(54) VIDEO EDITING APPARATUS, VIDEO EDITING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM
(75) Inventors: Yoshiaki Iwata, Neyagawa (JP); Kazuo Kajimoto, Neyagawa (JP)
(73) Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co.,
Ltd., Osaka (JP)
( * ) Notice: Subject to any disclaimer, the term of this patent is extended or adjusted under 35 U.S.C. 154(b) by 1165 days.
(21) Appl. No.: 09/730,767
(22) Filed: Dec. 7, 2000
(65) Prior Publication Data
US 2001/0041050 Al Nov. 15, 2001
(30) Foreign Application Priority Data
Dec. 7, 1999 (JP) 11-347128
(51) Int. CI.
G06Q 99/00 (2006.01)
(52) U.S. CI 705/59; 705/1; 705/80
(58) Field of Classification Search 705/59,
705/32,54,1,80; 725/41; 386/52 See application file for complete search history.
(56) References Cited
U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS
5,444,779 A * 8/1995 Daniele 399/366
5,802,240 A * 9/1998 Asai 386/52
5,867,579 A * 2/1999 Saito 705/57
A video data storing unit stores video data pieces. An editing information generating unit generates editing information sets. A copyright information storing unit stores a standard copyright royalty fee for each video data piece. A royalty fee calculation unit calculates a total copyright royalty fee using the editing information sets and the standard copyright royalty fees. An upper limit judging unit judges whether the total copyright royalty fee exceeds an upper limit. If the total copyright royalty fee exceeds the upper limit, a reediting unit deletes part of a clip to reduce the total copyright royalty fee to a level no more than the upper limit.
6 Claims, 25 Drawing Sheets
