Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
88 words
A system (10) for determining representative frames (56) of a video sequence
captured on a video tape (34) comprising: a marking module (14) for marking and identifying the location, on a video
tape (34), upon the occurence of a predetermined event, thereby to identify a representative
frame (56) associated with the event on the recorded video tape (34) and to generate location
data therefore; a storage mechanism (24) for storing plural representative frames and location
data associated therewith; and a recording mechanism (13) for recording plural representative frames.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
37 words
The system (10) of claim 1 which further includes a scanning mechanism
(22) for scanning said recorded video tape (34) having said representative frames (56)
marked thereon to retrieve said representative frame and said location data therefrom.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein said marking module (14) is located in a
camcorder (12) and said scanning mechanism (22), said storage mechanism (24) and said
recording mechanism (13) are located in a docking station (20).
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein said marking module (14) is located in a
camcorder (12) and said storage mechanism (24) and said recording mechanism (13) are
located in a video tape cassette (16).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein said marking module (14), said scanning
mechanism (22), said storage mechanism (24) and said recording mechanism (72)
are located in a camcorder (12).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein said marking module (14) is located in a
camcorder (12) and said scanning mechanism (22), said storage mechanism (24) and said
recording mechanism (13) are located in a video tape recorder.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein plural representative frames and said location
data therefore are recorded on the video tape.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
19 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein a reference mark is recorded on said
tape in VAUX (49) sector.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein a reference mark is recorded on said
tape in a sub-code sector (50).
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein said representative frame and said location
data are recorded in a memory unit in a video cassette (16).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
25 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein said representative frame and said location
data are recorded on said memory unit in a maker's optional area.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
47 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein said marking module (14) is located in
a camcorder (12) and said scanning mechanism (22), said storage mechanism (24) and
said recording mechanism (13) are located in a docking station (20), and which further includes
a peripheral storage mechanism (26).
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
17 words
The system (10) of claim 1 wherein said predetermined event is the beginning
of a recording sequence.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system of claim 13 wherein said predetermined event is taken from the
group of events consisting of pressing the record button, releasing the pause button, adding
a special effect and initiating an event-specific signal.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The system (10) of claim 1 which includes a re-sizing mechanism (23, 68)
for re-sizing the representative frames (56) so that plural representative frames (86) are
displayed as a single multiple image video frame (84).
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
16 words
The system of claim 15 wherein said multiple image video frame (86) includes
location data (90).
Claim 17
Independent Claim
80 words
A method for generating a multiple image representative frame comprising: marking the location of a representative frame (56) of video data on a video
tape (34) on the occurence of a predetermined event; identifying location data associated with each representative frame (56); storing the representative frames and the location data associated
therewith in an index frame memory; merging representative frames and the location data associated therewith
into a single multiple image video frame; and recording the multiple image video frame.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 17 which further includes scanning a recorded video
tape (34) for representative frames and location data and wherein said recording step includes
recording the multiple image video frame onto the video tape (34).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 18 wherein said recording includes recording the multiple
image video frame into a memory unit (18) in a video cassette (16).