Imaging apparatus and method of providing video summary

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016007100-A1
Application number	US-201514680222-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 7, 2015
Priority date	Jul 7, 2014
Publication date	Jan 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is an imaging apparatus for providing a video summary, the apparatus including: a storage configured to store at least one original video; a metadata generator configured to generate metadata with regard to the original video; a video summary generator configured to generate at least one video summary script with regard to the original video by using the generated metadata and generate a video summary based on the generated video summary script; and an image reproducer configured to control the storage, the metadata generator, and the video summary generator, store the metadata generated by the metadata generator, and reproduce at least one of the original video and the video summary.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An imaging apparatus for providing a video summary, the apparatus comprising:
a storage configured to store at least one original video; a metadata generator configured to generate metadata with regard to the original video; a video summary generator configured to generate at least one video summary script with regard to the original video by using the generated metadata, and generate a video summary based on the generated video summary script; and an image reproducer configured to control the storage, the metadata generator, and the video summary generator, store the metadata generated by the metadata generator, and reproduce at least one of the original video and the video summary.

2 . The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the metadata generator is further configured to assigns at least one identifier to at least one object, respectively, included in the original video, and provide the video summary by extracting at least one of coordinate information of the object to which the identifier is assigned, object classification information for classifying the object according to type thereof, color classification information for classifying the object according to color thereof, and movement detection information of the object.

3 . The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the video summary script is used to extract at least one video section corresponding to the video summary from among the original video.

4 . The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one video section comprises a video including a predetermined movement in the original video.

5 . The imaging apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the video summary script comprises time information with regard to each of the at least one video section,
wherein the at least one video section is classified based on the time information, and wherein the at least one classified video section is decoded by using at least one decoder.

6 . The imaging apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the video summary generator is configured to generate the video summary by combining the at least one video section.

7 . The imaging apparatus of claim 5 , wherein the video summary generator is configured to generate the video summary based on information about at least one of an area of a predetermined movement detected in the at least one video section that is classified based on the time information, an object area, and a color and a predetermined event.

8 . The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image reproducer is configured to reproduce both the original video and the video summary.

9 . The imaging apparatus of claim 8 , wherein, when the original video and the video summary are reproduced simultaneously at different areas on a display screen.

10 . The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image reproducer is configured to reproduce the original video together with a plurality of video summaries with regard to the original video.

11 . The imaging apparatus of claim 10 , wherein, when the original video and the plurality of video summaries are reproduced simultaneously at different areas on a display screen.

12 . The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the image reproducer is configured to reproduce a plurality of original videos and video summaries with regard to the original videos together.

13 . The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
a first interface provided for controlling turning on or off of a function of displaying the video summary; and a second interface provided for designating the video summary of a certain time section in the original video.

14 . The imaging apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the second interface is configured to automatically select the certain time section when the video summary function is turned off via the first interface.

15 . The imaging apparatus of claim 13 , wherein when the certain time section is set in the video summary generator through the second interface, the image reproducer is configured to receive the metadata generated during the certain time section and stored in the storage, and
wherein the video summary generator is configured to generate the video summary script based on the received metadata.

16 . The imaging apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the video summary displays simultaneously a plurality of objects appearing at different time points in the original video, on a display screen.

17 . The imaging apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the video summary script is used to extract at least one video section corresponding to the video summary from among the original video, and
wherein the at least one video section comprises a video indicating a predetermined movement in the original video.

18 . A method of providing a video summary by using an imaging apparatus comprising a storage, a metadata generator, a video summary generator and an image reproducer, the method comprising:
storing at least one original video in the storage; generating, in the metadata generator, metadata with regard to the original video; generating, in the video summary generator, at least one video summary script with regard to the original video by using the generated metadata, and generating a video summary based on the generated video summary script; and reproducing at least one of the original video and the video summary in the image reproducer.

19 . The method of claim 18 , wherein the video summary script is used to extract at least one video section corresponding to the video summary from among the original video, and
wherein the at least one video section comprises a video indicating a predetermined movement in the original video.

20 . A non-transitory computer readable recording medium storing a method of providing a video summary by using an imaging apparatus comprising a storage, a metadata generator, a video summary generator and an image reproducer, the method comprising:
storing at least one original video in the storage; generating, in the metadata generator, metadata with regard to the original video; generating, in the video summary generator, at least one video summary script with regard to the original video by using the generated metadata, and generating a video summary based on the generated video summary script; and reproducing at least one of the original video and the video summary in the image reproducer.

Assignees

• Hanwha Techwin Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lim Jeongeun
• Kim Daehwan
• Kim Jisung
• Choi Eunji
• Noh Seungin

Classifications

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N5/781

  on disks or drums · CPC title

• H04N21/8549 Primary

  Creating video summaries, e.g. movie trailer {(retrieval in video databases by using presentations in form of a video summary G06F16/739)} · CPC title

• H04N21/4334

  Recording operations (recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27) · CPC title

• G11B27/10

  Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel · CPC title