Apparatus and method for digital content editing

• US 8,266,061 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2005
• Issued: 09/11/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2004
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Ito, Satoshi, Aisu, Hideyuki, Kamibayashi, Tooru, Akiyama, Koichiro, Hamada, Shinichiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Kramer, James
• Assistant Examiner(s): Le, Nancy Loan
• Application Number:
  US11/075,426
• Publication Number:
  US 20060080262A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,743 Days
• Field of Search: 705/59
• US Class Current: 705/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 99/00 Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/32 on separate auxiliary tracks of the same or an auxiliary record carrier

Abstract

A digital content editing apparatus that edits a content having license information defining a grant for a reusing operation or a multiple content including a plurality of the contents includes: a reuse license processor that obtains a constraint indicative of a condition on reuse between a content or the multiple content and a content other than the content or the multiple content from the license information of the content or the multiple content; an instruction generator that generates an operation execution instruction of reusing the content or the multiple content according to the constraint obtained by the reuse license processor; a reusing unit that reuses the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the instruction generator; and an editor that edits the content or the multiple content reused by the reusing unit.

Claims

1. A digital content editing apparatus that edits a content having associated license information or multiple content including a plurality of the contents, comprising:

a reuse license processor configured to obtain a spatial constraint from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given an instruction to reuse, the spatial constraint indicating a positional relation on a reuse screen at the time of using the content or the multiple content together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an instruction generator configured to generate an operation execution instruction of disposing the content or the multiple content according to the positional relation on the reuse screen defined in the spatial constraint obtained by the reuse license processor;

a reusing unit configured to reuse the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the instruction generator; and

an editor configured to edit the content or the multiple content reused by the reusing unit.

2. A digital content editing apparatus that edits a content having associated license information or multiple content including a plurality of the contents, comprising:

a reuse license processor configured to obtain a structural constraint from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given an instruction to reuse, the structural constraint indicating a structural inclusive relation at the time of using the content or the multiple content together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an instruction generator configured to generate an operation execution instruction of disposing the content or the multiple content according to the structural inclusive relation defined in the structural constraint obtained by the reuse license processor;

a reusing unit configured to reuse the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the instruction generator; and

an editor configured to edit the content or the multiple content reused by the reusing unit.

3. A digital content editing apparatus that edits a content having associated license information or multiple content including a plurality of the contents, comprising:

a reuse license processor configured to obtain an exclusive constraint indicative of a relation of inhibiting the content or the multiple content from being used together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse, from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an instruction generator configured to generate an operation execution instruction of exclusively reusing the content or the multiple content and the constraint object content or the multiple constraint object content according to the exclusive constraint obtained by the reuse license processor;

a reusing unit configured to reuse the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the instruction generator; and

an editor configured to edit the content or the multiple content reused by the reusing unit.

4. The digital content editing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the instruction generator is configured to generate an operation execution instruction of not reusing the content or the multiple content having the exclusive constraint when the constraint object content or the multiple constraint object content inhibited to be used together with the content or the multiple content is reused, and to generate an operation execution instruction of not reusing the constraint object content or the multiple constraint object content inhibited to be used together with the content or the multiple content when the content or the multiple content having the exclusive constraint is reused according to the exclusive constraint obtained by the reuse license processor.

5. A digital content editing method of editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of contents, comprising:

obtaining a spatial constraint from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given an instruction to reuse, the spatial constraint indicating a positional relation on a reuse screen at the time of using the content or the multiple content together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

generating, by a processor, an operation execution instruction of disposing the content or the multiple content according to the positional relation on the reuse screen defined in the spatial constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

reusing the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction generation; and

editing the content or the multiple content reused by the material reusing.

6. A digital content editing computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium including programmed instructions for editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of the contents, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

a reuse license processing that obtains a spatial constraint from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given an instruction to reuse, the spatial constraint indicating a positional relation on a reuse screen at the time of using the content or the multiple content together with a constraint object content and a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an operation execution instruction generation that generates an operation execution instruction of disposing the content or the multiple content according to the positional relation on the reuse screen defined in the spatial constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

a material reusing that reuses the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction generation; and

an editing that edits the content or the multiple content reused by the material reusing.

