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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2007
Filed:
May. 27, 2005
Shih-hung Lee, Taipei, TW;
Chia-hung Yeh, Tai-Nan, TW;
Hsuan-huei Shih, Taipei, TW;
Chung-chieh Kuo, Taipei, TW;
Shih-Hung Lee, Taipei, TW;
Chia-Hung Yeh, Tai-Nan, TW;
Hsuan-Huei Shih, Taipei, TW;
Chung-Chieh Kuo, Taipei, TW;
MAVs Lab, Inc., Aspire Park, Lung-Ten, Tau-Yuan, TW;
Abstract
A video segmentation method for segmenting video clips according to content of the video clips is disclosed. The method comprises scanning pixels of video frames with a first horizontal scan line to determine if colors of the pixels fall within a predetermined color range; creating a color map utilizing pixels located on the first horizontal scan line from a plurality of successive video frames; labeling the current video segment as a candidate video segment if the color map indicates the presence of a stable region of pixels falling within the predetermined color range for a predetermined number of successive video frames; and performing histogram color comparisons on the stable regions for detecting shot transitions. Audio signals of the video clips may also be analyzed to further verify the candidate video segments.