Abstract: A device to detect location data, store a first location of the device within metadata of visual media if the location data is available, and store a second location within the metadata of the visual media if the location data is unavailable.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature associated with a case of the imaging apparatus, a moving image recording unit configured to generate moving image data based on one of a plurality of recording methods which determines image quality of a recording image, and records the moving image data in a recording medium, and a controller configured to control the recording method set on the moving image recording unit. The controller changes the recording method to be set on the moving image recording unit, according to a result of the sensing by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: In order to correct image files to be printed in a printing device, there is provided a printing device including: an inputting unit that is configured to be capable of inputting an image file representing a motion image; a generating unit that is configured to extract a plurality of frame images from the image file and to generate a first output image in which the plurality of extracted frame images are laid out on a single page; correcting unit that is configured to correct the first output image and to generate a first corrected output image; and a printing unit that is configured to be capable of printing the first corrected output image.

Abstract: A device and system for overlaying information taken during a video stream. The device may include a speedometer, a global positioning system, and a computer. The information may include the location of the video stream, and the velocity of the device. In certain embodiments, the data and video may be collected prior to the merge of the video and data or simultaneously with the merge of the video and data. A computer may be used to merge the video and data and the video may be watched with the data overlaid and thereby displayed to the user.

Abstract: A method of indexing multimedia content by creating database records that include location data is disclosed. Devices that generate multimedia content also generate location data corresponding to the location of the device when the content is generated. The location data includes geographical coordinates such as latitude and longitude as well as orientation and tilt. Other data may be recorded such as date and time of day, and light exposure. The content and location data are communicated to a Content Index Processor (CIP) that creates a database record from the location data and determines classifications for the database record that can be used by a person that is searching for particular multimedia content.

Abstract: A system and method for automatic digital curation, annotation, and tagging of action videos receives, in a processing system, GPS data, and in some embodiments inertial data, from a sensor-based device carried by a sportsman during a sporting activity. The processing system processes the GPS data and the inertial data, if present to identify at least one sportsman event, and stores data identifying the sportsman event in a performance database. Video data from a video camera is stored in a video database, the video data including location, time, and direction information associated with frames of video. Timecode data in the video database is synchronized with timecode data in the performance database, and the data identifying the sportsman event is used to automatically select, annotate, tag or edit said video data.

Abstract: There is provided an information processing device including an acquisition unit that acquires incidental information, and a control unit that associates the incidental information with content, until a state is turned into a state in which a predetermined condition is satisfied after the acquisition of the incidental information.

Abstract: A method for recording moving images via a camera system includes detecting a rotation state of a device and setting an image rotation angle in image record mode, rotating images acquired via a camera module by the set image rotation angle, and encoding and storing the rotated images.

Abstract: A driving recorder system and a coordinate positioning method thereof. The system comprises a curved image lens, an operation module, a processing module, a display module and a storage module. The curved image lens captures the curved image of the surrounding areas thereof. The operation module restores the curved image into a restored image. The processing module receives the restored image and adds time data to the restored image. The display module displays the restored image and the time data. The storage module stores the restored image and the time data.

Abstract: A moving image capturing apparatus includes a capturing section; a sensor; an operation judging section; a priority setting section; a storage section; and a digest playback section. The digest playback setting section includes a portion selecting section; a selected time comparing section; and a setting section. The priority setting section sets a priority for a moving image portion according to a type of state judged by the operation judging section based on a predetermined standard. The digest playback section sets a playback portion of a moving image of a digest playback target. The portion selecting section selects in order from a moving image portion set with a high priority.

Abstract: A video device is provided. The video device comprises a sensor to determine an amount of movement of the video device, a memory component to store video-related information, and a processor to receive movement information from the sensor and to interrupt communication of video-related information to the memory component when the movement information indicates that acceleration of the video device exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermographic camera and to a method for generating thermal images with this thermographic camera as is described generically in DE 698 30 731 T2. The object of the invention is to provided a possibility for achieving an optimal signal resolution at low object temperatures in an economical manner without signal overload at high temperatures.

Abstract: A video recording hands-free device that includes a storage medium, an optical sensor to receive an input image signal, and a processor that is coupled to the storage medium and the optical sensor. The processor is configured to process the input image signal received from the optical sensor into an encoded video data stream and store the encoded video data stream as recorded video data in the storage medium. The processor is also configured to receive and process a video control command to create a video clip file from a logical segment of the recorded video data.

