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Video searching method, apparatus, and program product, producing a group image file from images extracted at predetermined intervals
Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 2002-07-10
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Granted: 2003-06-24
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Expires: 2022-07-10
Abstract
Abstract A video displaying method of displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files. Each of the video files is composed of a plurality of images. The video displaying method includes the steps of extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; displaying the extracted images on the display unit; in response to a selection of one image from the displayed images, reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and displaying the reproduced video file on the display unit.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Morita
- 👤 Mitsuo Asai
- 👤 Tomoyuki Ishida
- 👤 Takeshi Onodera
- 👤 Yoshihiro Takiyasu
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:33
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/70; G06F16/73; G06F16/738; G06F16/739; G06F16/74; G06F16/743; G06F16/745; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/105; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/34; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/20; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S707/00; Y10S707/99931; Y10S707/99933; Y10S707/99941; Y10S707/99944; Y10S707/99945
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
105 words
A video displaying method of displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files, each of the video files being composed of a plurality of images, the video displaying method comprising the steps of: extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; displaying the extracted images on the display unit; in response to a selection of one image from the displayed images, reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and displaying the reproduced video file on the display unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
105 words
A video displaying method of displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files, each of the video files being composed of a plurality of images, the video displaying method comprising the steps of: extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; displaying the extracted images on the display unit; in response to a selection of one image from the displayed images, reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and displaying the reproduced video file on the display unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
52 words
A video displaying method according to claim 1 , further comprising the steps of: inputting a number of images to be displayed on the display unit; and determining the predetermined intervals based on the inputted number of images to be displayed on the display unit and a length of the video file.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
18 words
A video displaying method according to claim 1 , wherein the extracted images are managed as one file.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
109 words
A video displaying apparatus for displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files, each of the video files being composed of a plurality of images, the video displaying apparatus comprising: means for extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; means for displaying the extracted images on the display unit; means, responsive to a selection of one image from the displayed images, for reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and means for displayed the reproduced video file on the display unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
109 words
A video displaying apparatus for displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files, each of the video files being composed of a plurality of images, the video displaying apparatus comprising: means for extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; means for displaying the extracted images on the display unit; means, responsive to a selection of one image from the displayed images, for reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and means for displayed the reproduced video file on the display unit.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
53 words
A video displaying apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising: means for inputting a number of images to be displayed on the display unit; and means for determining the predetermined intervals based on the inputted number of images to be displayed on the display unit and a length of the video file.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A video displaying apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the extracted images are managed as one file.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
118 words
A computer-readable storage medium storing a video displaying program for displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files, each of the video files being composed of a plurality of images, the video displaying program comprising: an instruction for extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; an instruction for displaying the extracted images on the display unit; an instruction, responsive to a selection of one image from the displayed images, for reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and an instruction for displaying the reproduced video file on the display unit.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
118 words
A computer-readable storage medium storing a video displaying program for displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files, each of the video files being composed of a plurality of images, the video displaying program comprising: an instruction for extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; an instruction for displaying the extracted images on the display unit; an instruction, responsive to a selection of one image from the displayed images, for reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and an instruction for displaying the reproduced video file on the display unit.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
110 words
A computer-implemented program for performing a video displaying method of displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files, each of the video files being composed of a plurality of images, the video displaying method comprising the steps of: extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; displaying the extracted images on the display unit; in response to a selection of one image from the displayed images, reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and displaying the reproduced video file on the display unit.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
110 words
A computer-implemented program for performing a video displaying method of displaying, on a display unit, contents of video files, each of the video files being composed of a plurality of images, the video displaying method comprising the steps of: extracting, from one of the video files, a plurality of images at predetermined intervals from the images composing the video file; displaying the extracted images on the display unit; in response to a selection of one image from the displayed images, reproducing the video file including the selected image beginning at a position of the selected image in the video file; and displaying the reproduced video file on the display unit.
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