RECOMMENDATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• US 20150130960A1
• Filed: 04/03/2013
• Published: 05/14/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 06/13/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Minamino, Takanori
• Granted Patent: US 10,178,305 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/220.1
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/10 Terrestrial scenes scenes under surveillance with static cameras G06V20/52; scenes perceived from the exterior of a vehicle G06V20/56; scenes perceived from the interior of a vehicle G06V20/59
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00183 Photography assistance, e.g. displaying suggestions to the user
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00244 with a server, e.g. an internet server fax-servers or the like for store and forward H04N1/324
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/617 Upgrading or updating of programs or applications for camera control
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/64 Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes

Abstract

Provided is a recommendation apparatus including a determination unit configured to determine an application to be recommended to an imaging apparatus, based on information on an image selected in accordance with an operation mode of the imaging apparatus.

Claims

1. A recommendation apparatus comprising

a determination unit configured to determine an application to be recommended to an imaging apparatus, based on information on an image selected in accordance with an operation mode of the imaging apparatus.

2. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information on the image is one of metadata added to the image and a scene recognition result of a through image.

3. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image is a predetermined picked-up image or a through image at an imaging mode.

4. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the predetermined picked-up image is a picked-up image imaged within a certain time period from current time to past, or a certain amount of picked-up images having closer imaging time to the current time, during the imaging mode.

5. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the determination unit determines the application to be recommended to the imaging apparatus based on information on a setting state of the imaging apparatus set by a user in the imaging mode.

6. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image is a predetermined storage image stored in the imaging apparatus, in a review mode.

7. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined storage image is a plurality of storage images displayed on a screen in the review mode.

8. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined storage image is a storage image currently in review or all storage images stored in the imaging apparatus.

9. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the determination unit determines the application to be recommended to the imaging apparatus based on statistics of information on the all storage images stored in the imaging apparatus.

10. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a reception unit configured to receive from the imaging apparatus the image selected according to the mode of the imaging apparatus or the information on the selected image; and

a transmission unit configured to transmit to the imaging apparatus the application determined by the determination unit.

11. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recommendation apparatus is the imaging apparatus further comprising:

an imaging unit;

a display unit; and

a display control unit configured to perform control to display on the display unit information on the application determined by the determination unit.

12. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 11, further comprising:

an operation detection unit configured to detect a selection operation of a user for information on a plurality of applications displayed on the display unit; and

a control unit configured to perform control to start up an application selected by the user.

13. The recommendation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the recommendation apparatus is the imaging apparatus further comprising:

an imaging unit; and

a control unit configured to perform control to start up the application determined by the determination unit.

14. A recommendation method comprising:

a step of selecting an image in accordance with an operation mode of an imaging apparatus; and

a step of determining an application to be recommended to the imaging apparatus based on information on the image selected by the step of selecting.

15. A program for causing a computer to execute:

processing of selecting an image in accordance with an operation mode of an imaging apparatus; and

processing of determining an application to be recommended to the imaging apparatus based on information on the image selected by the processing of selecting.