Patent ID: 6219382
Filing Date: 2001-04-17
Classification: G06K,G11B,H04N

Abstract:
A moving picture search apparatus comprising:first means for dividing every frame represented by a moving picture signal into blocks;second means for calculating a number of pixels forming portions of a caption in each of the blocks;third means for comparing the number of pixels which is calculated by the second means with a threshold value;fourth means for, when the calculated number of pixels is equal to or greater than the threshold value, deciding that the related block is a caption-containing block;fifth means for detecting a time interval related to the moving picture signal during which every frame represented by the moving picture signal has a caption-containing block decided by the fourth means; andsixth means for selecting a 1-frame-corresponding segment of the moving picture signal which represents a caption-added frame present in the time interval detected by the fifth means.