AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO GENERATION APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING AUDIO AND/OR VIDEO SIGNALS

• US 20070154189A1
• Filed: 03/07/2007
• Published: 07/05/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 04/05/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony United Kingdom Limited (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Foster, Richard, McGrath, Mark, Turner, Alan, Dorricott, Martin, HARRADINE, Vincent
• Granted Patent: US 8,214,858 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/241
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/02 Marketing; Price estimation or determination; Fundraising
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• 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 27/3027 used signal is digitally coded
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/322 used signal is digitally coded
• 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 21/235 Processing of additional data, e.g. scrambling of additional data or processing content descriptors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23892 involving embedding information at multiplex stream level, e.g. embedding a watermark at packet level
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/435 Processing of additional data, e.g. decrypting of additional data, reconstructing software from modules extracted from the transport stream
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8352 involving content or source identification data, e.g. Unique Material Identifier [UMID]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/84 Generation or processing of descriptive data, e.g. content descriptors systems specially adapted for using meta-information in broadcast systems H04H60/73
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/854 Content authoring
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/858 Linking data to content, e.g. by linking an URL to a video object, by creating a hotspot
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• 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 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects

Abstract

An audio and/or video generation apparatus comprises a recording processor which is operable to record audio and/or video signals on a recording medium, a meta data generation processor which is operable to generate meta data identifying the content of the audio/video signals, and a communications processor which arranged to communicate the meta data separately from the recording medium. Furthermore, the meta data generation processor may be operable to generate at least one sample image which is representative of a video image from the recorded video signals, and to associate the sample image with an address on the recording medium at which the video image is recorded. The video and/or audio generation apparatus provides an advantage in generating and utilising meta data to facilitate the generation of audio/video productions. Accordingly, a system for generating an audio and/or video production comprises an acquisition processor operable in use to receive instructions from a user which instructions are representative of a list of content items for the audio and/or video production. The audio and/or video generation apparatus is arranged in use to receive information representative of the list of content items, and to generate audio and/or video signals in accordance with the content items on the list. An ingestion processor may be provided to receive the list of content items, and the audio and/or video signals and to form the audio and/or video production by associating the audio and/or video signals with the list of content items.

Claims

1. A system for generating an audio and/or video production comprising

an acquisition processor operable in use to receive instructions from a user which instructions are representative of a list content items for the audio and/or video production,

an audio and/or video generation apparatus arranged in operation to receive information representative of list of said content items, and operable in use to generate audio and/or video signals in accordance with said content items of said list, and

an ingestion processor which is arranged in operation to receive said list of content items, and said audio and/or video signals and to form said audio and/or video production by associating said audio and/or video signals with said list of content items.

2. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said audio and/or video signals are representative of a plurality of takes captured by said generation apparatus in association with said content items, and said ingestion processor is arranged to form said audio and/or video production by selecting for at least one content item at least one of a plurality of takes associated with said at least one content item.

3. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said audio and/or video generation apparatus is provided with a meta data generation tool which is arranged in operation to generate meta data describing said audio and/or video signals in combination with said content item list.

4. A system as claimed in claim 1, wherein said meta data generator generation tool is arranged to indicate a preferred one of said plurality of takes to be used for said at least one content item, and said ingestion processor is arranged to select said preferred take for said at least one content item consequent upon said indication.

5. A system as claimed in claim 4, wherein said indication is a good shot marker or the like.

6. A computer program providing computer executable instructions, which when loaded onto a data processor configures said data processor to operate as a video generation apparatus which is arranged in operation to generate video signals representative of an image source, said video generation apparatus comprising

a recording processor which is arranged in operation to record said video signals on a recording medium, and

a meta data generation processor which is arranged in operation to receive said video signals and to generate at least one sample image which is representative of a video image from said recorded video signals, and to associate said sample image with an address on said recording medium at which said video image is recorded.

7. A computer program providing computer executable instructions, which when loaded onto a data processor configures said data processor to operate as a system for generating at least one of an audio and video production comprising

an acquisition processor operable in use to receive instructions from a user which instructions are representative of a list content items for the audio and/or video production,

an audio and/or video generation apparatus arranged in operation to receive information representative of list of said content items, and operable in use to generate audio and/or video signals in accordance with said content items of said list, and

an ingestion processor which is arranged in operation to receive said list of content items, and said audio and/or video signals and to form said audio and/or video production by associating said audio and/or video signals with said list of content items.