Patent ID: 7199798
Filing Date: 2007-04-03
Classification: G06F,G06K,G06T

Abstract:
1. A description means for contents of a motion picture, said means comprising: (a) means for setting a reference plane by using a zone description and a camera model; (b) means for describing each of a plurality of objects on said motion picture by position on said reference plane and a predefined type of actions, said describing means providing a description based on changes in the shape of an object wherein the shape of the object is determined by the silhouette of the object, changes in the silhouette show specific changes according to actions of the object, there are consecutive silhouettes of plural re-instructed action patterns, and input movement patterns are identified by comparison with the pre-instructed patterns; and (c) means for describing each of a plurality of scenes in said motion picture by using said means for describing each of a plurality of objects in respective ones of said scenes.