A multi-layer video browsing system

Author

Chen, Herng-Yow ; WU, JA-LING

Author_Institution

Dept. of Comput. Sci. & Inf. Eng., Nat. Taiwan Univ., Taipei, Taiwan

Volume

41

Issue

3

fYear

1995

fDate

8/1/1995 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

842

Lastpage

850

Abstract

The paper proposes an effective and efficient browsing system which is capable of representing the contents of a video sequence in a multi-layer manner. In this system, users can rapidly preview some preprocessed video shots, based on some simple scene change detection algorithm, to find out the particular video segments which are of interest. Because users just preview some video shots instead of examining all the video frames, this shot-based browsing method is superior to the conventional frame-based browsing one from the view points of the network bandwidth, user friendliness, and/or browsing efficiency. Based on the proposed browsing tool, a video-on-demand (VOD) prototype system has been implemented in the Communication and Multimedia Laboratory of National Taiwan University in an Ethernet LAN environment

Keywords

digital communication; digital television; interactive television; interactive video; local area networks; query processing; visual databases; Communication and Multimedia Laboratory; National Taiwan University; browsing efficiency; multi-layer video browsing system; network bandwidth; preprocessed video shots; prototype system; scene change detection algorithm; shot-based browsing method; user friendliness; video sequence; video-on-demand; Bandwidth; Detection algorithms; Ethernet networks; Human computer interaction; Layout; Local area networks; Multimedia communication; Multimedia systems; Prototypes; Video sequences;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0098-3063

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/30.468075

Filename

468075