Abstract: A camera event logger device coupled to a motion picture camera, including: a data port configured to receive control signals to manage the logger device including a particular receive frequency; a radio-frequency receiver configured to receive time signal of the particular receive frequency to enable fine adjustment of a timecode; a timecode manager including a plurality of timecode readers and at least one timecode generator, a first timecode reader of the plurality of timecode readers configured to receive the time signal from the radio-frequency receiver and make the time signal available to the at least one timecode generator, wherein the at least one timecode generator is configured to generate the timecode by conditioning the time signal, the timecode manager configured to receive camera timecode from the motion picture camera, and to send back adjusted camera timecode adjusted in accordance with the conditioned timecode; a processor configured to receive camera status information from the motion pictu

Abstract: A camera adaptor (19) is provided for connecting a camera (21) to an interface (13) of a medical-optical observation instrument (1) with a parallel beam path. The interface (13) is situated in the parallel beam path (9a, 9b) of the medical-optical observation instrument (1). The camera adaptor (19) has an instrument connector part (41) for connection to the interface (13) of the medical-optical observation instrument (1) and a camera connector part (43, 143) for connection to a camera (21). The beam path (43) runs through the camera adaptor (19) along a linear optical axis. The camera adaptor (19) has an objective-lenses combination (47) with a total focal length between 40 mm and 120 mm. A lens with a positive partial focal length leading on the instrument side in the objective-lenses combination (47) and is followed, on the side toward the camera, by a lens with a negative partial focal length.

Abstract: A video device is provided. The video device comprises a sensor to determine an amount of movement of the video device, a memory component to store video-related information, and a processor to receive movement information from the sensor and to interrupt communication of video-related information to the memory component when the movement information indicates that acceleration of the video device exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: An information recording apparatus includes: a moving image input unit configured to input a moving image; a position information obtaining unit configured to obtain position information at the time of the moving image being input; a position information converting unit configured to convert the obtained position information into at least either bitmap data or text data, relating to a place determined with the position information thereof; a data stream generating unit configured to generate a data stream including at least either the converted bitmap data or text data, and video data corresponding to the input moving image; and a recording control unit configured to record the generated data stream as a moving image file.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for recording and reproducing a motion picture with location information are provided. The method for reproducing the motion picture includes acquiring, when a request for playing a motion picture is detected, current location information of the mobile terminal using location data, retrieving location information included in the motion picture, comparing the current location information and the retrieved location information, and reproducing, when the current location information and the retrieved location information are substantially identical with each other, the motion picture.

Abstract: A system and method for video surveillance and searching are disclosed. Video is analyzed and events are automatically detected. Based on the automatically detected events, textual descriptions are generated. The textual descriptions may be used to supplement video viewing and event viewing, and to provide for textual searching for events.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a setting unit and a display controller configured to control the display unit. A plurality of recording modes include a first recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case reaches a predetermined temperature, and a second recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case cannot reach the predetermined temperature. The display controller determines the remaining recording time based on the temperature of a case, and determines whether the set-up recording mode is the first recording mode, and determines, based on a result of the determination, whether to display a remaining recording time which is determined based on the temperature in the case, on the display unit.

Abstract: An image capturing apparatus selects one of image capturing conditions to be used for capturing images as a reference condition when a total of image capturing time of one frame in each image capturing condition to be used for capturing images is longer than one frame period at a predetermined frame rate, and captures images at the predetermined frame rate under the reference condition, and captures images at a frame rate lower than the predetermined frame rate under the other image capturing conditions. A playback apparatus detects a motion between frames of a moving image captured under the reference condition when the image capturing condition of the playback moving image is not the reference condition, and generates an interpolation frame for interpolating between frames of the playback moving image based on the detected motion.

Abstract: A digital video camera system comprising image capture and an image recording units. The image capture unit includes an image sensor for capturing a digital video signal, an optical system for forming an image of a scene onto the image sensor, a first microphone, and a first wireless communication system. The image recording unit includes a second wireless communication system, a second microphone, an image display, a user interface including user controls, and a program memory storing instructions to implement a method for capturing a digital video sequence in response to user activation of a user control. The method includes wirelessly receiving a digital video signal from the image capture unit, displaying the received digital video signal on the image display, recording an audio signal from the microphones, and storing the received digital video signal and the recorded audio signal.

