Apparatus, method and computer program product for generating a thumbnail representation of a video sequence
US8032840B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 10, 2006 |
| Grant date | Oct 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 20, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N9/8227
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system, method and computer program product are provided for generating an image, such as a thumbnail, representation of a video sequence, where the video sequences includes a plurality of frames, at least some of which include an image of a scene that may include one or more objects. The method can include identifying a plurality of objects from the video sequence, and selecting at least some of the identified objects. In addition, the method can include extracting the selected objects from the frames of the video sequence including the respective objects, and combining the selected and extracted objects into an image representation of the video sequence.
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