Information processing apparatus and method as well as program storage medium
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYasuo Nomura, Tatsuo Eguchi, Yasuhiko Terashita, Yoshikazu Watanabe, Nobuaki Yamaguchi
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus is disclosed which allows image data to be used commonly by a plurality of personal computers. A check box of a copy option setting window is selected in order to delete AV contents of an original recorded on a HDD after the AV contents are copied from the HDD into an external recording medium. A check box is selected in order to set so that AV contents recorded as compression data of the MPEG 2 system on the HDD are copied onto the external recording medium after they are converted into compression data of the MPEG 1 system which has compatibility with a video CD.
Claims16
An information processing apparatus capable of copying image information recorded on a first recording medium onto a second recording medium, comprising:
- display control means for controlling displaying of a copying operation window which includes an icon corresponding to the first recording medium, at least one image information icon corresponding to the image information recorded on the first recording medium and an icon corresponding to the second recording medium;
- moving means for selecting and moving one of the image information icon in the copying operation window to the second icon;
- determining means for determined if the moving means moves the one of the at least one image information icon to the second icon;
- means for automatically displaying a plurality options to be selected based on a result the determining means prior to copying the image information recorded on the first recording meduim onto the second recording medium;
- first setting means for setting whether a data format of the image information determined as an object of copying by the moving should be converted based on a selection received responsive to the displayed plurality of options;
- readout means for reading out the image information corresponding to the one of the at least one image information icon selected by said moving means from the first recording medium;
- conversion means for converting the data format of the image information read out by said readout means based on the setting of said first setting means;
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- writing means for writing the image information read out by said readout means or the image information converted by said conversion means onto the second recording medium based on the setting of said first setting means.
An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which is capable of copying image information recorded on a first recording medium onto a second recording medium, comprising:
- controlling displaying of a copying operation window which includes a first icon corresponding to the first recording medium, at least one image information icon corresponding to the image information recorded on the first recording medium and a second icon corresponding to the second recording medium;
- selecting and moving one of the at least one image information icon on the copying operation window to the second icon;
- determining if in the selecting and moving step the one of the at least one image information icon moves to the second icon;
- automatically displaying a plurality of options to be selected based on a result of the determining step prior to copying the image information recorded on the first recording medium onto the second recording medium;
- setting whether a data format of the image information determined as an object of copying in the selecting and moving step should be converted based on a selection received responsive to the displayed plurality of options;
- reading out the image information corresponding to the one of the at least one image information icon selected in the selecting and moving step from the first recording medium;
- converting the data format of the image information read out in the reading step based on the setting made in the setting step;
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- writing the image information read out in the reading step or the image information converted in the converting onto the second recording medium based on the setting made in the setting step.
A non-transitory program storage medium on which a computer-readable program for controlling copying of image information recorded on a first recording medium onto a second recording medium is recorded, the program including instructions that when executed by processor perform steps comprising:
- controlling displaying of a copying operation window which includes a first icon corresponding to the first recording medium, at least one image information icon corresponding to the image information recorded on the first recording medium and a second icon corresponding to the second recording medium;
- selecting and moving one of the at least one image information icon on the copying operation window to the second icon;
- determining if in the selecting and moving step the one of the at least one image information icon moves to the second icon;
- automatically displaying a plurality of options to be selected based on a result of the determining step prior to copying the image information recorded on the first recording medium onto the second recording medium;
- setting whether a data format of the image information determined as an object of copying in the selecting and moving step should be converted based on a selection received responsive to the displayed plurality of options;
- reading out the image information corresponding to the one of the at least one image information icon selected in the selecting and moving step from the first recording medium;
- converting the data format of the image information read out in the reading step based on the setting made in the setting step;
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- writing the image information read out in the reading step or the image information converted in the converting step onto the second recording medium based on the setting made in the setting step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.