Imaging device, information processing method, and computer program
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorTakashi Nunomaki
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Abstract
An imaging device includes a data processor configured to execute processing for selecting picture portions corresponding to important scenes from captured picture data, on the basis of input information that is input during a period of taking a picture. The data processor generates highlight point information that allows identification of the picture portions corresponding to the important scenes, the picture portions being selected on the basis of the input information, and records the highlight point information on a recording medium as information associated with the captured picture data.
Claims18
An imaging device comprising:
- a data processor configured to execute processing for selecting video picture portions corresponding to important video scenes from captured video picture data, on the basis of a change in input information,
- wherein,
- the input information is at least position information received from a location module,
- the data processor generates video highlight point information that allows identification of the video picture portions corresponding to the important video scenes and records playback priority levels of the video highlight point information as information associated with the captured video picture data,
- the video highlight point information includes at least a recording time and an amount of movement between locations,
- the video picture portions are selected in response to a change in input information corresponding to movement between the locations that exceeds a predetermined distance threshold as tracked in the position information,
- the data processor causes the recording of the video highlight point information on a recording medium as information associated with the captured video picture data, and
- the data processor causes the play back of the video picture portions associated with each of the important video scenes for a pre-determined time period, the video picture portions are played sequentially to allow a user to select and view the entire captured video picture data associated with each of the important video scenes for playback.
An information processing method executed by an imaging device, the information processing method comprising the steps of:
- selecting, by a data processor in the imaging device, video picture portions corresponding to important video scenes from captured video picture data, on the basis of a real-time change in input information that is input during a period of taking a video picture, the input information is at least position information indicating a current location of the imaging device received from a location module of the imaging device during capture of the video picture data;
- generating, by the data processor, video highlight point information that allows identification of the video picture portions corresponding to the important video scenes, the video picture portions being selected and the video highlight point information being generated in response to a change in input information corresponding to movement between locations greater than a predetermined distance threshold as tracked in the position information, the video highlight point information including at least a recording time and an amount of movement;
- recording on a recording medium, by the data processor, the video highlight point information as information associated with each of the important scenes included in the captured video picture data and playback priority levels of the video highlight point information as information associated with the captured video picture data;
- and
- sequentially playing back the video picture portions associated with each of the important video scenes for a pre-determined time period, the video picture portions allowing a user to select the entire captured video picture data associated with each of the important video scenes for playback, the playing back being performed in response to a user selection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.