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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2008
Hiroki Takakura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masatomo Kurata, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Takakura, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroki Masuda, Kanagawa, JP;
Masatomo Kurata, Tokyo, JP;
Masakazu Hayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Yuji Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiki Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an information presenting apparatus, information associated with each of one or more motion images stored in a storage apparatus is displayed at a location corresponding to a file production time in the form of a calendar view. A plurality of frames of representative images are extracted from each motion image in accordance with a specified frame extraction method. Thumbnail images of the respective extracted representative images are produced, and each thumbnail image is related to a playback position in the motion image. The resultant thumbnail images are managed as a set of motion image thumbnail images in accordance with a production time of the motion image. Information associated with each motion image is displayed at a location corresponding to the production time of the motion image in the form of the calendar view. Thumbnail images associated with each motion image are displayed in an expanded form in the order of time.