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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2000
Kiyonobu Kojima, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiko Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Yonekura, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Fujimura, Kanagawa, JP;
Takashi Sasai, Chiba, JP;
Naoki Fujisawa, Kanagawa, JP;
Junji Ooi, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus including an image-sensing controller controlling image-sensing so as to take a picture upon detection of execution of a first operation, a word generator recognizing speech upon detection of execution of a second operation and generating a word or a phrase corresponding to the recognized voice, and a portion associating the word or a phrase with the picture. Accordingly a word, a generated phrase or the like can be easily associated with an image-sensed still picture (with ease).