having a plurality of cuts; a receiving means for receiving management information for managing said moving image; an extracting means for extracting at least one cut from said plurality of cuts in said moving image, based on said desired time length and said management information; a determining means for determining the number of frames to be reproduced for each of said cuts extracted by said extracting means, based on said desired time length and said management information; and a selecting means for selecting an image of frame determined by said determining means for each of said cuts extracted by said extracting means.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
128 words
An apparatus for generating a digest of a moving image, an input means for inputting a desired time length of a digest of a moving image having a plurality of cuts; a receiving means for receiving management information for managing said moving image; an extracting means for extracting at least one cut from said plurality of cuts in said moving image, based on said desired time length and said management information; a determining means for determining the number of frames to be reproduced for each of said cuts extracted by said extracting means, based on said desired time length and said management information; and a selecting means for selecting an image of frame determined by said determining means for each of said cuts extracted by said extracting means.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
107 words
A system for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising: a generating means for generating a moving image having a plurality of frames, and for generating an operation signal in response to an input received by said generating means during generating said moving image; a priority assigning means for assigning a priority to each of said plurality of frames as a function of said operation signal; a selecting means for selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to said plurality of frames, based on said priority; and an output means for outputting said at least one image selected by said selecting means.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
107 words
A system for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising: a generating means for generating a moving image having a plurality of frames, and for generating an operation signal in response to an input received by said generating means during generating said moving image; a priority assigning means for assigning a priority to each of said plurality of frames as a function of said operation signal; a selecting means for selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to said plurality of frames, based on said priority; and an output means for outputting said at least one image selected by said selecting means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
A system according to claim 6, wherein said generating means includes a camera, and said input is supplied to said generating means by an operator of said camera.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
A system according to claim 6, further comprising: means for recording said moving image having said plurality of frames and said priority corresponding to each of said plurality of frames into a recording medium; and means for reading said moving image having said plurality of frames and said priority corresponding to each of said plurality of frames from said recording medium.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
47 words
A system according to claim 6, further comprising: means for recording said moving image having said plurality of frames and said operation signal into a recording medium; and means for reading said moving image having said plurality of frames and said operation signal from said recording medium.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
95 words
A system according to claim 6, wherein said priority assigning means includes: means for storing a state of an image corresponding to a frame previous to an input current frame; means for receiving an input operation signal, and determining a state of an image corresponding to said input current frame as a function of said input operation signal and said state of said image corresponding to said previous frame; and means for determining the priority of said input current frame as a function of said state of said image corresponding to said input current frame.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
177 words
A system according to claim 6, wherein said priority assigning means includes: a plurality of first priority determining means, each of said plurality of first priority determining means including means for storing the state of an image corresponding to a frame previous to an input current frame, means for receiving an input operation signal and for determining the state of an image corresponding to said input current frame as a function of said operation signal and said state of said image corresponding to said previous frame, and means for determining a first priority of said input current frame as a function of said state of said image corresponding to said input current frame; a weight calculating means coupled to each of said plurality of first priority determining means, for calculating the weight for said first priority determined by each of said plurality of first priority determining means; and a second priority determining means for determining a second priority of said input current frame based on said respective first priorities which are weighted by said weight calculating means.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising the steps of: generating a moving image having a plurality of frames; generating an operation signal in response to an input during generating said moving image; assigning a priority to each of said plurality of frames as a function of said operation signal; selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to said plurality of frames, based on said priority; and outputting said selected at least one image.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
82 words
A method for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising the steps of: generating a moving image having a plurality of frames; generating an operation signal in response to an input during generating said moving image; assigning a priority to each of said plurality of frames as a function of said operation signal; selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to said plurality of frames, based on said priority; and outputting said selected at least one image.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
92 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said priority assigning step includes the steps of: storing the state of an image corresponding to a frame previous to an input current frame; receiving an input operation signal, and determining a state of an image corresponding to said input current frame as a function of said input operation signal and said state of said image corresponding to said previous frame; and determining a priority of said input current frame as a function of said state of said image corresponding to said input current frame.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
72 words
A method according to claim 12, wherein said priority assigning step includes the steps of: (a) determining a first priority corresponding to a current frame as a function of each of a plurality of input operation signals; (b) calculating a weight for each of said first priorities obtained by step (a); and (c) determining a second priority corresponding to said current frame based on said first priorities weighted by the step (b).
