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Apparatus for editing moving picture having a related information thereof, a method of the same and recording medium for storing procedures in the same method

US6526215B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 10, 1998
Grant dateFeb 25, 2003
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2018

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B27/34
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for editing a moving picture having related information including an input unit for inputting said moving picture and the related information, a detecting unit for detecting change points of the moving picture and dividing the moving picture into scenes and cuts, a selecting unit for extracting a still image representing each of the scenes and cuts, a memory for storing the related information and the representative still images of the scenes and cuts, apparatus for designating representative still images of the scenes and cuts to edit the moving picture, apparatus for determining a hierarchical structure, the hierarchical structure including layers in accordance with the scenes and cuts, a display for displaying the hierarchical structure and the related information, and a controller for controlling the memory and the display.

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