JP2007049245A - Photography instrument with voice input function - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a photography instrument in which a photographer can input information easily and can check the content of a photographed image easily. <P>SOLUTION: The photography instrument with a voice input function comprises a photography means for creating bit map data from an image signal obtained by photography and holding the bit map data in a memory, a means for starting voice input, a voice input means for converting a voice into a voice signal, a voice recognition means for analyzing the voice signal to form a kana, a means for transforming a kana character string thus formed into a text, a means for creating a title including the transformed character string and adding it to image data, and a means for creating image data identification information and creating image data by compounding the title, the image data identification information and the bit map data held in the memory. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

The present invention relates to a photographing apparatus with a sound input function and a photographing method for assigning image data names to sound data input by a photographing apparatus typified by a digital camera.

  Conventionally, when image data obtained by photographing a subject with a digital camera is recorded on a storage medium, an image data name is assigned by a serial number using alphabets and numbers so that the contents of the photographed image can be easily identified. It is common practice to add additional information.

For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for identifying an image by synthesizing and displaying information input by voice when the image is captured and displaying the captured image. (Prior art 1)
Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2003-348410 (pages 4 to 5, FIGS. 1-3 and 8) discloses a technique in which characters are input to a mechanically assigned image data name from an input unit of a digital camera, A technique for identifying an image by adding it to captured image data is disclosed. (Prior art 2) Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 10-187627 (pages 4-5, FIG. 1-2)

However, the prior art 1 has a drawback that the image must be displayed in order to confirm the content of the character information inputted by voice for identifying the image (that is, to identify the image). Further, in the related art 2, there is a problem in that shooting must be interrupted when characters are input from the input unit.

The present invention has been made in consideration of such a conventional technique, and an object of the present invention is to provide a photographing apparatus that allows a photographer to easily input information and easily confirm the contents of a photographed image. Is to provide.

The present invention solves the above problems by the following means. That is, the invention of claim 1 is a storage means for storing a dictionary file that records text data in a tabular format in which kana character strings are associated with text, and an image data file that stores image data including title and image data identification information. Imaging means for generating bitmap data from an image signal obtained by photographing and holding it in a memory; audio input starting means for starting audio input; audio input means for converting audio into an audio signal; and the audio Analyzing the signal, voice recognition means for generating a kana, and using the generated kana character string as a key, referring to a dictionary file, presenting at least one text matching the key as a conversion candidate A character string converting means for converting the selected text, and a title including the converted character string to be added to the image data And image data generating means for generating image data identification information, and generating image data obtained by combining the title, the generated image data identification information, and the bitmap data held in the memory. Is a photographing apparatus with a voice input function.

  Therefore, the contents of the image data can be understood by looking at the title to which the information inputted by voice is added.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a dictionary file that records tabular text data in which kana character strings and text are associated, and a storage means that stores image data files that store image data including image data identification information. An imaging unit that generates bitmap data from the obtained image signal and holds it in a memory, an audio input start unit that starts audio input, an audio input unit that converts audio into an audio signal, and analyzes the audio signal A voice recognition means for generating a kana, and using the generated kana character string as a key, referring to a dictionary file, presenting at least one text matching the key as a conversion candidate and selected Character string conversion means for converting to text, image data identification information is generated, and the generated image data identification information and the bit map stored in the memory are stored. Image data generating means for generating image data obtained by synthesizing the image data, and image data identification information generating means for generating new image data identification information by adding the converted text to the image data identification information. Is a photographing apparatus with a voice input function.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided a voice input photographing method using a dictionary file in which tabular text data in which a kana character string and text are associated and an image data file storing image data including a title and image data identification information are stored. An imaging step of generating bitmap data from an image signal obtained by shooting and holding the data in a memory; a voice input start step of starting voice input; a voice input step of converting voice into a voice signal; A speech recognition step of analyzing the speech signal to generate a kana, and using the generated kana character string as a key, referring to a dictionary file, and presenting at least one text matching the key as a conversion candidate Then, a character string conversion step for converting the selected text and a title of the image data including the converted character string are created. An image data title creation step; and an image data generation step for generating image data identification information, and generating image data obtained by combining the title, the generated image data identification information, and the bitmap data held in the memory; This is a voice input photographing method characterized by being performed in a procedure including

