Patent ID: 6195497
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A video retrieving apparatus, comprising:video display means for displaying a video having a plurality of shots, each shot having frames continuing sequentially, in which one or more object pictures are shown;a memory for storing object information which includes characterizing information describing characterizing features of respective object pictures contained in said frames of each shot and link information describing a position of a next shot in which a same object picture appears;pointing means for pointing to an object picture within a frame of a video displayed on said video display means;point detection means for detecting which object picture on the video displayed on said video display means is pointed to by a user using said pointing means; andobject control means for determining at least one frame of a next shot including said object picture pointed to by said pointing means by using said characterizing information and said link information and playing said at least one frame included in said next shot on said video display means.