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US Patent 5459517 - Moving picture scene detection system
US Patent Issued on October 17, 1995
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 14, 2013Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
December 14, 2013Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA moving picture scene detection system for detecting a distinctive scene from moving picture data. In the system, the attribute data of the coded data stored in a data storing unit is decoded by a attribute data decoding unit, to produce the decoded attribute data. A distinctive candidate scene in the moving pictures is detected by a candidate scene detecting unit on the basis of the decoded attribute data. The candidate scene and the image data for several frames preceding and subsequent to the candidate scene are decoded by an image data decoding unit, and displayed by an image data display unit. The type of the candidate scene and the position thereof in the moving pictures are stored in the data storing unit as edit data.Other References
| InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 166047 filed on 12/14/1993US Classes:375/240.13, Intra/inter selection348/700Motion dependent key signal generation or scene change detectionField of Search348/150, Point of sale or banking348/700, Motion dependent key signal generation or scene change detection348/701, Specified processing of frame or field difference signal (e.g., noise reduction, key signal spreading)348/579Strobe (e.g., ball tracker)ExaminersPrimary: Chin, Tommy P.Assistant: Lee, Richard Attorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References4168510, Television system for displaying and recording paths of motionIssued on: 09/18/1979 Inventor: Kaiser4179704, Television system for displaying and recording paths of motion Issued on: 12/18/1979 Inventor: Moore , et al.4214263, Television system for displaying and recording paths of motion Issued on: 07/22/1980 Inventor: Kaiser4237483, Surveillance system Issued on: 12/02/1980 Inventor: Clever4893182, Video tracking and display system Issued on: 01/09/1990 Inventor: Gautraud, et al.4918530, Processing of video image signals Issued on: 04/17/1990 Inventor: Barton, et al.5032905, Accurate detection of a drastic change between successive pictures Issued on: 07/16/1991 Inventor: Koga5179449, Scene boundary detecting apparatus Issued on: 01/12/1993 Inventor: Doi5181111, Video signal processing apparatus and method Issued on: 01/19/1993 Inventor: Hedley, et al.5182677, Editing system and method of editing wherein a common scene is recorded asynchronously different media Issued on: 01/26/1993 Inventor: Kizu, et al.5253065, Digital video effects system for reproducing moving effects Issued on: 10/12/1993 Inventor: Richards, et al.5267334Encoding/decoding moving images with forward and backward keyframes for forward and reverse display Issued on: 11/30/1993 Inventor: Normille, et al. Foreign Patent References
International ClassH04N 007/32Foreign Application Priority Data1992-12-15 JP |
