IMAGING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, RECORDING CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND PROGRAM FOR CAUSING A COMPUTER TO EXECUTE THE METHOD

• US 20080151291A1
• Filed: 11/07/2007
• Published: 06/26/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: HIRABAYASHI, Mitsuhiro, KASHIWAGI, Shigeru, OBATA, Hideo, OHNO, Masayoshi
• Granted Patent: US 8,368,946 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.15
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/51 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures

Abstract

An information processing system includes: an imaging device including a first recording medium recording a content file, and a management information storage unit storing management information for managing the content file in the first recording medium; an information processing device including a second recording medium recording a predetermined content file; and a control unit controlling so as to detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in the first recording medium, based on the results of comparing present management information stored in the management information storage unit, with past management information which has been recorded before the present management information and is management information of the point-in-time at which the content file in the first recording medium was saved to the second recording medium, and record, in the second recording medium, the content file in the first recording medium, based on the detected difference information.

Claims

1. An information processing system comprising:

an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

management information storage means for storing management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium;

an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file; and

control means for effecting control so as to

detect, in a state in which said imaging device and said information processing device are capable of data communication, difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present management information which is management information stored in said management information storage means, with

past management information which is management information which has been recorded before said present management information and which is management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

2. An imaging device comprising:

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged;

management information storage means for storing first management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium; and

communication means for performing data communication with an information processing device including a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file;

wherein, in a state of being capable of data communication with said information processing device by said communication means, said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present first management information which is first management information stored in said management information storage means, with

past first management information which is first management information which has been recorded before said present first management information and which is first management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

3. The imaging device according to claim 2, wherein said first management information is management information managed by a file identifier for uniquely identifying each of the content files recorded in said first recording medium;

and wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect, as said difference information,

content files added to said first recording medium and

content files deleted from said first recording medium

during at least a period from a point-in-time at which said past first management information was obtained to a point in time at which said present first management information was obtained,

based on the results of comparing

said file identifier entered in said present first management information with

said file identifier entered in said past first management information,

record, in said second recording medium, content files added to said first recording medium, and

delete, from said second recording medium, content files corresponding to content files deleted from said first recording medium.

4. The imaging device according to claim 2, wherein said first management information is management information managed by a file identifier for uniquely identifying each of the content files recorded in said first recording medium;

and wherein, in the event that a predetermined instruction is performed, said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect, as said difference information,

content files added to said first recording medium and

content files deleted from said first recording medium

during at least a period from a point-in-time at which said past first management information was obtained to a point in time at which said present first management information was obtained,

based on the results of comparing

said file identifier entered in said present first management information with

said file identifier entered in said past first management information,

delete, from said first recording medium, content files added to said first recording medium, and

record, in said first recording medium, content files recorded in said second recording medium corresponding to content files deleted from said first recording medium.

5. The imaging device according to claim 2, wherein said first management information is management information managed by a file identifier for uniquely identifying each of the content files recorded in said first recording medium;

and wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect, as said difference information,

content files added to said first recording medium during at least a period from a point-in-time at which said past first management information was obtained to a point in time at which said present first management information was obtained,

based on the results of comparing

said file identifier entered in said present first management information with

said file identifier entered in said past first management information, and

record, in said second recording medium, content files added to said first recording medium.

6. The imaging device according to claim 2, said information processing device further comprising

second management information storage means for storing second management information which manages each content file recorded in said second recording medium as

a synchronizing content file recorded synchronously with said first recording medium or as

an all-content saving content file not recorded synchronously with said first recording medium,

wherein said first management information is management information managed by a file identifier for uniquely identifying each of the content files recorded in said first recording medium;

and wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect, as said difference information,

content files added to said first recording medium and

content files deleted from said first recording medium

during at least a period from a point-in-time at which said past first management information was obtained to a point in time at which said present first management information was obtained,

based on the results of comparing

said file identifier entered in said present first management information with

said file identifier entered in said past first management information,

record, in said second recording medium, content files added to said first recording medium,

update said second management information such that said content files are managed as said synchronizing content files, and

update said second management information such that said content files, recorded in said second recording medium corresponding to content files deleted from said first recording medium, are managed as said all-content saving files.

7. The imaging device according to claim 2, further comprising

recording point-in-time recording means;

wherein said first management information is management information managed by a file identifier for uniquely identifying each of the content files recorded in said first recording medium;

and wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect, as said difference information,

content files added to said first recording medium and

content files deleted from said first recording medium

during at least a period from a point-in-time at which said past first management information was obtained to a point in time at which said present first management information was obtained,

based on the results of comparing

said file identifier entered in said present first management information with

said file identifier entered in said past first management information,

record, in said second recording medium, content files added to said first recording medium, and

record, in said recording point-in-time recording means, said present first management information, correlated with said recording point in time;

and wherein, in the event that a predetermined instruction is performed for selecting said recording point-in-time, said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect, as said difference information,

content files added to said first recording medium and

content files deleted from said first recording medium

during at least a period from said selected point-in-time to a point in time at which said present first management information was obtained,

based on the results of comparing

said file identifier entered in said present first management information with

said file identifier entered in said past first management information recorded in said recording point-in-time recording means correlated with said selected recording point-in-time,

delete, from said first recording medium, content files added to said first recording medium, and

record, in said first recording medium, content files recorded in said second recording medium corresponding to content files deleted from said first recording medium.

