Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium

• US 20040218902A1
• Filed: 10/03/2001
• Published: 11/04/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/07/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yanagita, Noboru
• Granted Patent: US 7,613,380 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/52
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/10527 Audio or video recording; Data buffering arrangements G11B20/12 - G11B20/18 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10537 Audio or video recording
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2020/10916 Seeking data on the record carrier for preparing an access to a specific address
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/41 Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/655 Memory in cassette [MIC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/032 on tapes G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/10 Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Measuring tape travel
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/222 Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors, or control thereof H04N23/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/77 between a recording apparatus and a television camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/91 Television signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9201 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9264 using transform coding

Abstract

The present invention comprises an input part for inputting image data, a receiving part for receiving production information relating to production transmitted from another apparatus, a recording part for recording the production information received by the receiving part and image data input by the input part, a detection part for detecting a recording position on a recording medium at an editing point of image data recorded by the recording part, and a transmission part for transmitting information of the recording position detected by the detection part, whereby identification information for identifying image data and voice data is recorded in a recording medium or a recording device, this relieving a burden on a photographer and an editor and facilitating extraction of image data and voice data.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus for recording image data in a recording medium, comprising:

input means for inputting image data;

receiving means for receiving production information relating to production transmitted from another apparatus;

recording means for recording production information received by the receiving means and image data input by the input means in the recording medium;

detection means for detecting a recording position on the recording medium of an editing point of image data recorded by the recording means; and

transmission means for transmitting information of the recording position detected by the detection means to another apparatus.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said receiving means receives said production information transmitted wirelessly, and said transmission means transmits said information of recording position wirelessly.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein information of the recording position on said recording medium of said editing point is a time stamp.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said production information includes identification information for identifying said image data input by said input means.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said identification information includes at least one out of metadata representative of a gathering location place showing a place name of a gathering location relating to news program gathering (Gathering_Location_Place), a photographer showing a name of a photographer (Photographer), journalist information showing information relating to a journalist in charge of gathering (Journalist Information), a director showing a director of a news program (Director), contents having other information relating to production contents described (Contents), gathering start date time showing production start date time (Gathering_Start_DateTime), gathering end date time showing production end time (Gathering_End_DateTime), a producer showing a producer of a news program (Producer), a news program item registered in an NCS (Newsroom Computer System) and NCS ID as an identifier set for every program (NCS ID).

6. An image processing method for an image processing apparatus for recording image data in a recording medium, comprising:

input step of inputting image data;

receiving step of receiving production information relating to production transmitted from another apparatus;

recording step of recording the production information received in said receiving step and the image data input in said input step in the recording medium;

detection step of detecting a recording position on the recording medium of an editing point of the image data recorded in said recording step; and

transmission step of transmitting information of the recording position detected in said detection step to said another apparatus.

7. A recording medium having recorded a program which controls an image processing apparatus for recording image data in a recording medium, the program causing a computer to execute processes including;

input control step of controlling an input of image data;

incorporation control step of controlling an incorporation of production information relating to production transmitted from another apparatus;

record control step of controlling recording of said production information whose incorporation is controlled in said incorporation control step and image data input in said input control step to the recording medium;

detection control step of controlling detection of a recording position of an editing point of the image data recorded in said record control step on the recording medium, and

transmission control step of controlling transmission of information of the recording position detected in said detection control step to another apparatus.

8. An image processing apparatus for administrating image data recorded in a recording medium by another image processing apparatus, comprising:

input means for inputting production information relating to production by said another apparatus;

storage means for storing said production information input by said input means corresponded to said another apparatus;

transmission means for transmitting said production information stored in said storage means to said another apparatus;

receiving means for receiving said position information on the recording medium of an editing point of image data recorded in the recording medium; and

adding means for adding said position information received by said receiving means to said production information stored in said storage means.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said receiving means receives said position information transmitted wirelessly by said another apparatus.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein information of a recording position on said recording medium of said editing point is a time stamp.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein production information includes identification information for identifying said image data input by said input means.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said identification information includes at least one out of metadata representative of a gathering location place showing a place name of a gathering location relating to news program gathering (Gathering_Location_Place), a photographer showing a name of a photographer (Photographer), journalist information showing information relating to a journalist in charge of gathering (Journalist Information), a director showing a director of a news program (Director), contents having other information relating to production contents described (Contents), gathering start date time showing production start date time (Gathering_Start_DateTime), gathering end date time showing production end time (Gathering_End_DateTime), a producer showing a producer of a news program (Producer), a news program item registered in an NCS (Newsroom Computer System) and NCS ID as an identifier set for every program (NCS ID).