7. A digital content editing computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium including programmed instructions for editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of the contents, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

a reuse license processing that obtains a structural constraint from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given an instruction to reuse, the structural constraint indicating a structural inclusive relation at the time of using the content or the multiple content together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an operation execution instruction generation that generates an operation execution instruction of disposing the content or the multiple content according to the structural inclusive relation defined in the structural constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

a material reusing that reuses the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction generation; and

an editing that edits the content or the multiple content reused by the material reusing.

8. A digital content editing computer program product having a non-transitory computer readable medium including programmed instructions for editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of the contents, wherein the instructions, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform:

a reuse license processing that obtains an exclusive constraint indicative of a relation of inhibiting the content or the multiple content from being used together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse, from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an operation execution instruction that generates an operation execution instruction of exclusively reusing the content or the multiple content and the constraint object content or the multiple constraint object content according to the exclusive constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

a material reuse step that reuses the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction; and

an editing step that edits the content or the multiple content reused by the material reuse step.

9. The digital content editing computer program product according to claim 8, wherein the operation execution instruction generation generates an operation execution instruction of not reusing the content or the multiple content having the exclusive constraint when the constraint object content or the multiple constraint object content inhibited to be used together with the content or the multiple content is reused, and generates an operation execution instruction of not reusing the constraint object content or the multiple constraint object content inhibited to be used together with the content or the multiple content when the content or the multiple content having the exclusive constraint is reused according to the exclusive constraint obtained by the reuse license processing.

10. A non-transitory recording medium, on which a digital content editing computer program for editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of contents is recorded, the computer program making a computer execute:

a reuse license processing that obtains a spatial constraint from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given an instruction to reuse, the spatial constraint indicating a positional relation on a reuse screen at the time of using the content or the multiple content together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an operation execution instruction generation that generates an operation execution instruction of disposing the content or the multiple content according to the positional relation on the reuse screen defined in the spatial constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

a material reusing that reuses the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction generation; and

an editing that edits the content or the multiple content reused by the material reusing.

11. A digital content editing method of editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of contents, comprising:

obtaining an exclusive constraint indicative of a relation of inhibiting the content or the multiple content from being used together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse, from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

generating, by a processor, an operation execution instruction of exclusively reusing the content or the multiple content and the constraint object content or the multiple constraint object content according to the exclusive constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

reusing the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction generation; and

editing the content or the multiple content reused by the material reuse.

12. A non-transitory recording medium, on which a digital content editing computer program for editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of the contents is recorded, the computer program making a computer execute:

a reuse license processing that obtains an exclusive constraint indicative of a relation of inhibiting the content or the multiple content from being used together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse, from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an operation execution instruction that generates an operation execution instruction of exclusively reusing (1) the content or the multiple content, and (2) the constraint object content or the multiple constraint object content according to the exclusive constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

a material reuse step that reuses the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction; and

an editing step that edits the content or the multiple content reused by the material reuse step.

13. A digital content editing method of editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of contents, comprising:

obtaining a structural constraint from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given an instruction to reuse, the structural constraint indicating a structural inclusive relation at the time of using the content or the multiple content together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

generating, by a processor, an operation execution instruction of disposing the content or the multiple content according to the structural inclusive relation defined in the structural constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

reusing the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction generation; and

editing the content or the multiple content reused by the material reusing.

14. A non-transitory recording medium, on which a digital content editing computer program for editing a content having associated license information or a multiple content including a plurality of contents is recorded, the computer program making a computer execute;

a reuse license processing that obtains a structural constraint from the license information defining a grant for a reusing operation of the content or the multiple content given an instruction to reuse, the structural constraint indicating a structural inclusive relation at the time of using the content or the multiple content together with a constraint object content or a multiple constraint object content other than the content or the multiple content given the instruction to reuse;

an operation execution instruction generation that generates an operation execution instruction of disposing the content or the multiple content according to the structural inclusive relation defined in the structural constraint obtained by the reuse license processing;

a material reusing that reuses the content or the multiple content based on the operation execution instruction generated by the operation execution instruction generation; and

an editing that edits the content or the multiple content reused by the material reusing.