Abstract: A multimedia preview system in a client/server-based network environment for browsing content of requested multimedia data to be previewed includes a processor. The content is displayed on a client terminal for accessing a multimedia server that holds the requested multimedia data. The processor adapts a detail level of a presentation of at least one of text and an image associated with the requested multimedia data, depending on markup tags associated with the multimedia data and a frequency of commands indicating a speed at which the multimedia preview system is to browse through the at least one of the text and the image, such that the detail level of the presentation of the at least one of the text and the image is higher when the speed is lower and vice versa, and changes a layout of the at least one of the text and the image depending on the speed.

Abstract: A content-adaptive video preview system (100) allows to go faster through a video than existing video skimming techniques. Thereby, a user can interactively adapt (S1) the speed of browsing and/or the abstraction level of presentation. According to one embodiment of the invention, this adaptation procedure (S1) is realized by the following steps: First, differences between precalculated spatial color histograms associated with chronologically subsequent pairs of video frames said video file is composed of are calculated (S1a). Then, these differences and/or a cumulative difference value representing the sum of these differences are compared (S1b) to a predefined redundancy threshold (S(t)). In case differences in the color histograms of particular video frames (302a-c) and/or said cumulative difference value exceed this redundancy threshold (S(t)), these video frames are selected (S1c) for the preview.

Abstract: The present patent application relates to a video signal playback apparatus comprising video signal chunking means for partitioning a video signal provided to the video signal playback apparatus into video chunks, each video chunk comprising a first temporal amount of video signals, and video chunk compressing means for temporarily compressing the first temporal amount of video signals comprised in each video chunk.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an emotion controlled system for processing multimedia data comprising a multimedia system for presenting multimedia content to a user an emotion model means for determining the emotional state of the user during the presentation of the multimedia content and an editing unit for changing said multimedia content in accordance with the emotional state of the user in order to present the changed multimedia content by the multimedia system. The present invention further relates to a method for executing the steps on this system.

Abstract: A system for previewing multimedia content (video, audio, and/or text data). In this connection, a conceptual framework is introduced that defines basic mechanisms for simulating a “leafing through” of digital content (e.g. the content of an electronic book, a digital video or audio file), comparable to the process of leafing through the pages of a book, magazine or newspaper.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an emotion controlled system for processing multimedia data comprising a multimedia system for presenting multimedia content to a user an emotion model means for determining the emotional state of the user during the presentation of the multimedia content and an editing unit for changing said multimedia content in accordance with the emotional state of the user in order to present the changed multimedia content by the multimedia system. The present invention further relates to a method for executing the steps on this system.

Abstract: A content-adaptive video preview system (100) allows to go faster through a video than existing video skimming techniques. Thereby, a user can interactively adapt (S1) the speed of browsing and/or the abstraction level of presentation. According to one embodiment of the invention, this adaptation procedure (S1) is realized by the following steps: First, differences between precalculated spatial color histograms associated with chronologically subsequent pairs of video frames said video file is composed of are calculated (S1a). Then, these differences and/or a cumulative difference value representing the sum of these differences are compared (S1b) to a predefined redundancy threshold (S(t)). In case differences in the color histograms of particular video frames (302a-c) and/or said cumulative difference value exceed this redundancy threshold (S(t)), these video frames are selected (S1c) for the preview.

Abstract: The present patent application relates to a video signal playback apparatus comprising video signal chunking means for partitioning a video signal provided to the video signal playback apparatus into video chunks, each video chunk comprising a first temporal amount of video signals, and video chunk compressing means for temporarily compressing the first temporal amount of video signals comprised in each video chunk.