Information processing device, information processing method, and program therefor

1. An information processing device, comprising:

extracting means that extracts characteristic data from content;

identifying means that identifies a category for the content on the basis of the characteristic data extracted by the extracting means; and

executing means that executes set processing of the content, using a method according to the category identified by the identifying means,

the characteristic data is used to form a characteristic vector, and the category is identified by arraying each element of the characteristic vector in a characteristic space that is divided by lines or curves and identifying the category based on a subset of the characteristic space to which the distribution of the arrayed elements belongs,

the content including video content, and the characteristic vector including per-frame color histograms,

wherein division of the characteristic space is based on the distribution in the characteristic space of frequencies of specified colors.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein the executing means selects a set processing method according to the category identified by the identifying means, and executes the set processing using the selected method.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the set processing detects chapter points in the content, the chapter points being played back in a digest playback mode, and

the executing means selects, according to the category identified by the identifying means, characteristic data to be used in chapter point detection, as well as a computational method for detecting chapter points on the basis of the selected characteristic data, the executing means detecting chapter points on the basis of the selected characteristic data and computational method.

4. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

heuristic means that generates parameters enabling certain content belonging to a set category to be identified as belonging to the set category;

wherein the identifying means identifies the category of the content on the basis of the parameters generated by the heuristic means.

5. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the identifying means receives, as input, parameters enabling certain content belonging to a set category to be identified as belonging to the set category, the set category being generated by an external heuristic device, and

the identifying means identifies the category of the content on the basis of the input parameters.

6. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:

extracting characteristic data from content;

identifying a category for the content on the basis of the characteristic data extracted in the processing of the extracting step; and

executing set processing of the content, using a method according to the category identified in the processing of the identifying step,

the characteristic data is used to form a characteristic vector, and the category is identified by arraying each element of the characteristic vector in a characteristic space that is divided by lines or curves and identifying the category based on a subset of the characteristic space to which the distribution of the arrayed elements belongs,

the content including video content, and the characteristic vector including per-frame color histograms,

wherein division of the characteristic space is based on the distribution in the characteristic space of frequencies of specified colors.

7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program, executed on a computer, that executes information processing that processes content in a set way, the program comprising the steps of:

extracting characteristic data from content;

identifying a category for the content on the basis of the characteristic data extracted in the processing of the extracting step; and

executing set processing of the content, using a method according to the category identified in the processing of the identifying step,

the characteristic data is used to form a characteristic vector, and the category is identified by arraying each element of the characteristic vector in a characteristic space that is divided by lines or curves and identifying the category based on a subset of the characteristic space to which the distribution of the arrayed elements belongs,

the content including video content, and the characteristic vector including per-frame color histograms,

wherein division of the characteristic space is based on the distribution in the characteristic space of frequencies of specified colors.

8. An information processing device, comprising:

an extractor that extracts characteristic data from content;

an identifying component that identifies a category for the content on the basis of the characteristic data extracted by the extractor; and

an executing component that executes set processing of the content, using a method according to the category identified by the identifying component,

the characteristic data is used to form a characteristic vector, and the category is identified by arraying each element of the characteristic vector in a characteristic space that is divided by lines or curves and identifying the category based on a subset of the characteristic space to which the distribution of the arrayed elements belongs,

the content including video content, and the characteristic vector including per-frame color histograms,

wherein division of the characteristic space is based on the distribution in the characteristic space of frequencies of specified colors.

9. The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein the executing component selects a set processing method according to the category identified by the identifying component, and executes the set processing using the selected method.

10. The information processing device according to claim 9 , wherein

the set processing detects chapter points in the content, the chapter points being played back in a digest playback mode, and

the executing component selects, according to the category identified by the identifying component, characteristic data to be used in chapter point detection, as well as a computational method for detecting chapter points on the basis of the selected characteristic data, the executing component detecting chapter points on the basis of the selected characteristic data and computational method.

11. The information processing device according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a heuristic component that generates parameters enabling certain content belonging to a set category to be identified as belonging to the set category;

wherein the identifying component identifies the category of the content on the basis of the parameters generated by the heuristic component.

12. The information processing device according to claim 8 , wherein

the identifying component receives, as input, parameters enabling certain content belonging to a set category to be identified as belonging to the set category, the set category being generated by an external heuristic device, and

the identifying component identifies the category of the content on the basis of the input parameters.