Enhanced video/still image correlation

• US 20070222865A1
• Filed: 06/26/2006
• Published: 09/27/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: The Invention Science Fund I, L.L.C. (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Searete LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Malamud, Mark, Lord, Robert, Levien, Royce, Rinaldo, John
• Application Number:
  US11/475,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20070222865A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/222.100
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4398 involving reformatting operations of audio signals details of audio signal transcoding G10L19/173
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/440263 by altering the spatial resolution, e.g. for displaying on a connected PDA
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/951 by using two or more images to influence resolution, frame rate or aspect ratio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode

Abstract

A technique processes captured data on a device, wherein selected captured data of a given quality resolution is transferred via a communication link to a separate storage location for future availability. A storage protocol may include various storage organization categories. A possible aspect may provide an identifier record to enable future accessibility to selected captured data by one or more authorized parties or approved devices or authorized recipients. In some embodiments the captured data may include both a video data stream and one or more still image frames having different quality characteristics and/or formats. Initial and ongoing coordination as well as correlation may be facilitated between video and still image data derived from related fields of view.

Claims

1-48. -48. (canceled)

49. A method of image capture correlation comprising:

obtaining a portion of video data stream derived from a field of view of a video capture component;

initiating a capture of one or more still image frames derived from a related field of view of a still image capture component;

generating a stored version of the captured still image frames, which stored version includes different quality characteristics compared to a stored version of the video data stream; and

providing a cross-reference association between the stored versions of the video data stream and the one or more still image frames, which cross-reference association facilitates future accessibility between a portion of the video data stream and a particular correlated still image frame.

50. The method of claim 49 further comprising:

creating a record associated with the stored version of the captured still image frames indicating a causation basis for initiating the capture of such still image frames.

51. The method of claim 49 wherein said initiating the capture of one or more still image frames includes:

initiating the capture in response to one or more of the following type of activation events;

ancillary module output, monitored field of view participant, monitored field of view activity, sensed field of view condition, user selection, programmed selection, automated selection, and temporal schedule.

52. The method of claim 49 wherein said initiating the capture of one or more still image frames includes:

initiating the capture in response to an activation event associated with the related field of view of the video capture component.

53. The method of claim 49 further comprising:

creating a record associated with the stored version of the video data stream indicating a causation basis for obtaining the video data stream portion.

54. The method of claim 49 wherein said obtaining the portion of the video data stream includes:

obtaining the portion in response to one or more of the following type of activation events;

ancillary module output, monitored field of view participant, monitored field of view activity, sensed field of view condition, user selection, programmed selection, automated selection, and temporal schedule.

55. The method of claim 49 wherein said obtaining the portion of the video data stream includes:

obtaining the portion in response to an activation event associated with the related field of view of the still image capture component.

56. An image capture system comprising:

video capture module with specified quality parameters for obtaining a video data stream generated in a first format;

a still image capture module with given quality capabilities for capturing one or more still image frames generated in a second different format;

data record means operatively coupled with said video capture module and with said still image capture module to store selected versions of the video data stream and the still image frames; and

control means for coordinating operation of the video capture module and operation of the still image capture module, wherein said control means establishes a cross-reference association between the video data stream and the one or more still image frames to facilitate future accessibility between a portion of the video data stream and a particular correlated still image frame.

57. The system of claim 56 further comprising:

one or more ancillary components for helping to provide enhanced still images derived from a field of view for the still image capture module.

58. The system of claim 56 comprising:

one or more ancillary components for providing input information to the control means based on a monitored or sensed or detected event in a field of view of the video capture module or a related field of view of the still image capture module.

59. The system of claim 56 wherein said control means further includes:

control means for implementing user coordination or programmed coordination or automated coordination of the related fields of view of the video capture module and the still image capture module.

60. A computer program product having instructions for executing a process that comprises:

obtaining a portion of video data stream derived from a field of view of a video capture component;

initiating a capture of one or more still image frames derived from a related field of view of a still image capture component;

generating a stored version of the captured still image frames, which stored version includes different quality characteristics compared to a stored version of the video data stream; and

providing a cross-reference association between the stored versions of the video data stream and the one or more still image frames to facilitate future accessibility to the stored version of a portion of the video data stream and/or to the stored version of a particular correlated still image frame.

61. The computer program product of claim 60 wherein the process further includes:

enabling the cross-reference association to facilitate one or more of the following types of future accessibility to the stored versions of the video data stream and/or the one or more still image frames;

view, display, forward, create thumbnail, retrieve, copy, edit, change resolution, increase resolution, decrease resolution, change format, combine images, distribute, delete, print, collate, restricted access, access security, modify cross-reference identifier, delete cross-reference identifier, and add cross-reference identifier.

62. The computer program product of claim 60 wherein the process further includes:

selectively activating a still image capture feature that is not concurrently activated in the video capture module.

63. The computer program product of claim 60 wherein the process further includes:

selectively activating a video capture feature that is not concurrently activated in the still image capture module.