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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 31, 2014
Applicant:

Here Global B.v., Veldhoven, NL;

Inventor:

Aaron Licata, San Ramon, CA (US);

Assignee:

HERE Global B.V., Eindhoven, NL;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/139 (2014.01); H04N 19/513 (2014.01); G08B 13/196 (2006.01); H04N 5/232 (2006.01); H04N 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 19/521 (2014.11); G08B 13/1961 (2013.01); G08B 13/19602 (2013.01); G08B 13/19604 (2013.01); H04N 5/144 (2013.01); H04N 5/23254 (2013.01); H04N 19/139 (2014.11); H04N 19/513 (2014.11);
Abstract

A streaming video or a stored video is analyzed to identify salient features. The salient features are the more interesting portions of the video because salient features include the most motion. A motion vector field including a motion vector for multiple pixels in the video is generated. The motion vector field is partitioned into grid blocks, and each of the grid blocks is divided into a set of orientation ranges. The vectors of the motion vector field for each grid block are binned into the orientation ranges. A motion score is calculated based on a count of motion vectors for the orientation ranges. The section of the video having higher or the highest motion score is designated as a salient feature. Among other applications, salient features may be used for thumbnail images, highlight reels, or video editing.


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