Patent ID: 7382933
Filing Date: 2008-06-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer implemented method for partitioning a video into a series of semantic units wherein each semantic unit relates to a thematic topic, the method comprising: dividing the video into a plurality of homogeneous segments, wherein dividing the video into the plurality of homogeneous segments further comprises: analyzing audio and visual content of the video, wherein analyzing the audio and the visual content of the video further comprises: extracting a plurality of keywords from speech content of each of the plurality of homogeneous segments of the video, wherein extracting the plurality of keywords from the speech content further comprises: detecting and merging a plurality of groups of semantically related and temporally adjacent homogeneous segments into a series of semantic units in accordance with results of both the audio and the visual analysis and the plurality of keywords from the speech content extraction, wherein detecting and merging a plurality of groups of semantically related and temporally adjacent homogeneous segments into the series of semantic units further comprises: