Image processing system, information processing apparatus and method, image processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

• US 7,528,983 B2
• Filed: 05/24/2005
• Issued: 05/05/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sayama, Kazuhiko, Kawa, Seiji, Shibata, Yoshiaki, Suzuki, Takao, Hatakenaka, Manabu
• Primary Examiner(s): Poon; King Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhu; Richard Z
• Application Number:
  US11/136,042
• Publication Number:
  US 20050270588A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,442 Days
• Field of Search: 348/218.1, 358/452, 358/537
• US Class Current: 358/1.16
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

An image processing system includes an information processing apparatus for editing edit text data for processing an image and converting the edit text data into a command for processing the image, and an image processing apparatus for processing the image on the basis of the command. The information processing apparatus includes an editing section, a command conversion section, a processing section, an image conversion section, and an output section. The image processing apparatus includes an obtaining section, a recognition section, and a processing section.

Claims

1. An image processing system comprising:

a first image processing apparatus including;

an edit section which edits a text data for processing a first image,

a command conversion section which converts a edit text data edited by the edit section into a command for processing the first image,

a image conversion section which converts a second image used for processing the first image or a subtitle text data into an image in a predetermined format on the basis of the edit text data;

an output section which outputs the command and the image in the predetermined format to a second image processing apparatus;

an identifier generation section generating an identifier for identifying the information of the second image or the text used as subtitles processed by the processing section;

an identifier storage section storing the identifier generated by the identifier generation section; and

a determination section determining whether or not the identifier generated by the identifier generation section is stored in advance in the identifier storage section,

wherein, only when the determination result of the determination section shows that the identifier generated by the identifier generation section is not stored in the identifier storage section, the processing section processes the second image used for the processing on the first image based on the edit text data, or the subtitles text, on the basis of the edit text data; and

wherein the second image processing apparatus includes;

a receiving section which receives the command and the image in the predetermined format from the first image processing apparatus,

a processing section which processes the first image on the basis of both the command and the image in the predetermined format.

2. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an editing section editing edit text data for processing a first image;

a command conversion section converting the edit text data edited by the editing section into a command;

a processing section processing a second image used for processing the first image based on the edit text data, or subtitles text, on the basis of the edit text data;

an image conversion section converting the second image or the subtitles text processed by the processing section into an image in a predetermined format;

an output section outputting the command and the image in the predetermined format to an image processing apparatus;

an identifier generation section generating an identifier for identifying the information of the second image or the text used as subtitles processed by the processing section;

an identifier storage section storing the identifier generated by the identifier generation section; and

a determination section determining whether or not the identifier generated by the identifier generation section is stored in advance in the identifier storage section,

wherein, only when the determination result of the determination section shows that the identifier generated by the identifier generation section is not stored in the identifier storage section, the processing section processes the second image used for the processing on the first image based on the edit text data, or the subtitles text, on the basis of the edit text data.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the edit text data contains information indicating the definition of layout, information indicating the definition of effects, information indicating a method for displaying the first image, information indicating a method for displaying the second image, and information indicating a method for displaying the text used as subtitles.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein, when the second image used for processing the first image based on the edit text data or the text used as subtitles is processed on the basis of the edit text data, the processing section processes the information of the second image and the text used as subtitles on the basis of the information indicating the method for displaying the second image and the information indicating the method for displaying text used as subtitles, respectively.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the identifier generation section generates an identifier by using a parameter contained in the information indicating the method for displaying the second image or contained in the information indicating the method for displaying the text used as subtitles processed by the processing section.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the identifier generation section calculates a hashed value by using a parameter contained in the information indicating the method for displaying the second image or contained in the information indicating the method for displaying the text used as subtitles processed by the processing section, and generates an identifier from the hashed value.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a specification data obtaining section obtaining specification data of the image processing apparatus; and

a command storage section storing a command that can be recognized for each piece of the specification data of the image processing apparatus,

wherein the command conversion section converts the edit text data edited by the editing section into a command that can be recognized by the image processing apparatus on the basis of the specification data of the image processing apparatus, the specification data being obtained by the specification data obtaining section.

8. An information processing method comprising the steps of:

editing edit text data for processing a first image;

converting the edit text data edited in the editing step into a command that can be recognized by an image processing apparatus;

processing a second image used for processing the first image based on the edit text data, or subtitles text, on the basis of the edit text data;

converting the second image or the subtitles text processed in the processing step into an image in a predetermined format;

outputting the command and the image in the predetermined format to the image processing apparatus;

generating an identifier for identifying the information of the second image or the text used as subtitles processed in the processing step;

storing the identifier generated in the identifier generation step; and

determining whether or not the identifier generated in the identifier generation step is stored in advance in the identifier storing step,

wherein, only when the determination results of the determination step shows that the identifier generated in the identifier generation step is not stored in the identifier storing step, the processing step processes the second image used for the processing on the first image based on the edit text data, or the subtitles text, on the basis of the edit text data.

9. A computer-readable medium storing a program executed on a computer, the program comprising the steps of:

editing edit text data for processing a first image;

converting the edit text data edited in the editing step into a command that can be recognized by an image processing apparatus;

processing a second image used for processing the first image based on the edit text data or the processing of subtitles text, on the basis of the edit text data;

converting the second image or the subtitles text processed in the processing step into an image in a predetermined format;

outputting the command and the image in the predetermined format to the image processing apparatus;

generating an identifier for identifying the information of the second image or the text used as subtitles processed in the processing step;

storing the identifier generated in the identifier generation step; and

determining whether or not the identifier generated in the identifier generation step is stored in advance in the identifier storing step,

wherein, only when the determination result of the determination step shows that the identifier generated in the identifier generation step is not stored in the identifier storing step, the processing step processes the second image used for the processing on the first image based on the edit text data, or the subtitles text, on the basis of the edit text data.