8. The imaging device according to claim 2, wherein said first management information includes a file identifier for uniquely identifying each of the content files recorded in said first recording medium, and also file-related information relating to these content files;

and wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content files recorded in said first recording medium during at least a period from a point-in-time at which said past first management information was obtained to a point in time at which said present first management information was obtained, based on the results of comparing

said file identifier and said file-related information entered in said present first management information with

said file identifier and said file-related information entered in said past first management information.

9. An imaging device comprising:

a first recording medium for recording content files which are image data which has been imaged;

management information storage means for storing recording order information which is management information for managing the content files recorded in said first recording medium, and which indicates the order in which the content files have been recorded in said first recording medium; and

communication means for performing data communication with an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording predetermined content files, and

recording order information storage means for storing the recording order information stored in said management information storage means;

wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

store, in said recording order information storage means, last-recorded-order information, which is the last recording order information in recording order of the recording order information stored in said management information storage means at the point-in-time of saving, in the event that said content files recorded in said first recording medium is saved in said second recording medium;

detect, in a state in which data communication with said information processing device is enabled by said communication means, difference information relating to the storage state of the content files recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

last-recorded-order information stored in said recording order information storage means, with

recording order information recorded in said management information storage means, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content files recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

10. The imaging device according to claim 9, wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect, in a state in which said imaging device and said information processing device are capable of data communication by said communication means, recording order information which is of a later recording order than the recording order of said last-recorded-order information, by comparing

last-recorded-order information stored in said recording order information storage means, with

recording order information recorded in said management information storage means, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content files corresponding to said detected recording order information.

11. An imaging device comprising:

a first recording medium for recording content files which are image data which has been imaged;

management information storage means for storing recording section information which is management information for managing the content files recorded in said first recording medium, and which is information correlating the order and the date-and-time and recording time of recording the content files in said first recording medium; and

communication means for performing data communication with an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording predetermined content files, and

recording section information storage means for storing the recording section information stored in said management information storage means;

wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

store, in said recording section information storage means, last-recorded-section information, which is the last recording section information in order of the recording section information stored in said management information storage means at the point-in-time of saving, in said second recording medium, said content files recorded in said first recording medium;

detect, in a state in which data communication with said information processing device is enabled by said communication means, difference information relating to the storage state of the content files recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

last-recorded-section information stored in said recording section information storage means, with

recording section information recorded in said management information storage means, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content files recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

12. The imaging device according to claim 11, wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect, in a state in which said imaging device and said information processing device are capable of data communication by said communication means, recording section information which is of a later recording order than the order of said last-recorded-section information, by comparing

last-recorded-section information stored in said recording order information storage means, with

recording section information recorded in said management information storage means, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content files corresponding to said detected recording section information.

13. An imaging device comprising:

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged;

management information storage means for storing first management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium;

communication means for performing data communication with an information processing device including a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file; and

control means for performing control for saving, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium;

said control means effecting control so as to, in a state of being capable of data communication with said information processing device by said communication means,

detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present first management information which is first management information stored in said management information storage means, with

past first management information which is first management information which has been recorded before said present first management information and which is first management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

14. An information processing device comprising:

communication means for performing data communication with an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

management information storage means for storing first management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium; and

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file;

wherein said information processing device is controlled so as to

obtain, in a state in which data communication is enabled with said imaging device, said first management information from said imaging device, by said communication means,

detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present first management information which is said obtained first management information, with

past first management information which is first management information which has been obtained before said present first management information and which is first management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

15. An information processing device comprising:

communication means for performing data communication with an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

management information storage means for storing first management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium;

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file; and

control means for performing control for saving, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium;

wherein said control means effect control so as to

obtain, in a state in which data communication is enabled with said imaging device, said first management information from said imaging device, by said communication means,

detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present first management information which is said obtained first management information, with

past first management information which is first management information which has been obtained before said present first management information and which is first management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

16. A recording control method for an information processing system including

an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

management information storage means for storing management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium, and

an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file,

said method comprising the steps of:

controlling data communication between said imaging device and said information processing device;

controlling detecting, in a state in which said imaging device and said information processing device are capable of data communication, of difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present management information which is management information stored in said management information storage means, with

past management information which is management information which has been recorded before said present management information and which is management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium; and

controlling recording, in said second recording medium, of said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

17. A program for causing a computer to execute a recording control method for an information processing system including

an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

management information storage means for storing management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium, and

an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file,

said method comprising the steps of:

controlling data communication between said imaging device and said information processing device;

controlling detecting, in a state in which said imaging device and said information processing device are capable of data communication, of difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present management information which is management information stored in said management information storage means, with

past management information which is management information which has been recorded before said present management information and which is management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium; and

controlling recording, in said second recording medium, of said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

