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US 11,727,960 B2Granted
Recording and reproducing apparatus and method thereof
AssigneeMaxell, Ltd.
InventorMari Yoshida
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Abstract
In a recording and reproducing apparatus and a recording and reproducing method for the recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information on a scene obtained through photographing, relative to a predetermined first recording medium and being capable of setting one or more chapters to each scene, a face recognizing process is executed for a photographed image based on the image information, an importance level of each chapter is set in accordance with a result of the face recognizing process for a very important person (VIP) set by a user, and each chapter having a relevant importance level among importance levels of respective chapters is selectively reproduced. A user can therefore find an object chapter and scene quickly and easily.
Claims30
A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information, comprising:
- a processor;
- a display displaying a first option and a second option, wherein when the first option is selected, the recording and reproducing apparatus enters a record mode to capture video information, and when the second option is selected, the recording and reproducing apparatus enters a reproduction mode to reproduce and display recorded video information;
- a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- capture a photograph and generate image information of the photograph;
- record the image information in a recording medium;
- execute a face-recognizing process on the image information to recognize a face;
- reproduce the recorded image information from the recording medium;
- register a person in the image information as a specific person in a mode selected from a first setting mode and a second setting mode, wherein, when the first setting mode is selected, an image information of a person with a face is obtained by newly photographing the person with a face in a photographing mode and, thereafter, the image information of the person with a face is used to register the person with a face as the specific person, and, when the second setting mode is selected, a person with a face in an image information of a person with a face is selected from a plurality of faces in the image information recorded in the recording medium and, thereafter, the image information of the person with a face is used to register the person with a face as the specific person;
- selectively reproduce the recorded image information which includes the registered specific person;
- and
- generate a thumbnail corresponding to the recorded image information in the recording medium such that the thumbnail is displayed on the display with an icon having a predetermined shape when an importance level is set for the recorded image information via a user interface;
- a touch panel adhered to a screen of the display, wherein the first setting mode and the second setting mode are each selected using the touch panel;
- a camera providing video information, wherein, in response to the face-recognizing process detecting that a face of a person is included in the video information, the display displays the video information with a frame surrounding at least a portion of the face of the person;
- an analog/digital converter, wherein the analog/digital converter is configured to convert analog image data corresponding to the captured photograph into a digital image signal;
- and
- a codec for compressing the digital image signal using a predetermined compression encoding method and generating encoded image information, wherein the encoded image information is stored in the recording medium,
- wherein the camera captures video information corresponding to a scene and the processor:
- automatically sets a plurality of sections corresponding to the video information of the scene;
- and
- generates a plurality of thumbnails corresponding to the plurality of sections, wherein each of the plurality of thumbnails is associated with the same video information corresponding to the scene, and the display displays the plurality of thumbnails;
- and
- wherein the display is configured to display at least a plurality of images recorded in the recording medium such that contents of each image in the plurality of images include a face of a different person and background objects and displaying the plurality of images includes displaying the faces without displaying all of the background objects included in the contents of each image of the plurality of images.
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A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information, comprising:
- a display;
- a touch panel adhered to a screen of the display;
- a photographing sensor configured to photograph an object and generate image information;
- a recorder configured to record the image information generated by the photographing sensor in a recording medium;
- a reproducer configured to reproduce the image information recorded by the recorder;
- an analog/digital converter, wherein the analog/digital converter is configured to convert analog image data corresponding to image information generated by the photographing sensor into a digital image signal;
- and
- a codec for compressing the digital image signal using a predetermined compression encoding method and generating encoded image information, wherein the encoded image information is stored in the recording medium,
- processing circuitry configured to:
- execute a face-recognizing process on the image information generated by the photographing sensor to recognize a face,
- register a person in the image information as a specific person in a mode selected from a first setting mode and a second setting mode, wherein, when the first setting mode is selected, an image information of a person with a face is obtained by newly photographing the person with a face in a photographing mode and, thereafter, the image information of the person with a face is used to register the person with a face as the specific person, and, when the second setting mode is selected, a person with a face in an image information of a person with a face is selected from a plurality of faces in the image information recorded in the recording medium, and thereafter, the image information of the person with a face is used to register the person with a face as the specific person,
- firstly pick out image information which includes the registered specific person,
- secondly pick out the image information based on a predetermined condition from among the picked-out image information which includes the registered specific person, the predetermined condition being set in accordance with an instruction by a user, and
- control the reproducer to selectively and sequentially reproduce the image information picked out based on the predetermined condition,
- wherein, when additional image information including a face is captured, autofocus and auto exposure are adjusted for the additional image information based on detection of the face in the additional image information.
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A recording and reproducing apparatus for recording and reproducing image information, comprising:
- a display;
- a touch panel adhered to a screen of the display;
- a processor;
- a memory coupled to the processor and storing instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- capture a photograph and generate image information of the photograph;
- record the image information in a recording medium;
- execute a face-recognizing process on the image information to recognize a face;
- reproduce the recorded image information from the recording medium;
- register a person in the image information as a specific person in a mode selected from a first setting mode and a second setting mode, wherein, when the first setting mode is selected, an image information of a person with a face is obtained by newly photographing the person with a face in a photographing mode and, thereafter, the image information of the person with a face is used to register the person with a face as the specific person, and, when the second setting mode is selected, a person with a face in an image information of a person with a face is selected from a plurality of faces in the image information recorded in the recording medium and, thereafter, the image information of the person with a face is used to register the person with a face as the specific person;
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- selectively reproduce the recorded image information which includes the registered specific person,
- wherein the first setting mode and the second setting mode are selected using the touch panel, and
- wherein, when additional image information including a face is captured, autofocus and auto exposure are adjusted for the additional image information based on detection of the face in the additional image information.
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A mobile phone for recording and reproducing image information, comprising:
- a display;
- a touch panel adhered to a screen of the display;
- a photographing sensor configured to photograph an object and generate image information;
- a camera providing video information;
- a recorder configured to record the image information generated by the photographing sensor in a recording medium;
- a reproducer configured to reproduce the image information recorded by the recorder;
- processing circuitry configured to:
- execute a face-recognizing process on the image information generated by the photographing sensor to recognize a face;
- register a person in the image information as a specific person, wherein an image information of a person with a face is obtained by newly photographing the person with a face in a photographing mode and, thereafter, the image information of the person with a face is used to register the person with a face as the specific person;
- firstly pick out an image information which includes the registered specific person,
- secondly pick out an image information based on a predetermined condition from among the picked-out image information which includes the registered specific person, the predetermined condition being set in accordance with an instruction by a user, and
- control the reproducer to selectively and sequentially reproduce the image information picked out based on the predetermined condition,
- wherein, when additional image information including a face is captured, autofocus and auto exposure are adjusted for the additional image information based on detection of the face in the additional image information, and
- wherein, in response to the face-recognizing process detecting that a face of a person is included in the video information, the display displays the video information with a frame surrounding at least a portion of the face of the person.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.