Patent ID: 6681043
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: G06F,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A method for interactively processing a video sequence on a system having a display, an input device, and a processor, the method comprising the steps of:displaying a video frame of the video sequence in a display window; selecting a specific video object portion of the displayed video frame by outlining a boundary along the selected specific video object within the video frame, wherein the boundary distinguishes a specific video object from a background around said specific video object; segmenting the outlined video object; displaying in a first display window the segmented video object; tracking the video object among a plurality of video frames of the video sequence; displaying in a second display window which is concurrently active with the first display window at least one time-line, the time-line corresponding to a the video sequence, including the plurality of video frames and being allocated to indicate information for the video object; and for the video object, marking on the time-line allocated to the video object, an indication of each video frame of the video sequence in which the video object has been tracked.