Abstract: Systems and methods of producing an output video are described. In one approach, respective frame scores are assigned to video frames of input videos containing respective sequences of video frames. Shots of consecutive video frames are selected from the input videos based at least in part on the assigned frame scores. An output video is generated from the selected shots.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for onboard camera video editing. A video clip is segmented into at least one video segment having frames and the video quality of at least one frame is assessed to derive a quality score per frame and an average quality score for the video segment. To optimize quality of the video captured and to increase free memory space, at least one video segment is removed from the digital memory based on the quality score per frame and the average quality score.

Abstract: Various embodiments of the present invention include a method for searching or browsing data objects within a data-object library. A current sub-population of data objects is initialized. The current sub-population contains data objects selected from the data-object library and defined by current data-object-selection criteria. Then, in a continuously iterating fashion, data objects are selected from the current sub-population and presented, and the current data-object-selection criteria are modified in order to modify the current sub-population of data objects from which data objects are subsequently selected for presentation, the modification elicited by input and automatically, by the grazing routine, following a period without input.

Abstract: Metadata placeholders are used for distributed processing. The metadata placeholders are added to digital objects. The placeholders are filled with requests to perform certain downstream processing on the objects. The placeholders are at least partially empty so they can be filled in by nodes that perform the downstream processing.

Abstract: Imaging methods, imaging systems, and articles of manufacture are described. According to one embodiment, an imaging method includes providing a plurality of orientation definitions corresponding to a plurality of respective views of the space, providing a visual representation corresponding to one of the views of a space, providing one of the orientation definitions corresponding to the visual representation, using the one of the orientation definitions, associating the visual representation of the one view with the space, and displaying the visual representation associated with the space.

Abstract: A sequence of steps for storing an image at a higher resolution in a rendering stage, and making a conversion of the image to a different asymmetrical print resolution. During the conversion corrections are made to avoid losing “on” pixels located on an eliminated row. In some embodiments, an initial narrowing step may occur along the axis of higher resolution and a final horizontal depletion may occur along a carriage scan axis.

Abstract: A system and method for indexing multimedia files utilizes audio characteristics of predefined audio content contained in selected multimedia segments of the multimedia files to distinguish the selected multimedia segments. In the exemplary embodiment, the predefined audio content is speech contained in video segments of video files. Furthermore, the audio characteristics are speaker characteristics. The speech-containing video segments are detected by analyzing the audio contents of the video files. The audio contents of the speech-containing video segments are then characterized to distinguish the video segments according to speakers. The indexing of speech-containing video segments based on speakers allows users to selectively access video segments that contain speech from a particular speaker without having to manually search all the speech-containing video segments.

Abstract: There is disclosed a method of processing a digital image, which includes assigning an image quality classification to the image on the basis of an analysis of at least a portion of the image to detect whether one or more defects exist in the image.

Abstract: Methods, machines, systems and machine-readable instructions for producing marketing items are described. In one aspect, a user is prompted to specify campaign parameters, including one or more campaign topics, defining a scope of the campaign. The user is prompted to specify for each of the one or more campaign topics a corresponding set of one or more attributes of intended recipients of the marketing campaign. The one or more specified campaign topics are associated to respective sets of targeted recipients selected from a database of records of potential recipients based on mappings of the respective sets of recipient attributes to the campaign topics and the specified campaign parameters defining the scope of the marketing campaign. For each of the targeted recipients, a respective marketing item containing a respective set of one or more contents matched to the campaign topic associated to the targeted recipient is composed.

Abstract: Systems and methods of presenting media objects are described. In one aspect, a group of media objects is selected from the collection based upon media object relevance to one or more data structures of a selected media file of indexed, temporally-ordered data structures. The selected media file and the media objects of the selected group are presented contemporaneously. In another aspect, media objects in the collection are grouped into multiple clusters based upon one or more media object relevance criteria. The media object clusters are arranged into a hierarchy of two or more levels. A selected media object cluster is presented contemporaneously. Systems for implementing these media object presentation methods also are described.