Abstract: A imaging apparatus includes a storage unit that stores registration information in which information relevant to a feature of an object, of a subject, to be recognized, personal information relevant to attribute of the subject, and non-personal information which is different from the personal information are related with each other and registered. A video generator captures a subject image to generate video data, and a detector detects an object having the same feature as that registered in the registration information. An embedding unit embeds non-personal information relating to the object to be recognized into the video data to be generated, and a management file generator generates a management file. The management file includes the non-personal information to be embedded into the video data and the personal information related to the non-personal information to be embedded into the registration information.

Abstract: Exemplary embodiments are described in which is performed not only a shot detection (continuous recording with a camera) and an association of several key-frames to the shots, it then being possible for a subsequent scene recognition to be based on the grouping of shots into scenes. Rather, it is observed that a scene only relates to one event in a setting. Since both can change within a shot, not every scene boundary is at the same time also a shot boundary. In addition, not every shot is short enough, so that a reliable retrieval of different picture contents is not guaranteed. Therefore, exemplary embodiments are shown which are capable of defining sub-shots so that in principle, scene and shot boundaries are also sub-shot boundaries at the same time. Sub-shots furthermore include only video pictures with a small change in picture content.

Abstract: An image processing method receives a sequence of image frames and generates a computer generated object. The method combines the object with the sequence of frames to generate a sequence of augmented reality images. The method divides each received image frame into a respective array of image motion cells, detects inter-image motion in successive image frames for each motion cell, and generates a motion object comprising one or more image motion cells. The image motion cells in the motion object correspond to a set of image motion cells detected as comprising inter-image motion over a threshold number of image frames. The method detects relative distance between the object and the motion object within the augmented reality images, and generates a point of interest within a current image frame so the object may appear to interact with an image region corresponding to an image motion cell at the point of interest.

Abstract: A video recorder includes a sound occurrence detection system to detect a sound occurrence in an area. A detection method can detect the sound occurrence by using the video recorder. The detection method establishes relationships between rotation angles of the video recorder and sound output orientations of a sound source in the area. Furthermore, the detection method determines a rotation angle according to the relationships once the sound occurrence occurs, and rotates the video recorder according to the rotation angle, to record videos and sounds of a sound source that causes the sound occurrence.

Abstract: A recording apparatus includes: a still image acquiring unit configured to acquire a still image from a moving image during recording or playback of the moving image; an information adding unit configured to add information related to the moving image at or slightly before the time the still image is acquired by the still image acquiring means, to the still image acquired by the still image acquiring unit; and a still image recording unit configured to record the still image to which the information related to the moving image has been added by the information adding unit.

Abstract: A method for capturing videos applied in a video device is provided. The video device includes a video capturing unit having a field of view and a timer. The video device includes a position sensing unit capable of sensing first position information, and an orientation sensing unit. The video device rotatingly receives second position information and personal information periodically. The method included is first to clear the timer and begin the timer again. Then, obtaining the second position information, the personal information, the first position information, and the orientation. Next, forming a coordinate system and converting the first position information and the second position information to a set of coordinates. Then, determining which person correspond to which of the portable communication devices, and associating the personal information with each person. Next, generating a composite image and a composite video comprising the composite images.

Abstract: Provided is an operation management device that works in conjunction with a portable information terminal having an operation management function. A cradle (10) includes a holder (10a) formed with a concave shape for mounting a portable information terminal (20) having the operation management function, a receiving casing (10c) for receiving electronic equipment parts, and an arm (10b) for coupling the holder (10a) and the receiving casing (10c), and uses a display of the portable information terminal (20). The receiving casing (10c) includes a sensor section including a measuring instrument that is not included in the portable information terminal (20) or a measuring instrument having a higher accuracy than the portable information terminal (20) and a communication unit such as a data communication interface for transmitting a detection result from the sensor section as information for supplementation used for operation management to the portable information terminal (20) by short-range radio communications.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a temperature sensor configured to sense a temperature associated with a case of the imaging apparatus, a moving image recording unit configured to generate moving image data based on one of a plurality of recording methods which determines image quality of a recording image, and records the moving image data in a recording medium, and a controller configured to control the recording method set on the moving image recording unit. The controller changes the recording method to be set on the moving image recording unit, according to a result of the sensing by the temperature sensor.

