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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2002
Susumu Endou, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoki Sashida, Kawasaki, JP;
Daiki Masumoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigemi Nagata, Kawasaki, JP;
Susumu Endou, Kawasaki, JP;
Naoki Sashida, Kawasaki, JP;
Daiki Masumoto, Kawasaki, JP;
Shigemi Nagata, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A multimedia information arranging apparatus that utilizes various feature values contained in multimedia information, carries out a flexible retrieval and classification and displays the information in an information set arrangement space is provided. An information set obtaining portionobtains information sets. An axis setting portionassigns the feature value of the media information to an information set arrangement space axis so as to set the information set arrangement space. A feature value extracting portionextracts the feature value from each of the media information of the obtained information set, and an information set arranging portionarranges the information sets in the information set arrangement space according to their feature values. An information displaying portiondisplays the information set arrangement space in such a manner as to be seen from a predetermined display viewpoint. By seeing the display result, as necessary, the axis setting portionresets the information set arrangement space axis using a different feature value, so that the information sets are rearranged and redisplayed in the information set arrangement space, and retrievals of different aspects are repeated.