# US 10,321,091 B2 · Information processing device and method of information processing > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,321,091 B2 - Document ID: US10321091B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/529,584 - Filed: 2015-11-24 - Published: 2017-11-09 - Granted: 2019-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2014-12-02 - Assignees: Sony Corporation - Applicants: Sony Corporation - Inventors: Yuuji Takimoto - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10321091B2 ## CPC - H04N 5/9202: {the additional signal being a sound signal (H04N5/9155 takes precedence)} - G06F 3/16: Sound input; Sound output (speech processing G10L) - H04N 1/32112: {in a separate computer file, document page or paper sheet, e.g. a fax cover sheet (H04N1/32122 takes precedence)} - H04N 5/77: between a recording apparatus and a television camera - H04N 9/8233: {the additional signal being a character code signal} - H04N 23/661: Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N 23/63: by using electronic viewfinders - H04N 2201/3264: of sound signals - H04N 2201/3273: Display - H04N 2201/3277: The additional information being stored in the same storage device as the image data - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Provided is an information processing device according to the present disclosure including a photographing information acquisition unit configured to acquire photographing information, which indicates photographing being performed in another device, from the other device, and a function activation unit configured to activate a function related to a photographed image depending on the acquisition of the photographing information. In particular, the function is a function of recording a voice uttered by a user with respect to photographing corresponding to the photographing information. This configuration makes it possible for a separate device to give a comment by voice to a picture photographed by the other device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A first information processing device, comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a first device to acquire photographing information from the first device, wherein the photographing information corresponds to a photographing operation performed by the first device; and a function activation unit configured to: activate a determined function among a plurality of functions related to an image obtained based on the photographing operation, wherein the determined function is activated based on the acquisition of the photographing information from the first device; and change the activated determined function based on the photographing information. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the function activation unit is further configured to select the determined function from the plurality of functions based on the photographing information. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the function activation unit is further configured to select a second device from a plurality of devices to execute the determined function. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the determined function is a function to record a voice acquired at a time the photographing operation corresponding to the photographing information is performed. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the determined function is a function to process the image obtained based on the photographing operation. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the determined function is a function to transmit the image via a network in association with specific information. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising: an image acquisition unit configured to acquire the image. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The first information processing device according to claim 7, wherein the determined function is a function to record a user voice uttered with respect to the photographing operation, and the first information processing device further includes a linkage unit configured to link the image with the recorded user voice. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The first information processing device according to claim 8, further comprising a time stamping unit configured to add a first time stamp to the recorded user voice, wherein the linkage unit is further configured to link the image with the recorded user voice based on a second time stamp added to the image by the first device and the first time stamp added to the recorded user voice. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is further configured to acquire the photographing information at a time of termination of a continuous shooting mode based on the photographing operation performed by the first device in the continuous shooting mode. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is further configured to acquire the photographing information at a time the first device is switched from a continuous shooting mode to a normal mode based on the photographing operation performed by the first device in the continuous shooting mode. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is further configured to acquire the photographing information at a time power of the first device is turned off. ### Claim 13 (depends on 4) The first information processing device according to claim 4, further comprising a transmitter configured to transmit the recorded voice to a server having photographing-related image data. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the function activation unit is further configured to change the activated determined function based on a distance of the first information processing device to the first device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the communication unit is further configured to acquire the photographing information from the first device based on a distance of the first information processing device to the first device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The first information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the photographing information is transmitted from the first device based on a distance of the first device to a second information processing device having a function identical to that of the first information processing device. ### Claim 17 A method of information processing, the method comprising: in an information processing device: acquiring photographing information from a device, the photographing information being related to a photographing operation performed by the device; activating a determined function among a plurality of functions related to an image obtained based on the photographing operation, wherein the determined function is activated based on the acquisition of the photographing information from the device; and changing the activated determined function based on the photographing information. ### Claim 18 A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon, computer-executable instructions which, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to execute operations, the operations comprising: acquiring photographing information from a device, the photographing information being related to a photographing operation performed by the device; activating a determined function among a plurality of functions related to an image obtained based on the photographing operation, wherein the determined function is activated based on the acquisition of the photographing information from the device; and changing the activated determined function based on the photographing information. ### Claim 19 An information processing device, comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a device to acquire photographing information from the device, wherein the photographing information is related to a photographing operation performed by the device; a function activation unit configured to: activate a determined function among a plurality of functions related to an image obtained based on the photographing operation, wherein the determined function is activated based on the acquisition of the photographing information from the device, and wherein the determined function is a function to record a voice acquired at a time the photographing operation corresponding to the photographing information is performed; and a transmitter configured to transmit the recorded voice to a server having photographing-related image data. ### Claim 20 An information processing device, comprising: a communication unit configured to communicate with a device to acquire an image and photographing information from the device, wherein the image is obtained based on a photographing operation performed by the device and the photographing information is related to the photographing operation; a function activation unit configured to: activate a determined function among a plurality of functions related to the image, wherein the determined function is activated based on the acquisition of the photographing information from the device, and wherein the determined function is a function to record a user voice uttered with respect to the photographing operation; a linkage unit configured to link the image with the recorded user voice; and a time stamping unit configured to add a first time stamp to the recorded user voice, wherein the linkage unit is further configured to link the image with the recorded user voice based on a second time stamp added to the image by the device and the first time stamp added to the recorded user voice.