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US 2014/0208208 A1Published application
Video navigation through object location
AssigneeThomson Licesning
InventorsLouis Chevallier, Patrick Perez, Anne Lambert
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for navigating in a sequence of images. An image is displayed on a screen. A first object of the displayed image is selected at a first position according to a first input. The first object is moved to a second position according to a second input. At least one image is identified in the sequence of images where the first object is close to the second position. Playback of the sequence of images is started beginning at one of the identified images.
Claims14
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Method for navigating in a sequence of images, comprising the steps of:
- displaying an image on a screen,
- selecting a first object of the displayed image at a first position according to a first input,
- moving the first object to a second position according to a second input,
- identifying at least one image in the sequence of images where the first object is close to the second position, and
- starting playback of the sequence of images beginning at one of the identified images, wherein
- moving the first object to the second position includes:
- selecting a second object of the displayed image at a third position according to a further input,
- defining a destination of the movement of the first object relative to the second object,
- moving the first object to the destination, and wherein
- the step of identifying includes identifying at least one image in the sequence of images where the relative position of the destination of the first object is close to the position of the second object.
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