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an audio input photographing method using a dictionary file in which tabular text data in which kana character strings and text are associated with each other and an image data file storing image data including title and image data identification information are used. Then, it generates bitmap data from the image signal obtained by photographing and stores it in a memory, and generates bitmap data stored in the memory to generate image data including a name and a title. An image data step, a voice input start step for starting voice input, a voice input step for converting voice into a voice signal, a voice recognition step for analyzing the voice signal to generate a kana, and the generated A character string conversion step for converting a kana into a character string; and generating image data identification information; and generating the image data identification information and the An image data generation step for generating image data obtained by combining the bitmap data held in Molly, and an image data identification for adding the converted text to the image data identification information to change to new image data identification information An audio input photographing method characterized by being performed in a procedure including an information changing step.

  The invention according to claim 5 is a computer program that causes a computer to operate as the photographing apparatus with a voice input function according to claim 1 or claim 2 by being incorporated in the computer.

A sixth aspect of the present invention is a computer-readable recording medium on which the computer program according to the fifth aspect is recorded.

According to the present invention, after a subject is photographed, an image can be easily identified by using a character string obtained by voice input as a title of image data or as a part of image data identification information (for example, image data name). It becomes possible.
In addition, the workability of selecting and organizing a large number of images is improved.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 3 is a detailed configuration diagram of the bidirectional type prepress editing system. The photographing apparatus with a voice input function 100 includes a voice input start unit 110, a voice input unit 120, a voice recognition unit 130, a character string conversion unit 140, an image data title creation unit 150, and an image data identification information creation unit 160. And imaging means 170, image data generation means 180, and storage means 190. The storage unit 190 stores a dictionary file 191 and an image data file 193.

The dictionary file 191 is tabular text data in which a kana character string and text (for example, hiragana, katakana, and alphanumeric characters) are associated with each other. The image data file 193 stores image data including a title and image data identification information (for example, image data name).

The voice input start unit 110 starts voice input. The voice input unit 120 converts voice into a voice signal. The voice recognition unit 130 analyzes the voice signal and generates a kana. The character string conversion unit 140 refers to the dictionary file 191 using the generated kana character string as a key, presents the text matching the key as a conversion candidate, and converts it to the selected text. The image data title creation unit 150 creates a title of the image data including the converted text. The image data identification information changing unit 160 adds the converted text to predetermined image data identification information (for example, image data name) to generate a new image data name. The imaging unit 170 generates bitmap data from an image signal obtained by photographing and stores it in a memory. The image data generation unit 180 generates image data including the bitmap data held in the memory and the generated title.

The voice input means 120 for converting into a voice signal is a microphone. The voice input start means 110 is a push button switch. The imaging means 170 is a CCD. Analyzing the voice signal, voice recognition means 130 for generating a kana, character string conversion means 140 for converting the generated kana to a character string, and a title of image data including the converted character string The image data title creating means 150 to be created, the image data identification information changing means 160 for creating the image data name including the converted character string, and the image data generating means are computer programs. The storage unit 130 is a nonvolatile memory. The dictionary file 191 and the image data file 193 are a collection of computer-readable data.

  FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of the structure of image data. The image data 193a includes a “document data name portion” 193c, a “title portion” 193d, and an “image data portion” 193e. The “original data name” 193c is a unique character string. The character string of the document data name includes a character string generated by the apparatus 100 according to a predetermined procedure. “Title” 193d is a character string including a character string input by voice input. The image data 193e is bitmap data (for example, JPEG data, RGB data).

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the data transfer relay server device 100.
(1) The imaging unit 170 generates bitmap data from an image signal obtained by photographing, and stores the bitmap data in a memory. (Step S110)
(2) The photographer presses the voice input button 110 immediately after shooting the subject, and inputs the title by voice. (Step S111)
(3) The voice input unit 120 converts voice into a voice signal and takes it into the apparatus. The voice recognition unit 130 analyzes the voice signal and generates a kana character string. (Step S120)
(5) The character string conversion unit 140 refers to the dictionary file 191 using the generated kana character string as a key, presents the text matching the key as a conversion candidate, and selects the text selected by the photographer Convert to (Step S121)
(6) The image data title creation means 150 creates a title of the image data including the converted text (step S130).
(7) The image data generation unit 180 generates a unique image name, and generates image data including the generated image name, the generated title, and the bitmap data held in the memory. (Step S131)

In step S121 and subsequent steps, the image data identification information changing unit 160 may be used to generate a new image data name by adding the converted text to a predetermined image data name to obtain the image data name. In this case, the “title part” 193d of the image data 193a may be omitted.

