RECORDING APPARATUS, REPRODUCING APPARATUS, RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, RECORDING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20090028530A1
• Filed: 06/11/2008
• Published: 01/29/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: YAMADA, Takaharu, Mae, Atsushi
• Granted Patent: US 8,761,570 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/288
• 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: H04N 19/169 characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• 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 9/79 Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/80 Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.

Claims

1. A recording apparatus, comprising:

data input means for inputting data;

first moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute;

condition detection means for detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal; and

second moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detection means detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that the input data includes face image data.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the second moving image signal recording means continuously records the second moving image signal while the predetermined condition is satisfied.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the second moving image signal recording means continuously records the second moving image signal for a predetermined time period starting from when the predetermined condition starts to be satisfied.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising

management information recording means for recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first moving image signal recording means records the first moving image signal on a first recording medium and the second moving image signal recording means records the second moving image signal on a second recording medium different from the first recording medium.

7. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first image quality attribute has a higher image quality than the second image quality attribute.

8. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first image quality attribute has a lower image quality than the second image quality attribute.

9. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first image quality attribute has a higher bit rate than the second image quality attribute.

10. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first image quality attribute has a lower bit rate than the second image quality attribute.

11. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

imaging means for imaging a subject to generate imaging data thereof;

first moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the imaging data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute;

condition detection means for detecting that the imaging data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal; and

second moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the imaging data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detection means detects that the imaging data satisfies the predetermined condition.

12. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

first holding means for holding a first moving image signal;

second holding means for holding a second moving image signal that has an image quality attribute with image quality lower than that of the first moving image signal;

management information holding means for holding management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

list display means for displaying a list of the second moving image signals;

operation reception means for receiving an operation of selecting one of the second moving image signals in the list; and

reproducing means for extracting, when the one of the second moving image signals is selected, a record position in the first moving image signal associated with the selected second moving image signal based on the management information, and reproducing the first moving image signal from the record position.

13. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

first holding means for holding a first moving image signal;

second holding means for holding a second moving image signal that has an image quality attribute with image quality higher than that of the first moving image signal;

management information holding means for holding management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

reproducing means for showing, when the management information indicates a presence of a second moving image signal associated with the corresponding record position of the first moving image signal, the presence of the second moving image signal during reproducing of the first moving image; and

operation reception means for receiving an instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal,

wherein the reproducing means reproduces the second moving image signal in response to the instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal.

14. A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

data input means for inputting data;

first moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute;

condition detection means for detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

second moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detection means detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition;

management information recording means for recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

list display means for displaying a list of the second moving image signals;

operation reception means for receiving an operation of selecting one of the second moving image signals in the list; and

reproducing means for extracting, when the one of the second moving image signals is selected, a record position in the first moving image signal associated with the selected second moving image signal based on the management information, and reproducing the first moving image signal from the record position.

15. A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

data input means for inputting data;

first moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute;

condition detection means for detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

second moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detection means detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition;

management information recording means for recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

reproducing means for showing, when the management information indicates a presence of a second moving image signal associated with the corresponding record position of the first moving image signal, the presence of the second moving image signal during reproducing of the first moving image; and

operation reception means for receiving an instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal,

wherein the reproducing means reproduces the second moving image signal in response to the instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal.

16. A recording method for a recording apparatus configured to record a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute and a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute based on input data, the recording method comprising:

recording the first moving image signal in response to an instruction of recording the first moving image signal;

detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal; and

recording the second moving image signal when the predetermined condition is detected to be satisfied by the input data.

17. A program in a recording apparatus including first moving image signal recording means for recording a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute based on input data and second moving image signal recording means for recording a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute based on the input data, the program causing a computer to execute the steps of:

causing the first moving image signal recording means to record the first moving image signal in response to an instruction of recording the first moving image signal;

detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal; and

causing the second moving image signal recording means to record the second moving image signal when the predetermined condition is detected to be satisfied by the input data.

18. A recording apparatus, comprising:

a data input portion configured to input data;

a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute;

a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal; and

a second moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.

19. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

an imaging portion configured to image a subject to generate imaging data thereof;

a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the imaging data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute;

a condition detector configured to detect that the imaging data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal; and

a second moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the imaging data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the imaging data satisfies the predetermined condition.

20. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a first holding portion configured to hold a first moving image signal;

a second holding portion configured to hold a second moving image signal that has an image quality attribute with image quality lower than that of the first moving image signal;

a management information holding portion configured to hold management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

a list display portion configured to display a list of the second moving image signals;

an operation reception portion configured to receive an operation of selecting one of the second moving image signals in the list; and

a reproduction portion configured to extract, when the one of the second moving image signals is selected, a record position in the first moving image signal associated with the selected second moving image signal based on the management information, and reproducing the first moving image signal from the record position.

21. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a first holding portion configured to hold a first moving image signal;

a second holding portion configured to hold a second moving image signal that has an image quality attribute with image quality higher than that of the first moving image signal;

a management information holding portion configured to hold management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

a reproduction portion configured to show, when the management information indicates a presence of a second moving image signal associated with the corresponding record position of the first moving image signal, the presence of the second moving image signal during reproducing of the first moving image; and

an operation reception portion configured to receive an instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal,

wherein the reproduction portion reproduces the second moving image signal in response to the instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal.

22. A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a data input portion configured to input data;

a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute;

a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

a second moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition;

a management information recording portion configured to record management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

a list display portion configured to display a list of the second moving image signals;

an operation reception portion configured to receive an operation of selecting one of the second moving image signals in the list; and

a reproduction portion configured to extract, when the one of the second moving image signals is selected, a record position in the first moving image signal associated with the selected second moving image signal based on the management information, and reproducing the first moving image signal from the record position.

23. A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a data input portion configured to input data;

a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute;

a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

a second moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition;

a management information recording portion configured to record management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

a reproduction portion configured to show, when the management information indicates a presence of a second moving image signal associated with the corresponding record position of the first moving image signal, the presence of the second moving image signal during reproducing of the first moving image; and

an operation reception portion configured to receive an instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal,

wherein the reproduction portion reproduces the second moving image signal in response to the instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal.