Video program creation system, table providing device, terminal device, terminal processing method, program, recording medium

• US 8,156,532 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2003
• Issued: 04/10/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2002
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Shinkai, Mitsutoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pendleton, Brian
• Assistant Examiner(s): EKPO, NNENNA NGOZI
• Application Number:
  US10/521,246
• Publication Number:
  US 20060156364A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,192 Days
• Field of Search: 725/105, 725/114, 725/115, 725/116, 725/144, 725/93, 725/146, 715716-726, 715/733, 715/751, 715/963, 705/7.13
• US Class Current: 725/116
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06311 Scheduling, planning or task assignment for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2525 Magneto-optical [MO] discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2562 DVDs [digital versatile discs]; Digital video discs; MMCDs; HDCDs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/41 Flat as opposed to hierarchical combination, e.g. library of tapes or discs, CD changer, or groups of record carriers that together store one title
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/655 Memory in cassette [MIC]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/657 Memory in disc [MID]
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/90 Tape-like record carriers
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/031 Electronic editing of digitised analogue information signals, e.g. audio or video signals
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence

Abstract

A video program production system of efficiently and flexibly producing a video program. For viewing, a composition table providing apparatus provides each terminal with composition table data in which items required for the production of the video program are arranged and a variety of information is described in the items. Each terminal, namely, each terminal of each work group is permitted to view the composition table data. Each work group views the composition table data any time in time of need, and the work group can learn the content, described in the composition table data, such as instructions for work, and work results of other groups. Based on the content, the work group performs required jobs.

Claims

1. A video program production system for use in producing a video program, comprising a composition table site, and a plurality of terminals including program content gathering and program production terminals communicable with the composition table site, respective terminals being associated with and operated by respective operating groups to perform respective, predetermined different work assignments in accordance with a video production schedule and instructions in said composition table for producing said video program, said operating groups including a supervisory group,

wherein the composition table site comprises:

a video program database for storing video program content data inputted from said program content gathering and program production terminals,

storage means for storing composition table data containing updatable information describing successive tasks to be performed and completed by different ones of said operating groups required for the production of said video program and updatable instructions instructing respective ones of said operating groups to perform said tasks, said composition table data storing said video program production schedule and links to the video program content data stored in said video program database, and

a controller for providing the composition table data to each of the terminals, including the instructions and the information describing tasks to be performed and tasks completed by said different operating groups for viewing at each terminal, and for processing information input from the terminals to be added to the composition table data; and

wherein the predetermined work assignment performed by at least one group is dependent upon the work assignment performed by another group; and

wherein each terminal associated with and operated by each said operating group acquires the composition table data by communicating with the composition table providing apparatus, said terminal comprises;

the composition table data by communicating with the composition table providing apparatus,

display means for displaying the composition table data acquired by the acquisition means, including updated instructions, the tasks to be performed and the tasks completed by respective groups, such that the display means at the terminal of one operating group displays the tasks completed by said one operating group as well as the tasks completed by other operating groups, and said display means further displays instructions that have been updated as a result of the completion of tasks by another operating group,

input information generating means for generating information to be input to said composition table, said input information including end of task data representing the completion of the task performed by the operating group associated with said terminal, and

input information transmitting means for transmitting the input information from said input information generating means to the composition table site to update the composition table that is stored at the composition table site and that is displayed at all of the terminals,

whereby the terminals operated by all of said operating groups display the composition table updated by different ones of said operating groups and thereby the status of all of said operating groups;

whereby the display at a terminal associated with one operating group of said end of task data input in said composition table data from a different operating group instructs said one group to perform the next successive task in the work assignment performed by said one group following the task in the production schedule that has been completed by said different operating group, as determined by said composition table; and

wherein the terminal associated with and operated by at least said supervisory group updates at least selected instructions dependent upon said information inputted to said composition table by an operating group.

2. A video program production system for use in producing a video program, comprising a composition table site, and a plurality of terminals including A/V content gathering and A/V editing terminals communicable with the composition table site, respective terminals being associated with and operated by respective operating groups to perform respective, predetermined different work assignments in accordance with a video production schedule and instructions in said composition table for producing said video program, said operating groups including a supervisory group,

wherein the composition table site comprises:

storage means for storing composition table data containing updatable information describing audio and video (A/V) gathering and editing tasks to be performed and completed by A/V content gathering and A/V editing operating groups required for the production of said video program and updatable instructions instructing respective ones of said content gathering and editing operating groups to perform said tasks,

an A/V database for storing audio and video content for said video program,

said composition table data storing said video program production schedule and said instructions for the respective operating groups, and links to said audio and video content in said A/V database, and

a controller for providing the composition table data to the terminals, including the instructions and the information describing tasks to be performed and tasks completed by said A/V content gathering and A/V editing operating groups for viewing at each terminal, and for processing information input from the terminals to be added to and update the composition table data; and

wherein the predetermined work assignment performed by at least one group is dependent upon the work assignment performed by another group; and

wherein each terminal associated with and operated by each said operating group acquires the composition table data by communicating with the composition table providing apparatus, said terminal comprises;

the composition table data by communicating with the composition table providing apparatus,

display means for displaying the composition table data acquired by the acquisition means, including updated instructions, the A/V content gathering and editing tasks performed and completed by said operating groups, and for displaying said audio and video information when a link thereto in said composition table data is selected, such that the display means at the terminal of one operating group displays the tasks completed by said one operating group as well as the tasks completed by other operating groups and said display means further displays instructions that have been updated as a result of the completion of tasks by another operating group,

input information generating means for generating information to be input to said composition table, said input information including end of task data representing the completion of the task performed by the operating group associated with said terminal, and

input information transmitting means for transmitting the input information from said input information generating means to the composition table site to update the composition table that is stored at the composition table site and that is displayed at the terminals,

whereby the terminals operated by all of said operating groups display the composition table updated by said operating groups and thereby the status of all of said operating groups;

whereby the display at a terminal associated with one operating group of information input in said composition table data from a different group representing the completion of a task by said different group instructs another group to perform the next successive task in the production schedule following the task that has been completed by said different operating group, as determined by said composition table; and

wherein the terminal associated with and operated by at least said supervisory group updates at least selected instructions dependent upon said information inputted to said composition table by an operating group.

3. A video program production system for use in producing a video program, comprising a composition table site, and a plurality of terminals including program content gathering and program production terminals communicable with the composition table site, respective terminals being associated with and operated by respective operating groups to perform respective, different work assignments in accordance with a video production schedule and instructions in said composition table for producing video program, said operating groups including a supervisory group,

wherein the composition table site comprises:

a video program database for storing video program content data inputted from said program content gathering and program production terminals,

storage means for storing composition table data containing information describing successive tasks to be performed and completed by different ones of said operating groups required for the production of said video program and updatable instructions instructing respective ones of said content gathering and editing operating groups to perform said tasks, said composition table data storing said video program production schedule and links to the video program content data stored in said video program database, and said composition table data further containing updateable items, with each operating group having authorization to update only certain predetermined ones of said updatable items, and

a controller for providing the composition table data to each of the terminals, including the instructions and the information describing tasks to be performed and tasks completed by said different operating groups for viewing at each terminal, and for processing said certain predetermined updatable items, input from the terminals of those authorized operating groups, to be added to the composition table data; and

wherein the predetermined work assignment performed by at least one group is dependent upon the work assignment performed by another group; and

wherein each terminal associated with and operated by each said operating group acquires the composition table data by communicating with the composition table providing apparatus, said terminal comprises;

the composition table data by communicating with the composition table providing apparatus,

display means for displaying the composition table data acquired by the acquisition means, including updated instructions, the tasks to be performed and the tasks completed by respective authorized operating groups, such that the display means at the terminal of one operating group displays the tasks completed by said one operating group as well as the tasks completed by other operating groups, and said display means further displays instructions that have been updated as a result of the completion of tasks by another operating group,

input information generating means for generating updatable items to be input to said composition table, said input information including end of task data representing the completion of the task performed by the operating group associated with said terminal, and

input information transmitting means for transmitting the updatable items from said input information generating means to the composition table site so as to update the composition table that is stored at the composition table site and that is displayed at all of the terminals,

whereby each terminal is enabled to access and add to said composition table data only certain predetermined updatable items from the authorized operating group

whereby the terminals operated by all of said operating groups display the composition table updated by different ones of said operating groups and thereby the status of all of said operating groups;

whereby the display at a terminal associated with one operating group of said end of task data input in said composition table data from a different operating group instructs said one group to perform the next successive task in the work assignment performed by said one group following the task in the production schedule that has been completed by said different operating group, as determined by said composition table; and

wherein the terminal associated with and operated by at least said supervisory group updates at least selected instructions dependent upon said information inputted to said composition table by an operating group.

4. A video program production system for use in producing a video program, comprising a composition table site, and a plurality of terminals including A/V content gathering and A/V editing terminals communicable with the composition table site, respective terminals being associated with and operated by respective operating groups to perform respective, predetermined different work assignments in accordance with a video production schedule and instructions in said composition table for producing said video program, said operating groups including a supervisory group,

wherein the composition table site comprises:

storage means for storing updatable composition table data containing updatable information describing audio and video (A/V) gathering and editing tasks to be performed and completed by A/V content gathering and A/V editing operating groups required for the production of said video program and updatable instructions instructing respective ones of said A/V content gathering and A/V editing operating groups to perform said tasks,

an A/V database for storing audio and video content for said video program,

said composition table data storing said video program production schedule and links to said audio and video content in said A/V database, and

a controller for providing the composition table data to each of the terminals, including the instructions and the information describing tasks to be performed and tasks completed by said A/V content gathering and A/V editing operating groups for viewing at each terminal, and for updating said composition table data with information input from at least some of the terminals; and

wherein the predetermined work assignment performed by at least one group is dependent upon the work assignment performed by another group; and

wherein each terminal associated with and operated by each said operating group acquires the composition table data by communicating with the composition table providing apparatus, said terminal comprises;

the composition table data by communicating with the composition table providing apparatus,

display means for displaying the composition table data acquired by the acquisition means, including updated instructions and the A/V content gathering and editing tasks performed and completed by said operating groups, such that the display means at the terminal of one operating group displays the tasks completed by said one operating group as well as the tasks completed by other operating groups, and said display means further displays instructions that have been updated as a result of the completion of tasks by another operating group, and

retrieving means for retrieving from said A/V database said audio and video information when a displayed link thereto in said composition table data is selected,

and wherein the terminal used by an edit operating group performs an edit operation on at least said retrieved video information in accordance with said information in said displayed composition table data describing said editing tasks, thereby producing edited video information and includes an edit operation on at least said retrieved video information in accordance with said information in said displayed composition table data describing said editing tasks, thereby producing edited video information,

input information generating means for generating edit information describing said edit operation to be input to said composition table, said input information including end of task data representing the completion of the task performed by the edit operating group, and

transmitting means for transmitting the edit information and end of task data from said input information generating means to the composition table site for updating said composition table data that is stored at the composition table site and that is displayed at all of the terminals,

whereby the terminals operated by all of said operating groups display the composition table updated by said edit operating group;

whereby the display at a terminal associated with another group of information input in said composition table data from said edit operating group representing the completion of a task by said edit operating group instructs said other group to perform the next successive task in the work assignment performed by said other group following the task in the production schedule that has been completed by said edit operating group, as determined by said composition table; and

wherein the terminal associated with and operated by at least said supervisory group updates at least selected instructions dependent upon said information inputted to said composition table by an operating group.

5. A terminal for use by and associated with a respective operating group in a video program production system to communicate with a composition table site via a network, wherein a supervisory group and at least program content gathering and program production groups communicate with said composition table site and perform successive predetermined different work assignments in accordance with a video production schedule and instructions in said composition table to produce said video program, wherein the predetermined work assignment performed by at least one group is dependent upon the work assignment performed by another group, said terminal acquires

said composition table which contains information describing successive tasks to be performed and completed by said program content gathering and program production groups required for the production of said video program and updatable instructions instructing respective ones of said operating groups to perform said tasks, said composition table storing said video program production schedule and links to video program content data stored in a video program database and inputted from said program content gathering and program production groups,

display means for displaying the acquired composition table, including updated said terminal comprises:

instructions, the tasks to be performed and the tasks completed by both said respective group and by other groups, such that the display means at the terminal of one operating group displays the tasks completed by said one operating group as well as the tasks completed by other operating groups, and said display means further displays instructions that have been updated as a result of the completion of tasks by another operating group,

input information generating means for generating information to be input to said composition table, said input information including end of task data representing the completion of the task performed by said operating group associated with said terminal, and

input information transmitting means for transmitting the input information from said input information generating means to the composition table site to update the composition table that is stored at the composition table site and that is displayed on all of the terminals used by the groups,

whereby the terminals used by all of said operating groups display the composition table updated by different ones of said operating groups and thereby the status of all of said operating groups;

whereby the display at a terminal associated with one operating group of said end of task data input in said composition table from a different operating group instructs said one group to perform the next successive task in the work assignment performed by said one group following the task in the production schedule that has been completed by said different operating group, as determined by said composition table; and

wherein the terminal associated with and operated by at least said supervisory updates at least selected instructions dependent upon said information inputted to said composition table by an operating group.

6. A terminal for use by and associated with a respective one of several operating groups in a video program production system to communicate with a composition table site via a network, wherein a supervisory group and at least program content gathering and program production groups communicate with said composition table site and perform successive predetermined, different work assignments in accordance with a video production schedule and instructions in said composition table to produce said video program, wherein the predetermined work assignment performed by at least one group is dependent upon the work assignment performed by another group, said terminal acquires

said composition table which contains information describing successive tasks to be performed and completed by at least said program content gathering and program production groups required for the production of said video program and updatable instructions instructing respective ones of said operating groups to perform said tasks, said composition table storing said video program production schedule and links to video program content data stored in a video program database and inputted from said program content gathering and program production groups, said composition table further containing updatable items, with each operating group having authorization to update only certain predetermined ones of said updatable items,

display means for displaying the acquired composition table, including updated said terminal comprises:

instructions, the tasks to be performed and the tasks completed by all of the authorized operating groups, such that the display means at the terminal of one operating group displays the tasks completed by said one operating group as well as the tasks completed by other operating groups, and said display means further displays instructions that have been updated as a result of the completion of tasks by another operating group,

input information generating means for generating updatable items to be input to said composition table, said input information including end of task data representing the completion of the task performed by said respective group associated with said terminal, and

input information transmitting means for transmitting the updatable items from said input information generating means to the composition table site for updating the composition table that is stored at the composition table site and that is displayed on all of the terminals used by the groups,

whereby the terminal is enabled to add to said composition table only certain predetermined updatable items from the authorized operating group

whereby the terminals operated by all of said operating groups display the composition table updated by different ones of said authorized operating groups and thereby the status of all of said operating groups;

whereby the display means at said terminal associated with one operating group displays the completion of a task performed by another, different operating group to instruct said one operating group to perform the next successive task in the work assignment performed by said one operating group following the task in the production schedule that has been completed by said different group, as determined by said composition table; and

wherein the terminal associated with and operated by at least said supervisory group updates at least selected instructions dependent upon said information inputted to said composition table by an operating group.

7. A terminal for use by an edit operating group in a video program production system to communicate with a composition table site and with an audio/video (A/V) database, said terminal acquiring a composition table containing updatable

a composition table containing updatable information describing A/V gathering and editing tasks to be performed and completed in a predetermined order by at least A/V content gathering and A/V editing operating groups required for the production of a video program as determined by a video production schedule, said composition table storing said video program production schedule and updatable instructions for the respective operating groups to perform successive different work assignments in accordance with said production schedule and said instructions, and said composition table further containing links to audio and video information in said A/V database, wherein the predetermined work assignment performed by at least one group is dependent upon the work assignment performed by another group;

said terminal comprises;

display means for displaying the acquired composition table, including the A/V content gathering and editing tasks performed and completed by said A/V content gathering and A/V editing operating groups, such that the display means at the terminal of one operating group displays the tasks completed by said one operating group as well as the tasks completed by other operating groups, and said display means further displays instructions that have been updated as a result of the completion of tasks by another operating group,

retrieving means for retrieving from said A/V database said audio and video information when a displayed link thereto in said composition table is selected,

transmitting means for transmitting the edit information and end of task data from said edit information generating means to the composition table site for updating said composition table stored at said composition table site, whereby the terminal performs an edit operation on at least said retrieved video information in accordance with said information and said instructions in said displayed composition table describing said editing tasks, thereby producing edited video information, whereby the terminal generates edit information describing said edit operation to be input to said composition table and end of task data representing the completion of the task performed by the edit operating group

whereby the terminals operated by all of said operating groups display the composition table updated by said edit operating group;

whereby the display means at said terminals operated by all of said operating groups display the completion of a task performed by the edit operating group to instruct another, different operating group to perform the next successive task in the work assignment performed by said different group following the task in the production schedule that has been completed by said edit operating group, as determined by said composition table; and

wherein the terminal associated with and operated by at least a supervisory group updates at least selected instructions dependent upon said information inputted to said composition table by an operating group.