Photographing device for controlling image recording according to the state of a received image signal on image recording and an image recording method thereof

• US 20080106607A1
• Filed: 04/02/2007
• Published: 05/08/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 11/06/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Jeong, Soo-man
• Application Number:
  US11/730,501
• Publication Number:
  US 20080106607A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.99
• 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 21/43637 involving a wireless protocol, e.g. Bluetooth, RF or wireless LAN [IEEE 802.11] arrangements for wireless networking or broadcasting of information in indoor or near-field type systems H04B10/114
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/44008 involving operations for analysing video streams, e.g. detecting features or characteristics in the video stream arrangements characterised by components specially adapted for monitoring, identification or recognition of video in broadcast systems H04H60/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8153 comprising still images, e.g. texture, background image
• 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 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction

Abstract

A photographing device and method are provided for controlling image recording according to the state of a received image signal on image recording. The photographing device includes a receiver which receives an image signal generated by capturing an image, a recorder which records the image signal on a recording medium, and a controller which operates the recorder to record the image signal received through the receiver by determining the state of the received image signal during recording of the image signal and controlling whether or not the recorder is to record or continue recording the image signal based on the determined state of the image signal. Accordingly, a distorted image signal is prevented from being recorded and user convenience and efficient utilization of recording space can be enhanced.

Claims

1. A photographing device, comprising:

a receiver, for receiving an image signal generated by capturing an image;

a recorder, for recording the image signal on a recording medium; and

a controller, for determining a state of the received image signal and controlling the recorder to record the image signal based on the determined state of the image signal.

2. The photographing device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to operate the recorder to continue recording the image signal if the state of the image signal is good, and the controller is configured to operate the recorder to stop recording the image signal if the state of the image signal is poor or deteriorating.

3. The photographing device of claim 2, wherein the controller is configured to operate the recorder to restart the recording of the image signal if the state of the image signal improves.

4. The photographing device of claim 1, wherein the controller is configured to determine the state of the image signal using a synchronizing signal contained in the image signal.

5. The photographing device of claim 4, wherein the controller is configured to determine that the state of the image signal is poor or deteriorating if the cycle of the synchronizing signal is irregular or if the size of the synchronizing signal exceeds a certain range.

6. The photographing device of claim 4, wherein the synchronizing signal comprises at least one of a vertical synchronizing signal contained in the image signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal contained in the image signal.

7. The photographing device of claim 1, wherein the receiver is configured to receive the image signal wirelessly.

8. An image recording method of a photographing device, the method comprising:

determining a state of an image signal while receiving and recording the image signal generated by remotely capturing an image; and

controlling whether or not the recording of the image signal is to be continued based on the determined state of the image signal.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein in the controlling operation, the recording of the image signal is controlled to be continued if the state of the image signal is good, and the recording of the image signal is controlled to be stopped if the state of the image signal is poor or deteriorating.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein in the controlling operation, the recording of the image signal is restarted if the state of the image signal improves.

11. The method of claim 8, wherein in the determining operation, the state of the image signal is determined using a synchronizing signal contained in the image signal.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein in the determining operation, it is determined that the state of the image signal is poor or deteriorating if the cycle of the synchronizing signal is irregular or if the size of the synchronizing signal exceeds a certain range.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the synchronizing signal comprises at least one of a vertical synchronizing signal contained in the image signal and a horizontal synchronizing signal contained in the image signal.

14. The method of claim 8, wherein the image signal is received wirelessly.

15. A photographing device, comprising:

a photographing module, for generating an image signal by capturing an image and transmitting the image signal; and

a main body, for recording the image signal received from the photographing module by determining a state of the received image signal and controlling the recording of the image signal based on the determined state of the image signal.

16. An image recording method of a photographing device, the method comprising:

detecting a user input command for starting image recording, demodulating a received modulated image signal and converting the demodulated image signal into a digital image signal; and

analyzing the digital image signal and determining a state of the received image signal by analyzing a synchronizing signal contained in the digital image signal to determine if a cycle of the synchronizing signal is irregular or if a size of the synchronizing signal exceeds a certain range, and

where the state of the received image signal during image recording deteriorates, stopping the recording of the received image signal and converting a mode of the photographing device into a recording standby mode,

where the state of the received image signal improves, restarting the recording of the received image signal and converting the mode of the photographing device into a recording mode, and

where the state of the received image signal during image recording remains good, continuing the recording of the received image signal.