Video processing apparatus, ic circuit for video processing apparatus, video processing method, and video processing program

An integrated circuit for use in a video processing apparatus that specifies frames to be start frames of a plurality of viewing segments when segmenting a content, the video processing apparatus having a specifying information memory storing pieces of specifying information each showing a feature of frames to be specified as start frames and each corresponding to a different type of content, the integrated circuit comprising:

• a content obtaining module operable to obtain a content;
• an information obtaining module operable to obtain type information showing the type of the obtained content;
• an extracting module operable to extract from the specifying information memory a piece of specifying information corresponding to the type shown by the obtained type information;
• and
• a specifying module operable to specify start frames present in the content, in accordance with the extracted piece of specifying information.

A video processing method for use by a video processing apparatus that specifies frames to be start frames of a plurality of viewing segments when segmenting a content, the video processing apparatus having a specifying information memory storing pieces of specifying information each showing a feature of frames to be specified as start frames and each corresponding to a different type of content, the video processing method comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a content;
• obtaining a type information showing a type of the obtained content;
• extracting from the specifying information memory a piece of specifying information corresponding to the type shown by the obtained type information;
• and
• specifying start frames present in the content, in accordance with the extracted piece of specifying information.

A video processing program for causing a device to specify frames to be start frames of a plurality of viewing segments when segmenting a content, the device having a specifying information memory storing pieces of specifying information each showing a feature of frames to be specified as start frames and each corresponding to a different type of content, the video processing program comprising the steps of:

• obtaining a content;
• obtaining a type information showing a type of the obtained content;
• extracting from the specifying information memory a piece of specifying information corresponding to the type shown by the obtained type information;
• and
• specifying start frames present in the content, in accordance with the extracted piece of specifying information.