JP2004120278A - Image reproduction and display device and reproduction and display method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an image reproduction and display device which perform the multi-angle reproduction and display of image information as needed without performing any special preprocessing even when a photographer does not recognize which image information is multi-angle for two or more pieces of the image information recorded in an electronic recording medium, belonging to a plurality of groups and each having photographing time information. <P>SOLUTION: The image reproduction and display device is provided with a reproduction means for time sequentially reproducing the plurality of image information recorded in the electronic recording medium, belonging to the plurality of groups and each having the photographing time information, a display means for displaying reproduced image information from the reproduction means, and a display control means for synchronously displaying the respective images of the plurality of the reproduced image information whose photographing time overlaps in the mutually different display areas of the same screen of the display means. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image reproduction display device and a reproduction display method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
For example, in an athletic meet, a father and mother often photograph their children at different angles at overlapping times or times when the children are individually photographed with separate digital cameras. For example, when the father is zooming in on the child and shooting a video from the front of the goal, the mother is shooting a video of the track from the side, or the mother is shooting a video of the child In the meantime, the father is taking a picture of the child.
[0003]
Also, when multiple digital cameras are used at an event, etc., depending on the nature of the event, there are few cases where the actual shooting is necessarily duplicated at the same time regardless of the intention of the photographer. Absent.
[0004]
Conventionally, a photographer who has not been able to reproduce and display realistic images without taking time and labor, and who has not even recognized that the images have been duplicated at the same time, can be displayed at the same time. Of course, it was not possible to effectively display the images taken in duplicate.
[0005]
Patent Document 1 shows a form in which a plurality of moving image data is synchronized and reproduced and displayed on separate display windows in one screen. In this form, the shooting times of a plurality of moving image data are identical. Display based, that is, multi-angle playback display cannot be performed.
[0006]
Patent Document 2 shows a display method effective for a previously authored multi-angle data, such as DVD-Video, as a multi-angle display form. In this display method, reproduction data is reproduced. Multi-angle playback display cannot be performed without special pre-processing on the side.
[0007]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-36867 A
[0008]
[Patent Document 2]
JP-A-11-341443
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In view of the above points, the present invention provides a plurality of pieces of image information each recorded with electronic time information belonging to a plurality of groups, recorded on an electronic recording medium, without any special preprocessing, and by a photographer. Even if it does not recognize which image information is multi-angle, it is intended to propose an image reproduction display device and reproduction display method capable of performing multi-angle reproduction display of image information as necessary. is there.
[0010]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
An image reproduction / display apparatus according to the present invention includes reproduction means for reproducing a plurality of pieces of image information recorded in an electronic recording medium, each of which includes shooting time information belonging to a plurality of groups, in time series, and reproduction image information from the reproduction means. And display control means for displaying each image of a plurality of reproduced image information with overlapping shooting times in synchronization with different display areas on the same screen of the display means.
[0011]
An image reproduction display method according to the present invention reproduces a plurality of pieces of image information each recorded with shooting time information belonging to a plurality of groups recorded in an electronic recording medium in time series, and displays the reproduced image information on a display means. Each image of a plurality of reproduced image information with overlapping shooting times is displayed in synchronization with different display areas on the same screen of the display means.
[0012]
In the above-described image reproduction display device and image reproduction display method, the plurality of reproduction image information having overlapping shooting times are all moving image information, or moving image information and still image information. However, for the still image information, the reproducing means reproduces for a certain period of time including the shooting time.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, an example of an image reproduction display device and a reproduction display method according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
First, a configuration example of the image reproduction display device will be described with reference to FIG. DCM1 and DCM2 are individual digital cameras (in this case, two, but may be three or more), each having an electronic recording medium, for example, a memory card, and digital cameras DCM1 and DCM2 respectively. Image information based on the shooting is recorded. The digital cameras DCM1 and DCM2 are connected to the personal computer PC via the hub HB. The personal computer PC is connected to an image monitor MN composed of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).
[0015]
Next, the contents recorded in the memory card of the digital cameras DCM1 and DCM2 in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to FIG. The personal computer PC handles the memory cards loaded in the digital cameras DCM1 and DCM2 as electronic recording media for the personal computer PC, and these memory cards are given the symbols E and F, respectively.
[0016]
A DCF folder (100-Fuji) in the same hierarchy is formed immediately below a DCF (Design rule for Camera File system) image root directory DCIM (Digital Camera Images) in the memory card E. Each of the DCF folders (100-Fuji) has a file name DSCF0001... In the audio / video interface / movie file (AVI) format. DSCF0002. DSCF0003. Video information A ₁ , A ₂ , A ₃ is included.
