EP1083567A2
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System and method for editing source metadata to produce an edited metadata sequence
Assignee: Sony Europe Ltd
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Filing: 2000-07-21
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2020-07-21
Abstract
Abstract The present invention provides an editing system (10) and method for editing source content such as video and/or audio material to produce an edited content sequence, source metadata being associated with portions of the source content. The system comprises storage (50, 55) for storing a template (300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350) defining a desired style for content, template metadata being provided within the template to define the desired style, and a processing unit (45) configured to apply the template to the source content (305, 315, 325, 335, 345, 355) by comparing the source metadata with the template metadata and to arrange the portions of source content in accordance with the comparison to produce the edited content sequence. This provides an efficient technique for providing an editor with a first cut in which the content has been arranged into a desired style, thereby avoiding the need for the user to spend time familiarising himself/herself with the content prior to performing editing of the source content. From this first cut, the user can then proceed to make any further alterations deemed appropriate.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark John Mcgrath
- 👤 Andrew Collins
- 👤 Rex Martin Dorricott
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:22
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; G11B2220/40; G11B2220/41; G11B2220/90
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
An editing system (10) for editing source content to produce an edited content
sequence, source metadata being associated with portions of the source content, the
system comprising: storage (50, 53) for storing a template (300, 310, 320, 330, 340, 350) defining
a desired style for content, template metadata being provided within the template to
define the desired style; a processing unit (45) configured to apply the template to the source content
(305, 315, 325, 335, 345, 355) by comparing the source metadata with the template
metadata and to arrange the portions of source content in accordance with the
comparison to produce the edited content sequence.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
48 words
A system as claimed in Claim 1, wherein the arranging of the portions of
source content to produce the edited content sequence comprises selection and
ordering of a subset of the portions of the source content based on the comparison of
the source metadata with the template metadata.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system as claimed in Claim 1 or Claim 2, wherein the template defines a
plurality of discrete sections which are linked to define the desired style, each discrete
section having template metadata associated therewith.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system as claimed in Claim 3, wherein the source content comprises video
material, and a number of the discrete sections identify types of video material, the
template metadata associated with such a discrete section comprising at least metadata
identifying the corresponding type of video material.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
35 words
A system as claimed in Claim 3 or Claim 4, wherein the content comprises
audio material, and the template metadata associated with a number of the discrete
sections includes metadata relevant to the audio material.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
82 words
A system as claimed in any preceding claim, further comprising: a metadata processing element (80) for accessing one or more predetermined
recognition tools (60) and causing the source content to be reviewed by the one or
more predetermined recognition tools (60) in order to generate source metadata to be
associated with the source content, the source metadata thus generated being used by
the processing unit when applying the template to the source content by comparing the
source metadata with the template metadata.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system as claimed in Claim 6, wherein the metadata processing element (80)
is responsive to user input to enable user interaction during the generation of the
source metadata.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A template for use in an editing system as claimed in any preceding claim, the
template defining a desired style for content, template metadata being provided within
the template to define the desired style.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
A template as claimed in Claim 8, comprising a plurality of discrete sections
which are linked to define the desired style, each discrete section having template
metadata associated therewith.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
101 words
A method of operating an editing system to edit source content to produce an
edited content sequence, comprising the steps of: (a) receiving the source content to be edited, source metadata being associated
with portions of the source content; (b) providing a template defining a desired style for content, template metadata
being provided within the template to define the desired style; (c) applying the template to the source content by comparing the source metadata
with the template metadata; and (d) arranging the portions of source content in accordance with the comparison at
the step (c) to produce the edited content sequence.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
A computer program for operating an editing system to edit source content to
produce an edited content sequence, source metadata being associated with portions of
the source content, the computer program being configured in operation to cause the
editing system to perform the steps of: (a) retrieving from a storage a template defining a desired style for content,
template metadata being provided within the template to define the desired style; (b) applying the template to the source content by comparing the source metadata
with the template metadata; and (c) arranging the portions of source content in accordance with the comparison at
the step (b) to produce the edited content sequence.
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