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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 2013
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Hugh E. Williams, Remond, WA (US);
Xian-sheng Hua, Beijing, CN;
Hong-qiao LI, Beijing, CN;
Xiaodong Fan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard Qian, Sammamish, WA (US);
Hugh E. Williams, Remond, WA (US);
Xian-Sheng Hua, Beijing, CN;
Hong-Qiao Li, Beijing, CN;
Xiaodong Fan, Bellevue, WA (US);
Richard Qian, Sammamish, WA (US);
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Abstract
Functionality is described for forming a summary representation of a video item to help a user decide whether to obtain a full version of the video item. The functionality operates by: (a) receiving a video item; (b) dividing the video item into a plurality of segments; (c) extracting at least one key frame from each of the plurality of segments to form a plurality of key frames; and (d) organizing the video segments into one or more groups corresponding to one or more respective scenes based on the plurality of key frames, to thereby form the representation of the video item. The functionality can be used to communicate search results to a user, to provide a sample of the video item in a message, etc.