Sony patents method to find exact video frame by time and date
Sony has been granted a patent for a system that searches through stored photos and videos to find media matching a specific time and date. If the match is a video, the system identifies and displays the exact frame that corresponds to that moment.
In the filing’s own words
An information processing device includes: an image search unit that searches for an image corresponding to designated time and date information among a plurality of images stored and associated with imaging times; and a display control unit that displays, on a display unit, an image based on a result of the search performed by the image search unit.
What exactly they claim (claim 1)
1. An information processing device comprising: a non-transitory memory storing a program, and at least one processor configured to execute the program to perform operations comprising: searching for an image corresponding to designated time and date information among a plurality of images that is stored and is associated with imaging times, wherein the plurality of images includes a still image and a moving image; identifying a determined image based on a result of the searching for the image; in a case where the determined image is the moving image, identifying a frame in the moving image having a time that matches the designated time and date information; and displaying the identified frame.
Facts
- Company
- Sony (Sony Group Corporation)
- Official title
- Information processing device, information processing method, and program
- Patent number
- US12730841B2
- Application number
- 18570524
- Filed
- Mar 10, 2022
- Granted
- Sep 8, 2026
- Inventors
- 2
- Claims
- 18
Classified under
G06F 16/58 Physics & computingG06F 3/14 Physics & computingG06F 16/538 Physics & computingMore from Sony in AI & software
- Sony patents AI that plays video games in your style Oct 6, 2026
- Sony patents AI that swaps game visuals for accessibility formats Sep 17, 2026
- Sony patents AI that changes game characters based on your play Oct 1, 2026
- Sony patents method to turn 2D videos into high-detail 3D animations Oct 15, 2026
- Sony patents AI bots that mimic your friends' gaming styles Sep 8, 2026
Summaries are simplified from the filing’s own abstract and first claim. A patent filing is not a product announcement.
Patent data and drawings: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Nebula is not affiliated with or endorsed by the USPTO.