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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2010
Filed:
Feb. 20, 2007
Brant L. Candelore, Escondido, CA (US);
Henry Derovanessian, San Diego, CA (US);
Leo M. Pedlow, Jr., Ramona, CA (US);
Brant L. Candelore, Escondido, CA (US);
Henry Derovanessian, San Diego, CA (US);
Leo M. Pedlow, Jr., Ramona, CA (US);
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Electronics Inc., Park Ridge, NJ (US);
Abstract
In certain embodiments, a method of detecting a scene change in a digital video signal involves examining a slice of the digital video signal; determining if the slice contains a greater amount of data than a threshold amount of data; and if the slice contains a greater amount of data than the threshold, determining that the slice forms a part of a scene change. This abstract should not be considered limiting since embodiments consistent with the present invention may involve more, different or fewer elements.