Abstract: An image playback device, which may be part of an electronic camera, reads out recorded information that has been recorded on a recording medium. A time period discriminator receives the recorded information read out by the image playback device and discriminates periods of time during which recorded information agrees with certain pre-set conditions. Moving-picture image information contained in the recorded information is played back and displayed in accordance with results of the discrimination.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus including: an imaging section that sequentially takes images of an object; a moving image recording section that sequentially records the images of the object as a series of moving image data; an adjuster that adjusts an imaging condition for imaging the object in accordance with a change in state of the object during imaging and recording of the series of moving image data; a switching section that switches between a first recording frame rate and a second recording frame rate that is higher than the first recording frame rate; and an adjustment controller that controls adjustment of the imaging condition made by the adjuster during the recording of the moving image data at the second recording frame rate, when the switching section switches from the first recording frame rate to the second recording frame rate.

Abstract: An imaging apparatus includes a setting unit and a display controller configured to control the display unit. A plurality of recording modes include a first recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case reaches a predetermined temperature, and a second recording mode which generates heat so that the temperature in the case cannot reach the predetermined temperature. The display controller determines the remaining recording time based on the temperature of a case, and determines whether the set-up recording mode is the first recording mode, and determines, based on a result of the determination, whether to display a remaining recording time which is determined based on the temperature in the case, on the display unit.

Abstract: Data management information includes recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at a time of recoding the data, indicating a time difference between the world standard time (Greenwich Mean Time) and a standard time in a location where the data has been recorded; and data recording time information (REC_TM) indicating a recording time when the data has been recorded, in accordance with the standard time indicated by the time zone information (TM_ZONE) wherein the reproduction apparatus includes means for reproducing the data; and specifying means for specifying a local recording time in a location where the data has been recorded, and wherein the specifying means calculates the local recording time in the location where the data has been recorded, by (REC_TM)?(TM_ZONE)+(REC_TM_ZONE) where (REC_TM) is the data recording time information, (TM_ZONE) is the time zone information, and (REC_TM_ZONE) is the recording time zone information.

Abstract: Data management information includes: recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at a time of recording data, first data recording time information indicating a recording time of data first recorded on the data group; second data recording time information indicating a recording time of data last recorded on the data group; and a flag indicating whether the recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at the time of recording the data specifies a time difference from the world standard time (Greenwich Mean Time) at the data recording time; specifying unit specifies the time difference from the world standard time (Greenwich Mean Time) in the location where the data has been recorded, at only a case where the flag indicates that the recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at the data recording time specifies the time difference from the world standard time (Greenwich Mean Time) in the location where the data has been recorded.

Abstract: Total management information includes time zone information (TM_ZONE) indicating a time difference between a world standard time (Greenwich Mean Time) and a standard time in a predetermined location, wherein the data management information includes recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at a time of recoding the data, indicating a time difference between the world standard time (Greenwich Mean Time) and a standard time in a location where the data has been recorded; and data recording time information (REC_TM) indicating a recording time when the data has been recorded, and wherein the reproduction apparatus further includes a unit for specifying a local time in a location where the data recording time has been recorded, while the data is reproduced, in accordance with the data recording time information (REC_TM), the time zone information (TM_ZONE), and the recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at the data recording time.

Abstract: Data management information includes: recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at a time of recording data, indicating a time difference between the world standard time (Greenwich Mean Time) and a standard time in a location where the data of the group data for managing the data management information; first data recording time information indicating a recording time of data first recorded on the data group; and second data recording time information indicating a recording time of data last recorded on the data group, and wherein the reproduction apparatus further includes a unit for specifying respective local recording times in locations where the first recorded data and the last recorded data has been recorded, respectively, while the data is reproduced, in accordance with the first and second data recording time information, the time zone information (TM_ZONE), and the recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at the data recording time.

Abstract: Arrangements including a specifying unit for specifying a local recording time in a location where the data has been recorded, in accordance with in accordance with the data recording time information (REC_TM), the time zone information (TM_ZONE), and the recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at the data recording time, and wherein the specifying means specifies the local recording time in the location where the data has been recorded, at only a case where the flag indicates that the recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at the data recording time specifies the time difference from the world standard time (Greenwich Mean Time) in the location where the data has been recorded.

Abstract: A reproduction apparatus includes a specifying unit for specifying a local recording time in a location where the data first or last recorded on the data group has been recorded while the data is reproduced, and wherein the specifying means calculates, by (REC_TM)?(TM_ZONE)+(REC_TM_ZONE), a recording time at the local time of the data first recorded on the data group in accordance with the first data recording time information (REC_TM), the time zone information (TM_ZONE) and the recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at the data recording time; and a recording time at the local time of the data last recorded on the data group in accordance with the second data recording time information (REC_TM), the time zone information (TM_ZONE) and the recording time zone information (REC_TM_ZONE) at the data recording time, respectively.

