Recording and reproducing apparatus and method thereof
DCFirst Claim
1. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video information, comprising:
- a photographing unit for photographing an object and for generating video information;
a recording unit for recording the video information having been generated by the photographing unit into a recording medium;
a face-recognition processing unit executing a face-recognizing process on the video information to recognize a face;
a reproducing unit for reproducing the video information having been recorded by the recording unit from the recording medium;
a specific person setting unit setting one of a first setting mode and a second setting mode and executing a process of specifying a person with a face according to the set one of the first setting mode and the second setting mode, wherein, when the first setting mode is set, a person is specified with a face recognized by the face-recognition processing unit after the first setting mode is set and before the recording of the video information by the recording unit, and, when the second setting mode is set, a person is specified with a face in the video information in the recording medium that has previously been recorded and previously recognized by the face-recognition processing unit before the specific person setting unit sets the first setting mode or the second setting mode; and
a control unit for controlling the reproducing unit so as to selectively reproduce the video information from the recording medium which includes the specific person set by the specific person setting unit according to a result of the face-recognition processing unit.
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Abstract
In a recording and reproducing apparatus and a recording and reproducing method for the recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information on a scene obtained through photographing, relative to a predetermined first recording medium and being capable of setting one or more chapters to each scene, a face recognizing process is executed for a photographed image based on the image information, an importance level of each chapter is set in accordance with a result of the face recognizing process for a very important person (VIP) set by a user, and each chapter having a relevant importance level among importance levels of respective chapters is selectively reproduced. A user can therefore find an object chapter and scene quickly and easily.
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20 Claims
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1. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing video information, comprising:
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a photographing unit for photographing an object and for generating video information; a recording unit for recording the video information having been generated by the photographing unit into a recording medium; a face-recognition processing unit executing a face-recognizing process on the video information to recognize a face; a reproducing unit for reproducing the video information having been recorded by the recording unit from the recording medium; a specific person setting unit setting one of a first setting mode and a second setting mode and executing a process of specifying a person with a face according to the set one of the first setting mode and the second setting mode, wherein, when the first setting mode is set, a person is specified with a face recognized by the face-recognition processing unit after the first setting mode is set and before the recording of the video information by the recording unit, and, when the second setting mode is set, a person is specified with a face in the video information in the recording medium that has previously been recorded and previously recognized by the face-recognition processing unit before the specific person setting unit sets the first setting mode or the second setting mode; and a control unit for controlling the reproducing unit so as to selectively reproduce the video information from the recording medium which includes the specific person set by the specific person setting unit according to a result of the face-recognition processing unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to; capture a photograph and generate image information of the photograph; record the image information in a recording medium; execute a face-recognizing process on the image information to recognize a face; reproduce the recorded image from the recording medium; register a person in the image information as a specific person in a mode selected from a first setting mode and a second setting mode, wherein, when the first setting mode is selected, a person with a face is obtained by newly photographing the person in a photographing mode and thereafter registered as the specific person, and, when the second setting mode is selected, a person with a face in the image information is selected from a plurality of faces in the image information recorded in the recording medium and thereafter registered as the specific person; and selectively reproduce the recorded image information which includes the registered specific person. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information, comprising:
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a photographing sensor configured to photograph an object and generate image information; a recorder configured to record the image information generated by the photographing sensor in a recording medium; a reproducer configured to reproduce the image information recorded by the recorder; processing circuitry configured to; execute a face-recognizing process on the image information generated by the photographing sensor to recognize a face, register a person in the image information as a specific person in a mode selected from a first setting mode and a second setting mode, wherein, when the first setting mode is selected, a person with a face is obtained by newly photographing the person in a photographing mode and thereafter registered as the specific person, and, when the second setting mode is selected, a person with a face in the image information is selected from a plurality of faces in the image information recorded in the recording medium and thereafter registered as the specific person, firstly pick out image information which includes the registered specific person, secondly pick out the image information based on a predetermined condition from among the picked-out image information which includes the registered specific person, the predetermined condition being set in accordance with an instruction by a user, and control the reproducer to selectively and sequentially reproduce the image information picked out based on the predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information, comprising:
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a photographing sensor configured to photograph an object and generate image information; a recorder configured to record the image information generated by the photographing sensor in a recording medium; a reproducer configured to reproduce the image information recorded by the recorder; processing circuitry configured to; execute a face-recognizing process on the image information generated by the photographing sensor to recognize a face; register a person in the image information as a specific person, wherein a person with a face is obtained by newly photographing the person in a photographing mode and thereafter registered as the specific person; firstly pick out image information which includes the registered specific person, secondly pick out the image information based on a predetermined condition from among the picked-out image information which includes the registered specific person, the predetermined condition being set in accordance with an instruction by a user, and control the reproducer to selectively and sequentially reproduce the image information picked out based on the predetermined condition. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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