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Replaying video information
Assignee: Sony Europe Ltd
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Filing: 2001-12-06
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2021-12-06
Abstract
Abstract Video replay apparatus comprises a video material store and a replay controller for controlling replay of video material from the video material store; the replay controller being operable to control replay of video material stored in the store in accordance with associated data defining an information content of the video material.
Inventors
- 👤 Mark John Mcgrath
- 👤 Andrew Kydd
- 👤 Jonathan Thorpe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:31
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/19; G11B27/28
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
51 words
Video replay apparatus comprising: a video material store; a replay controller for controlling replay of video material from the video
material store; and the replay controller being operable to control replay of video material stored
in the store in accordance with associated data defining an information content of the
video material.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
42 words
Apparatus according to claim 1, in which the information data defines
information events within the video material, the replay controller being operable to
replay the video material at so as to give a defined rate of information events in the
replayed sequence.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
Apparatus according to claim 2, comprising a user control, in which the replay
controller is operable to vary a threshold information content to define an information
even within the video material, in response to the user control.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus according to claim 2, comprising a user control, in which the rate of
information events is defined by the user control.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the data
defining the information content of the video material comprises data defining the
presence of faces within the video material.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
36 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the data
defining the information content of the video material comprises data defining the
presence of speech within audio material associated with the video material.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the data
defining the information content of the video material comprises data defining image
activity within the video material.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, in which the data
defining the information content of the video material comprises data defining colour
content of the video material.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
28 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, comprising an
information content analyser for deriving the information content data from the video
material and/or associated audio material.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
36 words
A method of replaying stored video material, the method comprising the steps
of controlling replay of video material from the video material store in accordance
with associated data defining an information content of the video material.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
18 words
A method of video replay, the method being substantially as hereinbefore
described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
17 words
Computer software having program code for carrying out a method according
to claim 10 or claim 11.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A data providing medium by which computer software according to claim 12 is
provided.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
12 words
A medium according to claim 13, the medium being a transmission medium.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
12 words
A medium according to claim 13, the medium being a storage medium.
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