JP2011055043A - Information recorder and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information recorder switching to one of a plurality of recording methods to record information, even if a special switch operation is not performed. <P>SOLUTION: A direction detector 10 detects whether a plurality of input units (cameras 8A and 8B, or recording microphones 9A and 9B) are aligned in the vertical direction or in the horizontal direction. Based on the detected result by the direction detector 10, a controller 1 switches to one of a plurality of recording methods (2D image recording method/3D image recording method, low definition image recording method/high definition image recording method, and monaural sound voice recording method/stereo voice record method). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an information recording apparatus and program for recording information by any one of a plurality of recording methods.

Conventionally, as a technique for displaying 3D (three-dimensional) display information such as images (still images, moving images) on a flat display unit, for example, display information for the right eye and display information for the left eye, which are slightly shifted from each other, are simultaneously used. When displaying, the right eye display information is visible to the right eye and not to the left eye, and the left eye display information is visible to the left eye but not to the right eye. There is a technique in which display information such as a still image and a moving image is displayed in a three-dimensional manner by disposing a parallax barrier for blocking the image at an appropriate position.
In addition, as a camera device capable of 3D shooting, two cameras are arranged at a predetermined interval, and an image for the right eye and an image for the left eye are individually reproduced by simultaneously shooting the same subject. There is a technology that can obtain a stereoscopic image. In this case, a technique is known that enables shooting of 3D still images and 2D still images (see Patent Document 1).

JP-A-8-317425

  As described above, in the above-described prior art, stereoscopic images are obtained using parallax, and therefore, when a 3D image is captured by a camera device including an imaging unit capable of capturing a 3D image. Change the orientation of the housing so that the two cameras described above are in a side-by-side state (for example, a state in which they are lined up substantially horizontally) like the left and right eyes. It was necessary to switch to shooting by 3D system by operating.

  An object of the present invention is to enable switching to one of a plurality of recording methods and recording information without performing a special switch operation.

  In order to solve the above-described problem, the invention described in claim 1 is an information recording apparatus for recording information by any one of a plurality of recording methods, and includes a plurality of input units for inputting information to be recorded. Input means; detection means for detecting whether the plurality of input sections are in a vertically aligned state or a horizontally aligned state; information to be recorded input from each of the plurality of input sections; Control means for performing control to switch to any one of the plurality of recording methods based on the detection result by the detecting means when recording information to be recorded input from any of the input units; It is characterized by comprising.

  As an invention dependent on claim 1, the input means includes a plurality of camera units as the plurality of input units, and the plurality of recording methods include a 2D image recording method for recording a 2D image captured by the camera unit. And a 3D image recording method for recording a 3D image captured by the camera unit, wherein the detection unit detects a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side and a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side. When the state in which the plurality of camera units are vertically aligned is detected, the mode is switched to the 2D image recording method, and when the state in which the plurality of camera units are horizontally aligned is detected, the mode is switched to the 3D image recording method. The invention according to claim 2 is also possible.

  As an invention dependent on claim 2, when the input means is switched to the 2D image recording method by the control means, any one of the plurality of camera units is made effective. The invention according to claim 3 may be used.

  As an invention dependent on claim 1, the input means includes a plurality of camera units as the plurality of input units, and the plurality of recording methods include a low-definition image for recording a low-definition image photographed by the camera unit. A recording method and a high-definition image recording method for recording a high-definition image photographed by the camera unit, wherein the detecting means detects a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side and a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side, The control means switches to the low-definition image recording method when a state in which the plurality of camera units are vertically aligned is detected, and switches to the high-definition image recording method when a state in which the plurality of camera units are aligned horizontally is detected. The invention according to claim 4 may be provided.

  As an invention dependent on claim 1, the input means includes a plurality of recording microphones as the plurality of input units, and the plurality of recording methods record monaural sound in which sound input from the recording microphone is recorded as monaural sound. A recording method and a stereo sound recording method for recording the sound input from the recording microphone as stereo sound, wherein the detecting means detects a state in which the recording microphones are arranged side by side and a state in which the sound recording microphones are arranged side by side; The means is configured to switch to the monaural audio recording method when a state in which the plurality of recording microphones are vertically aligned is detected, and to switch to the stereo audio recording method when a state in which the recording microphones are horizontally aligned is detected. The invention according to claim 5 may be provided.

  As an invention dependent on claim 5, when the input means is switched to the monaural sound recording system by the control means, any one of the plurality of recording microphones is made valid. The invention according to claim 6 may be provided.

  The invention dependent on claim 1 is characterized by further comprising confirmation display means for performing confirmation display for allowing the user to confirm the switching when the recording means is switched by the control means. The invention according to claim 7 may be used.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 8 is capable of recording information by any one of a plurality of recording methods, and information that can be changed into a plurality of styles according to the form of the casing. Each of the plurality of input units, an input unit including a plurality of input units for inputting information to be recorded, a detection unit for detecting which style is the current among the plurality of styles, and a recording device When recording the information to be recorded input from one of the plurality of input units or the information to be recorded input from any of the plurality of input units, based on the detection result by the detecting means, And a control means for performing control to switch to the recording method.

  As an invention dependent on claim 8, the input means includes a plurality of camera units as the plurality of input units, and the plurality of recording methods include a 2D image recording method for recording 2D images taken by the camera unit. And a 3D image recording method for recording a 3D image photographed by the camera unit, wherein the control means uses the 2D image recording method or the 3D image recording method according to the style detected by the detection means. The invention according to claim 9 may be switched.

  As an invention dependent on claim 9, when the input means is switched to the 2D image recording system by the control means, any one of the plurality of camera units is made effective. The invention according to claim 10 may be used.

  As an invention dependent on claim 8, the input means includes a plurality of camera units as the plurality of input units, and the plurality of recording methods include a low-definition image for recording a low-definition image captured by the camera unit. A recording method and a high-definition image recording method for recording a high-definition image photographed by the camera unit, wherein the control unit is configured to record the low-definition image recording method or the method according to the style detected by the detection unit. The invention according to claim 11 may be switched to a high-definition image recording system.

  As an invention dependent on claim 8, the input means includes a plurality of recording microphones as the plurality of input units, and the plurality of recording methods record monaural sound in which sound input from the recording microphone is recorded as monaural sound. A recording method and a stereo sound recording method for recording sound input from the recording microphone as stereo sound, wherein the control means is configured to record the monaural sound recording method or the stereo according to the style detected by the detecting means. The invention according to claim 12 may be switched to a voice recording system.

  As an invention dependent on claim 12, when the control means switches to the monaural sound recording system, the input means enables one of the plurality of recording microphones. The invention according to claim 13 may be provided.

  As an invention dependent on claim 8, the information recording apparatus includes a display unit casing having a display unit and an operation unit casing having an operation unit, and the operation unit casing and the display unit casing are provided. The display unit housing is attached to be openable and closable, and the display unit housing is attached to the operation unit housing so that the front and back thereof can be reversed. One of the plurality of styles includes the operation unit housing and the display unit. The display unit and the operation unit are exposed when the housing is opened. At least one other style is a state where the operation unit housing and the display unit housing are closed. The invention according to claim 14, wherein the display unit is exposed and the operation unit is hidden.

