AUDIOVISUAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, AUDIOVISUAL PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND AUDIOVISUAL PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20100021126A1
• Filed: 07/23/2009
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: OSAKI, Yoshiro, Ushio, Yasuyuki
• Application Number:
  US12/507,954
• Publication Number:
  US 20100021126A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 386/278
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/36 Monitoring, i.e. supervising the progress of recording or reproducing for digital recording G11B20/00 and s.gr.; for monitoring, testing or measuring of TV recorders of the type covered by H04N5/76 and subgroups, see H04N17/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/2809 indicating that an appliance service is present in a home automation network monitoring functionality H04L43/0817; discovery or management thereof, e.g. service location protocol [SLP] or web services, H04L67/51
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2012/2849 Audio/video appliances
• 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

Abstract

Audiovisual processing apparatuses which records and edits audiovisual data and an connection network are provided. The audiovisual processing apparatus includes an external resource manager which obtains information on at least one external device and store the obtained information in an external resource table, a data modifier which attaches control information for controlling the external device to internal audiovisual data when the internal audiovisual data is sent to the external device and separates control information from external audiovisual data when the external audiovisual data from the external device is received.

Claims

1. An audiovisual processing system comprising:

audiovisual processing apparatuses configured to record and edit audiovisual data which includes at least one of audio data and image data; and

a connection network configured to connect the audiovisual processing apparatuses,

each of the audiovisual processing apparatuses comprising

an own device configured to process internal audiovisual data,

an external resource table configured to store identification information of at least one external apparatus including at least one of the audiovisual processing apparatuses,

a grouping unit configured to determine whether or not the external apparatus is communicable with the audiovisual processing apparatus via the connection network, and to group the external apparatus together with the audiovisual processing apparatus when it is determined that the external apparatus is communicable with the audiovisual processing apparatus,

a commanding unit configured to give a command to the external apparatus in response to an operation input made by a user,

an external resource manager configured to obtain information on at least one external device and store the obtained information in the external resource table, the external device processing audiovisual data and being controlled by the external apparatus

a data transfer controller configured to control sending and receiving data to and from the external device in response to the command from the commanding unit,

a data modifier configured to attach control information for controlling the external device to the internal audiovisual data when the data transfer controller sends the internal audiovisual data to the external device, and configured to separate control information from external audiovisual data sent from the external device when the data transfer controller receives the external audiovisual data from the external device, and

an device controller configured to provide the external audiovisual data for the own device.

2. The audiovisual processing system according to claim 1, the audiovisual processing apparatus further comprising:

a capacity detector configured to detect remaining storage capacity of the own device; and

an output controller configured to control the internal or external audiovisual data to be output to

an external device when the capacity detector detects that the remaining storage capacity of the own device becomes a predetermined level.

3. The audiovisual processing system according to claim 1, the audiovisual processing apparatus further comprising:

a own resource manger configured to determine whether or not an operating device is connected to the audiovisual processing apparatus,

wherein the own resource manager determines that the audiovisual processing apparatus operates as a commanding apparatus which gives a command to the external apparatus when it is determined that the operating device is connected to the audiovisual processing apparatus.

4. The audiovisual processing system according to claim 1, wherein the audiovisual processing apparatuses include a nonlinear editing apparatus.

5. An audiovisual processing apparatus for use in an audiovisual processing system including audiovisual processing apparatuses configured to record and edit audiovisual data which includes at least one of audio data and image data and a connection network configured to connect the audiovisual processing apparatuses, the audiovisual processing apparatus comprising:

an own device configured to process internal audiovisual data;

an external resource table configured to store identification information of at least one external apparatus including at least one of the audiovisual processing apparatuses;

a grouping unit configured to determine whether or not the external apparatus is communicable with the audiovisual processing apparatus via the connection network, and to group the external apparatus together with the audiovisual processing apparatus when it is determined that the external apparatus is communicable with the audiovisual processing apparatus;

a commanding unit configured to give a command to the external apparatus in response to an operation input made by a user;

an external resource manager configured to obtain information on at least one external device and store the obtained information in the external resource table, the external device processing audiovisual data and being controlled by the external apparatus;

a data transfer controller configured to control sending and receiving data to and from the external device in response to the command from the commanding unit;

a data modifier configured to attach control information for controlling the external device to the internal audiovisual data when the data transfer controller sends the internal audiovisual data to the external device, and configured to separate control information from external audiovisual data sent from the external device when the data transfer controller receives the external audiovisual data from the external device; and

an device controller configured to provide the external audiovisual data for the own device.

6. The audiovisual processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

a capacity detector configured to detect remaining storage capacity of the own device, and

an output controller configured to control the internal or external data to be output to an external device when the capacity detector detects that the remaining storage capacity of the own device becomes a predetermined level.

7. The audiovisual processing apparatus according to claim 5, further comprising:

a own resource manger configured to determine whether or not an operating device is connected to the audiovisual processing apparatus,

wherein the own resource manager determines that the audiovisual processing apparatus operates as a commanding apparatus which gives a command to the external apparatus when it is determined that the operating device is connected to the audiovisual processing apparatus.

8. The audiovisual processing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the grouping unit and the external resource manager are activated before the commanding unit gives the command.

9. An audiovisual processing method for use in an audiovisual processing system including audiovisual processing apparatuses configured to record and edit audiovisual data which includes at least one of audio data and image data, and a connection network configured to connect the audiovisual processing apparatuses, the method comprising:

determining whether or not the at least one audiovisual processing apparatus operates as a commanding apparatus which gives a command to at least one external apparatus including at least one of the audiovisual processing apparatuses;

determining whether or not the external apparatus is communicable with the commanding apparatus via the connection network;

grouping the external apparatus together with the commanding apparatus when it is determined that the external apparatus is communicable with the commanding apparatus; and

giving a command from the commanding apparatus to the external apparatus in response to an operation input made by a user,

wherein the external apparatus performs audiovisual processing corresponding to the command from the commanding apparatus.

10. A computer-readable program recording medium for use with an audiovisual processing system including audiovisual processing apparatuses configured to record and edit audiovisual data which includes at least one of audio data and image data and a connection network configured to connect the audiovisual processing apparatuses, each of the audiovisual apparatuses comprising an own device configured to process internal audiovisual data and an external resource table configured to store identification information of at least one external apparatus including at least one of the audiovisual processing apparatuses, the recording medium containing program instructions for causing the audiovisual processing apparatus to:

determine whether or not the external apparatus is communicable with the audiovisual processing apparatus via the connection network

group the external apparatus together with the audiovisual processing apparatus when it is determined that the external apparatus is communicable with the audiovisual processing apparatus,

give a command to the external apparatus in response to an operation input made by a user,

obtain information on at least one external device and store the obtained information in the external resource table, the external device processing audiovisual data and being controlled by the external apparatus,

control sending and receiving data to and from the external device in response to the command,

attach control information for controlling the external device to the internal audiovisual data when the internal audiovisual data is controlled to be sent to the external device,

separate control information from external audiovisual data when the external audiovisual data sent from the external device is received, and

provide the external audiovisual data for the own device.