Claim 20
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for recording a moving image into a recording medium, comprising: a generating means for generating a moving image having a plurality of frames, and for generating an operation signal in response to an input received by said generating means during generating said moving image; a priority assigning means for assigning a priority to each of said plurality of frames as a function of said operation signal; a recording means for said moving image having said plurality of frames and said priority assigned to each of said plurality of frames into a recording medium.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for recording a moving image into a recording medium, comprising: a generating means for generating a moving image having a plurality of frames, and for generating an operation signal in response to an input received by said generating means during generating said moving image; a priority assigning means for assigning a priority to each of said plurality of frames as a function of said operation signal; a recording means for said moving image having said plurality of frames and said priority assigned to each of said plurality of frames into a recording medium.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising: a priority assigning means for receiving an operation signal generated during generating a moving image having a plurality of frames, and assigning a priority to each of said plurality of frames as a function of said operation signal; a selecting means for receiving said moving image, and for selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to said plurality of frames, based on said priority; and an output means for outputting said at least one image selected by said selecting means.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
95 words
An apparatus for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising: a priority assigning means for receiving an operation signal generated during generating a moving image having a plurality of frames, and assigning a priority to each of said plurality of frames as a function of said operation signal; a selecting means for receiving said moving image, and for selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to said plurality of frames, based on said priority; and an output means for outputting said at least one image selected by said selecting means.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
196 words
An apparatus for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising: a motion vector detecting means for receiving a moving image having a plurality of frames, and for detecting a motion vector between a predetermined number of frames of said plurality of frames; a calculating means for calculating at least one of a value of a zooming factor, a value of a rotation vector, a change degree of said zooming factor between said predetermined number of frames, and a change degree of said rotation vector between said predetermined number of frames, based on said motion vector; a shot breakpoint detecting means for detecting a shot breakpoint of said moving image, based on at least one of said value of said zooming factor, said value of said rotation vector, said change degree of said zooming factor between said predetermined number of frames and said change degree of said rotation vector between said predetermined number of frames; a selecting means for selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to said plurality of frames, based on said shot breakpoint; and an output means for outputting said at least one image selected by said selecting means.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
196 words
An apparatus for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising: a motion vector detecting means for receiving a moving image having a plurality of frames, and for detecting a motion vector between a predetermined number of frames of said plurality of frames; a calculating means for calculating at least one of a value of a zooming factor, a value of a rotation vector, a change degree of said zooming factor between said predetermined number of frames, and a change degree of said rotation vector between said predetermined number of frames, based on said motion vector; a shot breakpoint detecting means for detecting a shot breakpoint of said moving image, based on at least one of said value of said zooming factor, said value of said rotation vector, said change degree of said zooming factor between said predetermined number of frames and said change degree of said rotation vector between said predetermined number of frames; a selecting means for selecting at least one image of a plurality of images corresponding to said plurality of frames, based on said shot breakpoint; and an output means for outputting said at least one image selected by said selecting means.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said moving image having said plurality of frames is recorded in a recording medium, and said motion vector detecting means includes means for reading said moving image from said recording medium.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
118 words
An apparatus according to claim 17, wherein said calculating means includes means for recording at least one of said value of said zooming factor, said value of said rotation vector, said change degree of said zooming factor between said predetermined number of frames, and said change degree of said rotation vector between said predetermined number of frames into a recording medium, and said shot breakpoint detecting means includes means for reading at least one of said value of said zooming factor, said value of said rotation vector, said change degree of said zooming factor between said predetermined number of frames, and said change degree of said rotation vector between said predetermined number of frames from said recording medium.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
83 words
A recording medium, comprising: a moving image recording portion for recording a moving image; and a management information recording portion for recording at least one of camera operation information obtained by detecting a camera operation made by an operator during recording said moving image by the use of a camera, image processing information obtained by processing said moving image, and sensing information obtained by detecting a recording condition during recording said moving image by the use of a sensor provided in said camera.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
83 words
A recording medium, comprising: a moving image recording portion for recording a moving image; and a management information recording portion for recording at least one of camera operation information obtained by detecting a camera operation made by an operator during recording said moving image by the use of a camera, image processing information obtained by processing said moving image, and sensing information obtained by detecting a recording condition during recording said moving image by the use of a sensor provided in said camera.
