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Storing a video summary as metadata

US8520088B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 25, 2010
Grant dateAug 27, 2013
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2031

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG11B27/10
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for storing a video summary for a digital video sequence captured with a digital video capture device, comprising: capturing a digital video sequence with the digital video capture device, wherein the digital video sequence includes a plurality of video frames; storing the digital video sequence in a processor-accessible memory; identifying one or more key video snippets, each key video snippet corresponding to a set of video frames from the stored digital video sequence; assembling the key video snippets to form a video summary; and storing the video summary in a processor-accessible memory by storing metadata associated with the stored digital video sequence, wherein the metadata provides an indication of the video frames corresponding to the video summary.

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