13. An image processing method of an image processing apparatus for administrating image data recorded in a recording medium by another image processing apparatus, comprising:

input step of inputting production information relating to production by said another apparatus;

storage step of storing production information input by said input step corresponded to said another apparatus;

transmission step of transmitting production information stored in said storage step to said another apparatus;

receiving step of receiving position information on the recording medium of an editing point of image data transmitted from said another apparatus and recorded in said recording medium; and

adding step of adding said position information received by said receiving step to said production information stored in said storage step.

14. A recording medium having recorded a program which controls an image processing apparatus for administrating image data recorded in a recording medium by another image processing apparatus, said program causing a computer to execute a process including:

input control step of controlling an input of production information relating to production by said another apparatus;

storage control step of controlling storing said production information input in said input control step corresponded to said another apparatus;

transmission control step of controlling transmitting said production information stored in said storage control step to said another apparatus;

incorporation control step of controlling incorporating position information on the recording medium at an editing point of image data recorded in said recording medium transmitted from said another apparatus; and

addition control step of controlling addition of said position information incorporated in said incorporation control step to said production information stored in said storage control step.

15. An image processing system comprising a first image processing apparatus for recording image data in a recording medium, and a second image processing apparatus for administrating image data recorded in the recording medium by said first image processing apparatus,

said first image processing apparatus comprising;

first input means for inputting image data;

first receiving means for receiving production information relating to production transmitted from said second image processing apparatus;

recording means for recording the production information received by said first receiving means and the image data input by said first input means;

detection means for detecting a recording position on said recording medium at an editing point of said image data recorded by said recording means; and

first transmission means for transmitting information of said recording position detected by said detection means to said second image processing apparatus,

said second image processing apparatus comprising;

second input means for inputting production information relating to production by said first image processing apparatus;

storage means for storing said production information input by said second input part corresponded to said first image processing apparatus;

second transmission means for transmitting said production information stored in said storage means to said first image processing apparatus;

second receiving means for receiving position information on a recording medium at an editing point of image data recorded in said recording medium transmitted from said first image processing apparatus; and

addition means for adding said position information received in said second receiving means to said production information stored in the storage means.

16. The image processing system according to claim 15, wherein said first receiving means receives said production information transmitted wirelessly, and said first transmission means transmits information of said recording position wirelessly.

17. The image processing system according to claim 15, wherein said second receiving means receives said position information transmitted wirelessly by said first image processing apparatus.

18. The image processing system according to claim 15, wherein information of a recording position on said recording medium at said editing point is a time stamp.

19. An image processing method of an image processing system comprising a first image processing apparatus for recording image data in a recording medium and a second image processing apparatus for administrating image data recorded in a recording medium by said first image processing apparatus,

image processing method of said first image processing apparatus including:

first input step of inputting image data;

first receiving step of receiving production information relating to production transmitted from said second image processing apparatus;

recording step of recording said production information received in said first receiving step and image data input in said first input step;

detection step of detecting a recording position on said recording medium at an editing point of said image data recorded in said recording step; and

first transmission step of transmitting information of said recording position detected in said detection step to said second image processing apparatus, and

image processing method of said second image processing apparatus including;

second input step of inputting production information relating to production by said first image processing apparatus;

storage step of storing said production information input in said second input step corresponded to said first image processing apparatus;

second transmission step of transmitting said production information stored in said storage step to said first image processing apparatus;

second receiving step of receiving position information on a recording medium at an editing point of image data recorded in said recording medium transmitted from said first image processing apparatus; and

addition step of adding said position information received in said second receiving step to said production information stored in said storage step.

20. A recording medium having recorded programs for controlling an image processing system which comprises a first image processing apparatus for recording image data in a recording medium, and a second image processing apparatus for administrating image data recorded in the recording medium by said first image processing apparatus, the program causing a computer to execute processes, wherein

the program for controlling said first image processing apparatus includes:

first input control step of controlling an input of image data;

first incorporation control step of controlling incorporation of production information relating to production transmitted from said second image processing apparatus;

record control step of controlling recording of production information incorporated in said first incorporation control step and image data input in said first input control step in said recording medium;

detection control step of controlling detection of a recording position on said recording medium at an editing point of said image data recorded in said record control step; and

first transmission control step of controlling transmission of information of said recording position detected in said detection control step, and wherein

the program for controlling said second image processing apparatus includes;

second input control step of controlling an input of production information relating to production by said first image processing apparatus;

storage control step of controlling storing production information input in said second input control step corresponded to said first image processing apparatus;

second transmission control step of controlling transmission of production information stored in said storage control step to said first image processing apparatus;

second incorporation control step of controlling incorporation of position information at an editing point of image data recorded in said recording medium transmitted from said first image processing apparatus on the recording medium; and

addition control step of controlling adding position information incorporated in said second incorporation step to production information stored in the said storage control step.

21. A data transmission apparatus comprising:

input means for producing and inputting at least one out of metadata representative of a gathering location place showing a place name of a gathering location relating to news program gathering (Gathering_Location_Place), a photographer showing a name of a photographer (Photographer), journalist information showing information relating to a journalist in charge of gathering (Journalist Information), a director showing a director of a news program (Director), contents having other information relating to production contents described (Contents), gathering start date time showing production start date time (Gathering_Start_DateTime), gathering end date time showing production end time (Gathering_End_DateTime), a producer showing a producer of a news program (Producer), a news program item registered in an NCS (Newsroom Computer System) and NCS ID as an identifier set for every program (NCS ID); and

transmission means for transmitting said metadata wirelessly to a mover of a gathering source.

22. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 22, wherein said mover transmits said data wirelessly to an image pick-up device for carrying out gathering.

23. A data receiving apparatus comprising:

receiving means for receiving at least one out of metadata representative of a gathering location place showing a place name of a gathering location relating to news program gathering (Gathering_Location_Place), a photographer showing a name of a photographer (Photographer), journalist information showing information relating to a journalist in charge of gathering (Journalist Information), a director showing a director of a news program (Director), contents having other information relating to production contents described (Contents), gathering start date time showing production start date time (Gathering_Start_DateTime), gathering end date time showing production end time (Gathering_End_DateTime), a producer showing a producer of a news program (Producer), a news program item registered in an NCS (Newsroom Computer System) and NCS ID as an identifier set for every program (NCS ID) transmitted from a data transmission apparatus; and

storage means for storing said metadata received.

24. The receiving apparatus according to claim 23, wherein said data receiving apparatus is a portable type moving terminal.

25. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 24, wherein said portable type moving terminal is connected to an image pick-up device for carrying out gathering.

26. The data receiving apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said portable type moving terminal and said image pick-up device are connected by wireless communication.

27. A data transmission and receiving system comprising:

a data receiving device having input means for producing and inputting at least one out of metadata representative of a gathering location place showing a place name of a gathering location relating to news program gathering (Gathering_Location_Place), a photographer showing a name of a photographer (Photographer), journalist information showing information relating to a journalist in charge of gathering (Journalist Information), a director showing a director of a news program (Director), contents having other information relating to production contents described (Contents), gathering start date time showing production start date time (Gathering_Start_DateTime), gathering end date time showing production end time (Gathering_End_DateTime), a producer showing a producer of a news program (Producer), a news program item registered in an NCS (Newsroom Computer System) and NCS ID as an identifier set for every program (NCS ID), and transmission means for transmitting metadata wirelessly; and

a data receiving device comprising receiving means for receiving said metadata relating to news program gathering transmitted from said data transmission device, and storage means for storing said metadata received.

28. The data transmission and receiving system according to claim 27, wherein said data receiving device is a portable type moving terminal.

29. The data transmission and receiving system according to claim 28, wherein said portable type moving terminal is connected to an image pick-up device for carrying out gathering.

30. The data transmission and receiving system according to claim 29, wherein said portable type moving terminal and said image pick-up device are connected by wireless communication.

31. An image processing apparatus comprising:

metadata storage means for storing metadata transmitted from outside;

metadata producing means for producing at least one out of metadata representative of a gathering location latitude representative of latitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Latitude), a gathering location longitude representative of a longitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Longitude), a gathering location altitude representative of altitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Altitude), a gathering location time representative of time when photographing takes place (Gathering_Location_Time), machine ID for identifying a photographing device, camera setup information showing setting of a photographing device (Camera Setup Information), a reel number for identifying a recording medium (Reel Number), duration showing time required for photographing (Duration), start of material representative of start time of each scene (Start Of Material), a title representative of gathering title (Title), a good shot mark showing a mark point manually input when photographing take place (Good Shot Mark), record start mark (REC Start Mark), audio channel information showing a microphone channel (Audio Channel Information), an audio type showing if a voice record is mono, stereo or bilingual (Audio Type), UMID audio which is ID decided solely for identifying material (UMID (Audio)), UMID video (UMID (video)), copyright representative of copyright of material data (Copyright); and

recording means for recording image data in a recording medium, wherein

metadata stored in said metadata storage means and metadata produced in said metadata producing means are recorded in said recording medium together with image data.

32. The image processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein said metadata transmitted from outside are metadata representative of a gathering location place showing a place name of a gathering location relating to news program gathering (Gathering_Location_Place), a photographer showing a name of a photographer (Photographer), journalist information showing information relating to a journalist in charge of gathering (Journalist Information), a director showing a director of a news program (Director), contents having other information relating to production contents described (Contents), gathering start date time showing production start date time (Gathering_Start_DateTime), gathering end date time showing production end time (Gathering_End_DateTime), a producer showing a producer of a news program (Producer), a news program item registered in an NCS (Newsroom Computer System) and NCS ID as an identifier set for every program (NCS ID).