Claim 30
Independent Claim
163 words
An apparatus for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising: an information receiving means for receiving at least one of a camera operation information and an image processing information, said camera operation information being obtained by detecting a camera operation made by an operator during recording a moving image by the use of a camera, said image processing information being obtained by processing said moving image; a static image extracting means for detecting the time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information, and extracting at least one static image of a plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information; and an output means for outputting said at least one static image extracted by said extracting means.
Claim 31
Independent Claim
163 words
An apparatus for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising: an information receiving means for receiving at least one of a camera operation information and an image processing information, said camera operation information being obtained by detecting a camera operation made by an operator during recording a moving image by the use of a camera, said image processing information being obtained by processing said moving image; a static image extracting means for detecting the time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information, and extracting at least one static image of a plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information; and an output means for outputting said at least one static image extracted by said extracting means.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
91 words
An apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said information receiving means further receives a sensing information obtained by detecting a recording condition during recording said moving image by the use of a sensor provided in said camera, and said static image extracting means extracts at least one static image of said plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information, said image processing information and said sensing information.
Claim 33
Independent Claim
181 words
An apparatus for recording a moving image onto a recording medium, comprising: an information acquiring means for acquiring at least one of a camera operation information and an image processing information, said camera operation information being obtained by detecting a camera operation made by an operator during recording a moving image by the use of a camera, said image processing information being obtained by processing said moving image; a specifying means for detecting the time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information, for specifying at least one static image of a plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information, and for generating information on said specified at least one static image; and a recording means for recording said moving image and said information on said specified at least one static image into a recording medium.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
181 words
An apparatus for recording a moving image onto a recording medium, comprising: an information acquiring means for acquiring at least one of a camera operation information and an image processing information, said camera operation information being obtained by detecting a camera operation made by an operator during recording a moving image by the use of a camera, said image processing information being obtained by processing said moving image; a specifying means for detecting the time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information, for specifying at least one static image of a plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information, and for generating information on said specified at least one static image; and a recording means for recording said moving image and said information on said specified at least one static image into a recording medium.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
89 words
An apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said information acquiring means further acquires a sensing information obtained by detecting a recording condition during recording said moving image by the use of a sensor provided in said camera, and said specifying means specifies at least one static image of said plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information, said image processing information and said sensing information.
Claim 36
Independent Claim
146 words
A method for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising the steps of: receiving at least one of a camera operation information and an image processing information, said camera operation information being obtained by detecting a camera operation made by an operator during recording a moving image by the use of a camera, said image processing information being obtained by processing said moving image; detecting the time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information; extracting at least one static image of a plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information; and outputting said extracted at least one static image.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
146 words
A method for generating a digest of a moving image, comprising the steps of: receiving at least one of a camera operation information and an image processing information, said camera operation information being obtained by detecting a camera operation made by an operator during recording a moving image by the use of a camera, said image processing information being obtained by processing said moving image; detecting the time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information; extracting at least one static image of a plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information and said image processing information; and outputting said extracted at least one static image.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
89 words
A method according to claim 25, wherein said receiving step includes receiving a sensing information obtained by detecting a recording condition during recording said moving image by the use of a sensor provided in said camera, and said extracting step includes extracting at least one static image of said plurality of static images included in said moving image recorded during said time period from the recording start to the recording end based on at least one of said camera operation information, said image processing information and said sensing information.
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