A Method of Summarizing Sports Video Based on Visual Features

摘要

PURPOSE: A method for generating summary of sports video based on visual characteristics is provided to generate summary of dynamic sports video by detecting main events defined according to summary rules using visual characteristics and selecting main areas based on each event. CONSTITUTION: A method for generating summary of sports video based on visual characteristics includes the steps of defining main events according to kinds of sports videos, defining visual characteristics for detecting the main events, defining a series of summary rules necessary for detecting main areas, and detecting the summary areas within the sports video by using the defined main events, visual characteristics and summary rules.