[0017]
A DCF folder (100-Fuji) in the same hierarchy is formed immediately below the DCF image root directory DCIM in the memory card F. In the DCF folder (100-Fuji), file names DSCF0001... In the audio / video interface / movie file (AVI) format are used. DSCF0002. Filename DSCF0003 video information _{B 1} and _{B 2} as well as a still image file format (JPG). It contains still picture information B _3.
[0018]
Next, another configuration example of the image reproduction display device will be described with reference to FIG. DCM indicates a digital camera, and includes an image monitor MN made up of an LCD, for example. The digital camera DCM includes two slits SL1 and SL2 into which memory cards M1 and M2 as electronic recording media are respectively inserted. In these memory cards M1 and M2, image information similar to that described with reference to FIG. 5 is recorded by a digital camera (not shown). That is, moving image information A ₁ , A ₂ , A ₃ is recorded on the memory card M ₁ , and moving image information B ₁ , B ₂ and still image information B ₃ are recorded on the memory card M ₂ .
[0019]
Next, another configuration example of the image reproduction display device will be described with reference to FIG. The PC is a personal computer and has a built-in hard disk HD. The personal computer PC is connected to an image monitor MN made up of, for example, an LCD (Liquid Crystal Display).
[0020]
Next, contents recorded in the folder myfolder of the hard disk HD in FIG. 7 will be described with reference to FIG. The video file is taken by the digital camera DCM1 of FIG. 4 and has a file name DSCF0001. In the format of an audio video interleave (Movie) file (AVI). DSCF0002. DSCF0003. Video A ₁ , A ₂ , A ₃ , audio video inter-leave, movie file (AVI) file name DSCF0001. DSCF0002. Filename DSCF0003 video information _{B 1} and _{B 2} as well as a still image file format (JPG). It contains still picture information B _3.
[0021]
Next, the image reproduction display apparatus and reproduction display method of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the flowchart of FIG. The control of each part in this flowchart is performed by the personal computer PC in FIG. 4, by the computer built in the digital camera DCM in FIG. 6, and by the personal computer PC in FIG. First, in step S10, as shown in FIG. 5 or FIG. 8, a list of image information information to be reproduced is created.
[0022]
After step S10, the process proceeds to step S12, and the photographing time information of each image information is read. FIG. 2 illustrates a specific example of moving images A ₁ , A ₂ , A ₃ , B ₁ , B ₂ of moving image information and a still image B ₃ of still image information and a specific example of shooting time (time) information.
[0023]
Of shooting time is moving image information _{A 1,} which is 10 seconds from the 10 o'clock 00 minutes 05 seconds to 10:00 00 seconds to 15 seconds. Shooting time video information _{A 2,} which is 60 seconds from 10:30 20 seconds to 31 minutes and 20 seconds at 10. Shooting time of the moving image information _{A 3} is 10 seconds from 11 hours, 00 minutes 08 seconds to 11 hours, 00 minutes and 18 seconds. Imaging time is moving picture information _{B 1,} which is 9 minutes from 10:00 01 minutes 00 seconds to 10 minutes 00 seconds at 10. Shooting time video information _{B 2,} is 120 seconds from 10:30 30 seconds to 32 minutes and 30 seconds at 10. Shooting time of a still image _{B 3} is a 11:00 10 seconds.
[0024]
After step S12, the process proceeds to step S14, where the list of image information is sorted in order of the photographing start time. That is, the order of imaging start time of the image information is A ₁ , B ₁ , A ₂ , B ₂ , A ₃ , B ₃ .
[0025]
After step S14, the process proceeds to step S16 to create a reproduction event schedule table (see FIG. 1). In this reproduction event schedule table, display mode 1 indicates single image display, and display mode 2 indicates multiple image simultaneous display. In event number # 0, the video _{A 1} alone displayed for 10 seconds. In event number # 1, alone displays a moving _{B 1} 9 min. In event number # 2, the video _{A 2} alone displayed for 10 seconds. In event number # 3, simultaneously displays the video _{A 2} and _{B 2} in synchronization 50 seconds. In event number # 4, the video _{B 2} to 70 seconds alone display. In event number # 5, the video _{A 3} to 2 seconds alone display. In event number # 6, simultaneously displayed in synchronism with video A ₃ and still picture B ₃ 4 seconds. In event number # 7, the moving image _{A 3} 4 seconds alone display.
