Sony Corporation

Fumihiro Nagasawa

Mitsutoshi Shinkai

Takeo Nishijima

Kuniharu Onozuka

Akihiko Matsumoto

Shigeru Akahane

Kimio Kokubun

Masaki Oguro

Tomoo Hayakawa

Yoshiaki Shibata

Akira Takano

Masayuki Takano

Tsukasa Hashino

Junzo Tokunaka

Hiroaki Deguchi

Hiroshi Takiduka

An information processing apparatus and method is disclosed wherein setting data to be used in image pickup can be set precisely to perform desired image pickup. The information processing apparatus may include a recording control section configured to control recording of image data obtained by image pickup and setting data used in the image pickup, and a reproduction section configured to reproduce the setting data. The information processing apparatus may further include an acceptance section configured to accept a variation amount to a value corresponding to the setting data inputted by a user, and a variation section configured to vary the setting data reproduced by the reproduction section based on the variation amount accepted by the acceptance section. The recording control section may control recording of the setting data varied by the variation section. The invention can be applied typically to a personal computer.

Information processing apparatus and information processing method as well as program

An information processing apparatus that acquires, from a photographing apparatus that photographs a subject and records image data obtained as a result of the photographing, state information indicating a present state of the photographing apparatus includes: a state acquiring unit that acquires the state information from the photographing apparatus on a real time basis; a data acquiring unit that acquires image data recorded in the photographing apparatus; a recording control unit that causes an accumulating unit that accumulates the image data acquired by the data acquiring unit to record the image data; and a presenting unit that presents the state information acquired by the state acquiring unit on a real time basis.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and computer readable storage medium for acquiring state information from a photographing apparatus

A transmitter-receiver system includes: a transmitting apparatus configured to transmit data categorized into groups recorded on a recording medium; and a receiving apparatus configured to receive the data; wherein the transmitting apparatus includes: a read unit configured to read a destination of the data, the destination which is recorded on the recording medium and associated with the group of the data; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit data categorized into a predetermined group and group information showing the group to the destination read by the read unit, and the receiving apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive data and group information transmitted from the transmitting unit; and a record control unit configured to record the data in a folder corresponding to the group based on the group information.

Transmitter-receiver system, transmitting apparatus, transmitting method, receiving apparatus, receiving method, and program

An information processing apparatus that transmits transmission data to another first information processing apparatus through an access point includes: a detection unit configured to detect the access point; a reproduction unit configured to reproduce the transmission data from a recording medium in which the transmission data is recorded; a transmission unit configured to transmit to the another first information processing apparatus the transmission data reproduced by the reproduction unit when the access point is detected by the detection unit; and a power control unit configured to control supply of power to the reproduction unit. The power control unit controls the supply of power such that power is supplied to the reproduction unit when the access point is detected by the detection unit and power is not supplied to the reproduction unit in other cases.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and program

Program configuration is carried out by using the screen of a display sectionand an input operating sectionof a video editing deviceand data of this program configuration is recorded in a RAMIn accordance with the data of the program configuration, an editing control sectionreads out a video material corresponding to material identification information of this program configuration from a digital VTR for reproductionand records the video material onto a HDDIn accordance with the data of the program configuration, the editing control sectionreproduces the video material of the corresponding material identification information from the HDDand supplies the video material to a digital VTR for recordingThus, the video editing device which automatically edits a program by inputting the video material having the material identification information after setting the program configuration is provided.

Editing device, editing system and editing method

Disclosed is a video recording apparatus capable of performing long-recording at higher density and certainly associating the video data with additional data. Video images from a plurality of video camerasare captured by a multiplexerwhile sequentially being switched. A frame compositing unitforms reduced video images by reducing the captured video images and generates a composite video image by displaying the reduced video images on divided parts. A CPUgenerates additional data related to the reduced video image on each divided part and records the composite video image and additional data onto the same video cassette tapewhile maintaining the correspondence between each reduced video image and additional data. By recording video images from the plurality of video cameras at higher density, long-recording can be realized. By using the additional data, a desired reduced video image can be retrieved from the recorded composite video image and the retrieved reduced video image can be analyzed.

Video recording apparatus and method, and centralized monitoring recording system

Video data inputted from an input terminal is equally divided and recorded on disk drives to , respectively. The video data recorded on the disk drives to is sent out to a data bus at a predetermined timing in accordance with a transfer control command from a data transfer controller , and image-processed by a switcher/digital multi-effector . Plural channels of video data are laid out in plural time slots formed by dividing a transmission unit having a length equal to a period forming one horizontal line prescribed by a predetermined analog video signal standard, and each channel of video data at least for one frame is transmitted with the transmission unit having a number of lines corresponding to one frame of the analog video signal standard. Thus, a digital data transmission method which enables high-speed synchronous transfer of video data and a data editing device which enables linear editing and non-linear editing may be provided.

Editing device and data transmission method

Another operation such as searching for information recorded is achieved without interrupting recording of input information. A CPU controls a VCR block so that input information is recorded on a video tape when the video tape is ready for recording. When the video tape is not ready for recording, such as when searching for information recorded on the video tape is performed, the CPU controls a RAM block so that input information is temporarily recorded in RAM. When the video tape shifts from a state of not ready for recording to a state of ready for recording, the CPU controls the VCR block and the RAM block so that the information recorded in the RAM is transferred to the video tape for recording.