33. The image processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein said meta data producing means is operating means for inputting metadata by operation of a user.

34. The image processing apparatus according to claim 31, wherein said meta data producing means is a global positioning system, which automatically produces metadata based on position information detected in said global positioning system.

35. An image processing method comprising:

metadata storage step of storing metadata transmitted from outside;

metadata producing step of producing at least one out of metadata representative of a gathering location latitude representative of latitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Latitude), a gathering location longitude representative of a longitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Longitude), a gathering location altitude representative of altitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Altitude), a gathering location time representative of time when photographing takes place (Gathering_Location_Time), machine ID for identifying a photographing device, camera setup information showing setting of a photographing device (Camera Setup Information), a reel number for identifying a recording medium (Reel Number), duration showing time required for photographing (Duration), start of material representative of start time of each scene (Start Of Material), a title representative of gathering title (Title), a good shot mark showing a mark point manually input when photographing take place (Good Shot Mark), record start mark (REC Start Mark), audio channel information showing a microphone channel (Audio Channel Information), an audio type showing if a voice record is mono, stereo or bilingual (Audio Type), UMID audio which is ID decided solely for identifying material (UMID (Audio)), UMID video (UMID (video)), copyright representative of copyright of material data (Copyright); and

recording step of recording metadata stored in said metadata storage step, metadata produced in said metadata producing step, and image data in said recording medium.

36. The image processing method according to claim 35, wherein said metadata transmitted from outside are metadata representative of a gathering location place showing a place name of a gathering location relating to news program gathering (Gathering_Location_Place), a photographer showing a name of a photographer (Photographer), journalist information showing information relating to a journalist in charge of gathering (Journalist Information), a director showing a director of a news program (Director), contents having other information relating to production contents described (Contents), gathering start date time showing production start date time (Gathering_Start_DateTime), gathering end date time showing production end time (Gathering_End_DateTime), a producer showing a producer of a news program (Producer), a news program item registered in an NCS (Newsroom Computer System) and NCS ID as an identifier set for every program (NCS ID).

37. The image processing method according to claim 35, wherein in said metadata producing step, metadata are input by a user.

38. The image processing method according to claim 35, wherein in said metadata producing step, metadata based on position information detected in said global positioning system are automatically produced.

39. An image processing method comprising:

input step of inputting image data and metadata representative of a gathering location latitude representative of latitude of a photographing place relating to position information at the time of photographing said image data (Gathering_Location_Latitude), a gathering location longitude representative of longitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Longitude), and a gathering location altitude representative of altitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Altitude);

retrieving sep for retrieving and extracting a map corresponding to said position information out of maps recorded in a recording device; and

combining step of combining and displaying a map corresponding to said position information with a predetermined position of said image data.

40. The image processing method according to claim 39, wherein said combining step has a selection step of selecting a desired display position from a plurality of templates by a user.

41. An image processing method comprising:

input step of inputting image data and metadata representative of gathering location time representative of time at the time of photographing relating to time information at the time of photographing said image data (Gathering_Location_Time); and

combining step of combining and displaying time information corresponding to said image data with a predetermined position of said image data.

42. The image processing method according to claim 41, wherein said combining step has a selection step of selecting a desired display position from a plurality of templates by a user.

43. An image processing method comprising:

input step of inputting image data, and metadata representative of a title showing a gathering title relating to photographing of said image data (Title) and of a script relating to an article original (Script); and

combining step of combining said metadata with a predetermined position of said image data to display it.

44. The image processing method according to claim 43, wherein said combining step has a selection step of selecting a desired display position from a plurality of templates by a user.

45. An image processing apparatus comprising:

display part for displaying a combined image of image data and information relating to image data;

input means for inputting a display part for displaying a combined image of image data and information relating to image data, and metadata representative of a gathering location latitude representative of latitude of a photographing place relating to image data and position information at the time of photographing said image data (Gathering_Location_Latitude), a gathering location longitude representative of longitude of a photographing place (Gathering_Location_Longitude), a gathering location altitude representative of altitude (Gathering_Location_Altitude), a title showing a gathering title relating to photographing of said image data (Title), and a script relating to an article original (Script);

recording means for recording said metadata showing position information; and

combining means for combining information based on said metadata corresponding to said image data with a predetermined position of said image data.

46. The image processing apparatus according to claim 45, wherein said display part displays a graphical user interface for selecting a display position of information relating to image data corresponding to said image data together with said combined image.

47. The image processing apparatus according to claim 46 wherein image data for starting combination of information relating to said image data and image data for ending combination of information relating to said image data are displayed on said graphical user interface.

48. The image processing apparatus according to claim 46 wherein said graphical user interface includes selection means for selecting a desired display position from templates displaying a pattern of the display position of information relating to said image data.