Abstract: A content data processing device includes: a stability score computing unit to compute a stability score corresponding to the stability of an image for each frame, based on the image data of each frame making up content data; and a playing segment selecting unit to select a playing segment from the content data based on the stability score computed with the stability score computing unit.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a recording control apparatus and a recording control method which can improve the convenience of a storage medium and also to a program and a storage medium. Image annulus data or audio annulus data having a first data amount in accordance with a data amount required for reproduction for first reproduction time and low-resolution annulus data or frame-meta annulus data having a second data amount in accordance with a data amount required for reproduction for a second reproduction time that is different from the first reproduction time are recorded on an optical disk so that the data are periodically arranged. The image annulus data or the audio annulus data is extracted from a data series of corresponding video data or audio data. The low-resolution annulus data or the frame-meta annulus data is extracted from a data series of low-resolution that is video data having a less data amount or a series of frame metadata.

Abstract: Under an internet environment, video images of actual roads, stores or the like are distributed, an arbitrary tag can be attached to the video images or information can be written in them and further a plurality of layers are set to the video images in the same area. An administrator device (200) stores a CV video image obtained by adding, to a video image of an arbitrary object area, a CV value indicating three-dimensional values of camera positions and attitudes during shooting, stores a CV tag which is displayed in a synthesized manner at an arbitrary designated position in the CV video image, generates a plurality of layers to be overlapped with the CV video image and having the same coordinate system as that of the CV video image, and stores the generated layers in association with the corresponding CV video images.

Abstract: An apparatus processes video signals containing video information related to a scene which may contain a vehicle license plate. The apparatus includes a video camera having a video imaging device for viewing the scene and generating a first video signal. A character detector in the video camera processes the first video signal to detect a license plate within the scene and to generate location information indicating the location of the license plate. A line detector in the camera determines a particular video line of the first video signal into which the location information is to be embedded. An insertion circuit in the camera embeds the location information into the particular video line of the first video signal to form a second video signal. The apparatus may also include a video capture device for receiving the second video signal from the video camera and converting the second video signal into digital image data.

Abstract: A signal processing unit includes a feature quantity extracting unit, a segmentalizing unit, a clustering unit, an existence probability function deriving unit, an existence probability function similarity calculating unit, a cluster integrating unit and a cluster information output unit. The signal processing unit classifies the signal feature quantity which characterizes the content signal segmentalized into segments according to the similarity with respect to each other, obtains functions which indicate the existence probabilities for clusters of classified segments, and integrates the clusters whose obtained functions are at the high level of similarity.

Abstract: The subject invention relates to a system and method for video summarization, and more specifically to a system for segmenting and classifying data from a video in order to create a summary video that preserves and summarizes relevant content. In one embodiment, the system first extracts appearance, motion, and audio features from a video in order to create video segments corresponding to the extracted features. The video segments are then classified as dynamic or static depending on the appearance-based and motion-based features extracted from each video segment. The classified video segments are then grouped into clusters to eliminate redundant content. Select video segments from each cluster are selected as summary segments, and the summary segments are compiled to form a summary video.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a detecting unit and a categorizing unit. The detecting unit compares each of a plurality of frames that constitute each of a plurality of video contents with one another, and detects a video feature generated by one of a camera operation and video editing from each of the plurality of video contents. The categorizing unit judges, based on the detected video feature, a visual activity level of a video contained in each of the plurality of video contents, and categorizes each of the plurality of video contents based on the judged activity level.

Abstract: The present invention facilitates reading in advance information on addresses where data of each reproduction path to be reproduced is stored. Clip AV stream 1 to Clip AV stream 3 of angles forming a multiangle are managed by PlayList#1 to PlayList#3 for the different angles. Each of PlayList#1 to PlayList#3 is divided by angle change points. Each of the divided reproducing sections corresponds to a PlayItem. Correspondences between source packet numbers and presentation time stamps of the angle change points are recorded in an EP_map. The present invention is applicable to DVD recording and reproducing apparatus, for example.

Abstract: An image capturing device includes an image capturing module, an image processing module coupled to the image capturing module, a comparing module, and an activating module. The image capturing module is capable of capturing images of an object including a pair of sequential pre-images and a final image of the object. The image processing module is capable of determining a movement of the object in the pair of sequential pre-images. The comparing module determines whether the movement of the object is within the range of a pre-determined movement tolerance stored in the comparing module and is capable of outputting a first trigger signal if the movement of the object is within the range of the pre-determined movement tolerance. The activating module receives the first trigger signal and activates the image capturing module to capture the final image of the object according to the first trigger signal.

Abstract: A content playback apparatus obtains and plays a content section from content according to an obtaining method that varies. The content playback apparatus which obtains the content section from content and plays the obtained content section includes a reference generation unit that generates a judgment reference that varies dynamically over a playback time axis of the content, and a content section obtaining unit that obtains the content section by comparing the content with the judgment reference. With this structure, the content playback apparatus is able to obtain a content section according to a method that varies.

Abstract: Techniques are provided for determining occurrence of an unintended video recording in a device. One or more features of a video recording are analyzed in the video recording device to determine whether at least a portion of the video recording is unintended. If one or more portions are determined to be unintended, one or more actions are initiated in the video recording device.

Abstract: An information processing device, which includes: a data holding section which holds first time-series data of an operation parameter which varies through a predetermined capturing operation; a data comparing section which compares second time-series data of the operation parameter with the first time-series data, the second time-series data being correlated with a moving image recorded through an actual capturing operation and varying through the actual capturing operation; and a data area specifying section which specifies, among the second time-series data, a data area corresponding to the first time-series data on the basis of the comparison of the first and second time-series data.

Abstract: There is disclosed an image recording apparatus which automatically records location information that the user can easily understand in an image recording apparatus which records a sensed image and location information associated with the image sensing location of that image in association with each other. An image recording apparatus of this invention includes an area information reception unit for acquiring area information broadcasted by an external apparatus such as a wireless base station or the like, and automatically acquires information associated with an area where the image recording apparatus is located. The apparatus records a sensed image signal and area information in association with each other.

Abstract: Provided are a movement guide providing method of a video recording device. The method includes: measuring a movement speed according to a movement of the video recording device; comparing the measured movement speed value of the video recording device with a reference value; generating a guide sub screen that represents a result value of the comparing; and displaying the generated sub screen on a display main screen of the video recording device.

Abstract: An optical image recordation and image evaluation system has an imaging beam path and at least two digital cameras and a beam splitter. The beam splitter splits the light of the imaging beam path and conducts the same to respective digital cameras. The start time points for image recordation by the digital cameras are synchronized with respect to each other and the beam splitter is a dichroic beam splitter. The synchronization of the start time points preferably has an accuracy which is equal to or less than 1/1000th of the shortest exposure time of the digital cameras so that simultaneous images are recorded in different spectral ranges.