| US 7,559,015 B2 | ||
| Data processing device and method for selecting media segments on the basis of a score | ||
| Toshihiko Munetsugu, Tokyo (Japan); Minoru Etoh, Kanagawa (Japan); Shouichi Araki, Osaka (Japan); and Koichi Emura, Kanagawa (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Panasonic Corporation, Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Filed on Dec. 11, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/733,981. | ||
| Application 10/733981 is a continuation of application No. 09/467231, filed on Dec. 20, 1999. | ||
| Claims priority of application No. 10-371483 (JP), filed on Dec. 25, 1998; application No. 11-271404 (JP), filed on Sep. 24, 1999; and application No. 11-350479 (JP), filed on Dec. 09, 1999. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0133569 A1, Jul. 08, 2004 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 715—204 [715/234; 715/713; 715/723; 707/3; 707/104.1; 707/E17.028] | 25 Claims |
| 1. A data processing apparatus for processing media content comprised of a plurality of scenes, said apparatus comprising:
a processor;
a memory coupled to the processor;
an input unit operable to input context description data including a plurality of segments each for describing one of said
plurality of scenes of media content, said context description data further including:
a context attribute having a value for describing a context of said media content, and
a plurality of importance attributes each associated with one of said segments and having a value representing a degree of
contextual importance of said corresponding one of said segments; and
an output unit operable to output at least one of said segments based on at least one of said importance attributes,
wherein said context description data further includes a plurality of time attributes each associated with a corresponding
one of said segments for determining a start time and one of an end time or a duration of the scene associated with said corresponding
segment.
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