Apparatus, method, and program for recording image

• US 7,929,029 B2
• Filed: 12/12/2006
• Issued: 04/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Kobayashi, Kou, Morimoto, Tetsuo, Imai, Kenichiro, Watanabe, Katsuhiko
• Primary Examiner(s): WHIPKEY, JASON T
• Application Number:
  US11/637,685
• Publication Number:
  US 20070146504A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,589 Days
• Field of Search: 348/231.2, 348/231.3, 348/231.4, 348/231.5, 348/231.6, 348/333.05, 348/333.02
• US Class Current: 348/231.6
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00427 using a menu list H04N1/00421, H04N1/00424, H04N1/00429 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00432 using tabs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00435 arranged in a predetermined sequence, e.g. using next and previous buttons
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00458 Sequential viewing of a plurality of images, e.g. browsing or scrolling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00461 marking or otherwise tagging one or more displayed image, e.g. for selective reproduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00472 using a pop-up window
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/212 Motion video recording combined with still video recording television signal recording H04N5/76
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32112 in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet H04N1/32122 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3247 Data linking a set of images to one another, e.g. sequence, burst or continuous capture mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3252 : Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3277 : The additional information being stored in the same storage device as the image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 : for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• 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 5/85 : on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 : using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 : for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 : involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 : using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 : involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

An image recording apparatus includes an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject, a recording unit configured to record one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing unit on a storage medium in the form of an image file, a generating unit configured to generate a management file used for managing the image file recorded on the storage medium, and a registering unit configured to register an identifier of the image file recorded on the storage medium in the management file on a capture date basis in the order of capture time.

Claims

1. An image recording apparatus comprising:

image capturing means for capturing an image of a subject;

recording means for recording one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing means on a storage medium in the form of at least one image file;

generating means for generating playlist information about image data to be continuously played back;

display controlling means for controlling a display for prompting a user (i) to select one or more of the image files recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis, and (ii) to select a capture date from a list of at least one capture date included on a screen, and for superimposing the screen with the list of at least one capture date on a screen of thumbnail images displayed in the order of a capture date basis; and

registering means for registering in the playlist information an identifier of the one or more image files having a capture date that is the same as the capture date selected in the order of selection.

2. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operation unit for receiving a user input; and

displaying means for displaying image data recorded on the storage medium.

3. The image recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display controlling means is for controlling the display for prompting the user to select the one or more image files recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis on the basis of one or more thumbnail images corresponding respectively to the one or more image files recorded on the storage medium;

and

the registering means is for registering in the playlist information an identifier of the one or more thumbnail images corresponding respectively to the one or more image files in the order of selection.

4. The image recording apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

editing means for deleting one or more of the identifiers of the one or more image files registered by the registering means and the one or more of the identifiers of the one or more thumbnail images registered by the registering means and corresponding respectively to the one or more image files, or for changing the order of selecting the registered identifiers of the one or more image files and the registered identifiers of the one or more thumbnail images corresponding to the one or more image files.

5. A method for recording an image, comprising the steps of:

(a) capturing an image of a subject;

(b) recording one of still image data and video image data captured in step (a) on a storage medium in the form of at least one image file;

(c) generating playlist information about image data to be continuously played back;

(d) controlling a display for prompting a user (i) to select one or more of the image files recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis and (ii) to select a capture date from a list of at least one capture date included on a screen, and for superimposing the screen with the list of at least one capture date on a screen of thumbnail images displayed in the order of a capture date basis; and

(e) registering in the playlist information an identifier of the one or more image files having a capture date that is the same as the capture date selected in the order of selection.

6. The method for recording an image according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

(f) controlling displaying means to display a screen for prompting the user to select the one or more of the image files recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis.

7. The method for recording an image according to claim 5, further comprising the steps of:

(g) controlling displaying means to display a screen for prompting the user to select the one or more image files recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis on the basis of one or more thumbnail images corresponding respectively to the one or more image files recorded on the storage medium; and

(h) registering in the playlist information an identifier of the one or more thumbnail images corresponding respectively to the one or more image files in the order of selection.

8. The method for recording an image according to claim 7, further comprising the step of:

(i) deleting one or more of the identifiers of the one or more image files registered in step (e) and the one or more identifiers of the one or more thumbnail images corresponding respectively to the one or more registered image files registered in step (h), or changing the order of selecting the registered identifiers of the one or more image files and the registered identifiers of the one or more thumbnail images corresponding to the one or more image files.

9. A computer-readable medium including a program executable by a computer, the program comprising program code for performing the steps of:

(a) controlling image capturing means to capture an image of a subject;

(b) controlling recording means to record one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing means on a storage medium in the form of at least one image file;

(c) generating playlist information about image data to be continuously played back;

(d) controlling a display for prompting a user (i) to select one or more of the image files recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis, and (ii) to select a capture date from a list of at least one capture date included on a screen, and for superimposing the screen with the list of at least one capture date on a screen of thumbnail images displayed in the order of a capture date basis; and

(e) registering in the playlist information an identifier of the one or more of the image file having a capture date that is the same as the capture date selected in the order of selection.

10. An image recording apparatus comprising:

an image capturing unit configured to capture an image of a subject;

a recording unit configured to record one of still image data and video image data captured by the image capturing unit on a storage medium in the form of at least one image file;

a generating unit configured to generate playlist information about image data to be continuously played back;

a display controlling unit configured to control a display for prompting a user (i) to select one or more of the image files recorded on the storage medium on a capture date basis, and (ii) to select a capture date from a list of at least one capture date included on a screen, and for superimposing the screen with the list of at least one capture date on a screen of thumbnail images displayed in the order of a capture date basis; and

a registering unit configured to register in the playlist information an identifier of the one or more image files recorded on the storage medium having a capture date that is the same as the capture date selected in the order of selection.