Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9437244-B2
Application number	US-201615003866-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 22, 2016
Priority date	Feb 7, 2000
Publication date	Sep 6, 2016
Grant date	Sep 6, 2016

Abstract

The present invention comprises an input part for inputting image data, a receiving part for receiving production information relating to production transmitted from another apparatus, a recording part for recording the production information received by the receiving part and image data input by the input part, a detection part for detecting a recording position on a recording medium at an editing point of image data recorded by the recording part, and a transmission part for transmitting information of the recording position detected by the detection part, whereby identification information for identifying image data and voice data is recorded in a recording medium or a recording device, this relieving a burden on a photographer and an editor and facilitating extraction of image data and voice data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:
circuitry configured to
receive, from an external device, first metadata before recording image data;
automatically generate second metadata when recording the image data; and
record the image data in association with the received first metadata and the generated second metadata.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to receive the first metadata by wirelessly communicating with the external device.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a memory configured to store the first metadata which is received from the external device.

4. The image processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to output, in Serial Digital Interface (SDI) format, the image data in association with the first metadata and the second metadata.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first metadata is generated in response to an input to the external device before the image data is recorded.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first metadata represents at least a title of the image data.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first metadata represents at least information about a person associated with the recording of the image data.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the first metadata represents at least information about a name of a person who performs a recording operation.

9. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second metadata represents at least camera information.

10. The image processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the camera information represents at least one of camera identification, lens data or information about an image sensor.

11. The image processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the lens data represents at least a contraction value or a lens magnification.

12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second metadata represents at least identification information for identifying the image data.

13. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second metadata represents at least time information relating to recording.

14. The image processing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the time information represents at least duration of recording.

15. The image processing apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the time information represents at least start time of recording.

16. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second metadata represents at least information about a mark point input with respect to the image data.

17. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second metadata represents at least location information.

18. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: an operation device configured to receive an input operation for the image processing apparatus.

19. An image processing apparatus comprising:
a memory configured to store first metadata received from an external device before capturing an image; and
circuitry configured to
automatically generate second metadata with respect to recording image data; and
record the image data in association with the received first metadata and the generated second metadata based on an input from an external device.

20. A camera comprising:
a memory configured to store first metadata received from an external device before capturing an image; and
circuitry configured to
automatically generate second metadata in response to capturing the image; and
storing image data for the captured image in association with the received first metadata and the generated second metadata.

21. The camera according to claim 20 , further comprising: an imager configured to capture the image.

22. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the second metadata represents at least duration of capturing the image.

23. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the second metadata represents at least a start time of capturing the image.

24. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the first metadata represents at least information about a person capturing the image.

25. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the circuitry is configured to receive the first metadata by wirelessly communicating with the external device.

26. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the first metadata is generated in response to an input to the external device before capturing the image.

27. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the first metadata represents at least a title of the image data.

28. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the second metadata represents at least camera information.

29. The camera according to claim 28 , wherein the camera information represents at least one of camera identification, lens data and information about an image sensor.

30. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the second metadata represents at least identification information for identifying the image data.

31. The camera according to claim 20 , wherein the second metadata represents at least location information.

32. A method of processing an image comprising:
receiving, from an external device, first metadata before recording image data;
automatically generating second metadata when recording the image data; and
recording the image data in association with the received first metadata and the generated second metadata.

33. The method according to claim 32 , further comprising:
outputting, in Serial Digital Interface (SDI) format, the image data in association with the first metadata and the second metadata.

34. The method according to claim 32 , wherein the first metadata is generated in response to an input to the external device before the image data is recorded.

35. The method according to claim 32 , wherein the first metadata represents at least a title of the image data.

36. The method according to claim 32 , wherein the first metadata represents at least information about a person associated with the recording of the image data.

37. The method according to claim 32 , wherein the second metadata represents at least time information relating to recording.

38. A video camera comprising:
an imager configured to capture an image; and
circuitry configured to
receive, from an external device, first metadata before capturing the image, the first metadata being generated in response to an input operation to the external device before capturing the image;
automatically generate second metadata with respect to capturing the image; and
record image data for the captured image in association with the received first metadata and the generated second metadata.

39. The video camera according to claim 38 , wherein the first metadata represents at least a title of the image data.

40. The video camera according to claim 38 , wherein the first metadata represents at least information about a person capturing

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Yanagita Noboru

Classifications

• H04N5/772

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• H04N5/222

  Studio circuitry; Studio devices; Studio equipment (cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors, or control thereof H04N23/00) · CPC title

• H04N5/781

  on disks or drums · CPC title

• G11B27/11

  by using information not detectable on the record carrier · CPC title

• H04N5/9264

  using transform coding · CPC title