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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2002
Masayoshi Teraguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Tomio Echigo, Yokohama, JP;
Takaaki Murao, Yokohama, JP;
Ken Masumitsu, Yamato, JP;
Masayoshi Teraguchi, Yokohama, JP;
Tomio Echigo, Yokohama, JP;
Takaaki Murao, Yokohama, JP;
Ken Masumitsu, Yamato, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An index generator that generates an index, which is data description contents, such as video contents, comprises: an index description device, for defining in advance basic index information concerning an index; a video display device for the input, the display or the output of contents to which an index is to be added; a triggering action input device, for accepting a triggering action in the contents that is displayed or output; and an index determination device, for generating index data based on the basic index information, which is defined by the index description device, and triggering action input history information, which is entered by the triggering action input device.