Recording apparatus, reproducing apparatus, recording/reproducing apparatus, image pickup apparatus, recording method, and program

• US 8,761,570 B2
• Filed: 06/11/2008
• Issued: 06/24/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 07/26/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Yamada, Takaharu, Mae, Atsushi
• Primary Examiner(s): Pwu, Jeffrey
• Assistant Examiner(s): JHAVERI, JAYESH M
• Application Number:
  US12/137,175
• Publication Number:
  US 20090028530A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,204 Days
• Field of Search: 386/68, 386224-228, 725 9- 21, 348/14.01, 348/14.08, 348/14.12
• US Class Current: 386/224
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/213 Feature extraction, e.g. by transforming the feature space; Summarisation; Mappings, e.g. subspace methods
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 19/169 characterised by the coding unit, i.e. the structural portion or semantic portion of the video signal being the object or the subject of the adaptive coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/76 Television signal recording
• 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 5/91 Television signal processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/79 Processing of colour television signals in connection with recording
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/80 Transformation of the television signal for recording, e.g. modulation, frequency changing; Inverse transformation for playback
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

A recording apparatus is disclosed. The recording apparatus includes a data input portion configured to input data, a first moving image signal recording portion configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute, a condition detector configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal, and a second moving image signal recorder configured to record, based on the input data, a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition.

Claims

1. A recording apparatus, comprising:

data input means for inputting data;

first moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute in a first recording medium;

condition detection means for detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

second moving image signal recording means for recording concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal, a second moving image signal in a second recording medium, when the condition detection means detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition, the second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute, and each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, and wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium; and

management information recording means for recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal, wherein

the management information is to be utilized for reproduction of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal.

2. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the predetermined condition is a condition that the input data includes face image data.

3. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the second moving image signal recording means continuously records the second moving image signal while the predetermined condition is satisfied.

4. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the second moving image signal recording means continuously records the second moving image signal for a predetermined time period starting from when the predetermined condition starts to be satisfied.

5. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first image quality attribute has a higher image quality than the second image quality attribute.

6. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first image quality attribute has a lower image quality than the second image quality attribute.

7. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first image quality attribute has a higher bit rate than the second image quality attribute.

8. The recording apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first image quality attribute has a lower bit rate than the second image quality attribute.

9. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

imaging means for imaging a subject to generate imaging data thereof;

first moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the imaging data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute in a first recording medium;

condition detection means for detecting that the imaging data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

second moving image signal recording means for recording concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal, a second moving image signal in a second recording medium, when the condition detection means detects that the imaging data satisfies the predetermined condition, the second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute, and each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the imaging data in its entirety, and wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium; and

management information recording means for recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal, wherein

the management information is to be utilized for reproduction of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal.

10. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

first holding means for holding a first moving image signal;

second holding means for holding a second moving image signal that has an image quality attribute with image quality lower than that of the first moving image signal, each of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety;

management information holding means for holding management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

list display means for displaying a list of the second moving image signals;

operation reception means for receiving an operation of selecting one of the second moving image signals in the list; and

reproducing means for extracting, when the one of the second moving image signals is selected, a record position in the first moving image signal associated with the selected second moving image signal based on the management information, and reproducing the first moving image signal from the record position in place of the second moving image signal.

11. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

first holding means for holding a first moving image signal;

second holding means for holding a second moving image signal that has an image quality attribute with image quality higher than that of the first moving image signal, each of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety;

management information holding means for holding management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

reproducing means for showing on a display, an icon notifying a presence of the second moving image signal during reproducing of the first moving image, when the management information indicates the presence of a second moving image signal associated with the corresponding record position of the first moving image signal without displaying the second moving image signal; and

operation reception means for receiving an instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal,

wherein the reproducing means reproduces the second moving image signal in place of the first moving image signal based on the management information, and in response to the instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal.

12. A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

data input means for inputting data;

first moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute in a first recording medium;

condition detection means for detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

second moving image signal recording means for recording concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal, a second moving image signal in a second recording medium, when the condition detection means detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition, the second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute, and each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, and wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium;

management information recording means for recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

list display means for displaying a list of the second moving image signals;

operation reception means for receiving an operation of selecting one of the second moving image signals in the list; and

reproducing means for extracting, when the one of the second moving image signals is selected, a record position in the first moving image signal associated with the selected second moving image signal based on the management information, and reproducing the first moving image signal from the record position in place of the second moving image signal.

13. A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

data input means for inputting data;

first moving image signal recording means for recording, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute in a first recording medium;

condition detection means for detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

second moving image signal recording means for recording concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal, a second moving image signal in a second recording medium, when the condition detection means detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition, the second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute, and each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, and wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium;

management information recording means for recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

reproducing means for showing, when the management information indicates a presence of a second moving image signal associated with the corresponding record position of the first moving image signal, the presence of the second moving image signal during reproducing of the first moving image; and

operation reception means for receiving an instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal,

wherein the reproducing means reproduces the second moving image signal in place of the first moving image signal based on the management information, and in response to the instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal.

