JP2004350186A - Apparatus for authoring, and method of authoring slide show work - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To simply form a reproducing sequence program by simply designating its reproducing sequence by a user when a slide show work of digital contents recorded as a plurality of files is formed. <P>SOLUTION: Which of still images files of cumulated every month in a static image accumulation section 10 is selected, is selectively processed. Then, since first respective static image files cumulated in the static image accumulation section 10 are previously recorded with date data recording the static images, the static image data of each month grouped based on this date data and reproducing times data recorded in a statistical data processor 17, the data corresponding to the usable data number is extracted by obtaining in a step S33 from the higher order of more number of reproducing with the static image data of each month. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

[0001]
TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a playback image control apparatus that creates a program for playing back content recorded as a plurality of files in a specific playback order, and in particular, a playback program that automatically generates this playback order program according to specific conditions Related to generation method.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Still images and the like taken by a digital camera or the like are stored as one file on a hard disk device or the like, and when each file is reproduced and displayed, the user selects each file to reproduce the file. A function of sequentially reproducing each file in order without selecting each file is realized. Such a function is called a slide show, and if the slide show function is used, the user can sequentially reproduce and display the files without selecting each file to be reproduced.
[0003]
Then, when a slide show is executed, there is a case where files stored in a specific folder are sequentially reproduced or images are sequentially reproduced according to a reproduction order determined by a user in advance.
[0004]
[Patent Document 1]
JP 2001-103415 A (FIG. 1)
[0005]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
As described above, conventionally, when sequentially reproducing images using the slide show function, in order to reproduce the images in a specific reproduction order, it is necessary for the user to determine the order of the files to be reproduced in advance. Operation becomes very complicated.
[0006]
In other words, it is a very complicated task for the user to select an arbitrary image from among a large number of recorded image files and determine the reproduction order one by one.
[0007]
In recent years, in addition to still image files, digital contents such as moving image files and audio files also exist. In order to realize a slide show function for these various digital contents, very complicated work is performed. Needed.
[0008]
Therefore, the present invention provides a playback image control device that allows a user to easily specify a playback order and easily create a playback order program when automatically playing back digital content recorded as a plurality of files. The purpose is to provide.
[0009]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention provides an authoring apparatus for creating a slideshow work for sequentially reproducing a plurality of contents at predetermined time intervals, wherein the plurality of digital contents and the number-of-reproductions data of each of the plurality of contents are recorded. A recording device, instruction means for instructing creation of a slide show work, and when the instruction means instructs creation of a slide show work, the reproduction number data recorded in the recording device is referred to, and the number of times of reproduction is large. Creating means for extracting digital contents to create a slideshow work.
[0010]
According to the present invention, in order to solve the above-described problem, date data is added to the plurality of digital contents, and when creation of a slideshow work is instructed by the instruction means, the creation means includes date data. And grouping the plurality of digital contents, extracting digital contents having a large number of times of reproduction from the grouped digital contents, and creating a slideshow work.
[0011]
According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an authoring method for creating a slide show in which a plurality of contents are sequentially reproduced at predetermined time intervals. In this case, a slide show is created by referring to the reproduction count data of each of the plurality of digital contents recorded in the recording device and extracting digital contents having a high reproduction count.
[0012]
Further, in order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides date data to the plurality of digital contents, and when the creation of a slide show work is instructed by the instruction means, the plurality of digital contents are provided by the date data. The contents are grouped, and digital contents with a large number of times of reproduction are extracted from the grouped digital contents to create a slideshow work.
[0013]
BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram of an authoring apparatus for creating a slideshow work according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The authoring apparatus 1 of the present embodiment stores various digital contents, and the still image storage unit 10 records a still image file shot by a digital still camera or the like in a form compressed by, for example, the JPEG method. . The moving image storage unit 11 stores a moving image file obtained via the Internet, for example, in a form compressed by the MPEG2 method or the like. The audio storage unit 12 records an audio file such as music content in a form compressed by, for example, the MP3 method. The captured video storage unit 13 records video data captured by a digital video camera or the like in a form compressed in, for example, the MPEG4 format. These storage units are usually collectively recorded in one recording device such as a hard disk (HDD 29 in FIG. 2). Alternatively, the program may be divided and recorded on various recording media such as a DVD drive and a memory card.
[0014]
Each of the storage units has a still image display unit 14 and a moving image display unit 15 as a reproduction display unit for reproducing and displaying the files stored in each storage unit, and an image decoding unit for decoding each compressed file and a decoded image file. A display for displaying a file corresponds to the display. The audio reproduction unit 16 corresponds to an audio decoding unit that decodes an audio file stored in the audio storage unit 12, and a speaker that outputs the decoded audio.
[0015]
The statistical data processing unit 17 is a processing unit that acquires the number of times of reproduction of each content reproduced by the still image display unit 14, the moving image display unit 15, and the audio reproduction unit 16, and manages the number as the statistical data.
[0016]
The authoring unit 18 is a creating unit that creates a slide show program. The authoring unit 18 refers to the statistical data recorded in the statistical data processing unit 17 according to the user's condition specification, and determines the order of the content to be automatically played back. Create a program.
[0017]
Next, FIG. 2 shows a hardware configuration for actually executing the functional block diagram described in FIG.
The CPU 21 controls the operation of the entire authoring apparatus 1, and executes various commands based on instructions from the user. The memory 22 is a working memory that loads data for executing the operation of the CPU 21. The graphics card 23 executes compression processing and decoding processing of still image data, moving image data, and the like. The capture card 24 is an acquisition unit that acquires still image data and moving image data from the digital camera 25 and the like. The digital camera 25 is an external device that inputs a captured still image or moving image to the authoring device 1, and is connected by a cable such as a USB interface. The sound card 26 has a function of compressing and encoding externally input audio data, storing the data in the audio storage unit 12, and decoding and reproducing audio data read from the audio storage unit 12. The display 27 displays a creation screen when displaying the reproduced moving image data or creating slide show data.
[0018]
Next, the operation of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
When realizing the slide show function with the authoring apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, first, the user selects the content desired to be used in the work and specifies the extraction condition (step S31). . For example, when creating a series of slide show works, the user selects the type of data (still image, moving image, audio), and further sets the period (for example, from April to December) and the length of the work (5 minutes). To specify time information such as completion).
[0019]
Then, the authoring unit 18 executes the work generation processing of the slide show data according to the type according to the information specified by the user. As one example, an operation when a still image is selected will be described as a specific example.
[0020]
When the user selects a still image as the data of the slide show work (Y in step S32), first, the length (time information) of the specified work is divided by the specified period to be used every month. Calculate the time. Thereafter, the display time of each data is determined, and how many still image data can be used is calculated (step S33).
[0021]
For example,
Length of the work: 20 minutes period: January to October (10 months)
Then, the available time for each month is 20/10 = 2 minutes (120 seconds),
When each data display time is 10 seconds,
The number of data that can be used each month is 120/10 = 12 (12 still image files)
It turns out that.
Next, a selection process for selecting which of the monthly still image files stored in the still image storage unit 10 is to be selected is started. Therefore, first, in each of the still image files stored in the still image storage unit 10, date data on which the still image is recorded is recorded in advance, so that each month is grouped based on the date data. Based on the still image data and the number-of-reproductions data recorded in the statistical data processing unit 17, the number of usable data determined in step S33 is determined from the most frequently reproduced still image data in each month in step S33. Extract the data. In the above example, 12 still image files are extracted for each month, and still image data with a high number of reproductions is extracted.
[0022]
Then, the extracted still image data is created as a slide show work as shown in FIG. 4 (step S35). That is, the slide show work is data in which an arbitrary title name, work length, the number of still image data, and file names arranged in the display order are listed.
[0023]
Similarly, when creating a moving image or audio slide show work other than a still image, the same creation method as in the above-described still image work creation operation is performed (step S36).
In this way, by creating a slideshow work based on the date data recorded in the still image data and the statistical data recorded in the statistical data processing unit, the user can automatically select each still image without selecting a still image. You can create slideshow works.
[0024]
Next, the contents of the statistical data recorded in the statistical data processing unit will be described.
As the statistical data recorded in the statistical data processing unit, for example, in the case of still image data, as shown in FIG. 5, the number of times of reproduction for each still image is listed and recorded. In this list, each time a still image is reproduced and displayed, the number of times of reproduction is increased by one and counted.
[0025]
A specific counting method is shown in the flowchart of FIG.
That is, after displaying the still image selected to be reproduced (step S61), it is determined whether the still image is a still image displayed for the first time or a still image already displayed several times. When the still image is displayed for the first time (Y in step S62), the still image data is added to the still image statistical data list as one display (step S63). On the other hand, if the still image has already been displayed several times (N in step S62), it is registered in the statistical data list. Update is performed (step S64).
[0026]
In the present embodiment, a slide show work is automatically created using the statistical data list as described above.
As described above, in the present embodiment, when creating a slide show of digital content, the user automatically selects the content based on the number of times the content has been played so far, so that the user performs a complicated operation. You can create a slideshow work without any.
[0027]
【The invention's effect】
According to the present invention, when automatically reproducing digital content recorded as a plurality of files, a user can easily specify a reproduction order and easily create a reproduction order program.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an authoring apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a system configuration in the embodiment.
FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing an operation of creating a slide show work in the embodiment.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a slide show work in the embodiment.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data configuration of statistical data in the embodiment.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of registering statistical data recorded in a statistical data processing unit according to the first embodiment.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Authoring device, 10 ... Still image storage part, 11 ... Video storage part, 12 ... Audio storage part, 13 ... Photographed video storage part, 14 ... Still image display part, 15 ... Video display part, 16 ... Audio reproduction part, 17: statistical data processing unit, 18: authoring unit.