  According to a fourteenth aspect of the present invention, in the style in which the display unit is exposed and the operation unit is hidden with the display unit housing closed, the orientation of the display unit having a different aspect ratio is horizontally long. The invention according to claim 15, wherein the plurality of input units are arranged side by side in a display state.

  As an invention dependent on claim 8, the information recording apparatus includes a display unit casing having a display unit and an operation unit casing having an operation unit, and the operation unit casing and the display unit casing are provided. It is slidably mounted, and one of the plurality of input units is disposed on the back surface of the display unit housing, and the other input unit is disposed on the back surface of the operation unit housing. One of the plurality of styles is a style in which the input unit disposed on the back surface of the operation unit is exposed with the operation unit housing and the display unit housing closed. At least one other style is a state in which the operation unit housing and the display unit housing are opened, and the input unit disposed on the back surface of the operation unit housing and the display unit housing is exposed. The invention according to claim 16, wherein the invention is characterized in that There.

  As an invention dependent on claim 16, in a state where the operation unit casing and the display unit casing are opened, the input units disposed on the back surface of the operation unit casing and the display unit casing are exposed. The plurality of input units are arranged in a side-by-side state when the display unit having a different aspect ratio is in a horizontally long display. The invention according to claim 17 may be provided.

  The invention dependent on claim 8 is characterized by further comprising confirmation display means for performing confirmation display for allowing the user to confirm the switching when the recording means is switched by the control means. The invention according to claim 18 is also possible.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention according to claim 19 is characterized in that a computer records information by one of a plurality of recording methods, and a plurality of input units inputs information to be recorded. A function for detecting whether the images are vertically arranged or horizontally arranged, and information to be recorded input from each of the plurality of input units or input from the plurality of input units A program for realizing a function of performing control to switch to one of the plurality of recording methods based on the detection result when recording information to be recorded is characterized.

  Further, in order to solve the above-described problem, the invention according to claim 20 is characterized in that a computer records information by any one of a plurality of recording methods and a plurality of which can be changed according to the form of the casing. A function of detecting which style is currently selected from the above-mentioned styles, and recording target information input from each of the plurality of input units or recording target information input from any of the plurality of input units And a function of performing a control to switch to any one of the plurality of recording methods based on the detection result.

  According to the present invention, information can be recorded by switching to any of a plurality of recording methods without performing a special switch operation, and operability and convenience can be improved.

The block diagram which showed the basic component of the mobile telephone applied as an information recording device. (1) is a front view and a rear view of a state in which the display unit 7 having a different aspect ratio is in a portrait display (portrait orientation), and (2) is a view in which the display unit 7 is in landscape display. The figure which showed the front view and rear view of the state (sideways) which become. The figure for demonstrating the imaging | photography flag F. FIG. The flowchart for demonstrating the operation | movement (characteristic operation | movement of this embodiment) of the mobile telephone started execution according to power activation. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement following FIG. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is an external view of the mobile telephone for demonstrating the modification application example of 1st Embodiment, (1) shows the front view and back view of the state (vertical direction) in which the display part 7 from which an aspect ratio differs becomes a portrait display. (2) is the figure which showed the front view and rear view of the state (horizontal direction) which the display part 7 becomes a landscape display. FIG. 7 is an external view of a mobile phone according to a second embodiment, in which (1) shows a front view and a rear view in a state where the display unit 7 having a different aspect ratio is in a portrait display (portrait orientation), and (2) shows a display unit. The figure which showed the front view and back view of the state (horizontal direction) in which 7 becomes a landscape display. 9 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of a mobile phone (characteristic operation of the present embodiment) that is started in response to power-on in the second embodiment. The flowchart which showed the operation | movement following FIG. It is a figure for demonstrating the modification application example of 2nd Embodiment, (1) shows the front view and rear view of the state (vertical direction) in which the display part 7 from which an aspect ratio differs becomes a portrait display, (2) These are the figures which showed the front view and back view of the state (horizontal direction) which the display part 7 becomes a landscape display.

(Embodiment 1)
The first embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
This embodiment exemplifies a case where the present invention is applied to a mobile phone as an information recording device, and FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing basic components of the mobile phone.
The cellular phone is a folding type in which two casings (a display unit casing and an operation unit casing, which will be described later) are foldable (openable and closable), and have a voice call function, an e-mail function, an Internet connection function (Web access function) In addition, a camera function that constitutes an image recording function and a recording function that constitutes an audio recording function are provided. When the mobile phone is connected to a wireless communication network (not shown), the mobile phone can enter a state where it can communicate with another mobile phone (not shown), and can send and receive e-mails. In addition, the mobile phone can be browsed by accessing a Web site via a wireless communication network or the Internet (not shown).

  The camera function is a component of an image recording function that records a captured image, and can capture a 2D (two-dimensional) image and a 3D (three-dimensional) image. In addition to being able to be switched arbitrarily by user operation, as described later, it is possible to switch according to the orientation of the housing (the orientation of the display unit). The recording function is a component of an audio recording function that records externally input audio, and can record the input audio using a monaural audio recording method or a stereo audio recording method. In addition to being able to switch between monaural sound recording and stereo sound recording by user operation, as described later, it is possible to switch according to the orientation of the housing (the orientation of the display).

  The control unit 1 operates by supplying power from the power supply unit 2 including a secondary battery, and controls the overall operation of the mobile phone according to various programs in the storage unit 3. Are provided with a CPU (Central Processing Unit) and a memory. The storage unit 3 is an internal memory such as a ROM or a RAM, and has a program area and a data area. The program area implements the present embodiment in accordance with operation procedures shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 described later. A program is stored for this purpose. The data area of the storage unit 3 temporarily stores flag information (photographing flag F described later), timer information, and various types of information necessary for the operation of the mobile phone.

  The communication unit 4 is a component of the voice call function, and includes a radio unit, a baseband unit, a demultiplexing unit, and the like. For example, the communication unit 4 is connected to the nearest base station when the call function, the e-mail function, and the Internet connection function are operated. In the case of the call function, the signal is taken in from the receiving side of the baseband unit and demodulated into a received baseband signal, and then the voice is output from the calling speaker SP via the telephone unit 5, or The input voice data from the call microphone MC is taken from the telephone unit 5 and encoded into a transmission baseband signal, which is then given to the transmission side of the baseband unit and transmitted from the antenna AT.

  The operation unit 6 includes various push button type keys such as a cross key (such as a determination key and up / down / left / right cursor keys), a numeric key, a character key, a shutter key, and a recording key, and is used for dial input, character input, and command input. For example, the control unit 1 performs various processes such as a transmission process as a process according to the operation signal from the operation unit 6. The display unit 7 uses, for example, a high-definition liquid crystal or organic EL, and displays date / time information, icons, character data, a standby image, a captured image, and the like. The display screen (display area) of the display unit 7 is provided on substantially the entire surface except the peripheral edge of the surface of the casing (display unit casing) of the mobile phone. For example, 640 × 360 pixels (16: The screen configuration has different aspect ratios as in 9).