[0026]
After step S16, the process proceeds to step S18, the reproduction event schedule is executed from the beginning to the end, and the process ends. The execution of this reproduction event schedule will be described with reference to FIG. First, the video _{A 1} to 10 seconds alone display from 10 hours, 00 minutes 05 seconds. Then 9 minutes alone displays a moving _{B 1} 10:00 01 minutes 00 seconds. Then, 10 seconds alone displayed from the video _{A 2} 30 min 20 sec at 10. Next, the moving images A ₂ and B ₂ are simultaneously displayed synchronously from 10:30:30 to 50 seconds. Then, the video _{B 2} to 70 seconds alone display 10:00 31 minutes 20 seconds. Then 2 seconds alone display the video _{A 3} from 11:00 08 seconds. Next, the moving image A ₃ and the still image B ₃ are simultaneously displayed in synchronism for 4 seconds from 11:00:10. Finally, 4 seconds alone display the video _{A 3} from 11:00 14 seconds.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention described above, reproduction means for reproducing a plurality of pieces of image information, each of which includes recording time information belonging to a plurality of groups, recorded in an electronic recording medium in time series, and reproduced image information from the reproduction means. Since it has display means for displaying and display control means for synchronously displaying each image of a plurality of reproduced image information with overlapping shooting times in different display areas on the same screen of the display means, it is recorded on the electronic recording medium. In addition, a plurality of pieces of image information each having shooting time information belonging to a plurality of groups is not subjected to any special preprocessing, and the photographer does not recognize which image information is multi-angle. In addition, an image reproduction display device capable of performing multi-angle reproduction display of image information as required can be obtained.
[0028]
According to the present invention described above, a plurality of pieces of image information each including shooting time information belonging to a plurality of groups recorded in an electronic recording medium is reproduced in time series, the reproduced image information is displayed on the display means, and shooting is performed. Since each image of a plurality of reproduced image information having overlapping times is displayed in synchronization with different display areas on the same screen of the display means, each shooting time recorded in the electronic recording medium and belonging to a plurality of groups If there is no need to perform any special preprocessing on multiple pieces of image information with information and the photographer does not recognize which image information is multi-angle, An image reproduction display method that can perform multi-angle reproduction display can be obtained.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a flowchart illustrating an example of an image reproduction display device and a reproduction display method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating each image of a plurality of pieces of image information each including shooting time information belonging to a plurality of groups, recorded on an electronic recording medium.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a reproduction display state of a plurality of pieces of image information that are recorded on an electronic recording medium and belong to a plurality of groups, each having shooting time information.
FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of an image information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
5 is a diagram showing recorded contents of a memory card of a digital camera in the image information display device of FIG.
FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing another example of the image information display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a block diagram showing still another example of the image information display device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
8 is a diagram showing recorded contents of a hard disk of a personal computer of the image information display apparatus of FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DCM1, DCM2 ... digital camera, HB ... hub, PC ... personal computer, MN ... image monitor, M1, M2 ... memory card, HD ... hard disk.

Claims (6)

Reproducing means for reproducing a plurality of pieces of image information each recorded with photographing time information belonging to a plurality of groups in time series, recorded on an electronic recording medium,
Display means for displaying reproduced image information from the reproducing means;
An image reproduction display device comprising: display control means for causing each image of a plurality of reproduction image information having overlapping photographing times to be displayed in synchronization with different display areas on the same screen of the display means. A plurality of pieces of image information each recorded with electronic time information belonging to a plurality of groups recorded on an electronic recording medium are reproduced in chronological order,
Displaying the reproduced image information on a display means;
An image reproduction display method characterized in that each image of a plurality of reproduction image information having overlapping photographing times is displayed in synchronization with different display areas of the same screen of the display means. The image reproduction display device according to claim 1,
An image reproduction / display apparatus characterized in that all of the plurality of reproduction image information having the same photographing time are moving picture information. 3. The image reproduction display method according to claim 2, wherein all of the plurality of reproduction image information having the same shooting time are moving picture information. The image reproduction display device according to claim 1,
The plurality of reproduced image information having the same shooting time is moving image information and still image information,
The image reproduction display device, wherein the reproduction means reproduces the still image information for a predetermined time including a photographing time. The image reproduction display method according to claim 2,
The plurality of reproduced image information having the same shooting time is moving image information and still image information,
The image reproduction display device, wherein the reproduction means reproduces the still image information for a predetermined time including a photographing time.

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