Digest generation method and apparatus for image and sound content
US7277859B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 2, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 10, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/25891
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for a digest generating apparatus to generate a digest of image content or sound content is provided. The digest generating apparatus obtains an audience rating or an audience count of image content or sound content at established time intervals, and extracts images from the image content or extracts sounds from the sound content. The extracted images or the extracted sounds correspond to a time when the audience rating or the audience count exceeds a threshold. Then, the digest generating apparatus generates a digest by using the extracted images or the extracted sounds. The audience rating or the audience count can be obtained by using audience data corresponding to an audience group having a specific user profile.
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