  The imaging unit 8 constitutes a camera function as an input means for inputting information to be recorded, and has an imaging element (for example, a CCD or a CMOS), and can shoot moving images in addition to still images. Yes. The imaging unit 8 includes a photographing lens, a lens / mirror block such as a mirror, an illumination flash, a driving system thereof, a distance measuring sensor, a light amount sensor, an analog processing circuit, a signal processing circuit, a compression / expansion circuit, and the like. Equipped with optical zoom adjustment control, auto focus drive control, shutter drive control, exposure, white balance, etc. The imaging unit 8 includes a bifocal lens and a zoom lens that can switch between telephoto and wide angle according to the subject, and operates a view angle changing mechanism that varies the focal length to perform telephoto / wide angle and zoom photography. I have to.

  Furthermore, the imaging unit 8 is capable of 2D still image shooting / 2D moving image shooting, 3D still image shooting / 3D moving image shooting, and the left eye with a predetermined interval for 3D still image shooting / 3D moving image shooting. Camera unit (input unit) 8A and a right-eye camera unit (input unit) 8B. At the time of 3D still image shooting / 3D moving image shooting, the camera units 8A and 8B are driven to shoot the same subject at the same time. At the time of 2D still image shooting / 2D moving image shooting, the camera unit 8A for the left eye is used. 2D shooting is performed by driving one of the right-eye camera units 8B.

  The control unit 1 controls switching between a method for recording (recording) 2D images taken by the imaging unit 8 (2D image recording method) and a method for recording (recording) 3D images (3D image recording method). I am doing so. The left-eye camera unit 8A and the right-eye camera unit 8B may share some of the components. The imaging unit 8 can perform high-definition 2D still image / 2D moving image shooting and low-definition 2D still image / 2D moving image shooting. The control unit 1 records (records) a high-definition 2D image taken by the imaging unit 8 (high-definition image recording method) and records (records) a low-definition 2D image (low-definition image recording method). ) To control switching. In this case, recording by the low-definition image recording method or recording by the high-definition image recording method can be arbitrarily switched by a user operation, and can be switched according to the orientation of the housing (the orientation of the display unit) as will be described later. It has become.

  The recording unit 9 constitutes a recording function as an input means for inputting information to be recorded, and can be recorded by a monaural sound recording method or a stereo sound recording method. Two recording microphones (input units) 9A and 9B are provided. When recording by this stereo sound recording method, the two recording microphones 9A and 9B are simultaneously driven to start recording, and when recording by the monaural sound recording method, either one of the two recording microphones 9A and 9B is driven to record. I'm trying to get started.

  The orientation detection unit 10 detects the orientation of the casing, which is entirely rectangular (the orientation of the display unit 7 having a different aspect ratio), and is in a state of being in portrait orientation (portrait orientation) or in a state of being in landscape orientation (landscape orientation). This is detected by a three-axis type acceleration sensor. The vertical / horizontal orientation detected by the orientation detection unit 10 does not mean a strict orientation, but may be inclined obliquely or may be substantially vertical / substantially horizontal. The controller 1 refers to the detection result of the orientation detector 10 to determine the orientation of the display unit 7 when the imaging unit 8 is driven for shooting or when the recording unit 9 is driven for recording. I have to. The style detection unit 11 will be described in a second embodiment to be described later.

FIG. 2 is an external view of the mobile phone.
The foldable type mobile phone has an operation unit casing 12A and a display unit casing 12B constituting the apparatus main body, and the operation unit casing 12A includes an operation unit 6 on the front side thereof, and the display unit casing 12B. Is provided with a display unit 7 on the front side. The operation unit housing 12A and the display unit housing 12B are attached to be foldable (openable and closable), and the operation unit 6 and the display unit 7 are exposed when both the housings 12A and 12B are opened. . FIG. 2A shows a front view and a rear view in a state where the display unit 7 having a different aspect ratio is in a vertically long display (vertical orientation) in a state where the operation unit housing 12A and the display unit housing 12B are opened. FIG. 2 (2) shows a front view and a rear view in a state where the display unit 7 is in landscape display (landscape orientation).

  Two camera units 8A and 8B and recording microphones 9A and 9B are provided at a predetermined interval on the back surface of the display unit housing 12B. In the drawing, white circles indicate the microphones 9A and 9B, and in the drawing, the black circles indicate the camera units 8A and 8B (hereinafter the same). As shown in FIG. 2 (1), when the display unit 7 is in the vertical orientation, the two camera units 8A and 8B are in a vertical row with a predetermined interval therebetween, and the camera units 8A and 8B In the vicinity, the two recording microphones 9A and 9B are similarly placed in a vertical row (vertically arranged) at a predetermined interval. In addition, as shown in FIG. 2B, when the display unit 7 is in the horizontal state, the two camera units 8A and 8B are in a horizontal row (horizontally aligned), and two cameras are in the vicinity of the camera units 8A and 8B. Similarly, the recording microphones 9A and 9B are in a horizontal row (side by side) state. That is, when the display unit 7 is in the vertical direction, the camera units 8A and 8B and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are in a vertically aligned state, and when the display unit 7 is in the horizontal direction, the camera units 8A and 8B and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are in a horizontal state. It becomes.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining the shooting flag F.
The shooting flag F is a flag for designating switching of a recording method (2D image recording method / 3D image recording method, low-definition image recording method / high-definition image recording method) of an image taken by the imaging unit 8. That is, “0” in the shooting flag F indicates that switching between the low-definition image recording method / high-definition image recording method is designated, and “1” indicates switching between the 2D image recording method / 3D image recording method. Indicates that it is specified. The control unit 1 determines whether the display unit 7 is in the vertical direction (camera units 8A and 8B and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are arranged vertically) or in the horizontal direction (the camera units 8A and 8B and the recording) based on the detection result of the direction detection unit 10. It is determined whether the microphones 9A and 9B are side by side.

When the shooting flag F is “0”, the low-definition image recording method is specified when the vertical orientation (vertical alignment) is detected, and the high-definition image recording method is specified when the horizontal orientation (horizontal alignment) is detected. Like to do. When the shooting flag F is “1” and the vertical orientation (vertical alignment) is detected, the 2D image recording method is designated and the horizontal orientation (horizontal alignment) is designated.
When 3 is detected, the 3D image recording method is designated. Note that the low-definition image recording method and the high-definition image recording method, or the 2D image recording method and the 3D image recording method can be switched based on the detection result of the direction detection unit 10 and can be arbitrarily switched by a key operation. ing.

  Next, the operation concept of the mobile phone 1 in the first embodiment will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. Here, each function described in these flowcharts is stored in the form of a readable program code, and operations according to the program code are sequentially executed. Moreover, the operation | movement according to the above-mentioned program code transmitted via transmission media, such as a network, can also be performed sequentially. The same applies to other embodiments described later. In addition to the recording medium, an operation peculiar to the present embodiment can be executed using a program / data supplied externally via a transmission medium.

