Apparatus and method for authoring

An authoring apparatus, comprising:

• a memory that stores at least one moving image file;
• a matrix display that arranges and displays time information and identifiers, respectively, indicating a plurality of scenes obtained by dividing a moving image file into predetermined segments, for each of predetermined keywords corresponding respectively to the plurality of scenes,
• the time information and identifiers being arranged and displayed on a matrix plane, on which a time axis and an axis showing applicable levels of importance of plurality of scenes with respect to a predetermined keyword are provided orthogonal to each other, the matrix plane having a plurality of defined sections, each section corresponding to one of the applicable levels of importance, and the identifiers being displayed in a state where each identifier is arranged and displayed in one of the predefined sections corresponding to the applicable levels of importance;
• a moving image reproducer that reproduces the moving image file;
• a keyword display that displays a list of a plurality of keywords;
• a keyword selector that selects a predetermined keyword from among the plurality of keywords;
• a keyword starter that is set per keyword and starts assigning the predetermined keyword to the moving image file;
• a keyword stopper that is set per keyword and stops assigning the predetermined keyword to the moving image file;
• a keyword assignor that converts, when there is an input from the keyword starter and the keyword stopper during reproduction of the moving image file, a moving image file corresponding to a segment between the input from the keyword starter and the input from the keyword stopper, to a scene and assigns the predetermined keyword to the scene;
• a graphical user interface (GUI) processor that arranges and displays an identifier indicating the scene on the matrix plane and determines, when an assigned applicable level of the scene is changed by dragging and moving an identifier from a first predefined section to a second predefined section on the matrix plane, the changed applicable level showing importance and time information of the scene in the second predefined section to which the identifier is moved with respect to the predetermined keyword;
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• a metadata editor that generates metadata of the scene corresponding to the moved identifier, the metadata comprising said changed applicable level showing importance and said time information of the scene with respect to the predetermined keyword determined by said graphical user interface processor,
• wherein the metadata comprises a plurality of scenes, the plurality of scenes each being assigned time information, keywords to specify the scenes, applicable levels of importance, and representative images or links of the scenes, and wherein the keyword display displays keywords with different colors or shadings per keyword and displays the identifiers on the matrix plane using a display form of a color or a shading used for the keyword corresponding to the identifier.

An authoring method, comprising:

• storing at least one moving image file;
• arranging and displaying time information and representative images as identifiers, respectively, indicating a plurality of scenes obtained by dividing a moving image file into predetermined segments, for each of predetermined keywords corresponding respectively to the plurality of scenes,
• reproducing the moving image file;
• displaying a list of a plurality of keywords;
• selecting a predetermined keyword from among the plurality of keywords;
• starting the assigning of the predetermined keyword to the moving image file, the starting being set per keyword;
• stopping the assigning of the predetermined keyword to the moving image file, the stopping being set per keyword;
• converting, when there is an input from the starting and the stopping during reproduction of the moving image file, a moving image file corresponding to a segment between the input from the starting and the input from the stopping, to a scene and assigning the predetermined keyword to the scene;
• the time information and representative images being arranged and displayed on a matrix plane, on which a time axis and an axis showing applicable levels of importance of the plurality of scenes with respect to a predetermined keyword are provided orthogonal to each other, the matrix plane having a plurality of predefined sections, each section corresponding to one of the applicable levels of importance, and said representative images being displayed in a state where each representative image is arranged and displayed in one of the predefined sections corresponding to the applicable levels of importance;
• determining, when an assigned applicable level of a scene is changed by dragging and moving a representative image from a first predefined section to a second predefined section on the matrix plane, the changed applicable level indicating importance and time information of the scene in the second predefined section to which said representative image is moved with respect of the scene with respect to the predetermined keyword;
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• generating metadata of the scene corresponding to the moved representative image, the metadata comprising said changed applicable level showing importance and said time information of the scene with respect to the predetermined keyword,
• wherein the metadata comprises the plurality of scenes, the plurality of scenes each being assigned time information, a keyword to specify the scenes, the applicable levels of importance, and said representative images or links of the scenes, and wherein the displaying displays keywords with different colors or shadings per keyword and displays the identifiers on the matrix plane using a display form of a color or a shading used for the keyword corresponding to the identifier.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer-readable program, the computer-readable program comprising:

• in a computer, arranging and displaying time information and representative images as identifiers, respectively, indicating a plurality of scenes obtained by dividing a moving image file into predetermined segments, for each of predetermined keywords corresponding respectively to the plurality of scenes, the memory image file stored in a memory;
• reproducing the moving image file;
• displaying a list of a plurality of keywords;
• selecting a predetermined keyword from among the plurality of keywords;
• starting the assigning of the predetermined keyword to the moving image file, the starting being set per keyword;
• stopping the assigning of the predetermined keyword to the moving image file;
• the stopping being set per keyword;
• converting, when there is an input from the starting and the stopping during reproduction of the moving image file, a moving image file corresponding to a segment between the input from the starting and the input from the stopping, to a scene and assigning the predetermined keyword to the scene;
• the time information and representative images being arranged and displayed on a matrix plane, on which a time axis and an axis showing applicable levels of importance of the scenes with respect to a predetermined keyword are provided orthogonal to each other, the matrix plane having a plurality of predefined sections, each section corresponding to one of the applicable levels of importance, and said representative images being displayed in a state where each representative image is arranged and displayed in one of the predefined sections corresponding to the applicable levels of importance;
• determining, when an assigned applicable level of a scene is changed by dragging and moving a representative image from a first predefined section to a second predefined section on the matrix plane, the changed applicable level indicating importance and time information of the scene in the second predefined section to which the representative image is moved, with respect to the predetermined keyword;
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• generating metadata of the scene corresponding to the moved identifier, the metadata comprising said changed applicable level showing importance and said time information of the scene with respect to predetermined keyword, wherein the metadata comprises the plurality of scenes, the plurality of scenes each being assigned time information, a keyword to specify the scenes, the applicable levels showing importance and time information of the scenes, and representative images or links of the scenes, and wherein the displaying displays keywords with different colors or shadings per keyword and displays the identifiers on the matrix plane using a display form of a color or a shading used for the keyword corresponding to the identifier.