Continuous recording apparatus for surveillance

It is an object of the invention to suppress burden on a device portion and a tape recording medium occurred through recording of intermittent data. A CPU ( ) controls a RAM block ( ) and a VTR block ( ) to record input information on a RAM ( ), and transfer intermittent data included in a predetermined amount of input information recorded on the RAM ( ) to a video tape ( ) to be recorded while continuing recording of input information on the RAM ( ) when the input information recorded on the RAM ( ) reaches the predetermined amount. As described above, the recording operation of intermittent data in the VTR block ( ) is suppressed to minimum and burden on the device portion and the video tape ( ) in the VTR block ( ) occurred through recording of intermittent data can be suppressed while performing excellent intermittent recording.

Intermittent data recorder, intermittent data recording controller, intermittent data recording method, and intermittent data recording control method

Program configuration is carried out by using the screen of a display section and an input operating section of a video editing device and data of this program configuration is recorded in a RAM In accordance with the data of the program configuration, an editing control section reads out a video material corresponding to material identification information of this program configuration from a digital VTR for reproduction and records the video material onto a HDD In accordance with the data of the program configuration, the editing control section reproduces the video material of the corresponding material identification information from the HDD and supplies the video material to a digital VTR for recording Thus, the video editing device which automatically edits a program by inputting the video material having the material identification information after setting the program configuration is provided.

Editing device with display of program ID code and images of the program

A video signal recording apparatus for recording a video signal on a recording medium comprises a memory for temporarily memorizing the video signal, a synchronizing separating circuit for separating a synchronizing signal from the video signal, a write control signal generating circuit for generating a write control signal used to write the video signal in the memory in response to the synchronizing signal from the synchronizing separating circuit, a recording circuit connected to the memory for recording the video signal read out from the memory on the recording medium, a timing signal generator for generating a timing signal relating to a driving state of the recording medium, and a read control signal generating circuit for generating a read control signal used to read the video signal memorized in the memory on the basis of the timing signal.

Apparatus and method for recording a video signal on a recording medium

A picture signal encoding apparatus and a picture signal decoding apparatus are disclosed. The picture signal encoding apparatus includes: first compression coding device for converting and compression-coding basic picture signals having a sampling frequency ratio of a luminance signal and two color-difference signals of 4:2:2 to have a sampling frequency ratio of the luminance signal and the two color-difference signals of 4:1:1 or 4:2:0 so as to generate first compressed data; encoding residual extracting device for extracting an encoding residual between the basic picture signals and the compressed data; and second compression coding device for compression-coding the extracted encoding residual so as to generate second compressed data. The picture signal decoding apparatus includes: first expansion decoding device for expansion-decoding basic picture data of a predetermined signal standard having a sampling frequency ratio of a luminance signal and two color-difference signals of 4:1:1 or 4:2:0, the basic picture data being generated by compression-coding original picture signals; second expansion decoding device for expansion-decoding enhancement data having a sampling frequency ratio of a luminance signal and two color-difference signals of 4:2:2; and synthesizing device for synthesizing outputs from the first expansion decoding device and the second expansion decoding means so as to generate extended picture data having a sampling frequency ratio of a luminance signal and two color-difference signals of 4:2:2.

Picture signal encoding apparatus and picture signal decoding apparatus

An editing apparatus of relatively small size for editing material information highly efficiently and accurately with simplified processing capabilities has a plurality of tape transports, a selector for selecting input and output paths for the tape transports, a playback device for processing reproduced output signals from the tape transports, a temporary storage device for temporarily storing an output signal from the playback device, a signal processor for processing output signals from the tape transports and the temporary storage device, and a controller for controlling the tape transports, the selector, the playback device, the temporary storage device, and the signal processor, and determining the execution of a re-try playback mode for storing an output signal from the playback device again into the temporary storage device.

Method of and apparatus for editing information recorded on magnetic tape

An editing method and an editing system can considerably improve an efficiency for editing. This editing system includes a reproducing-side VCR (2), a temporary recording medium (3), a DME (5), an audio mixer (6), a recording-side VCR (8) and an editing controller (10) under which control image data indicative of a first cut reproduced by the reproducing-side VCR (2) is recorded by the recording-side VCR (8), a part of image data indicative of the first cut is recorded on the temporary recording medium (3), image data indicating a second cut and an output from the temporary recording medium (3) are processed by the DME (5) and the audio mixer (6) and processed results are recorded by the recording-side VCR (8).

Method of and apparatus for editing video signals using a temporary

An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing a video signal as a moving image or a still image. A moving image may be recorded in a first (YCrCb) recording mode wherein a luminance signal Y and color difference signals (R-Y) and (R-B) corresponding thereto are recorded. A still image may be recorded in a second (RGB) recording mode wherein three primary color signals corresponding thereto are recorded. In the RGB recording mode, the amount of information of each of the three primary color signals may be set to at least the amount of information of the luminance signal Y of the YCrCb recording mode such that, upon the reproduction thereof, a reproduced still image having a relatively high resolution is obtained.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Fumihiro Nagasawa