FIG. 4 and FIG. 5 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the mobile phone (characteristic operation of this embodiment) that is started when the power is turned on.
First, the control unit 1 (see FIG. 1) performs an initial setting such as clearing a predetermined memory in response to a power-on operation (step A1 in FIG. 4), and then enters a standby state for any operation or incoming call. . That is, it is checked whether an operation for instructing the start of photographing has been performed (step A2), whether an operation for instructing the start of recording has been performed (step A24 in FIG. 5), or whether other operations have been performed. (Step A36), and the presence / absence of an incoming call is checked (step A38). Now, when other operations are performed (YES in step A36), for example, a transmission process is performed as a process corresponding to the operation (step A37), and then the process returns to step A2 in FIG. Further, when the incoming call is detected (YES in step A38), the telephone call process is performed (step A39), and the process returns to step A2 in FIG.

  When an operation for instructing the start of shooting is performed (YES in step A2 in FIG. 4), the shooting flag F is referred to and the flag is “1” (switching between 2D image recording method / 3D image recording method). If (YES in step A3), it is checked whether the display unit 7 is in the vertical orientation based on the detection result of the orientation detection unit 10, that is, whether the camera units 8A and 8B are in a vertically aligned state (step A4). If it is in the vertical orientation (vertical alignment) (YES in step A4), it is checked whether the switching is from the 3D image recording method (step A5). If it is not a switch from the 3D image recording method (NO in step A5), it is determined that the 2D image recording method is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step A8, where either one of the camera units 8A and 8B is selected. Power is supplied to one side to start photographing using the 2D image recording method (step A9). In this case, it is checked whether a parallax barrier is generated on the display unit 7. If a parallax barrier is generated, the parallax barrier is erased, and then either one of the camera units 8A and 8B is driven to generate a 2D image. Shooting by the recording method is started.

  Also, if switching from the 3D image recording method (YES in step A5), that is, when a vertical orientation (vertical alignment) is detected in a state where the 3D image recording method is designated, 2D from the 3D image recording method is detected. After a confirmation message for inquiring the user to switch to the image recording method is displayed, it is checked whether a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching has been performed (step A6). Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step A6), a message indicating that shooting by the 3D image recording method is unsuitable in the portrait orientation (vertical alignment) is displayed (step A7), and then the above-described operation is performed. Returning to step A3, when the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step A6), power is supplied to either one of the camera units 8A and 8B (step A8) to start shooting by the 2D image recording method. (Step A9).

  Further, if the orientation of the display unit 7 is horizontal, that is, the camera units 8A and 8B are arranged side by side (NO in step A4), it is checked from the detection result of the orientation detection unit 10 whether switching from the 2D image recording method is performed ( Step A10). If it is not switching from the 2D image recording method (NO in step A10), it is determined that the 3D image recording method is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step A12, where both the camera units 8A and 8B are used. Power supply is performed to start photographing using the three-image recording method (step A13). In this case, it is checked whether a parallax barrier is generated on the display unit 7. If no parallax barrier is generated, after the parallax barrier is generated on the display unit 7, the same subject is simultaneously displayed on both the camera units 8A and 8B. Is driven to start photographing by the 3D image recording method.

  When switching from the 2D image recording method (YES in step A10), that is, when a horizontal orientation (horizontal alignment) is detected in a state where the 2D image recording method is designated, the 2D image recording method is changed to the 3D image recording method. After a confirmation message for inquiring the user to switch is displayed, it is checked whether a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching has been performed (step A11). Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step A11), it is determined that the 2D image recording method is performed in the horizontal direction (side by side), the process proceeds to step A8, and the camera unit 8A, After power is supplied to either one of 8B, shooting by the 2D image recording method is started (step A9). When a confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step A11), both of the camera units 8A and 8B are started. Is supplied with power (step A12), and photographing by the 3D image recording method is started (step A13). Note that after switching to the 3D image recording method after shooting with the 2D image recording method in the landscape orientation (horizontally aligned) as described above, the landscape orientation is once changed to the portrait orientation (vertical alignment). Change to (horizontal).

  After starting the shooting using the 2D image recording method (step A9) or the shooting using the 3D image recording method (step A13) in this way, the process proceeds to the next step A14 to check whether the current shooting is a still image shooting. If it is still image shooting (YES in step A14), the process returns to the above step A2, but if it is moving image shooting (NO in step A14), an operation for instructing the end of moving image shooting is performed (step S14). (Yes in A15), the process returns to the above-described step A3 to continue moving image shooting.

  On the other hand, if the shooting flag F is “0” (switching between the low-definition image recording method and the high-definition image recording method) (NO in step A3), power is supplied to one of the camera units 8A and 8B. (Step A16), based on the detection result of the direction detection unit 10, it is checked whether it is vertically oriented (vertically aligned) (Step A17). If it is vertically oriented (vertically aligned) (YES in Step A17), high-definition recording is performed. It is checked whether the mode is switched (step A18). If it is not a switch from the high-definition image recording method (NO in step A18), it is determined that the low-definition image recording method is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step A20. Start shooting.

  If switching from the high-definition image recording method (YES in step A18), that is, when a vertical orientation (vertical alignment) is detected in a state where the high-definition image recording method is designated, the high-definition image recording method is used. After a confirmation message for inquiring the user to switch to the low-definition image recording method is displayed, it is checked whether a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching has been performed (step A19). Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step A19), the process proceeds to step A23 to start shooting by the high-definition image recording method, but when the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step A19). Shooting by the low-definition image recording method is started (step A20).

  On the other hand, if the camera unit 8A, 8B is in a horizontal state based on the detection result of the direction detection unit 10, that is, if the camera units 8A, 8B are in a side-by-side state (NO in step A17), it is checked whether the switching is from the low-definition image recording method (step A21). If it is not a switch from the low-definition image recording method (NO in step A21), it is determined that the high-definition image recording method is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step A23, where the high-definition image recording method is used. If shooting is started but switching from the low-definition image recording method (YES in step A21), that is, when horizontal orientation (horizontal alignment) is detected in a state where the low-definition image recording method is designated, After a confirmation message for inquiring the user to switch from the image recording method to the high-definition 3D image recording method is displayed, it is checked whether a confirmation OK operation has been performed to affirm the switching (step A22).

  Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step A22), it is determined that the low-definition image recording method is used in the horizontal orientation (horizontal alignment), and the process proceeds to step A20, where the low-definition image recording is performed. Shooting by the method is started, but when the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in Step A22), shooting by the high-definition image recording method is started (Step A23). After starting shooting by the low-definition image recording method (step A20) or shooting by the high-definition image recording method (step A23) in this way, the process proceeds to the next step A14, and the current shooting is still image shooting. If there is (YES in step A14), the process returns to the above-described step A2, but if it is moving image shooting (NO in step A14), until the operation for instructing the end of 2D moving image shooting is performed (YES in step A15), Returning to step A3, the video shooting is continued.

  On the other hand, if an operation for designating the start of recording has been performed (YES in step A24 in FIG. 5), it is checked whether the orientation is vertical (vertical alignment) based on the detection result of the orientation detection unit 10 (step A25). ), If it is in the vertical orientation (vertical alignment) (YES in step A25), it is checked whether or not the switching is from the stereo audio recording system (step A26). If it is not a switch from the stereo audio recording system (NO in step A26), it is determined that the monaural audio recording system is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step A29 where either one of the recording microphones 9A and 9B is powered. Supply is performed to start recording by the monaural sound recording method (step A30).

