Video server, video editing system, and method for recording and reproducing video data of the video server

• US 8,280,234 B2
• Filed: 01/31/2008
• Issued: 10/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Tanabe, Osamu
• Primary Examiner(s): CERVETTI, DAVID GARCIA
• Application Number:
  US12/023,810
• Publication Number:
  US 20080219640A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,706 Days
• Field of Search: 386/343, 725/114
• US Class Current: 386/343
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/005 Reproducing at a different information rate from the information rate of recording for television signals H04N5/783
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/034 on discs G11B27/036, G11B27/038 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/232 Content retrieval operation locally within server, e.g. reading video streams from disk arrays storage management G06F3/0604; details of querying and searching of video data from a database G06F16/739
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/23805 Controlling the feeding rate to the network, e.g. by controlling the video pump
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• 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 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

In a video server, rate information showing a bit rate in encoding input video data from a recording line is stores on a recording medium together with encoded data, and a reproduction speed is controlled in accordance with the rate information so that the higher the bit rate is in preview-reproducing, the lower the reproduction speed becomes.

Claims

1. A video server, comprising:

a video encoder which encodes input video data at a variable bit rate to output the encoded data;

a rate control unit which controls the bit rate and also outputs rate information showing the bit rate;

a recording unit which records the encoded data and the rate information on a recording medium;

a reproduction unit which reproduces the encoded data recorded on the recording medium at a variable reproduction speed to output the reproduced encoded data, and reproduces the rate information recorded on the recording medium to output the reproduced rate information;

a video decoder which reproduces the reproduced encoded data to output reproduced video data; and

a reproduction control unit which controls the reproduction speed in accordance with the reproduction rate information so that higher the bit rate is, the lower the reproduction speed becomes,

wherein the reproduction control unit controls the reproduction speed so as to lower the reproduction speed regardless of the bit rate when a prescribed object exists in a video.

2. The video server according to claim 1, further comprising:

a determining unit which determines a degree of change of a video from the input video data, wherein the rate control unit controls the bit rate so that the larger a degree of change of a video is, the higher the bit rate becomes.

3. The video server according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction control unit controls the reproduction speed in accordance with the reproduction rate information so that the larger a degree of change of a video is, the lower the reproduction speed becomes.

4. The video server according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction control unit controls the reproduction speed so as to lower the reproduction speed regardless of the bit rate when a movement partially occurs.

5. A video editing system, comprising:

a video server according to claim 1, a reproduction controller which makes the video server specify video data to be recorded in the recording unit to selectively execute reproduction of the video data; and

a preview monitor which displays a video in accordance with the video data to be reproduced from the video server.

6. The video editing system according to claim 5, further comprising:

a determining unit which determines a degree of change of a video from the input video data, wherein the rate control unit controls the bit rate so that the larger a degree of change of a video is, the higher the bit rate becomes.

7. The video editing system according to claim 5, wherein the reproduction control unit controls the reproduction speed in accordance with the reproduction rate information so that the larger a degree of change of a video is, the lower the reproduction speed becomes.

8. The video editing system according to claim 5, wherein the reproduction control unit controls the reproduction speed so as to lower the reproduction speed regardless of the bit rate when a movement partially occurs.

9. A video server, comprising:

a video encoder which encodes input video data at a variable bit rate to output the encoded data;

a rate control unit which controls the bit rate and also stores rate information showing the bit rate in a database;

a recording unit which records the encoded data on a recording medium;

a reproduction unit which reproduces the encoded data recorded on the recording medium at a variable reproduction speed to output the reproduced encoded data;

a video decoder which reproduces the reproduced encoded data to output reproduced video data; and

a reproduction control unit which controls the reproduction speed in accordance with the reproduction rate information so that the higher the bit rate is, the lower the reproduction speed becomes,

wherein the reproduction control unit controls the reproduction speed so as to lower the reproduction speed regardless of the bit rate when a prescribed object exists in a video.

10. The video server according to claim 9, further comprising:

a determining unit which determines a degree of change of a video from the input video data, wherein the rate control unit controls the bit rate so that the larger a degree of change of a video is, the higher the bit rate becomes.

11. The video server according to claim 9, wherein the reproduction control unit controls the reproduction speed in accordance with the rate information stored in the database so that the larger a degree of change of a video is, the lower the reproduction speed becomes.

12. A video editing system, comprising:

a video server according to claim 9, a reproduction controller which makes the video server specify video data to be recorded in the recording unit to selectively execute reproduction of the video data; and

a preview monitor which displays a video in accordance with the video data to be reproduced from the video server.

13. The video editing system according to claim 12, further comprising:

a determining unit which determines a degree of change of a video from the input video data, wherein the rate control unit controls the bit rate so that the larger a degree of change of a video is, the higher the bit rate becomes.

14. The video editing system according to claim 12, wherein the reproduction control unit controls the reproduction speed in accordance with the rate information stored in the database so that the larger a degree of change of a video is, the lower the reproduction speed becomes.

15. A method for recording and reproducing video data of a video server, comprising:

encoding input video data at a variable bit rate;

recording the encoded data and rata information showing a bit rate in the encoding on a recording medium;

reproducing the encoded data recorded on the recording medium at a variable reproduction speed to output the reproduced encoded data;

reproducing the rate information recorded on the recording medium to output the reproduced rate information;

decoding the reproduced encoded data to output the reproduced video data; and

controlling the reproduction speed in accordance with the reproduction rate information so that the higher the bit rate is, the lower the reproduction speed becomes,

wherein the reproduction speed is controlled so as to lower the reproduction speed regardless of the bit rate when a prescribed object exists in a video.

16. A method for recording and reproducing video data of a video server, comprising:

encoding input video data at a variable bit rate;

recording the encoded data on a recording medium;

storing rate information showing a bit rate in the encoding in a database and reproducing the encoded data recorded on the recording medium at a variable reproduction speed to out put the reproduced encoded data;

decoding the reproduced encoded data to output the reproduced video data;

controlling the reproduction speed in accordance with the rate information stored in the database so that the higher the bit rate is, the lower the reproduction speed becomes,

wherein the reproduction speed is controlled so as to lower the reproduction speed regardless of the bit rate when a prescribed object exists in a video.