IP Library Granted Patent US 7,653,131
Granted Patent B2
US 7,653,131 · App. 11/292,917 · Granted Jan 26, 2010

Identification of replay segments

Assignee: Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc.
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,653,131
App. No.
11/292,917
Granted
Jan 26, 2010
Kind
B2
Abstract

Identification of segments based upon scoreboards and logos.

Claims (18)

1. A method of processing a video comprising plurality of frames, said method comprising:

(a) identifying a slow motion replay segment of said video, where said slow motion replay segment includes at least one of said plurality of frames of said video; and

(b) identifying at least one of a starting logo transition within said video based upon said slow motion replay segment and an ending logo transition within said video based upon said slow motion replay segment; and

(c) identifying at least one replay segment of said video, apart from said slow motion replay segment, based on the identified said logo transition, and creating a summary of said video that includes said identified at least one replay segment, said summary having fewer said frames than said video.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying non-slow motion replay segments based upon said starting logo transition.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising identifying non-slow motion replay segments based upon said ending logo transition.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one of said starting logo transition and said ending logo transition are identified in the same general spatial region of a respective frame.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said general spatial region is the central portion of said respective frame.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said identifying of said at least one of said starting logo transition and said ending logo transition is free from user input.

7. A method of processing a video comprising plurality of frames, said method comprising:

(a) identifying a slow motion replay segment of said video, where said slow motion replay segment includes at least one of said plurality of frames of said video; and

(b) identifying at least one of a starting logo transition within said video based upon frames within 1000 frames of said replay segment and an ending logo transition within 1000 frames of said replay segment; and

(c) identifying at least one replay segment of said video, apart from said slow motion replay segment, based on the identified said logo transition, and creating a summary of said video that includes said identified at least one replay segment, said summary having fewer said frames than said video.

8. The method of claim 7 further comprising identifying non-slow motion replay segments based upon said starting logo transition.

9. The method of claim 7 further comprising identifying non-slow motion replay segments based upon said ending logo transition.

10. The method of claim 7 wherein at least one of said starting logo transition and said ending logo transition are identified in the same general spatial region of a respective frame.

11. The method of claim 7 wherein said general spatial region is the central portion of said respective frame.

12. The method of claim 7 wherein said identifying of said at least one of said starting logo transition and said ending logo transition is free from user input.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 23, 2010
From: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA INC.
To: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 023973/0121 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 2, 2005
From: PAN, HAO; LI, BAOXIN
To: SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC.
Reel/Frame 017327/0559 →
Continuity (3)
Division 1025936700 · Sep 27, 2002
Provisional Application 6034500100 · Oct 19, 2001
Related Publication 20060083304A1 · Apr 20, 2006