# US 2012/0075488 A1 · System and methdod for capturing and displaying still photo and video content > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2012/0075488 A1 - Document ID: US20120075488A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 12/892,713 - Filed: 2010-09-28 - Published: 2012-03-29 - Earliest claimed: 2010-09-28 - Assignees: Sony Computer Entertainment America LLC - Inventors: Adam Harris - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20120075488A1 ## CPC - H04N 23/45: for generating image signals from two or more image sensors being of different type or operating in different modes, e.g. with a CMOS sensor for moving images in combination with a charge-coupled device [CCD] for still images - H04N 23/667: Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION ## Abstract Still images can be captured during capture of video frames at different resolutions. Still image data and video data at different resolutions and in different data formats can be combined into a single file and stored in a memory. Storing the video data and still image data in a single file simplifies the process of displaying video in conjunction with display of representative still images. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A video capture device, comprising: an imaging optical system; a beam splitter optically coupled to the imaging optical system; and an image sensor optically coupled to the beam splitter, wherein the imaging optical system and beam splitter are configured to focus an optical signal of a scene onto an image sensor; wherein the image sensor comprises: a first photodetector array configured to capture video frames at a first resolution and a second photodetector array configured to capture still images at a second resolution while the first photodetector is capturing the video frames. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1, further comprising a processor coupled to the sensor, wherein the processor is configured combine data in a first format corresponding to the video frames and data in a second format corresponding to the still images into a single file. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The device of claim 2 further comprising a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is configured to store the single file in the memory. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the second resolution is at least four times greater than the first resolution. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the second resolution is at least ten times greater than the first resolution. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The device of claim 1 wherein the processor is configured to mark the data representing a still image or a video frame with a marker that synchronizes the still image to a corresponding one of the video frames. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The device of claim 6 wherein the marker marks a starting point for playback of the video frames. ### Claim 8 A video capture device, comprising: an image sensor; an imaging optical system optically coupled to the image sensor, wherein the imaging optical system is configured to focus an optical signal of onto the sensor; a processor coupled to the sensor; and a memory coupled to the processor, wherein the image sensor, processor, and memory are configured for storage the still image file and the video file, wherein the processor is configured to store data representing video frames in the memory at a first resolution in a video data format, and, while storing the video frames, store data corresponding to one or more still images in a dedicated location in the memory at a second resolution in a still image data format, wherein the processor is further configured to combine the data representing the video frames and the data representing the still images into a single file. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8 wherein the processor is further configured to store the single file in the memory. ### Claim 10 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8 wherein the second resolution is at least four times greater than the first resolution. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8 wherein the second resolution is at least ten times greater than the first resolution. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The device of claim 8 wherein the processor is configured to mark the data representing a still image or a video frame with a marker that synchronizes the still image to a corresponding one of the video frames. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The device of claim 12 wherein the marker marks a starting point for playback of the video frames. ### Claim 14 A method for forming a new file format that combines video frames and representative still images captured from a video capture device in a single file, comprising: capturing an optical signal corresponding to a scene with an imaging optical system; splitting the optical signal into first and second parts; capturing the first part with a first photodetector as video frames at a first resolution; capturing the second part with a second photodetector as one or more still images at a second resolution; converting the still images to data in a still image format and converting the video frames to video data in a second format combining the still image data and the video frame data into a single file; and storing the single file in a memory. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 wherein the second resolution is at least four times greater than the first resolution. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 wherein the second resolution is at least ten times greater than the first resolution. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14 further comprising marking the video data or the still image data with a marker that synchronizes a still image to a corresponding one of the video frames. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The method of claim 17 wherein the marker marks a starting point for playback of the video frames. ### Claim 19 A method for forming a new file format that combines video frames and representative still images captured from a video capture device in a single file, comprising: capturing an optical signal corresponding to a scene with an imaging optical system and imaging the optical signal onto a photodetector array; capturing the video frames with the photodetector array and storing data representing the video frames (video data) in the memory at a first resolution in a first format; while capturing the video frames, capturing still images with the photodetector array and storing data representing the still images (still image data) in a the memory in a second format at a second resolution; storing the still images in a dedicated location in the memory while the video frames is capturing; and combining the video data and the still image data into a single file; and storing the single file in the memory. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 wherein the second resolution is at least four times greater than the first resolution. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 wherein the second resolution is at least ten times greater than the first resolution. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 further comprising marking the video data or the still image data with a marker that synchronizes a still image to a corresponding one of the video frames. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The method of claim 22 wherein the marker marks a starting point for playback of the video frames. ### Claim 24 A method for synchronized display of video frames and still images, comprising: uploading a single file containing video data representing video frames in a first format at a first resolution and still image data representing one or more still images in a second format at a second resolution, wherein the single file contains a marker in the still image data or the video data that synchronizes a still image to a corresponding one of the video frames, wherein the marker marks a starting point for playback of the video frames; displaying a still image at the first resolution on a display, wherein the still image is synchronized to a corresponding video image by the marker; upon receipt of a trigger signal starting display of the video frames. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24 wherein display of the video frames starts at the video frame synchronized to the still image. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The method of claim 24 wherein display of the video frames includes starting display at a first video frame in a sequence of frames and displaying a signal indicating a frame in the sequence that corresponds to a still image.