Abstract: An exemplary method for determining quality of an image, includes segmenting the image into sections, generating quality measures for each section, and combining the quality measures of the sections to form a quality measure for the image. An exemplary system for determining quality of an image includes a memory for storing the image, and a processor for segmenting the image into sections, generating quality measures for each section, and combining the quality measures of the sections to form a quality measure for the image, and for storing the quality measure for the image in the memory.

Abstract: An exemplary method for selecting a color of a border surrounding an image, includes segmenting the image into regions, selecting a region not containing any color that is present at an outer edge of the image in an amount exceeding a threshold value, and selecting a border color based on a color of the selected region. Another exemplary method includes segmenting the image into regions, selecting a region color not present at an outer edge of the image in an amount exceeding a threshold value, and selecting a border color based on the selected region color. An exemplary system includes a memory for storing the image, and a processor for segmenting the image into regions, selecting a region not containing any color that is present at an outer edge of the image in an amount exceeding a threshold value, and selecting a border color based on a color of the selected region.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to a method for automatically selecting images, from among multiple images, for sequential display, comprising: establishing a total time for a sequential display of a set of selected images; clustering images into groups; ordering the images based on image quality; and selecting at least one of the images within a selected group based on the image quality and total time for inclusion in the set of selected images

Abstract: Systems and methods of presenting media objects are described. In one aspect, a group of media objects is selected from the collection based upon media object relevance to one or more data structures of a selected media file of indexed, temporally-ordered data structures. One or more of the selected media file and the media objects of the selected group are transmitted to a client for contemporaneous presentation at a selected summarization level. In another aspect, media objects in the collection are grouped into multiple clusters based upon one or more media object relevance criteria. The media object clusters are arranged into a hierarchy of two or more levels. A selected cluster is transmitted to a client for contemporaneous presentation at a selected summarization level.

Abstract: An exemplary method for providing an optimized digital image comprises obtaining digital image data by a digital image capture device, based on the digital image data, automatically determining at least two setting types, and a plurality of setting values therefor, for capturing a plurality of digital images, automatically capturing the plurality of digital images using the digital image capture device, each image being captured with at least one setting value different than another image, and providing an optimized digital image based on the plurality of digital images. In one exemplary embodiment, the optimized image is selected from the plurality of digital images. In another exemplary embodiment, the optimized image is synthesized based on the plurality of digital images.

Abstract: An optical disc having a search file indicating languages associated with scenes, and methods associated therewith. In some embodiments, the optical disc is configured to store content and a search file. The content is playable by an optical disc player. The search file comprises data associated with scenes in the playable content. For a given scene, the data indicates a language associated with that scene.

Abstract: Various disc enhancement systems and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, methods comprise retrieving information from a master optical disc; retrieving a data structure from a slave optical disc; using the information from the master optical disc to modify the data structure; and playing content from the slave optical disc in accordance with the modified data structure.

Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for processing images using histograms. In accordance with exemplary embodiments of the present invention, first image data is received for a first image. A first histogram of the first image is generated using the first image data. At least one peak from the first histogram is selectively removed to generate a modified first histogram. The first image is processed using the modified first histogram.

Abstract: In one aspect, multiresolution data pyramids are generated. Each multiresolution data pyramid includes representations of an associated video frame at different respective spatial resolution levels. Each multiresolution data pyramid is stored in a respective discrete frame packet. Each frame packet is processed through a sequence of frame packet processing stages generating data that is stored in the corresponding frame packet. In another aspect, the multiresolution data pyramids are processed through a sequence of processing stages. Each processing stage performs one or more processes operating at respective variable spatial resolution levels of the multiresolution data pyramids. The respective spatial resolution levels at which each process operates are selected.

Abstract: A digital video camera system may utilize a joint video and still image pipeline that simultaneously acquires, processes, transmits and/or stores digital video and high resolution digital still image photographs. The joint pipeline may include a video pipeline optimized for digital video frames and a high resolution still image pipeline optimized for high resolution digital still images. The digital video camera system may also concurrently acquire and process video frames and high resolution still image in burst mode using delayed encoding technology.