Real-time scrubbing of videos using a two-dimensional grid of thumbnail images
US9736526B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 15, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 9, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N21/8153
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for traversing a video file includes populating a two-dimensional array with representative images corresponding to a portion of the video and causing the two-dimensional array to be displayed. The two-dimensional array includes a location indicator configured to traverse the two-dimensional array in a direction parallel with one dimension of the two-dimensional array in response to navigation information associated with the portion of the video. The location indicator is further configured to indicate a position in the video by highlighting one of the representative images populating the two-dimensional array. Because an end-user is provided with a large set of statically displayed representative images during navigation of a video timeline, the end-user can visually identify a desired target scene, even when traversing a the timeline relatively quickly.
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