Patent ID: 9704536
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,G11B,H04N

Claim:
1. A video display device configured to play contents comprising audio, the video display device comprising: a controller; and a display configured to display the contents, wherein the controller is configured to: receive a request for a condensed version of the contents, obtain a condensing criterion as a reference for outputting a condensed version of the contents, wherein the condensing criterion comprises at least a specific word, a name of a main character, an original sound track, a sound effect or a voice print of an actor, obtain a condensing criterion characteristic information included in a condensing criterion characteristics information database or in a storage unit of the video display device, which is an audio characteristics information, corresponding to the obtained condensing criterion, wherein the condensing criterion characteristic information is for identifying portions of the contents that match the condensing criterion, extract characteristic information from a specific section of the contents, wherein the specific section is a comparison section of the contents that is to be compared against the condensing criterion characteristics information that includes at least one sample of audio content; determine a degree of similarity between the characteristics information and the condensing criterion characteristics information based on one or more audio parameters, obtain at least one of indexes which respectively indicates the specific section as being a target output for the condensed version of the contents if the extracted characteristic information is matched with the obtained condensing criterion characteristic information, and edit the contents based on the audio characteristics information by analyzing the contents to identify a plurality of portions of the contents, retaining at least a first portion of the plurality of portions if the degree of similarity exceeds a certain reference value and discarding at least a second portion of the plurality of portions if the degree of similarity undershoots a certain reference value in order to output the condensed version.