STORING VIDEO DATA IN A VIDEO FILE

• US 20090220206A1
• Filed: 06/28/2006
• Published: 09/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Kisliakov, Andrew
• Granted Patent: US 8,160,425 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/353
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• 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 21/2365 Multiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4347 Demultiplexing of several video streams
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/181 for receiving images from a plurality of remote sources
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

A method of storing different video data in a video file is disclosed. The method processes a display of video windows (eg 621) each for displaying the different video data in an arrangement, and a user interface (eg 601) for selecting a period of the different video data to be stored for display in the video windows (eg 621) The method stores a portion of the different video data, corresponding to the selected period, in the video file. The video file maintains the arrangement of the video windows (eg 621) for displaying the portion of video data.

Claims

1. A method of storing different video data in a video file, comprising the steps of:

processing a display of video windows each for displaying said different video data in an arrangement, and a user interface for selecting a period of said different video data to be stored for display in said video windows; and

storing a portion of said different video data corresponding to said selected period, in said video file, wherein said video file maintains the arrangement of said video windows for displaying said portion of video data.

2. A method according to claim 1, wherein said portion of video data is stored in a single video file together with said data representing said user interface.

3. A method according to claim 1, wherein said video windows are arranged together with a further user interface enabling selection of said portion of video data.

4. A method according to claim 1, comprising the further step of retrieving said portion of video data from storage prior to storing said video data in said video file.

5. A method according to claim 1, wherein said user interface comprises a user interactive time line.

6. A method according to claim 5, wherein said time line corresponds to said selected period.

7. A video file comprising:

a plurality of video tracks each storing frames of video data captured within a selected period, each of said video tracks indicating relative positions of corresponding video windows used for displaying the corresponding frames of video data; and

an animation track comprising data representing said video windows and a user interface corresponding to said selected period, wherein said animation track comprises further data for generating animations providing said user interface with user interactive features.

8. An apparatus for storing different video data in a video file, comprising:

an interface for displaying video windows each for displaying said different video data in an arrangement, and for displaying a user interface for selecting a period of said different video data to be stored for display in said video windows; and

a processor for storing a portion of video data, corresponding to a selected period, in said video file, wherein said video file maintains the arrangement of said video windows for displaying said portion of video data.

9. An apparatus for storing different video data in a video file, comprising:

display means for displaying video windows each for displaying said different video data in an arrangement, and for displaying a user interface for selecting a period of said different video data to be stored for display in said video windows; and

storage means for storing a portion of said different video data, corresponding to a selected period, in said video file, wherein said video file maintains the arrangement of said video windows for displaying said portion of said different video data.

10. A computer readable program for storing different video data in a video file, said program comprising:

code for processing a display of video windows each for displaying said different video data in an arrangement, and a user interface for selecting a period of said different video data to be stored for display in said video windows; and

code for storing a portion of said different video data, corresponding to a selected period, in said video file, wherein said video file maintains the arrangement of said video windows for displaying of said portion of said different video data.