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System and method for describing multimedia content
Assignee: Koninklijke Philips NV
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Filing: 1999-08-10
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Granted: 2002-12-03
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Expires: 2019-08-10
Abstract
Abstract A video processing device and method for generating a descriptor data structure representative of a feature that has been selected from among of plurality of features including visual, conceptual, textual and graphical of a visual animated data file includes a user input unit for selecting a desired feature and generating an associated descriptor data containing attribute values, and a processor identifies the selected feature inserts selected attribute values into a standard descriptor template. Various types of features, from concepts about a video sequence, to age identification, to images in a video clip, to particular objects or colors can all be classified in a standard descriptor template, to provide uniformity in storing and retrieving the various features currently lacking in freeform or single feature descriptors.
Inventors
- 👤 Raymond J. Krasinski
- 👤 Yasser alSafadi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 12:11
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/71; G06F16/78; G06V; G06V20/00; G06V20/40; G06V20/46; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99943; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945; Y10S715/00; Y10S715/961; Y10S715/965; Y10S715/966; Y10S715/968
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
214 words
A video processing device for generating a descriptor data structure representative of a selected feature in a visual animated data file that has been selected from among a plurality of features comprising visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features, said video processing device comprising: user input means for selecting said selected feature from among said plurality of features and for generating a plurality of attribute values associated with said selected feature; and an image processor that identifies said selected feature in said visual animated data file and receives said plurality of attribute values from said user input means and, in response to receipt of said plurality of attribute values, said image processor generates said descriptor data structure by inserting selected ones of said plurality of attribute values into corresponding ones of a plurality of pre-defined attribute fields in a standard descriptor template, wherein said standard descriptor template has fields for receiving attribute values for description of all of the plurality of visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features that are selectable by said user input means; and wherein said plurality of pre-defined attribute fields in a standard descriptor template comprises a unique identification (ID) attribute field, wherein said plurality of pre-defined attribute fields are the same for descriptor data structures having the same ID attribute field.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
214 words
A video processing device for generating a descriptor data structure representative of a selected feature in a visual animated data file that has been selected from among a plurality of features comprising visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features, said video processing device comprising: user input means for selecting said selected feature from among said plurality of features and for generating a plurality of attribute values associated with said selected feature; and an image processor that identifies said selected feature in said visual animated data file and receives said plurality of attribute values from said user input means and, in response to receipt of said plurality of attribute values, said image processor generates said descriptor data structure by inserting selected ones of said plurality of attribute values into corresponding ones of a plurality of pre-defined attribute fields in a standard descriptor template, wherein said standard descriptor template has fields for receiving attribute values for description of all of the plurality of visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features that are selectable by said user input means; and wherein said plurality of pre-defined attribute fields in a standard descriptor template comprises a unique identification (ID) attribute field, wherein said plurality of pre-defined attribute fields are the same for descriptor data structures having the same ID attribute field.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
57 words
The video processing device set forth in claim 1 wherein said image processor is further capable of associating said descriptor data structure with said visual animated data file to thereby produce a modified visual animated data file, wherein said selected feature may be identified in said modified visual animated data file by examining said descriptor data structure.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
35 words
The video processing device set forth in claim 1 wherein said selected feature is an object appearing in said visual animated data file and said descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of said object.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
The video processing device set forth in claim 1 wherein said selected feature is an image frame in said visual animated data file and said descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of said image frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The video processing device set forth in claim 1 wherein said selected feature is a sequence of image frames in said visual animated data file and said descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of said sequence of image frames.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
60 words
The video processing device set forth in claim 1 wherein said descriptor template further comprises a plurality of user-defined attribute fields and wherein said image processor is capable of receiving a plurality of user-defined attribute values from said user input means and inserting selected ones of said plurality of user-defined attribute values in corresponding ones of said user-defined attribute fields.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
212 words
For use in a video processing device, a method of generating a descriptor data structure representative of a selected feature in a visual animated data file that has been selected from among a plurality of features comprising visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features, the method comprising the steps of: selecting the selected feature from among said plurality of features using a user input means; receiving a plurality of attribute values associated with the selected feature from the user-input means; and identifying the selected feature in the visual animated data file and, in response to receipt of the plurality of attribute values, generating the descriptor data structure by inserting selected ones of the plurality of attribute values into corresponding ones of a plurality of pre-define attribute fields in a standard descriptor template, wherein the standard descriptor template comprises fields for receiving attribute values for the selected ones of the plurality of attribute values from all of the plurality of visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features that are selectable by the user input means; and wherein the plurality of pre-defined attribute fields in said standard descriptor template comprises a unique identification (ID) attribute field, wherein the plurality of pre-defined attribute fields are the same for descriptor data structures having the same ID attribute field.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
212 words
For use in a video processing device, a method of generating a descriptor data structure representative of a selected feature in a visual animated data file that has been selected from among a plurality of features comprising visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features, the method comprising the steps of: selecting the selected feature from among said plurality of features using a user input means; receiving a plurality of attribute values associated with the selected feature from the user-input means; and identifying the selected feature in the visual animated data file and, in response to receipt of the plurality of attribute values, generating the descriptor data structure by inserting selected ones of the plurality of attribute values into corresponding ones of a plurality of pre-define attribute fields in a standard descriptor template, wherein the standard descriptor template comprises fields for receiving attribute values for the selected ones of the plurality of attribute values from all of the plurality of visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features that are selectable by the user input means; and wherein the plurality of pre-defined attribute fields in said standard descriptor template comprises a unique identification (ID) attribute field, wherein the plurality of pre-defined attribute fields are the same for descriptor data structures having the same ID attribute field.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
52 words
The method set forth in claim 7 including the further step of associating the descriptor data structure with the visual animated data file to thereby produce a modified visual animated data file, wherein the selected feature may be identified in the modified visual animated data file by examining the descriptor data structure.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method set forth in claim 7 wherein the selected feature is an object appearing in the visual animated data file and the descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of the object.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method set forth in claim 7 wherein the selected feature is an image frame in the visual animated data file and the descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of the image frame.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
The method set forth in claim 7 wherein the selected feature is a sequence of image frames in the visual animated data file and the descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of the sequence of image frames.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
The method set forth in claim 7 wherein the descriptor template further comprises a plurality of user-defined attribute fields and including the further steps of receiving a plurality of user-defined attribute values from the user input means and inserting selected ones of the plurality of user-defined attribute values in corresponding ones of the user-defined attribute fields.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
155 words
A computer processable visual animated data filed stored on a computer readable storage medium comprising: a sequence of visual animated data frames; and a descriptor data structure representative of a selected feature of said sequence of visual animated data frames that has been selected from among a plurality of features comprising visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features, said descriptor data structure comprising a standard descriptor template containing a first plurality of pre-defined attribute fields associated with said selected feature and a second plurality of user-defined attribute fields associated with said selected feature, so that the standard descriptor template can receive attribute values associated with any of the visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features; and wherein said first plurality of pre-defined attribute fields in said standard descriptor template comprises a unique identification (ID) attribute field, wherein said first plurality of pre-defined attribute fields are the same for descriptor data structures having the same ID attribute field.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
155 words
A computer processable visual animated data filed stored on a computer readable storage medium comprising: a sequence of visual animated data frames; and a descriptor data structure representative of a selected feature of said sequence of visual animated data frames that has been selected from among a plurality of features comprising visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features, said descriptor data structure comprising a standard descriptor template containing a first plurality of pre-defined attribute fields associated with said selected feature and a second plurality of user-defined attribute fields associated with said selected feature, so that the standard descriptor template can receive attribute values associated with any of the visual, conceptual, textual and graphical features; and wherein said first plurality of pre-defined attribute fields in said standard descriptor template comprises a unique identification (ID) attribute field, wherein said first plurality of pre-defined attribute fields are the same for descriptor data structures having the same ID attribute field.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
57 words
The computer processable visual animated data file stored on a computer readable storage medium as set forth in claim 13 wherein said descriptor data structure is associated with said sequence of visual animated data frames such that said selected feature may be identified in said sequence of visual animated data frames by examining said descriptor data structure.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
47 words
The computer processable visual animated data file stored on a computer readable storage medium set forth in claim 13 wherein said selected feature is an object appearing in said sequence of visual animated data frames and said descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of said object.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
The computer processable visual animated data file stored on a computer readable storage medium set forth in claim 13 wherein said selected feature is a selected one of said sequence of visual animated data frames and said descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of said selected visual animated data frame.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
54 words
The computer processable visual animated data file stored on a computer readable storage medium set forth in claim 13 wherein said selected feature is a plurality of said sequence of visual animated data frames and said descriptor data structure contains attribute values representative of said plurality of said sequence of visual animated data frames.
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