Abstract: A method for editing recorded images from a digital video camera. which images are projected from a cine lens connected to the digital video camera onto an imaging disk and, from the latter, onto an electronic sensor assembly, which converts the recorded images into recording signals provided as raw or RGB data, is provided. At least one calibration image is recorded, from which correction values are calculated for the grain structure of the imaging disk and/or the vignetting in the edge region of the recorded images. The recorded images are linked to the correction values.

Abstract: A first acquisition unit acquires images from a first image pickup unit for picking up moving images for use in recording. A second acquisition unit acquires images from a second image pickup unit for picking up the image of a person taking the moving images. A decision unit determines whether or not the person taking the moving images is viewing a monitor for displaying the moving images for use in recording, based on the images acquired from the second acquisition unit. A control unit varies the status of an image pickup apparatus according to the decision results of the decision unit.

Abstract: When a recording device is connected to a power source and a main power is supplied, position information of the recording device is obtained by using GPS satellites. A region where the recording device is installed is decided based on the obtained position information. Channel information appropriate for the decided region is read out from a storage medium such as a memory, and a tuner of the recording device is set automatically using the read channel information thus read. Additionally, when the position information is obtained, it is decided whether or not the position where the recording device is installed is within a predetermined distance from a boundary between regions. If it is adjacent to other region, a plurality of region codes are read out, and a request for selecting one to perform the channel setting is displayed using a display panel or an OSD function so that the selection can be received.

Abstract: In order to determine the actual position (A) of a geodetic measuring instrument (1) inside a dead range (T) wherein signals originating from a positioning system are shadowed, two reference structures (5) are detected from at least two known positions and the distances associated with the reference structures (5) are measured. Image information linked to said distance measurements is captured. Said information contains data on the arrangement of the reference structures (5). The actual position (1) can be derived from subsequent capture of the reference structures (5) from a position inside the dead range (T). Image processing methods are used advantageously to identify and measure the reference structures (5).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a thermographic camera and to a method for generating thermal images with this thermographic camera as is described generically in DE 698 30 731 T2. The object of the invention is to provided a possibility for achieving an optimal signal resolution at low object temperatures in an economical manner without signal overload at high temperatures.

Abstract: A drop sensor detects a drop of a device. When the drop of the device is detected, a sub CPU allows a counter to count a drop time. When the device drops for a predetermined time or more, the sub CPU controls a regulator so that the regulator forcibly disconnects an electric power to be supplied to a hard disc, and writes a drop occurrence flag into a nonvolatile memory. When the power supply is again turned on, a main CPU allows a display section to display information indicating that the power supply is disconnected due to the drop of the device.

Abstract: A digital camera includes a signal processing circuit. The signal processing circuit makes signal processing on the camera data read from a camera data area of an SDRAM to produce YUV data for record. A thin-out circuit makes a thin-out processing on the recording YUV data to produce YUV data for display. The display YUV data and the recording YUV data thus produced are written respectively to a display data area and a recording data area of the SDRAM and thereafter processed for display on a display and record to a flash memory. The access speed to SDRAM is 48 MHz and the processing speed of the signal processing circuit and thin-out circuit is 12 MHz. Consequently, the YUV data for display and YUV data for record is written concurrently with reading out of the camera data.

Abstract: There is disclosed an image recording apparatus which automatically records location information that the user can easily understand in an image recording apparatus which records a sensed image and location information associated with the image sensing location of that image in association with each other. An image recording apparatus of this invention includes an area information reception unit for acquiring area information broadcasted by an external apparatus such as a wireless base station or the like, and automatically acquires information associated with an area where the image recording apparatus is located. The apparatus records a sensed image signal and area information in association with each other.

Abstract: A video recorder includes a sound occurrence detection system to detect a sound occurrence in an area. A detection method can detect the sound occurrence by using the video recorder. The detection method establishes relationships between rotation angles of the video recorder and sound output orientations of a sound source in the area. Furthermore, the detection method determines a rotation angle according to the relationships once the sound occurrence occurs, and rotates the video recorder according to the rotation angle, to record videos and sounds of a sound source that causes the sound occurrence.