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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2007
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1999
Osamu Hori, Yokohama, JP;
Miwako Doi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Sumita, Yokohama, JP;
Hideki Hirakawa, Yokohama, JP;
Osamu Hori, Yokohama, JP;
Miwako Doi, Kawasaki, JP;
Kazuo Sumita, Yokohama, JP;
Hideki Hirakawa, Yokohama, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki-shi, JP;
Abstract
By moving image analysis, acoustic/speech analysis, or text analysis for multimedia information in a database, feature data representing the type of information is acquired, and the feature data is stored into the database added to the multimedia information. A search engine extracts partial images of user's interest from the multimedia information on the basis of the feature data and a user profile data. A link section associates the representative images (still images) of the partial images with multimedia images and displays the list of representative images and feature data. Thus, only a portion of the user's concern is extracted from an enormous amount of multimedia information, and individual information is selectively provided in units of users.