Patent ID: 7657157
Filing Date: 2010-02-02
Classification: G10H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A still image producing apparatus which produces a slide show using image data and music data, the apparatus comprising: a music feature extraction unit operable to extract a music feature quantity from each of a plurality of music data; an image feature extraction unit operable to extract an image feature quantity from each of a plurality of image data; a mapping process unit operable to map the plurality of music data and the plurality of image data on a two-dimensional map using the music feature quantity extracted from each of the plurality of music data and the image feature quantity extracted from each of the plurality of image data; a reception unit operable to receive, from a user, a selection of a location on the two-dimensional map, and a request for a production of the slide show; and a production unit operable to play back at least a portion of the plurality of music data and at least a portion of the plurality of image data mapped by said mapping process unit, wherein the two-dimensional map includes two axes, in which physical information is arranged in a first axis direction and psychological information is arranged in a second axis direction, said image feature extraction unit is operable to extract, for each of the plurality of image data, the image feature quantity including first physical information and first psychological information, said music feature extraction unit is operable to extract, for each of the plurality of music data, the music feature quantity including second physical information and second psychological information, said mapping process unit is operable to map, on the two-dimensional map defined by the two axes, the plurality of image data based on the first physical information and the first psychological information, and the plurality of music data based on the second physical information and the second psychological information, and said production unit is operable to generate the slide show using, from among the plurality of image data and the plurality of music data mapped on the two-dimensional map, image data and music data which are mapped on the location received by said reception unit.