Patent ID: 8174579
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A related scene addition apparatus that associates a related scene with a retrieval result, the related scene being image data related to retrieval, said apparatus comprising: an image storage unit configured to store the image data, and a time at which the image data is reproduced; an information retrieving unit configured to retrieve information according to a retrieval condition entered by a user; an operation record storage unit configured to store operation records in which the retrieval condition is associated with a time at which said information retrieving unit has received the retrieval condition; a retrieval start time estimating unit configured to estimate a retrieval start time based on a retrieval start point from which an operation starts and which is included in the operation records related to a scene-to-be-added retrieval result, the retrieval start time being a time at which the user starts entering retrieval conditions including the retrieval condition for obtaining the scene-to-be-added retrieval result, and the scene-to-be-added retrieval result being retrieval information specified by the user in the information retrieved by said information retrieving unit; and a related scene extracting unit configured to associate, with the scene-to-be-added retrieval result, the image data reproduced during a time period including the retrieval start time estimated by said retrieval start time estimating unit.