US6747674B1
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Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and information providing medium
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 1999-11-02
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Granted: 2004-06-08
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Expires: 2019-11-02
Abstract
Abstract An information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and an information providing medium that allow a user to check the still pictures of a moving picture to be searched at desired points of time and desired time intervals and in a desired quantity. The user operates a mouse or a keyboard to enter a time and a time interval at which a picture is displayed. On the basis of these time and time interval, the CPU generates picture thumbnails of the moving picture. Then, the CPU simultaneously displays the generated picture thumbnails as arranged in a time sequential manner.
Inventors
- 👤 Akiko Asami
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:48
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
114 words
The image processing apparatus for displaying a still picture sequence constituting a series of moving pictures along an elapsed time of said still picture sequence, comprising: a range specification means for specifying a desired range of said series of moving pictures; a still picture generating means for forming a still picture sequence at a predetermined elapsed time from among the moving pictures in the range specified by said range specification means; and a display means for displaying said still picture sequence generated by said still picture generating means along said elapsed time, wherein said predetermined elapsed time is calculated from the number of still pictures that can be displayed at a predetermined display location.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
114 words
The image processing apparatus for displaying a still picture sequence constituting a series of moving pictures along an elapsed time of said still picture sequence, comprising: a range specification means for specifying a desired range of said series of moving pictures; a still picture generating means for forming a still picture sequence at a predetermined elapsed time from among the moving pictures in the range specified by said range specification means; and a display means for displaying said still picture sequence generated by said still picture generating means along said elapsed time, wherein said predetermined elapsed time is calculated from the number of still pictures that can be displayed at a predetermined display location.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The image processing apparatus as claimed in claim 1 , further comprising: a time interval setting means for setting said predetermined elapsed time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
102 words
The image processing method, for displaying a still picture sequence constituting a series of moving pictures along an elapsed time of said still picture sequence, comprising the steps of: specifying a desired range of said series of moving pictures; forming a still picture sequence at a predetermined elapsed time from among the moving pictures in the range specified in the range specification step; and displaying said still picture sequence generated in the still picture generating step along said elapsed time, wherein said predetermined elapsed time is calculated from the number of still pictures that can be displayed at a predetermined display location.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
102 words
The image processing method, for displaying a still picture sequence constituting a series of moving pictures along an elapsed time of said still picture sequence, comprising the steps of: specifying a desired range of said series of moving pictures; forming a still picture sequence at a predetermined elapsed time from among the moving pictures in the range specified in the range specification step; and displaying said still picture sequence generated in the still picture generating step along said elapsed time, wherein said predetermined elapsed time is calculated from the number of still pictures that can be displayed at a predetermined display location.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The image processing method as claimed in claim 3 , further comprising the step of: setting said predetermined elapsed time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
110 words
The information providing medium, for providing a computer program for displaying a still picture sequence constituting a series of moving pictures along an elapsed time of said still picture sequence, said computer program comprising the steps of: specifying a desired range of said series of moving pictures; forming a still picture sequence at a predetermined elapsed time from among the moving pictures in the range specified in the range specification step; and displaying said still picture sequence generated in the still picture generating step along said elapsed time, wherein said predetermined elapsed time is calculated from the number of still pictures that can be displayed at a predetermined display location.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
110 words
The information providing medium, for providing a computer program for displaying a still picture sequence constituting a series of moving pictures along an elapsed time of said still picture sequence, said computer program comprising the steps of: specifying a desired range of said series of moving pictures; forming a still picture sequence at a predetermined elapsed time from among the moving pictures in the range specified in the range specification step; and displaying said still picture sequence generated in the still picture generating step along said elapsed time, wherein said predetermined elapsed time is calculated from the number of still pictures that can be displayed at a predetermined display location.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
24 words
The information providing medium as claimed in claim 5 , wherein said computer program further comprising the step of: setting said predetermined elapsed time.
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