Imaging device and recording control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9549146-B2
Application number	US-201514872735-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 1, 2015
Priority date	Apr 4, 2003
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

An object of the present invention is to realize an imaging device and recording control system in which the usability thereof can be improved dramatically. In an imaging device configured to output imaging data that is obtained as a result of imaging of an object, and a recording control system, the imaging device comprises a control means for recognizing a controlled state of an external recording device when a communication is enabled with the recording device through a communication means conforming to a predetermined transmission method and an input means for allowing the recording device to execute an application needed for a recording operation obtained by controlling the recording device, and the recording device records the imaging data obtained through the communication means when the application is executed by means of the input means.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An imaging device configured to output imaging data that is obtained by imaging an object, the imaging device comprising:
circuitry configured to:
record the imaging data on a recording medium; and
transmit a start-up request for launching a previously installed recording application to an external recording device,

in which the imaging device is controlled by the external recording device to transmit the imaging data to the external recording device for recording of the imaging data at the external recording device, based on the launching of the previously installed recording application and a control command transmitted from the external recording device to the imaging device,
wherein the control command is transmitted from the external recording device automatically in response to the start-up request for the launching of the previously installed recording application,
wherein the previously installed recording application is launched automatically in response to the start-up request for the launching of the application, and
wherein the external recording device is configured to record the imaging data based on the previously installed recording application executed.

2. The imaging device according to claim 1 , further comprising a display unit configured to display the progress of an application needed for a recording operation obtained by controlling the external recording device.

3. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the start-up request for the launching of the application is communicated by a first communication and the imaging data is transmitted by a second communication.

4. The imaging device according to claim 3 , wherein each of the first communication and the second communication is a wireless communication.

5. The imaging device according to claim 3 , wherein the first communication is of a first communication type and the second communication is of a second communication type, the first communication type being different from the second communication type.

6. The imaging device according to claim 5 , wherein each of the first communication type and the second communication type is wireless communication.

7. The imaging device according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is configured to recognize a controlled state of the external recording device when a communication is enabled with the external recording device.

8. The imaging device according to claim 7 , wherein the communication is performed outside of the imaging device.

9. An imaging method for outputting imaging data that is obtained by imaging an object, the method comprising:
recording the imaging data on a recording medium; and
transmitting a start-up request for launching a previously installed recording application from an imaging device to an external recording device,
in which the imaging device is controlled by the external recording device to transmit the imaging data to the external recording device for recording of the imaging data at the external recording device, based on the launching of the previously installed recording application and a control command transmitted from the external recording device to the imaging device,
wherein the control command is transmitted from the external recording device automatically in response to the start-up request for the launching of the previously installed recording application,
wherein the previously installed recording application is launched automatically in response to the start-up request for the launching of the application, and
wherein the external recording device is configured to record the imaging data based on the previously installed recording application executed.

10. An information processing device comprising:
circuitry configured to:
record sensed data obtained from a sensor on a recording medium; and
transmit a start-up request for launching a previously installed recording application to an external recording device,

in which the information processing device is controlled by the external recording device to transmit the sensed data to the external recording device for recording of the sensed data at the external recording device, based on the launching of the previously installed recording application and a control command transmitted from the external recording device to the information processing device,
wherein the control command is transmitted from the external recording device automatically in response to the start-up request for the launching of the previously installed recording application,
wherein the previously installed recording application is launched automatically in response to the start-up request for the launching of the application,
wherein the external recording device is configured to record the sensed data based on the previously installed recording application executed.

11. The information processing device according to claim 10 , wherein the sensed data comprises image data and the sensor comprises an image sensor.

12. The information processing device according to claim 10 , further comprising a display unit configured to display the progress of an application needed for a recording operation obtained by controlling the external recording device.

13. The information processing device according to claim 10 , wherein the start-up request for the launching of the application is communicated by a first communication and the sensed data is transmitted by a second communication.

14. The information processing device according to claim 13 , wherein each of the first communication and the second communication is a wireless communication.

15. The information processing device according to claim 13 , wherein the first communication is of a first communication type and the second communication is of a second communication type, the first communication type being different from the second communication type.

16. The information processing device according to claim 15 , wherein each of the first communication type and the second communication type is wireless communication.

17. The information processing device according to claim 10 , wherein the circuitry is configured to recognize a controlled state of the external recording device when a communication is enabled with the external recording device.

18. The information processing device according to claim 17 , wherein the communication is performed outside of the information processing device.

Assignees

• Sony Corp

Inventors

• Higuchi Yoshinari
• Nagatsuka Riuzou
• Kizaki Tomohito
• Okubo Hirotsugu

Classifications

• H04N25/71

  Charge-coupled device [CCD] sensors; Charge-transfer registers specially adapted for CCD sensors · CPC title

• H04N5/772

  the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure · CPC title

• G11B31/00

  Arrangements for the associated working of recording or reproducing apparatus with related apparatus (with cameras or projectors G03B31/00 {; recording/reproducing of music for electrophonic musical instruments G10H1/0033; automatic arrangements for answering calls or for recording messages for absent subscribers H04M1/64; telephonic communication systems adapted for combination with dictation recording and playback systems H04M11/10; connection of TV recorder with other related apparatus, e.g. TV camera or receiver, in which the TV signal is significantly involved H04N, e.g. H04N23/00, H04N5/765; combination of radio or TV with other apparatus, e.g. with vehicles H05K11/00}) · CPC title

• H04N5/77 Primary

  between a recording apparatus and a television camera · CPC title

• G11B27/34

  Indicating arrangements  {(indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D)} · CPC title