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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8160431 | Image reproduction system and device, image capture device, and information processing device An image reproduction system configured by an image reproduction device that can accumulate a still image or a moving image for reproduction, and an information processing device that makes a setting to the image reproduction device. The image reproduction device in... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8116608 | Method and apparatus for reproducing video and audio According to one of embodiments, a method and apparatus for reproducing video and audio changes a playback speed for video and a playback speed for audio independently of each other. To provide an apparatus and method for controlling the playback speeds shortly befo... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8094212 | Audio-based attention grabber for imaging devices A digital imaging device such as a digital camera or a video camera may include the capability to store audio files. These audio files may be generated under user control when the user wishes to take a picture or capture video. The audio files may be played back as ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8072510 | Audio-based attention grabber for imaging devices A digital imaging device such as a digital camera or a video camera may include the capability to store audio files. These audio files may be generated under user control when the user wishes to take a picture or capture video. The audio files may be played back as ... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8059167 | Shooting apparatus and shooting method, and program A shooting apparatus includes a shooting section that shoots a subject, an acquiring section that acquires sound of surroundings, and an assigning section that assigns an electronic mark indicating a characteristic feature of the sound to a position in the image wit... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7990435 | Audio-based attention grabber for imaging devices A digital imaging device such as a digital camera or a video camera may include the capability to store audio files. These audio files may be generated under user control when the user wishes to take a picture or capture video. The audio files may be played back as ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7924324 | Sound-controlled electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus (102) includes a microphone (40). Sound is captured by the microphone (40), and a key operation is detected by a sub microcomputer (46). The processes according to outputs from the microphone (40) and the su... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7924325 | Imaging device and imaging system In recording materials of a video program or the like, the video materials are efficiently and optimally acquired so that processing steps in and after an editing step subsequent to a recording step can be reduced. A recording support information (metadata) on a sch... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7893970 | Information input apparatus that reproduces sound corresponding to a picture range An electronic camera records pictures and sound associated with the picture images, and enables reproduction of selected picture images. When one of the picture images of a range of continuously-shot picture images is reproduced, the sound corresponding to the entir... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885515 | Recording/reproducing device and recording/reproduction method In a recording/reproduction device, a type of recording medium which is currently selected is shown to the user on its small built-in monitor screen in a user-friendly manner and, for more user convenience, a background color of the screen is changed depending on th... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7847835 | Still camera with audio decoding and coding, a printable audio format, and method A digital still camera comprises an imaging system for capturing a single image of printed material containing a printed audio format; a processor for extracting encoded audio data from the image; a decoder for receiving and decoding the encoded audio data to an aud... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7760248 | Selective sound source listening in conjunction with computer interactive processing A method and apparatus for capturing image and sound during interactivity with a computer program is provided. The apparatus includes an image capture unit that is configured to capture one or more image frames. Also provided is a sound capture unit. The sound captu... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7755675 | Information processing apparatus and recording medium An information processing apparatus provides for continuous reproduction of audio data that has been added to and associated with image data. After a table of data sets recorded on a memory card (for example) is displayed, a data set is selected, e.g., by pressing a... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7576786 | Information processing apparatus and method, program therefor and storage medium In cases where at least one item of sound information has been associated with at least image, at least one desired item of sound information is selected and the sound information is played back in a prescribed order. According, in an information processing apparatu... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7535496 | Audio-based attention grabber for imaging devices A digital imaging device such as a digital camera or a video camera may include the capability to store audio files. These audio files may be generated under user control when the user wishes to take a picture or capture video. The audio files may be played back as ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7511743 | Video encoding apparatus having audio selection function and method thereof Disclosed is a video encoding apparatus having an audio selection function and a method thereof which enables input of diverse audio signals and improves the quality of video/audio data in a camcorder phone by selectively applying a plurality of audio input units to... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7499085 | Information terminal with controller for stopping voice data An information terminal is arranged by employing an image input apparatus, a voice input apparatus, an information communication apparatus, and a controller for outputting both image information and voice information to the information communication apparatus. The i... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7483061 | Image and audio capture with mode selection Image capture methods and devices are provided. The image capture device including: an image capture system; an audio capture system; a user input system having a manual mode selection input, said user input system generating a mode selection signal indicating a set... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7444664 | Multi-view video format Interactive multi-view video presents new types of video capture systems, video formats, video compression algorithms, and services. Many video cameras are allocated to capture an event from various related locations and directions. The captured videos and any assoc... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7444068 | System and method of manual indexing of image data The invention relates to a method of indexing image data comprising the steps of acquiring image data representing a series of images, acquiring manually provided user cues for designating ones of the images, and indexing the image data in association with the manua... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7430004 | Volume control linked with zoom control Digital cameras and methods wherein volume control is linked with zoom control. The present invention captures audio along with recorded images at different zoom settings, and upon playback adjusts the sound output volume (audio apparatus gain) based upon the zoom c... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7394490 | Image scanning apparatus An image scanning apparatus has such a configuration that an item and a content of additional information such as previously set character information, sound information recorded in the image scanning apparatus and character information inputted in the image scannin... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7369280 | Portable system for capturing images and information A portable imaging system transportable by a user between a first and second location for scanning an image for later production of an image product. The system includes (a) a first and second member movable between an open and closed position; (b) a scanning area a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7358990 | Image-taking apparatus capable of saving image data files in folder on recording medium An image-taking apparatus preferable for saving image data in folders as desired by a user for each scene or date of image-taking is disclosed. The image-taking apparatus of the present invention comprises an image processing circuit which creates image data files b... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7339615 | Method and apparatus for capturing images and for recording data that includes image data and audio data separately prepared from the image data A method and apparatus for recording data including image data, which includes: a recording unit 220 for recording image data; a play unit 250 for playing data including audio data; a release switch 114 for giving instructions to record image da... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7324943 | Voice tagging, voice annotation, and speech recognition for portable devices with optional post processing A media capture device has an audio input receptive of user speech relating to a media capture activity in close temporal relation to the media capture activity. A plurality of focused speech recognition lexica respectively relating to media capture activities are s... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7292273 | Digital camera accommodating recording media from other digital cameras A signal recording/reproducing apparatus includes a CCD imager. The still image taken by said CCD imager is recorded, together with resolution information, on a recording medium. The recording medium is recorded, together with resolution information, is a still imag... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286169 | Cascading image modification using multiple digital cameras incorporating image processing This patent describes a multi effect system to provide enhanced image effects. The effects are provided by interconnecting a series of camera manipulation units, each of the camera manipulation units applying an image manipulation to an inputted image so as to produ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7268294 | Adaptor; controller and plug receptacle for electronic device In a system which includes adaptors a controller and plug receptacles connected to electronic devices, an adaptor that can store identification information about electronic devices is connected to an electronic device, and the plug receptacle side to which the elect... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7265782 | Image recording device with a post-recording function A digital camera comprises a CCD, sample-and-hold circuit, analog to digital converter, color processing circuit, microphone, voice processing section, flash memory in which voices input from the microphone are arbitrarily added to still images and the still image d... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7243298 | Method and computer-readable medium for previewing and performing actions on attachments to electronic mail messages A method and computer-readable medium are provided for previewing and performing actions on attachments to electronic mail messages. A first window pane is displayed that includes a list of e-mail messages and information identifying any attachments to the e-mail me... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239348 | Digital camera with a music playback function A digital camera, which includes: an image playback module; and a music playback module, wherein a plurality of images are played back accompanied by music, an image playback time for the plurality of images substantially coincides with a music playback time for the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7209167 | Method and apparatus for capture of sensory data in association with image data Method and apparatus for capturing a variable length of sensory data in association with still image data. Manipulation of the camera is detected prior to image-capture, and sensory data are generated in response to detecting the manipulation. The sensory data are s... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7193646 | Digital camera and method for classifying and reproducing images A digital camera allowing searching of an image in a simple manner is provided, in which an image folder is formed for each session of continuous image pickup operations, and each of the plurality of images picked up in one session of continuous image pickup operati... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7180540 | Method of managing data files using representative voice within portable digital apparatus A method of managing a user's data files in a portable digital apparatus which can receive and discharge a recording medium and has a display device. In the method, first, when a representative-voice request signal is received from a user, a new directory and a repr... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7173660 | Method for displaying an information image on a screen For an image to be displayed on a liquid crystal display, a thinning process is executed to reduce a number of pixels constructing the image. An original image of an information image is produced in accordance with a pixel number of a taken subject image. A low-pass... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7173655 | Capture of sensory data in association with digital still images Method and apparatus for capturing a variable length of sensory data in association with still image data. The sensory data are generated from a sensor signal beginning prior to capture of a still image and ending a selected period after capturing the still image. T... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7161622 | Electronic camera and electronic camera system An electronic camera system including an electronic camera having a recording medium which records image information obtained by shooting an image, a detection arrangement which detects that a memory capacity of the recording medium becomes a predetermined value, an... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7159193 | Digital image receiving apparatus A digital image receiving apparatus includes a media drive (11) for reading image information from a storage medium (M1), an image information processing unit (22) for processing the image information to display a plurality of images in the imag... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7151571 | Digital camera for use by right-handed and left-handed people A digital camera for use by both left-handed and right-handed users. The digital camera has a body design that employs a swivel mechanism and symmetric placement of pertinent camera hardware components, particularly flash devices. ... | 12/19/2006 |