Claims (4)

In an authoring device for creating a slide show work for sequentially reproducing a plurality of contents at predetermined time intervals,
A recording device that records the number of times of reproduction of each of the plurality of digital contents and the plurality of contents;
Instruction means for instructing creation of a slide show work,
When the instruction means instructs creation of a slideshow work, referring to the number-of-plays data recorded in the recording device, extracting digital content having a large number of plays to create a slideshow work,
An authoring device characterized by comprising: The plurality of digital contents are provided with date data, and when the instruction unit instructs creation of a slide show work, the creation unit groups the plurality of digital contents with the date data, and performs grouping. 2. The authoring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the digital content having a large number of reproductions is extracted from the digital content thus created to create a slideshow work. In an authoring method for creating a slide show work that sequentially reproduces a plurality of contents at predetermined time intervals,
Instruct creation of slide show work,
When the creation of a slide show is instructed, a slide show is created by referring to the number-of-plays data of each of the plurality of digital contents recorded in the recording device and extracting the digital content having a large number of plays. Authoring method. The plurality of digital contents are provided with date data, and when the instruction means instructs creation of a slide show work, the plurality of digital contents are grouped by the date data, and the grouped digital contents are 4. The authoring method according to claim 3, wherein a digital show having a large number of reproductions is extracted from the content to create a slideshow work.

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