Apparatus, method, and program for selecting image data using a display

• US 9,807,307 B2
• Filed: 05/15/2015
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/28/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Morimoto, Tetsuo, Watanabe, Katsuhiko, Imai, Kenichiro, Kobayashi, Kou
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Nhan T
• Application Number:
  US14/713,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20150249789A1
• Time in Patent Office: 900 Days
• 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 display apparatus comprising:

one or more processors configured to;

control display, on a display, of a plurality of thumbnail images including first thumbnail images and second thumbnail images such that the first thumbnail images and the second thumbnail images are displayed as separate groups, the thumbnail images being displayed in a predetermined order based on time information of creation corresponding to the thumbnail images,

wherein the time information corresponding to each of the first thumbnail images is within a first time period and the time information corresponding to each of the second thumbnail images is within a second time period, and

wherein the first time period and the second time period are distinct time periods;

control scrolling the plurality of thumbnail images when the first thumbnail images and the second thumbnail images are displayed on the display; and

control creating a playlist including at least one third thumbnail image of the plurality of thumbnail images, responsive to an operation to the display selecting a third time period, wherein the time information corresponding to each of the at least one third thumbnail image is within the third time period, and wherein the third time period corresponds to the first time period.

2. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein at least one of the plurality of thumbnail images is selectable by user input.

3. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the time information includes date and time of creating each of the thumbnail images in the apparatus.

4. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the predetermined order is ascending order of time of creation.

5. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of thumbnail images displayed on the display includes a plurality of pages of thumbnail images having a same time period.

6. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to control creating at least one of a second playlist or album from the plurality of thumbnail images displayed on the display.

7. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of thumbnail images correspond to images at least one of captured at or received over a communication network by the apparatus.

8. The image display apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the one or more processors is configured to control:

arranging the thumbnail images having the time information corresponding to a same time period in lines, and

when a last line of the lines is available for arranging the thumbnail images having the same time period and there is no further unarranged thumbnail image having the same time period, not displaying in the last line the thumbnail images having the time information corresponding to another time period different from the same time period.

9. The image display apparatus according to claim 8,

wherein the one or more processors is configured to control, when a location of the last line is available for arranging the thumbnail images having the same time period and there is no further unarranged thumbnail image having the same time period, not displaying in the last line the thumbnail images having the another time period different from the same time period and leaving the location blank.

10. The image display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the one or more processors is configured to control display of a position of a currently displayed page of the plurality of thumbnail images within a plurality of pages.

11. The image display apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the one or more processors is configured to control changing a scroll operation section to an active display state if all of the thumbnail images having the time information corresponding to a same time period cannot be displayed on a same page.

12. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the third time period is indicated on the display with at least one additional time period distinct from the third time period.

13. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the third time period corresponds to a capture date indicated on the display.

14. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the operation is a touch or mouse operation.

15. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of thumbnail images includes a plurality of third thumbnail images having the time information within the third time period, and wherein a number of the plurality of third thumbnail images in the playlist is less than all of the plurality of third thumbnail images.

16. The image display apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of thumbnail images includes a plurality of third thumbnail images having the time information within the third time period, and wherein each of the plurality of third thumbnail images is in the playlist.

17. An image display method comprising:

controlling, by a processing device, display, on a display, of a plurality of thumbnail images including first thumbnail images and second thumbnail images such that the first thumbnail images and the second thumbnail images are displayed as separate groups, the thumbnail images being displayed in a predetermined order based on time information of creation corresponding to the thumbnail images,

wherein the time information corresponding to each of the first thumbnail images is within a first time period and the time information corresponding to each of the second thumbnail images is within a second time period, and

wherein the first time period and the second time period are distinct time periods; and

controlling, by the processing device, scrolling the plurality of thumbnail images when the first thumbnail images and the second thumbnail images are displayed on the display; and

controlling, by the processing device, creating a playlist including at least one third thumbnail image of the plurality of thumbnail images, responsive to an operation to the display selecting a third time period, wherein the time information corresponding to each of the at least one third thumbnail image is within the third time period, and wherein the third time period corresponds to the first time period.

18. A non-transitory recording medium recorded with a program executable by a computer, the program comprising:

displaying, on a display, a plurality of thumbnail images including first thumbnail images and second thumbnail images such that the first thumbnail images and the second thumbnail images are displayed as separate groups, the thumbnail images being displayed in a predetermined order based on time information of creation corresponding to the thumbnail images,

wherein the time information corresponding to each of the first thumbnail images is within a first time period and the time information corresponding to each of the second thumbnail images is within a second time period, and

wherein the first time period and the second time period are distinct time periods; and

scrolling the plurality of thumbnail images when the first thumbnail images and the second thumbnail images are displayed on the display; and

creating a playlist including at least one third thumbnail image of the plurality of thumbnail images, responsive to an operation to the display selecting a third time period, wherein the time information corresponding to each of the at least one third thumbnail image is within the third time period, and wherein the third time period corresponds to the first time period.