14. A recording method for a recording apparatus configured to record a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute and a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute based on input data, the recording method comprising:

recording the first moving image signal in response to an instruction of recording the first moving image signal in a first recording medium;

detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

recording, in a second recording medium, the second moving image signal concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal when the predetermined condition is detected to be satisfied by the input data, each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium; and

recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal, wherein

the management information is to be utilized for reproduction of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a program in a recording apparatus including first moving image signal recording means for recording a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute based on input data and second moving image signal recording means for recording a second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute based on the input data, the program when executed by a computer causes the computer to implement the steps of:

causing the first moving image signal recording means to record the first moving image signal in response to an instruction of recording the first moving image signal in a first recording medium;

detecting that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

causing the second moving image signal recording means to record, in a second recording medium, the second moving image signal concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal when the predetermined condition is detected to be satisfied by the input data, each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium; and

recording management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal, wherein

the management information is to be utilized for reproduction of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal.

16. A recording apparatus, comprising:

a data input portion implemented by processing circuitry and configured to input data;

a first moving image signal recording portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute in a first recording medium;

a condition detector implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

a second moving image signal recording portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to record concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal, a second moving image signal in a second recording medium, when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition, the second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute, and each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, and wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium; and

a management information recording memory configured to record management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal, wherein

the management information is to be utilized for reproduction of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal.

17. An image pickup apparatus, comprising:

an imaging portion implemented by processing circuitry and configured to image a subject to generate imaging data thereof;

a first moving image signal recording portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to record, based on the imaging data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute in a first recording medium;

a condition detector implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to detect that the imaging data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

a second moving image signal recording portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to record concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal, a second moving image signal in a second recording medium, when the condition detector detects that the imaging data satisfies the predetermined condition, the second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute, and each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, and wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium; and

a management information recording memory configured to record management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal, wherein

the management information is to be utilized for reproduction of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal.

18. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a first holding memory configured to hold a first moving image signal;

a second holding memory configured to hold a second moving image signal that has an image quality attribute with image quality lower than that of the first moving image signal, each of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety;

a management information holding memory configured to hold management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

a list display device configured to display a list of the second moving image signals;

an operation reception device configured to receive an operation of selecting one of the second moving image signals in the list; and

a reproduction portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to extract, when the one of the second moving image signals is selected, a record position in the first moving image signal associated with the selected second moving image signal based on the management information, and reproducing the first moving image signal from the record position in place of the second moving image signal.

19. A reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a first holding configured to hold a first moving image signal;

a second holding memory configured to hold a second moving image signal that has an image quality attribute with image quality higher than that of the first moving image signal, each of the first moving image signal and the second moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety;

a management information holding memory configured to hold management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

a reproduction portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to show on a display, an icon notifying a presence of the second moving image signal during reproducing of the first moving image, when the management information indicates the presence of a second moving image signal associated with the corresponding record position of the first moving image signal and without displaying the second moving image signal; and

an operation reception device configured to receive an instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal,

wherein the reproduction portion reproduces the second moving image signal in place of the first moving image signal based on the management information, and in response to the instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal.

20. A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a data input portion implemented by processing circuitry and configured to input data;

a first moving image signal recording portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute in a first recording medium;

a condition detector implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

a second moving image signal recording portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to record concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal, a second moving image signal in a second recording medium, when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition, the second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute, and each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, and wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium;

a management information recording memory configured to record management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

a list display device configured to display a list of the second moving image signals;

an operation reception device configured to receive an operation of selecting one of the second moving image signals in the list; and

a reproduction portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to extract, when the one of the second moving image signals is selected, a record position in the first moving image signal associated with the selected second moving image signal based on the management information, and reproducing the first moving image signal from the record position in place of the second moving image signal.

21. A recording/reproducing apparatus, comprising:

a data input portion implemented by processing circuitry and configured to input data;

a first moving image signal recording portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to record, based on the input data, a first moving image signal having a first image quality attribute in a first recording medium;

a condition detector implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to detect that the input data satisfies a predetermined condition during recording of the first moving image signal;

a second moving image signal recording portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to record concurrently with the recording of the first moving image signal, a second moving image signal in a second recording medium, when the condition detector detects that the input data satisfies the predetermined condition, the second moving image signal having a second image quality attribute, and each of the second moving image signal and the first moving image signal representing the input data in its entirety, and wherein the first recording medium and the second recording medium are distinct recording medium;

a management information recording memory configured to record management information that indicates association between the second moving image signal and a record position thereof in the first moving image signal;

a reproduction portion implemented by the processing circuitry and configured to show, when the management information indicates a presence of a second moving image signal associated with the corresponding record position of the first moving image signal, the presence of the second moving image signal during reproducing of the first moving image; and

an operation reception device configured to receive an instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal,

wherein the reproduction portion reproduces the second moving image signal in place of the first moving image signal based on the management information, and in response to the instruction operation of reproducing the second moving image signal.