US 12,620,418 B2Granted

Information recording/reproducing apparatus

AssigneeMaxell, Ltd.

InventorsYasuo Mutsuro, Keisuke Inata, Hiroki Mizosoe, Akihito Nishizawa

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Abstract

Module compression/encoding plural images for recording, or an image recording apparatus or image recording system including the module. At least two first and second image input module types capture an image of frames from a video signal source, and convert into digital image data for output; an image input arbitration module arbitrates to place digital image data provided by the first type before digital image data provided by the second type. The first type image input module is provided with a real-time image. The apparatus or system further includes: a memory module temporarily storing the real-time image by a processing time for the arbitration module to process digital image data provided by the second type of image input module, an image encoding module compressing and encoding the digital image data, and changing a processing speed to perform a process of compression an encoding more in real time.

Claims15

Dependent claims

An imaging apparatus comprising:

an imaging apparatus-side transceiver configured to wirelessly acquire, from an information processing apparatus wirelessly connected with the imaging apparatus, current position information of the information processing apparatus and information relating to an image-capturing command;
an imager configured to perform an image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver;
and
a recorder configured to record image data acquired by the imager through the image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command, onto a recording medium in association with the current position information acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver,
a controller configured to control at least one of the imaging apparatus-side transceiver, the imager or the recorder,
wherein the controller is further configured, in a first control mode, to:
in accordance with acquiring the information relating to the image-capturing command via the imaging apparatus-side transceiver,
perform a control operation to:
acquire the image data by the imager through the image-capturing process based on the acquired information relating to the image-capturing command;
and
record the image data onto the recording medium in association with the current position information,
automatically output the image data outside the imaging apparatus in association with the control operation, wherein the image data to be output is associated with the current position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver,
wherein the controller is further configured, in a second control mode different from the first control mode, to:
in accordance with a user operation,
read the image data from the recording medium and output the image data outside the imaging apparatus, wherein the image data to be output is acquired through the image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver and is associated with the current position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver.

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A system comprising:

an information processing apparatus including:
a display;
and
an information processing apparatus-side transceiver configured to wirelessly output current position information acquired by the information processing apparatus and information relating to an image-capturing command, and
an imaging apparatus including:
an imaging apparatus-side transceiver configured to wirelessly acquire, from the information processing apparatus wirelessly connected with the imaging apparatus, the current position information acquired by the information processing apparatus and the information relating to the image-capturing command;
an imager configured to perform an image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver;
a recorder configured to record image data, acquired by the imager through the image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command, onto a recording medium in association with the current position information acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver;
and
a controller configured to control at least one of the imaging apparatus-side transceiver, the imager or the recorder,
wherein the controller is further configured, in a first control mode, to:
in accordance with acquiring the information relating to the image-capturing command via the imaging apparatus-side transceiver,
perform a control operation to:
acquire the image data by the imager through the image-capturing process based on the acquired information relating to the image-capturing command;
and
record the image data onto the recording medium in association with the current position information,
automatically output the image data outside the imaging apparatus in association with the control operation, wherein the image data to be output is associated with the current position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver,
wherein the controller is further configured, in a second control mode different from the first control mode, to:
in accordance with a user operation,
read the image data from the recording medium and output the image data outside the imaging apparatus, wherein the image data to be output is acquired through the image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver and is associated with the current position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver.

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A system comprising:

an information processing apparatus including:
a display;
and
an information processing apparatus-side transceiver configured to wirelessly output current position information acquired by the information processing apparatus and information relating to an image-capturing command, and
an imaging apparatus including:
a first imaging apparatus-side transceiver configured to wirelessly acquire, from the information processing apparatus wirelessly connected with the imaging apparatus, the current position information acquired by the information processing apparatus;
an imager configured to perform an image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command from the information processing apparatus wirelessly connected with the imaging apparatus;
a recorder configured to record image data, acquired by the imager through the image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command, onto a recording medium in association with the current position information acquired by the first imaging apparatus-side transceiver;
a second imaging apparatus-side transceiver, which is different from the first imaging apparatus-side transceiver, configured to output the image data outside the imaging apparatus;
and
a controller configured to control at least one of the first imaging apparatus-side transceiver, the imager, the recorder or the second imaging apparatus-side transceiver,
wherein the controller is further configured, in a first control mode, to:
in accordance with acquiring the information relating to the image-capturing command,
perform a control operation to:
acquire the image data by the imager through the image-capturing process based on the acquired information relating to the image-capturing command;
and
record the image data onto the recording medium in association with the current position information,
automatically output the image data outside the imaging apparatus in association with the control operation via the second imaging apparatus-side transceiver, wherein the image data to be output is associated with the current position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the first imaging apparatus-side transceiver,
wherein the controller is further configured, in a second control mode different from the first control mode, to:
in accordance with a user operation,
read the image data from the recording medium and output the image data outside the imaging apparatus via the second imaging apparatus-side transceiver, wherein the image data to be output is acquired through the image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command and is associated with the current position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the first imaging apparatus-side transceiver.

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A method of an information processing apparatus including a display, comprising:

wirelessly outputting with an information processing apparatus-side transceiver current position information acquired by the information processing apparatus and information relating to an image-capturing command,
imaging with an imaging apparatus-side transceiver configured to wirelessly acquire, from the information processing apparatus wirelessly connected with the imaging apparatus, the current position information acquired by the information processing apparatus and the information relating to the image-capturing command;
performing an image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver;
recording image data, acquired by the imager through the image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command, onto a recording medium in association with the current position information acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver;
and
controlling at least one of the imaging apparatus-side transceiver, the imager or the recorder, wherein
in a first control mode:
acquiring the information relating to the image-capturing command via the imaging apparatus-side transceiver,
performing a control operation to:
acquire the image data through the image-capturing process based on the acquired information relating to the image-capturing command;
and
record the image data onto the recording medium in association with the current position information,
automatically output the image data outside the imaging apparatus in association with the control operation, wherein the image data to be output is associated with the current position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver;
and
in a second control mode different from the first control mode:
in accordance with a user operation,
read the image data from the recording medium and output the image data outside the imaging apparatus, wherein the image data to be output is acquired through the image-capturing process based on the information relating to the image-capturing command acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver and is associated with the current position information of the information processing apparatus acquired by the imaging apparatus-side transceiver.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application: 18/926,487Filed 25 Oct 2024 · continuation
Priority: JP 2007-15695914 Jun 2007
Published: US 2025/0046346 A16 Feb 2025
Granted: 5 May 2026
Term ends: Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification17 codes

G11B 27/10
Editing; Indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising; Monitoring; Measuring tape travel: indexing; Addressing; Timing or synchronising;…
H04N 5/76
Details of television systems: television signal recording
H04N 5/772
Between a recording apparatus and a television camera: the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
H04N 5/781
Using magnetic recording: on disks or drums

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