  If switching from the stereo audio recording system (YES in step A26), that is, when a vertical orientation (vertical alignment) is detected in a state where the stereo audio recording system is designated, the monaural audio recording is switched from the stereo audio recording system. After a confirmation message for inquiring the user to switch to the method is displayed, it is checked whether a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching has been performed (step A27). If the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step A27), a message indicating that the stereo audio recording method is not suitable in the portrait (vertically arranged) state is displayed (step A28), and then the above-described steps. Returning to A25, when a confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step A27), power is supplied to one of the recording microphones 9A and 9B (step A29), and recording by the monaural sound recording method is started (step A29). Step A30).

  From the detection result of the direction detection unit 10, if it is in the horizontal direction, that is, if the recording microphones 9A and 9B are arranged side by side (NO in step A25), it is checked whether or not the switching is from the monaural audio recording method (step A32). If it is not a switch from the monaural audio recording system (NO in step A32), it is determined that the stereo audio recording system is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step A34 to supply power to both the recording microphones 9A and 9B. Then, recording by the stereo audio recording system is started (step A35), but if switching from the monaural audio recording system (YES in step A32), that is, in a state where the monaural audio recording system is designated (in a horizontal direction ( If a confirmation message for inquiring the user to switch from the monaural sound recording method to the stereo sound recording method is displayed, it is checked whether a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching has been performed (step A33). .

  Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step A33), it is determined that the recording is performed in the monaural audio recording method in the horizontal direction (side by side), the process proceeds to step A29, and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are detected. Power is supplied to either one of them to start recording by the monaural sound recording method (step A30), but when the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step A33), power is supplied to both the recording microphones 9A and 9B. Supply is performed (step A34), and recording by the stereo audio recording method is started (step A35). After recording in monaural sound recording method (step A30) or stereo sound recording method (step A35) is started in this way, the process proceeds to the next step A31 and an operation for instructing the end of recording is performed. (YES in step A31), the process returns to the above-described step A25 to continue the recording operation.

  As described above, in the first embodiment, the control unit 1 determines whether a plurality of input units (camera units 8A and 8B or recording microphones 9A and 9B) are in a vertically aligned state or in a horizontally aligned state. Based on the detection result of the direction detection unit 10 to be detected, the recording method is switched to one of a plurality of recording methods, so that the plurality of recording methods can be changed by simply changing the direction of the mobile phone without performing another switch operation. Information can be recorded by switching to any of the recording methods, and operability and convenience can be improved.

  Since the plurality of camera units 8A and 8B are switched to the 2D image recording method when they are arranged vertically, and switched to the 3D image recording method when they are arranged side by side, switching between 2D image shooting and 3D image shooting is possible. This can be done easily by simply changing the direction of the.

  When switching to the 2D image recording method, one of the plurality of camera units 8A and 8B is enabled, so that unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed and unnecessary noise can be reduced. It is also possible to prevent mixing.

  When the plurality of camera units 8A and 8B are vertically aligned, the mode is switched to the low-definition image recording method. When the plurality of camera units 8A and 8B are aligned side-by-side, the high-definition image recording method is switched. Switching can be easily performed simply by changing the orientation of the mobile phone.

  Since the plurality of recording microphones 9A and 9B are switched to the monaural audio recording system when they are vertically arranged, and switched to the stereo audio recording system when they are arranged side by side, the switching of the monaural audio recording and the stereo audio recording can be switched. It can be done easily just by changing the direction.

  Since one of the plurality of recording microphones 9A and 9B is enabled when switching to the monaural sound recording system, unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed, and unnecessary noise can be reduced. It is also possible to prevent mixing.

  When the recording method is switched, a confirmation display for allowing the user to confirm the switching is performed, so that it is possible not to automatically switch to an unintended recording method.

  In the first embodiment described above, the case where the operation unit casing and the display unit casing are applied to a foldable mobile phone is shown. However, as shown in FIG. You may apply to the straight type mobile phone comprised by the housing | casing. In this case, the camera units 8A and 8B and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are disposed on the back surface of the casing. FIG. 6 (1) shows a state (vertical orientation) in which the display unit 7 having a different aspect ratio is displayed in the portrait orientation. In this vertical state, the two camera units 8A and 8B are arranged in a vertical line with a predetermined interval. Similarly, the two recording microphones 9A and 9B are also arranged in a vertical row (vertically arranged) at a predetermined interval. FIG. 6 (2) shows a state in which the display unit 7 is in landscape display (horizontal orientation). In this horizontal orientation, the two camera units 8A and 8B are arranged in a horizontal row (horizontally aligned) and two recordings are made. Similarly, the microphones 9A and 9B are arranged in a horizontal row (side by side). Thus, even a straight type mobile phone has the same effect as the first embodiment described above.

  In the first embodiment described above, two types of orientations of the mobile phone, ie, a portrait orientation (vertical alignment) state and a landscape orientation (horizontal alignment) state are exemplified, but the present invention is not limited to these two types. As the direction of the, a state in which a plurality of input units are arranged obliquely (diagonal arrangement) may be detected. In this case, any one of the three types of recording methods may be switched corresponding to the three types of orientations of the mobile phone.

  In the first embodiment described above, the orientation detection unit 10 detects the orientation of the display unit 7, that is, the orientation of the mobile phone using the acceleration sensor. However, the present invention is not limited to the acceleration sensor. You may make it detect the direction of a telephone.

(Embodiment 2)
A second embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to FIGS.
In the first embodiment described above, in the folding type mobile phone, the recording method is switched to one of a plurality of recording methods based on the detection result of the direction detection unit 10, but this second embodiment is used. In the embodiment, a two-axis hinge type mobile phone is switched to one of a plurality of recording methods based on the detection result of the style detection unit 11. Here, in both the embodiments, the same or the same names are denoted by the same reference numerals, the description thereof will be omitted, and the following description will focus on the features of the second embodiment. .

FIG. 7 is an external view of a two-axis hinge type mobile phone.
In this cellular phone, the operation unit housing 12A and the display unit housing 12B are attached so that they can be opened and closed (foldable), and the display unit housing 12B can be reversed with respect to the operation unit housing 12A. This is a two-axis hinge type mobile phone attached so as to become. Two camera units 8A and 8B and recording microphones 9A and 9B are provided on the rear surface of the operation unit housing 12A at a predetermined interval. FIG. 7A shows a front view and a rear view in an open style in which the display unit 7 and the operation unit 4 are exposed by opening the folding of the operation unit casing 12A and the display unit casing 12B. Yes.

  In this open style, the two camera units 8A and 8B are in a vertical row (vertical arrangement) with a predetermined interval, and the two recording microphones 9A and 9B are similarly in a vertical row (vertical arrangement) with a predetermined interval. It becomes the state of. FIG. 7B is a front view and a rear view in a view style in which the display unit 7 is exposed and the operation unit 6 is hidden by folding the operation unit casing 12A and the display unit casing 11B. Show. In this view style, the two camera units 8A and 8B are in a horizontal row (horizontal arrangement) with a predetermined interval, and the two recording microphones 9A and 9B are also in a horizontal row (horizontal arrangement) with a predetermined interval. It becomes.