As described above, the character string conversion can be converted into a character string such as kanji, katakana, hiragana, alphabet, etc. by providing the device with the kana-kanji conversion function and dictionary file used in the document creation software. .

Further, the operation for setting the image file name by voice input may be performed by calling image data stored in the image data file 193.

As described above in detail, according to the present invention, an image can be easily identified by capturing a subject and then using a voice input character string as a title of the image data or a part of the image data name. Became possible.
In addition, the workability of selecting and organizing a large number of images has been improved. .

Configuration diagram of an imaging device with voice input function Image data structure Flow chart of recording voice input information

Explanation of symbols

100 photographing apparatus with voice input function 110 voice input starting means 120 voice input means 130 voice recognition means 140 character string conversion means 150 image data title creation means 160 image data identification information change means 170 imaging means 180 image data generation means 190 storage means 191 Dictionary file 193 Image data file

Claims (6)

Storage means for storing a dictionary file that records tabular text data that associates a kana character string and text, and an image data file that stores image data including title and image data identification information;
Imaging means for generating bitmap data from an image signal obtained by shooting and holding it in a memory;
Voice input starting means for starting voice input;
A voice input means for converting voice into a voice signal;
Voice recognition means for analyzing the voice signal and generating a pseudonym;
A character string conversion means for referring to the dictionary file using the generated kana character string as a key, presenting at least one text matching the key as a conversion candidate, and converting the selected text into a selected text;
An image data title creating means for creating a title including the converted character string and adding the title to the image data;
Image data generating means for generating image data identification information, and generating image data by combining the title, the generated image data identification information, and the bitmap data held in the memory;
A photographing apparatus with a voice input function. A storage means for storing a dictionary file that records text data in a tabular format in which kana character strings and text are associated, and an image data file that stores image data including image data identification information;
Imaging means for generating bitmap data from an image signal obtained by shooting and holding it in a memory;
Voice input starting means for starting voice input;
A voice input means for converting voice into a voice signal;
Voice recognition means for analyzing the voice signal and generating a pseudonym;
A character string conversion means for referring to the dictionary file using the generated kana character string as a key, presenting at least one text matching the key as a conversion candidate, and converting the selected text into a selected text;
Image data generating means for generating image data identification information, and generating image data by combining the generated image data identification information and the bitmap data held in the memory;
Image data identification information generating means for generating new image data identification information by adding the converted text to the image data identification information;
A photographing apparatus with a voice input function. A voice input photographing method using a dictionary file that records tabular text data in association with a kana character string and text, and an image data file that stores image data including a title and image data identification information,
An imaging step of generating bitmap data from an image signal obtained by shooting and holding it in a memory;
A voice input start step for starting voice input;
An audio input step for converting audio into an audio signal;
A speech recognition step of analyzing the speech signal to generate a pseudonym;
A character string conversion step of converting the generated kana character string as a key, referring to a dictionary file, presenting at least one text matching the key as a conversion candidate, and converting the selected text into a selected text;
An image data title creating step for creating a title of the image data including the converted character string;
An image data generating step for generating image data identification information, and generating image data obtained by combining the title, the generated image data identification information, and the bitmap data held in the memory;
A voice input photographing method characterized by being performed in a procedure including A voice input photographing method using a dictionary file that records text data in a tabular format in which kana character strings and text are associated, and an image data file that stores image data including a title and image data identification information,
An imaging step of generating bitmap data from an image signal obtained by shooting and holding it in a memory;
An image data step for generating bitmap data stored in the memory and generating image data including a name and a title;
A voice input start step for starting voice input;
An audio input step for converting audio into an audio signal;
A speech recognition step of analyzing the speech signal to generate a pseudonym;
A string conversion step of converting the generated kana into a string;
An image data generating step for generating image data identification information and generating image data obtained by combining the generated image data identification information and the bitmap data held in the memory;
An image data identification information changing step of adding the converted text to the image data identification information and changing it to new image data identification information;
A voice input photographing method characterized by being performed in a procedure including A computer program for causing a computer to operate as the photographing apparatus with a voice input function according to any one of claims 1 to 2 by being incorporated in the computer. A computer-readable recording medium on which the computer program according to claim 5 is recorded.

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