Patent ID: 7398000
Filing Date: 2008-07-08
Classification: H04N,Y10S

Abstract:
1. In an entertainment system that is capable of playing back stored frames of video data, a method of flagging a portion of the stored frames of video data for use during a playback of the stored frames of video data, the method comprising the acts of: (a) locating a primary feature within at least one of the stored frames of video data, or within data associated with at least one of the stored frames of video data, to identify one of more ranges of frames, each said range having starting and ending frames that are both derived by a predetermined numerical primary threshold; (b) combining into segments said ranges that overlap or are adjacent to other said ranges with not more than a predetermined number of frames there between, wherein: (c) adjusting the predetermined numerical primary threshold and repeating acts (a) through (b) until the summed time length of all said segments is within a predetermined percentage of the playback time of the stored frames of video data; (d) locating a secondary feature in the stored frames of video data to identify a respective one or more transition frames, each said transition frame being determined by a predetermined numerical secondary threshold; (e) re-identifying the starting frame and the ending frame of each said segment having at least one said transition frame, the re-identifying being based upon: (f) flagging each said segment for use during a play back of the stored video data.