  The style detection unit 11 (see FIG. 1) detects a style that changes according to the connection state between the operation unit casing 12A and the display unit casing 12B. For example, the operation unit casing 12A and the display unit casing A magnet and a magnetic sensor are arranged at each position of 12B, and the style is detected based on the detection result of the magnetic sensor. Note that the style detection unit 11 may detect the form including the form before and after the change to a predetermined style (form before and after). For example, the open style is not limited to a state in which the folding is completely opened, but may include a form in the middle (for example, a half-open state).

FIG. 8 and FIG. 9 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the mobile phone (characteristic operation of the present embodiment) that is started when the power is turned on in the second embodiment. Note that the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 and 9 are different in terms of style, and the others are basically the same as the flowcharts of FIGS. 4 and 5 described above, and therefore, the same parts are simply described. And
First, after initial setting (step B1 in FIG. 8), it is checked whether an operation for instructing the start of photographing has been performed (step B2), or whether an operation for instructing the start of recording has been performed (FIG. 9). Step B23), whether other operations have been performed (Step B34), or whether there is an incoming call (Step B36).

  When other operations are performed (YES in step B34), processing corresponding to the operations is performed (step B35), and the process returns to step B2 in FIG. Further, when the incoming call is detected (YES in step B36), the telephone call process is performed (step B37), and then the process returns to step B2 in FIG. If an operation for instructing the start of shooting is performed (YES in step B2), if the shooting flag F is “1” (switching between 2D image recording method / 3D image recording method) (YES in step B3). ) Based on the detection result of the style detection unit 11, it is checked whether it is an open style (step B4).

  Now, in the open style (YES in step B4), if not switching from the 3D image recording method (NO in step B5), it is determined that the 2D image recording method is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step B7. Power is supplied to either one of the units 8A and 8B to start photographing by the 2D image recording method (step B8). If the switching is from the 3D image recording method (YES in step B5), a confirmation message inquiring the user to switch from the 3D image recording method to the 2D image recording method is displayed, and then the confirmation OK to confirm the switching is OK. It is checked whether an operation has been performed (step B6). Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in Step B6), it is determined that the 3D image recording method is performed in the open-style landscape orientation, the process proceeds to Step B11, and the camera unit 8A, Power is supplied to both 8B to start photographing by the 3D image recording method (step B12).

  When the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step B6), power is supplied to either of the camera units 8A and 8B (step B7), and shooting by the 2D image recording method is started (step B8). As described above, when shooting with the 3D image recording method is performed in the open style in the landscape orientation, when switching to the 2D image recording method, the view style is changed once and then the open style is changed again. You can do it. If the current shooting is still image shooting (YES in step B13), the process returns to the above-described step B2, but if it is moving image shooting (NO in step B13), an operation for instructing the end of moving image shooting is performed. (YES in step B14), the process returns to the above-described step B3 to continue moving image shooting.

  In the view style (NO in step B4), if not switching from the 2D image recording method (NO in step B9), it is determined that the 3D image recording method is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step B11. Then, power is supplied to both of the camera units 8A and 8B to start photographing by the 3D image recording method (step B12). If the switching is from the 2D image recording method (YES in step B9), a confirmation message inquiring the user to switch from the 2D image recording method to the 3D image recording method is displayed, and a confirmation OK to confirm the switching is OK. It is checked whether an operation has been performed (step B10). Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step B10), it is determined that the 2D image recording method is performed in the view style, the process proceeds to the above-described step B7, and the camera units 8A and 8B Power is supplied to either of them to start photographing using the 2D image recording method (step B8).

  When the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step B10), power is supplied to both the camera units 8A and 8B (step B11), and shooting by the 3D image recording method is started (step B12). Note that after switching to the 3D image recording method after shooting in the view style using the 2D image recording method as described above, it is only necessary to change to the open style and then to the view style again. . If the current shooting is still image shooting (YES in step B13), the process returns to the above-described step B2, but if it is moving image shooting (NO in step B13), an operation for instructing the end of moving image shooting is performed. (YES in step B14), the process returns to the above-described step B3 to continue moving image shooting.

  On the other hand, if the shooting flag F is “0” (switching between the low-definition image recording method and the high-definition image recording method) (NO in step B3), power is supplied to one of the camera units 8A and 8B. (Step B15), based on the detection result of the style detection unit 11, it is checked whether it is an open style (Step B16). Now, in the open style (YES in step B16), if switching from the high-definition recording method is not performed (NO in step B17), shooting by the low-definition image recording method is started (step B19), but the high-definition image recording method is started. If it is switching from (YES in step B17), a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching is performed after displaying a confirmation message inquiring the user to switch from the high-definition image recording method to the low-definition image recording method. (Step B18). Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step B18), shooting by the high-definition image recording method is started (step B22), but if the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step B18), the low Shooting by the fine image recording method is started (step B19).

  In view style (NO in step B16), if not switching from the low-definition image recording method (NO in step B20), it is determined that the high-definition image recording method is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step B22. If the switching from the low-definition image recording method is started (YES in step B20), the user is inquired about switching from the low-definition image recording method to the high-definition 3D image recording method. After displaying the confirmation message, it is checked whether a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching has been performed (step B21).

  If the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step B21), it is determined that the low-definition image recording method is used in the view style, and the low-definition image recording method is started ( In step B19), when the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step B21), photographing by the high-definition image recording method is started (step B22). If the current shooting is still image shooting (YES in step B13), the process returns to the above-described step B2, but if it is moving image shooting (NO in step B13), an operation for instructing the end of moving image shooting is performed. (YES in step B14), the process returns to the above-described step B3 to continue moving image shooting.

  On the other hand, when an operation for designating the start of recording is performed (YES in step B23 in FIG. 9), it is checked whether the open style is based on the detection result of the style detection unit 11 (step B24). Now, in the open style (YES in step B24), if not switching from the stereo audio recording system (NO in step B25), it is determined that the monaural audio recording system is currently designated, and the process proceeds to step B27 to record. Power is supplied to one of the microphones 9A and 9B to start recording by the monaural recording method (step B28).

  If switching from the stereo audio recording system (YES in step B25), a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching is displayed after displaying a confirmation message inquiring the user to switch from the stereo audio recording system to the monaural audio recording system. It is checked whether it has been performed (step B26). Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step B26), it is determined that the recording is performed by the stereo audio recording method in the open style sideways state, the process proceeds to step B32, and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are detected. The power is supplied to both of them to start recording by the stereo sound recording method (step B33), but when the confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step B26), power is supplied to one of the recording microphones 9A and 9B. Supply is performed (step B27), and recording by the monaural sound recording method is started (step B28).

  Also, in the view style (NO in step B24), if not switching from the stereo audio recording system (NO in step B30), power is supplied to both recording microphones 9A and 9B (step B32), and the stereo audio recording system is set. Recording is started (step B33), but if switching from the monaural sound recording method (YES in step B30), a confirmation message is displayed to inquire the user to switch from the monaural sound recording method to the stereo sound recording method. Thereafter, it is checked whether a confirmation OK operation for affirming the switching has been performed (step B31).

