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Video thumbnail selection

US8571330B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateSep 17, 2009
Grant dateOct 29, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2032

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  • 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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