Patent ID: 7796857
Filing Date: 2010-09-14
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A video playback apparatus comprising: a video data inputting unit that inputs video data; a feature data generation unit that generates feature data on the basis of a power of audio in the video data and a movement of an image in the video data; a ranking data generating unit that generates ranking data of scenes in the video data in accordance with an importance of the scenes determined on the basis of the feature data; a playback scene determination parameter inputting unit that inputs playback scene determination parameters when determining scenes to be played back, in accordance with the importance of the scenes; a playback scene determining unit that determines playback scenes, on the basis of the ranking data and the playback scene determination parameters; a playback unit that plays back the determined playback scenes; and a output unit that outputs playback images of the determined playback scenes played back by the playback unit; wherein the playback scene determination parameter inputting unit inputs a viewing time of the video data, and the playback scene determining unit determines playback scenes such that the sum of the time of the determined playback scenes is within the viewing time.