CAMERA DEVICE, VIDEO AUTO-TAGGING METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM THEREOF

• US 20150281567A1
• Filed: 03/27/2014
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Original Assignee: HTC Corporation
• Inventors: TSUI, Yuan-Mao, LIU, Wen-Chien, WANG, Yuan-Kang
• Granted Patent: US 10,356,312 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/30 on the same track as the main recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/6812 based on additional sensors, e.g. acceleration sensors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/183 for receiving images from a single remote source
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/188 Capturing isolated or intermittent images triggered by the occurrence of a predetermined event, e.g. an object reaching a predetermined position signal generation from motion picture films H04N5/253

Abstract

A camera device, a video auto-tagging method and a non-transitory computer readable medium thereof are provided. The camera device comprises a processor, a camera and a sensor module. The camera is configured to capture a video. The sensor module is configured to generate distinctive sensing information after sensing a distinctive motion event of an user. The processor is configured to create a timing tag for the video according to the distinctive sensing information.

Claims

1. A camera device, comprising:

a processor;

a camera, being connected to the processor electrically and configured to capture a video;

a sensor module, being connected to the processor electrically and configured to generate distinctive sensing information after sensing a distinctive motion event of camera device;

wherein the processor is configured to create a timing tag for the video according to the sensing information.

2. The camera device as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a storage, being connected to the processor electrically and configured to store a plurality of motion patterns;

wherein the processor is further configured to determine, based on the motion patterns, a motion type information according to the distinctive sensing information, and add the motion type information in the timing tag.

3. The camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the sensor module comprises at least one of an accelerometer sensor, a gyro sensor, a compass sensor and a barometer sensor, and the distinctive sensing information comprises at least one of acceleration information of the accelerometer sensor, an angular momentum information of the gyro sensor, a cardinal direction information of the compass sensor and barometric pressure information of the barometer sensor.

4. The camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the camera is further configured to capture a still photo automatically when the distinctive motion event is happened or when the timing tag is created.

5. The camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the camera is further configured to capture a plurality still photos continuously and automatically when a time period of the distinctive motion event is happened.

6. The camera device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the timing tag comprises information of a timestamp or a time period of the video while the timestamp represents a happening moment of the distinctive motion event and the time period represents a happening period of the distinctive motion event.

7. A video auto-tagging method for use in a camera device, the video auto-tagging method comprising:

capturing a video;

generating distinctive sensing information after sensing a distinctive motion event of an user;

creating a timing tag for the video according to the distinctive sensing information.

8. The video auto-tagging method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the camera device further comprises a storage, the storage stores a plurality of motion patterns, the video auto-tagging method further comprises:

determining, based on the motion patterns, a motion type information according to the distinctive sensing information;

adding the motion type information in the timing tag.

9. The video auto-tagging method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

capturing a still photo automatically when the distinctive motion event is happened or when the timing tag is created.

10. The video auto-tagging method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

capturing a plurality of still photos continuously and automatically when a time period of the distinctive motion event is happened.

11. The video auto-tagging method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the distinctive sensing information comprises at least one of acceleration information of an accelerometer sensor, angular momentum information of a gyro sensor, cardinal direction information of a compass sensor and barometric pressure information of a barometer sensor

12. The video auto-tagging method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the timing tag comprises information of a timestamp or a time period of the video while the timestamp represents a happening moment of the distinctive motion event and the time period represents a happening period of the distinctive motion event.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for a camera device to perform a video auto-tagging method, the program comprising:

a code A to capture a video;

a code B to generate distinctive sensing information after sensing a distinctive motion event of an user,

a code C to create a timing tag for the video according to the distinctive sensing information.

14. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein the program further comprises:

a code D to determine, based on predetermined motion patterns, a motion type information according to the distinctive sensing information;

a code E to add the motion type information in the timing tag.

15. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein the program further comprises:

a code F to capture a still photo automatically when the distinctive motion event is happened or when the timing tag is created.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein the program further comprises:

a code F to capture a plurality still photos continuously and automatically when a time period of the distinctive motion event is happened.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein the distinctive sensing information comprises at least one of acceleration information of an accelerometer sensor, angular momentum information of a gyro sensor, cardinal direction information of a compass sensor and barometric pressure information of a barometer sensor.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium as claimed in claim 13, wherein the timing tag comprises information of a timestamp or a time period of the video while the timestamp represents a happening moment of the distinctive motion event and the time period represents'"'"' a happening period of the distinctive motion event.