18. An information processing system comprising:

an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

a management information storage unit for storing management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium;

an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file; and

a control unit for effecting control so as to

detect, in a state in which said imaging device and said information processing device are capable of data communication, difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present management information which is management information stored in said management information storage unit, with

past management information which is management information which has been recorded before said present management information and which is management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

19. An imaging device comprising:

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged;

a management information storage unit for storing first management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium; and

a communication unit for performing data communication with an information processing device including a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file;

wherein, in a state of being capable of data communication with said information processing device by said communication unit, said imaging device is controlled so as to

detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present first management information which is first management information stored in said management information storage unit, with

past first management information which is first management information which has been recorded before said present first management information and which is first management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

20. An imaging device comprising:

a first recording medium for recording content files which are image data which has been imaged;

a management information storage unit for storing recording order information which is management information for managing the content files recorded in said first recording medium, and which indicates the order in which the content files have been recorded in said first recording medium; and

a communication unit for performing data communication with an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording predetermined content files, and

recording order information storage unit for storing the recording order information stored in said management information storage unit;

wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

store, in said recording order information storage unit, last-recorded-order information, which is the last recording order information in recording order of the recording order information stored in said management information storage unit at the point-in-time of saving, in the event that said content files recorded in said first recording medium is saved in said second recording medium;

detect, in a state in which data communication with said information processing device is enabled by said communication unit, difference information relating to the storage state of the content files recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

last-recorded-order information stored in said recording order information storage unit, with

recording order information recorded in said management information storage unit, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content files recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

21. An imaging device comprising:

a first recording medium for recording content files which are image data which has been imaged;

a management information storage unit for storing recording section information which is management information for managing the content files recorded in said first recording medium, and which is information correlating the order and the date-and-time and recording time of recording the content files in said first recording medium; and

a communication unit for performing data communication with an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording predetermined content files, and

a recording section information storage unit for storing the recording section information stored in said management information storage unit;

wherein said imaging device is controlled so as to

store, in said recording section information storage unit, last-recorded-section information, which is the last recording section information in order of the recording section information stored in said management information storage unit at the point-in-time of saving, in said second recording medium, said content files recorded in said first recording medium;

detect, in a state in which data communication with said information processing device is enabled by said communication unit, difference information relating to the storage state of the content files recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

last-recorded-section information stored in said recording section information storage unit, with

recording section information recorded in said management information storage unit, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content files recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

22. An imaging device comprising:

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged;

a management information storage unit for storing first management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium;

a communication unit for performing data communication with an information processing device including a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file; and

a control unit for performing control for saving, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium;

a said control unit effecting control so as to, in a state of being capable of data communication with said information processing device by said communication unit,

detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present first management information which is first management information stored in said management information storage unit, with

past first management information which is first management information which has been recorded before said present first management information and which is first management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

23. An information processing device comprising:

a communication unit for performing data communication with an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

a management information storage unit for storing first management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium; and

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file;

wherein said information processing device is controlled so as to

obtain, in a state in which data communication is enabled with said imaging device, said first management information from said imaging device, by said communication unit,

detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present first management information which is said obtained first management information, with

past first management information which is first management information which has been obtained before said present first management information and which is first management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

24. An information processing device comprising:

a communication unit for performing data communication with an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

a management information storage unit for storing first management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium;

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file; and

a control unit for performing control for saving, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium;

wherein said control unit effects control so as to

obtain, in a state in which data communication is enabled with said imaging device, said first management information from said imaging device, by said communication unit,

detect difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present first management information which is said obtained first management information, with

past first management information which is first management information which has been obtained before said present first management information and which is first management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium, and

record, in said second recording medium, said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

25. A recording control method for an information processing system including

an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

a management information storage unit for storing management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium, and

an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file,

said method comprising the steps of:

controlling data communication between said imaging device and said information processing device;

controlling detecting, in a state in which said imaging device and said information processing device are capable of data communication, of difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present management information which is management information stored in said management information storage unit, with

past management information which is management information which has been recorded before said present management information and which is management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium; and

controlling recording, in said second recording medium, of said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.

26. A program for causing a computer to execute a recording control method for an information processing system including

an imaging device including

a first recording medium for recording a content file which is image data which has been imaged, and

a management information storage unit for storing management information for managing the content file recorded in said first recording medium, and

an information processing device including

a second recording medium for recording a predetermined content file,

said method comprising the steps of:

controlling data communication between said imaging device and said information processing device;

controlling detecting, in a state in which said imaging device and said information processing device are capable of data communication, of difference information relating to the storage state of the content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on the results of comparing

present management information which is management information stored in said management information storage unit, with

past management information which is management information which has been recorded before said present management information and which is management information of the point-in-time at which the content file recorded in said first recording medium was saved to said second recording medium; and

controlling recording, in said second recording medium, of said content file recorded in said first recording medium, based on said detected difference information.