  Here, if the confirmation OK operation is not performed (NO in step B31), it is determined that the recording is performed by the monaural audio recording method in the view style, and the process proceeds to the above-described step B27, and the recording microphones 9A and 9B. Power is supplied to either one to start recording by the monaural audio recording method (step B28), but when a confirmation OK operation is performed (YES in step B31), power is supplied to both recording microphones 9A and 9B. (Step B32) to start recording by the stereo audio recording method (step B33). As described above, after recording in the monaural audio recording system in the view style, when switching to the stereo audio recording system, it is only necessary to change to the open style and then to the view style again. Until the operation for instructing the end of recording is performed (YES in step B29), the process returns to the above-described step B24 to continue the recording operation.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, the control unit 1 selects one of a plurality of recording methods based on the detection result of the style detection unit 11 that detects a style that changes according to the connection state of the casing. Since there is no need to perform a separate switch operation, it is possible to record information by switching to one of multiple recording methods simply by changing the style of the mobile phone, improving operability and convenience Can be made.

  Since the plurality of camera units 8A and 8B are switched to the 2D image recording method when the open style is in a vertically aligned state, and switched to the 3D image recording method when the view style is in a horizontally aligned state, Switching between shooting and 3D image shooting can be easily performed simply by changing the style of the mobile phone.

  When switching to the 2D image recording method, one of the plurality of camera units 8A and 8B is enabled, so that unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed and unnecessary noise can be reduced. It is also possible to prevent mixing.

  A high-definition image is switched to a low-definition image recording method in the case of an open style in which a plurality of camera units 8A and 8B are held in a vertically arranged state, and a view style in which a plurality of camera units 8A and 8B are held in a horizontally arranged state. Since the recording method is switched, it is possible to easily switch between shooting a low-definition image and shooting a high-definition image only by changing the style of the mobile phone.

  In the case of an open style in which a plurality of recording microphones 9A and 9B are held in a vertically arranged state, the recording mode is switched to a monaural audio recording method, and in a view style in which a plurality of recording microphones 9A and 9B are held in a horizontally arranged state Therefore, it is possible to easily switch between recording monaural sound and recording stereo sound by simply changing the style of the mobile phone.

  Since one of the plurality of recording microphones 9A and 9B is enabled when switching to the monaural sound recording system, unnecessary power consumption can be suppressed, and unnecessary noise can be reduced. It is also possible to prevent mixing.

  Switched to 2D image recording method / low-definition image recording method / monaural audio recording method for open style, and switched to 3D image recording method / high-definition image recording method / stereo audio recording method for view style. Therefore, it is possible to switch to the 3D image recording method / high-definition image recording method / stereo audio recording method simply by changing the view style to be used for special operations such as camera shooting.

  In the view style, the two camera units 8A and 8B are arranged in a horizontal row (horizontal arrangement) with a predetermined interval, and the two recording microphones 9A and 9B are also arranged in a horizontal row (horizontal arrangement) with a predetermined interval in the same manner. The units 8A and 8B and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are in an arrangement state suitable for the 3D image recording method / high-definition image recording method / stereo audio recording method.

  When the recording method is switched, a confirmation display for allowing the user to confirm the switching is performed, so that it is possible not to automatically switch to an unintended recording method.

  In the second embodiment described above, the case where the present invention is applied to a biaxial hinge type mobile phone is shown, but as shown in FIG. 10, the display unit housing 12B can be slid on the upper side of the operation unit housing 12A. You may make it apply to the slide-type mobile phone attached to. In this case, the camera units 8A and 8B and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are arranged one by one on the back surfaces of the housings 12A and 12B. That is, a camera unit 8B and a recording microphone 9B are disposed on the back surface of the operation unit housing 12A, and a camera unit 8A and a recording microphone 9A are disposed on the back surface of the display unit housing 12B.

  FIG. 10A shows a closed slide closed state (slide closed style) in which the display unit casing 12B is superimposed on the upper side of the operation unit casing 12A. In this slide closed style, the rear surface of the operation unit casing 12A is shown. The attached camera unit 8B and the recording microphone 9B are exposed, and the camera unit 8A and the recording microphone 9A attached to the back surface of the display unit housing 12B are hidden by the operation unit housing 12A. FIG. 10B shows a slide open state (slide open style) in which the operation unit housing 12A and the display unit housing 12B are unsuperposed, and in this slide open style, the back surfaces of the housings 12A and 12B. The camera units 8A and 8B and the recording microphones 9A and 9B arranged in the above are exposed. Although not shown in the figure, this slide type mobile phone is provided with a key (side key) for instructing the start of shooting or instructing the start of recording on the side of the operation unit housing 12A. ing.

  Even in the slide-type mobile phone configured as described above, as in the second embodiment, the recording mode is switched to one of a plurality of recording methods based on the detection result of the style detection unit 11. ing. That is, when a shooting start operation is performed or a recording start operation is performed, the control unit 1 determines whether the slide closed style or the slide open style is based on the detection result of the style detection unit 11. Like to do. In this case, in the flowcharts of FIGS. 8 and 9 of the second embodiment described above, in steps B4, B16, and B24 for determining whether the style is the open style or the view style, it is determined whether the slide closed style or the slide open style is used. You just have to do it. Here, in the case of the slide closed style, the mode is switched to 2D image recording method / low-definition image recording method / monaural sound recording method, and in the case of the slide open style, 3D image recording method / high-definition image recording method / stereo sound recording. What is necessary is just to switch to a system.

  As described above, in the slide type mobile phone, in the case of the slide closed style, the mode is switched to 2D image recording method / low-definition image recording method / monaural audio recording method, and in the case of the slide open style, 3D image recording method / high-definition image. Since the recording method / stereo sound recording method is switched, it is possible to switch to the 3D image recording method / high-definition image recording method / stereo sound recording method simply by changing to the style using the operation unit 6.

  In the slide open style, the two camera sections 8A and 8B are in a horizontal row (horizontal arrangement) with a predetermined interval, and the two recording microphones 9A and 9B are also in a horizontal row (horizontal arrangement) with a predetermined interval. Therefore, the camera units 8A and 8B and the recording microphones 9A and 9B are in an arrangement state suitable for the 3D image recording method / high-definition image recording method / stereo audio recording method in the slide open style. In addition, this slide-type mobile phone also has the same effects as those of the second embodiment described above.

  In the second embodiment described above, two styles are detected by the style detection unit 11, but three or more styles may be detected and switched to the corresponding recording method. In this case, it is only necessary to switch to one of the three types of recording methods corresponding to the three types of styles. In addition, the style detection unit 11 arranges magnets and magnetic sensors at various locations on the operation unit casing 12A and the display unit casing 12B, and detects the style based on the detection result of the magnetic sensor. The style may be detected by a sensor, a mechanical switch, or the like.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, the mobile phone is exemplified as the information recording device. However, the information recording device is not limited to this, and examples of the information recording device that records information by any of a plurality of recording methods include personal computers and digital cameras. , PDA, music player, recording device, or a combination of them.

