Patent · US Expired

Index generation method, index generation apparatus, index addition system, and program and storage medium thereof

US7072901B2 · kind B2 · utility

9Cited by
6References
21Claims
0Family size

Assignee

Inventors

Key dates

Filing dateJan 23, 2002
Grant dateJul 4, 2006
Priority date
Expiry dateOct 26, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S707/99945
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An index generator that generates an index, which is data description contents, such as video contents, comprises: an index description device, for defining in advance basic index information concerning an index; a video display device for the input, the display or the output of contents to which an index is to be added; a triggering action input device, for accepting a triggering action in the contents that is displayed or output; and an index determination device, for generating index data based on the basic index information, which is defined by the index description device, and triggering action input history information, which is entered by the triggering action input device.

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.