Sony Corporation

Shuji Okegawa

Yuji Matsui

Masayuki Kuwata

Takahiro Tokuda

Hirokazu Nakaya

Hideyuki Sato

Yoshinari Higuchi

Kimio Maki

Yoshihiko Nishimura

Hiroyuki Arakawa

An information processing system and an information processing apparatus and method for transmitting image data from a portable terminal apparatus, to a different apparatus through a network so that the image data may be managed by the different apparatus. A camcorder image station has a folder for each user of a camcorder and has, in each of the folders, 10 sub folders of albumto albumto each of which a name is applied in advance. The user of the camcorder transmits images picked up by the user to the camcorder image station so that the images are registered into a predetermined album. The camcorder has an album list of 10 albums of albumto albumin advance and selects an album of one of the names from within the list to designate an album into which image data should be uploaded.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus, and method

The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus by which image data can be downloaded simply. A video camerareceives thumbnail images corresponding to one or more images included in an album from a video camera image stationand displays the thumbnail images on an LCD unit. If one or more images to be downloaded are selected, then the video cameraacquires image information of the selected image or images from a video camera image station, analyzes the image information and discriminates it one by one image whether or not the selected image data are downloadable. Every time one image is discriminated to be downloadable, the video cameraaccesses a corresponding URL designated for each image, downloads the image from the URL and records the image onto a recording medium. The video camerasuccessively downloads the selected images in this manner.

Information processing system, information processing apparatus and method

An imaging apparatus includes an imaging unit generating a plane image including a subject by imaging the subject in a specific direction or a stereoscopic image for stereoscopically viewing the subject; an adapter mounting detection unit detecting whether an adapter, which includes an omnidirectional imaging optical system imaging the subject in all directions, is mounted on the imaging unit; an image capture mode setting unit setting, based on a user operation, an omnidirectional image capture mode of recording the plane image including the subject in all directions in a state where the adapter is mounted on the imaging unit or a stereoscopic image capture mode of recording the stereoscopic image; and a control unit performing control to cancel the stereoscopic image capture mode and set the omnidirectional image capture mode in a case where the stereoscopic image capture mode is set when the mounting of the adapter is detected.

Imaging apparatus, controlling method thereof, and program

An image processing apparatus includes: a casing; a posture detection unit detecting whether a posture of the casing is a vertical posture; an imaging unit capturing an image of a subject and outputting the captured image; an image transform unit transforming the captured image into a horizontally and vertically transformed image with the same size as that of the captured image by rotating the captured image so as to reverse its horizontal and vertical sides and further reducing the captured image; a recording reproduction unit recording image data generated from the captured image; and a control unit controlling the image transform unit and the recording reproduction unit to generate the image data from the horizontally and vertically transformed image instead of the captured image, when the posture of the casing is the vertical posture.

Image processing apparatus and image processing method

An imaging apparatus includes an imaging portion that images an omnidirectional subject on the basis of an imaging position when imaging is performed and generates a circular image including the omnidirectional subject, an image processing portion that specifies a substantially fan-shaped object region in a circular image which is generated on the basis of a direction specified based on an attitude of an imaging apparatus in the imaging position among all directions and converts an image of the object region into a substantially rectangular image, and a display control portion that simultaneously displays a conversion image which is the converted image and the generated circular image on a display portion.

Imaging apparatus, image processing apparatus, image processing method, and program

An information processing system, an information processing apparatus and method for transmitting image data from a portable terminal apparatus, to a different apparatus through a network so that the image data may be managed by the different apparatus. A camcorder image station has a folder for each user of a camcorder and has, in each of the folders, 10 sub folders of album 1 to album 10 to each of which a name is applied in advance. The user of the camcorder transmits images picked up by the user to the camcorder image station so that the images are registered into a predetermined album. The camcorder has an album list of 10 albums of album 1 to album 10 in advance and selects an album of one of the names from within the list to designate an album into which image data should be uploaded.

The present invention relates to an information processing systems, an information processing apparatus, and method. A camcorder establishes a connection to a network system through a Bluetooth adapter and a public network, performs user registration into the network system and receives provision of an ID and a password from the network system. The ID and the password are transmitted to and registered into a customer database of an Internet service provider, and also transmitted to and registered into a camcorder image station of a network service business center. After the camcorder connects to the network system, the Internet service provider, and the network service business center, the common ID and password can be used.

Necessary information is obtained without connecting a signal line between an electronic device and a charging device, so that it becomes possible to provide a highly value-added function without deteriorating convenience and portability of the charging device and the electronic device.

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Chiba, Japan

Shuji Okegawa