  The “apparatus” and “machine” shown in each of the above-described embodiments may be separated into a plurality of cases by function, and are not limited to a single case. In addition, each step described in the above-described flowchart is not limited to time-series processing, and a plurality of steps may be processed in parallel or separately.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Control part 3 Memory | storage part 6 Operation part 7 Display part 8 Imaging part 8A, 8B Camera part 9 Recording part 9A, 9B Recording microphone 10 Direction detection part 11 Style detection part 12A Operation part housing | casing 12B Display part housing | casing

Claims (20)

An information recording apparatus for recording information by any of a plurality of recording methods,
An input means including a plurality of input units for inputting information to be recorded;
Detecting means for detecting whether the plurality of input units are in a vertically aligned state or in a horizontally aligned state;
When recording the information to be recorded input from each of the plurality of input units or the information to be recorded input from any of the plurality of input units, the plurality Control means for performing control to switch to any one of the recording methods;
An information recording apparatus comprising: The input means includes a plurality of camera units as the plurality of input units,
The plurality of recording methods are a 2D image recording method for recording 2D images photographed by the camera unit and a 3D image recording method for recording 3D images photographed by the camera unit,
The detecting means detects a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side and a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side,
The control unit switches to the 2D image recording method when a state in which the plurality of camera units are vertically arranged is detected, and switches to the 3D image recording method when a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side is detected.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. The input unit enables one of the plurality of camera units when the control unit switches to the 2D image recording method;
The information recording apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. The input means includes a plurality of camera units as the plurality of input units,
The plurality of recording methods are a low-definition image recording method for recording a low-definition image photographed by the camera unit and a high-definition image recording method for recording a high-definition image photographed by the camera unit,
The detecting means detects a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side and a state in which the plurality of camera units are arranged side by side,
The control means switches to the low-definition image recording method when a state in which the plurality of camera units are vertically aligned is detected, and switches to the high-definition image recording method when a state in which the plurality of camera units are aligned horizontally is detected.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. The input means includes a plurality of recording microphones as the plurality of input units,
The plurality of recording methods are a monaural sound recording method for recording sound input from the recording microphone as monaural sound, and a stereo sound recording method for recording sound input from the recording microphone as stereo sound,
The detecting means detects a state in which the recording microphones are arranged side by side and a state in which the recording microphones are arranged vertically,
The control means switches to the monaural audio recording method when a state in which the plurality of recording microphones are vertically aligned is detected, and switches to the stereo audio recording method when a state in which the recording microphones are horizontally aligned is detected.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. The input means enables one of the plurality of recording microphones when the control means is switched to the monaural sound recording method;
6. An information recording apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. When the recording unit is switched by the control unit, the display unit further includes a confirmation display unit for performing a confirmation display for allowing the user to confirm the switching.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. In addition to being able to record information by any of a plurality of recording methods, it is an information recording device that can be changed to a plurality of styles according to the form of the housing,
An input means including a plurality of input units for inputting information to be recorded;
Detecting means for detecting which style is currently selected from the plurality of styles;
When recording the information to be recorded input from each of the plurality of input units or the information to be recorded input from any of the plurality of input units, the plurality Control means for performing control to switch to any one of the recording methods;
An information recording apparatus comprising: The input means includes a plurality of camera units as the plurality of input units,
The plurality of recording methods are a 2D image recording method for recording 2D images photographed by the camera unit and a 3D image recording method for recording 3D images photographed by the camera unit,
The control means switches to the 2D image recording method or the 3D image recording method according to the style detected by the detecting means.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. The input unit enables one of the plurality of camera units when the control unit switches to the 2D image recording method;
The information recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. The input means includes a plurality of camera units as the plurality of input units,
The plurality of recording methods are a low-definition image recording method for recording a low-definition image photographed by the camera unit and a high-definition image recording method for recording a high-definition image photographed by the camera unit,
The control means switches to the low-definition image recording method or the high-definition image recording method according to the style detected by the detection means.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. The input means includes a plurality of recording microphones as the plurality of input units,
The plurality of recording methods are a monaural sound recording method for recording sound input from the recording microphone as monaural sound, and a stereo sound recording method for recording sound input from the recording microphone as stereo sound,
The control means switches to the monaural sound recording method or the stereo sound recording method according to the style detected by the detecting means.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. The input means enables one of the plurality of recording microphones when the control means is switched to the monaural sound recording method;
The information recording apparatus according to claim 12, which is configured as described above. The information recording apparatus includes a display unit casing including a display unit and an operation unit casing including an operation unit.
The operation unit case and the display unit case are attached to be openable and closable, and the display unit case is attached to the operation unit case so that the front and back sides of the operation unit case can be reversed.
One of the plurality of styles is a style in which the display unit and the operation unit are exposed in a state where the operation unit housing and the display unit housing are opened, and at least another one of the styles. The style is a style in which the display unit is exposed and the operation unit is hidden while the operation unit housing and the display unit housing are closed.
9. An information recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein In a style in which the display unit is exposed in a state where the display unit housing is closed and the operation unit is hidden, the orientation of the display unit having a different aspect ratio is in a horizontally long display. The plurality of input units are arranged in a side-by-side state,
The information recording apparatus according to claim 14. The information recording apparatus includes a display unit casing including a display unit and an operation unit casing including an operation unit, and the operation unit casing and the display unit casing are slidably attached.
One of the plurality of input units is disposed on the back surface of the display unit housing, and the other input unit is disposed on the back surface of the operation unit housing.
One of the plurality of styles is a style in which the input unit disposed on the back surface of the operation unit is exposed with the operation unit housing and the display unit housing closed. At least one other style is a state in which the operation unit housing and the display unit housing are opened, and the input unit disposed on the back surface of the operation unit housing and the display unit housing is exposed. Is a style that
9. An information recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein In the style in which the input unit disposed on the back surface of the operation unit casing and the display unit casing is exposed in a state where the operation unit casing and the display unit casing are opened,
The plurality of input units are arranged so as to be in a side-by-side state when the display unit having a different aspect ratio is in a state of being in a landscape display.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 16, which is configured as described above. When the recording unit is switched by the control unit, the display unit further includes a confirmation display unit for performing a confirmation display for allowing the user to confirm the switching.
The information recording apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the information recording apparatus is configured as described above. Against the computer,
A function of recording information by one of a plurality of recording methods;
A function for detecting whether a plurality of input units for inputting information to be recorded are in a state of being vertically aligned or in a state of being horizontally aligned;
When recording information to be recorded input from each of the plurality of input units or information to be recorded input from any of the plurality of input units, the plurality of recording methods based on the detection result A function to control switching to any of the recording methods,
A program to realize Against the computer,
A function of recording information by one of a plurality of recording methods;
A function to detect which style is currently selected from a plurality of styles that can be changed according to the form of the case;
When recording information to be recorded input from each of the plurality of input units or information to be recorded input from any of the plurality of input units, the plurality of recording methods based on the detection result A function to control switching to any of the recording methods,
A program to realize

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