Video thumbnail selection
US8571330B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 17, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 29, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 29, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F16/70
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for selecting a video thumbnail includes generating a visual theme model for a sample set of images that are representative of textual information corresponding to a video file. Each of a set of candidate key frames is distinguished according to similarities shared between the candidate key frames and the visual theme model. A display is caused of a selected one of the distinguished candidate key frames as a video thumbnail for the video file.
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