Patent ID: 8544037
Filing Date: 2013-09-24
Classification: G11B,H04N

Abstract:
1. A digest creating device, comprising: an input unit for inputting replay information, the replay information including: a replay importance degree computing unit that computes an importance degree of the replay video/sound by executing a plurality of processes, the plurality of processes including: a digest creating unit that receives the replay information with the importance degree and the digest condition information, and sets the replay video/sound as a digest candidate among a plurality of digest candidates to form a group of digest candidates; wherein the group of digest candidates includes a plurality of combinations of digest candidates and a combination of digest candidates is selected from the plurality of combinations based on: (i) a composite importance degree of the combination of digest candidates that is computed from the importance degrees of each digest candidate and (ii) a range of the designated length of the digest; and wherein the digest creating unit, in the procedure of selecting a combination of digest candidates, assumes all the replays as digest candidates, determines whether or not the total time length of the replays of the digest candidates exceeds a designated scale of the digest, further if exceeding, the digest creating unit checks whether or not there are any pieces of replay information in which the replay reference sections overlap with each other, and further if existing, the digest creating unit deletes the replay information with the smallest replay importance degree from the digest candidates.