Unit video representing device, editing console, editing system, and animation editing method

• US 8,782,523 B2
• Filed: 10/07/2008
• Issued: 07/15/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Tokunaka, Junzo, Kashiwa, Kotaro, Shinkai, Mitsutoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Cao Kevin
• Application Number:
  US12/246,624
• Publication Number:
  US 20090136200A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,107 Days
• Field of Search: 715/700, 715713-715, 715725-734, 715/716, 715/719, 715/720, 715/723, 715/737, 715/738, 345/723, 345/619
• US Class Current: 715/723
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence

Abstract

A unit video representing device, which includes an input section inputting unit video information being information about unit video as an animation, a display section, a control section causing the display section to execute display representing contents of the unit video, on the basis of the unit video information inputted by the input section, and a self information notifying section capable of causing an external editing console to recognize self information when the self unit video representing device is placed on the editing console.

Claims

1. A unit video representing device comprising:

an input section to input unit video information corresponding to a unit video which includes an animation;

a display section;

a control section to cause the display section to display a representation of contents of the unit video, on the basis of the unit video information inputted by the input section; and

an identification information notifying section to cause an external editing console to recognize identification information identifying the unit video representing device when the unit video representing device is placed on the editing console.

2. The unit video representing device according to claim 1, wherein the unit video representing device is formed into a shape such that a plurality of unit video representing devices are piled.

3. The unit video representing device according to claim 2, further comprising:

a piling position detecting section to detect, in a pile of the plurality of unit video representing devices, where the unit video representing device is positioned, a detected position including lowermost, uppermost, or in between.

4. The unit video representing device according to claim 3, further comprising:

an identification information up-down communication section to notify, in the pile of the plurality of unit video representing devices, the identification information identifying the unit video representing device to another unit video representing device in the pile.

5. The unit video representing device according to claim 4, wherein the identification information up-down communication section is formed as an optical communication device section.

6. The unit video representing device according to claim 2, wherein the unit video representing device is approximately rectangular-shaped.

7. The unit video representing device according to claim 2, wherein the unit video representing device is formed by binding a cover section having the display section and a plurality of sheets formed as flexible paper-like display devices along a spine, and having a book structure in which the sheet section form each page.

8. The unit video representing device according to claim 7, wherein

the unit video information inputted by the input section includes frame image data forming the unit video, and

the control section generates display image data for each sheet using the frame image data, and causes the each sheet section to execute still-image display based on the generated display image data.

9. The unit video representing device according to claim 8, wherein each of the sheets is formed of electronic paper which maintains the display even without power supply.

10. The unit video representing device according to claim 1, wherein

the unit video information inputted by the input section includes an identification information of the unit video as the animation, and

the identification information identifying the unit video representing device is the identification information of the unit video inputted by the input section.

11. The unit video representing device according to claim 1, wherein the identification information notifying section is formed as a noncontact wireless communication device section performing noncontact wireless communication with the editing console.

12. The unit video representing device according to claim 1, wherein

the unit video information inputted by the input section includes information about a starting point and an end point of the unit video as the animation, and

the control section causes the display section to display the information about the starting point and the end point of the unit video as the representation the contents of the unit video.

13. The unit video representing device according to claim 1, wherein the display section is formed of electronic paper which maintains the display even without power supply.

14. The unit video representing device according to claim 1, wherein the unit video information is an animated portion of the unit video.

15. An editing system including a plurality of unit video representing devices and an editing console, wherein

each of the unit video representing devices includes:

an input section to input unit video information about a unit video which includes an animation;

a display section;

a control section to cause the display section to display a representation of contents of the unit video, on the basis of the unit video information inputted by the input section; and

an identification information notifying section to cause the editing console to recognize identification information identifying the unit video representing device when the unit video representing device is placed on the editing console, and

the editing console includes;

an editing surface on which the plurality of unit video representing devices are arranged;

an arranging sequence detecting section to detect an arranging sequence of the plurality of unit video representing devices arranged on the editing surface; and

an edit information generating section to generate edit information in which a time sequence is set, on the basis of the arranging sequence detected by the arranging sequence detecting section.