JP4111688B2 - Mail terminal device with video recorder - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a technique for dividing a moving image for attachment to an e-mail in a mail terminal with a moving image recorder having a photographing function.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventional techniques will be described below with reference to the drawings.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram showing an example of a configuration of a mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder having a conventional photographing function.
A mail terminal device with a video recorder includes an image input unit 101 including a CCD, an AGC, etc., a signal processing unit 102 for generating a YUV signal, a CPU 103 for controlling the entire system, a DMA controller 104, a memory 105, a user interface for handling key inputs, etc. (IF) 106, image compression / decompression unit 107, recording / reading device 108 for recording and reading compressed data on a medium, recording medium 109, display unit interface (IF) 110, display 111, portable / PHS interface (IF) 112 It has.
Reference numeral 113 denotes a mobile phone / PHS connected to the mail terminal device.
[0003]
Next, the operation of the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder shown in FIG. 8 will be described.
At the time of shooting, when the shooting key is pressed by the user, the information is input to the CPU 103, and shooting is performed based on the input data.
First, an optical signal of a photographed subject (not shown) is input to the image input unit 101, photoelectrically converted into an analog video signal, subjected to processing such as AGC, and output to the signal processing unit 102.
The video signal input to the signal processing unit 102 is A / D converted and converted into a digital signal, and is subjected to processing such as gamma correction, filtering, and contour enhancement processing, and Y (luminance), U (red) Color difference) and V (blue color difference) signals are generated.
The generated Y, U, and V signals are stored in the memory 105 via the DMA controller 104.
[0004]
Next, the digital video signal stored in the memory 105 is read out to the image compression / decompression unit 107 via the DMA controller 104 and subjected to compression processing.
This is performed by the CPU 103 controlling the DMA controller 104 and issuing a compression command to the image compression / decompression unit 107.
The compressed data is temporarily stored in the memory 105, then sent to the recording / reading device 108, and recorded on the recording medium 109.
The control at this time is also performed by the CPU 103, and is performed by the image compression / decompression unit 107, the DMA controller 104, and the recording / reading device 108.
The recording / reading device 108 notifies the CPU 103 of the end or the like.
At the same time, the CPU 103 controls the display unit interface (IF) 110 so that the image on the memory 105 captured by the signal processing unit 102 is displayed on the display 111 via the display unit interface (IF) 110. The
The display unit interface 110 has an OSDC (On Screen Display Control) function, and OSD display can be performed by writing data to be displayed in the OSD display data area on the memory 105.
[0005]
Next, the operation at the time of reproduction of the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder shown in FIG. 8 will be described.
Data recorded on the recording medium 109 is read by the recording / reading device 108 and written to the memory 105 via the DMA controller 104.
The control at this time is also performed by the control of the DMA controller 104 of the CPU 103 and the control of the recording / reading device 108.
The compressed image data written in the memory 105 is sent from the memory 105 to the image compression / decompression unit 107 via the DMA controller 104, decompressed, and written into the memory 105 again.
[0006]
Next, the decompressed image data and OSD display data from the memory 105 are sent to the display 111 via the DMA controller 104 and the display unit interface 110 and displayed.
Next, the moving image dividing process of the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder shown in FIG. 8 will be described.
The division of a moving image is a function that allows a user to divide a captured image into a plurality of files when the captured image is long.
First, it demonstrates from the viewpoint from a user side.
[0007]
FIG. 2 is an external view of a mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder, which is common to the conventional example shown in FIG. 8 and the present invention described later.
The main body of the mail terminal with moving picture recorder includes an up / down / left / right button 201, a shutter button 202, a menu button 203, an OK button 204, a CANCEL button 205, a lens 206, a portable / PHS connection connector 207, and the like.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a layout example of a moving image selection index screen of a mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder, and the conventional example shown in FIG. 8 is common to that of the present invention described later.
A display area 303 such as a moving image index 302, a date, and a data size is laid out. An image 301 displayed with a thick frame indicates the selected moving image index.
The user selects a moving image to be divided from the index screen of FIG. 3 (301 in the drawing), and further presses the menu button 203 shown in the external view of the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder of FIG. Start up.
[0008]
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a layout example of the division selection menu screen of the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder, and the conventional example shown in FIG. 8 and that of the present invention to be described later are common.
By selecting the moving image division by using the selection bar 401 from the menu shown in this figure, reproduction for division is started.
FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a layout example of the conventional divided reproduction screen shown in FIG.
On the screen, an operation display 904 such as a total time (TTL) 901 of the moving image, a current reproduction time (LAP) 902 of the moving image, a moving image 903 being reproduced, execution (OK), and return (CAN) is displayed. ing.
While viewing the playback time 902 and the video 903 on the screen, the user presses the OK button 204 on the main body at the part he wants to divide. Thereby, for example, a division point selection screen that can be divided is displayed.
[0009]
FIG. 10 is a diagram showing a layout example of the division point selection screen of the conventional example shown in FIG.
An operation display 1002 such as a split candidate image 1001 (six in the drawing), execute (OK), and return (CAN) is displayed. Note that an image 1003 displayed with a thick frame indicates the selected division candidate image.
The user selects an image 1003 to be divided from these, and presses an OK button 204 on the main body. As a result, two files are created: a moving image file up to the dividing point and a moving image file from the dividing point.
[0010]
Next, processing on the mail terminal device side with the moving picture recorder will be described.
When division is specified from the menu screen by the user, the CPU 103 starts moving image expansion control as in normal playback.
First, compressed image data is sent from the recording medium 109 to the memory 105 using the DMA controller 104 via the recording / reading device 108. At the same time, the data sent to the memory 105 is sent to the image compression / decompression unit 107 and decompression is started.
The decompressed image data is sent to the memory 105 via the DMA controller 104. The decompressed image data on the memory 105 is displayed on the display 111 via the display unit interface 110.
In the middle, when the OK button 204 is pressed, the CPU 103 pauses the reproduction, decompresses the data that can be divided in the vicinity of the data currently being reproduced, to the image compression / decompression unit 107, and uses OSDC. The display is as shown in FIG.
When the CANCEL button 205 on the main body is pressed on the screen of FIG. 10, the reproduction is performed again from the position currently being reproduced.
[0011]
When the OK button 204 is pressed, the CPU 103 rewrites the header information (file size, etc.) of the selected image, and saves up to the division point in the recording medium 109 as one file. Also, a new header is created for the portion after the dividing point, and is saved in the recording medium 109 as a new file.
Next, a procedure for sending an email with an email attached will be described.
First, user operations will be described.
The user connects the mobile phone or PHS to the mobile / PHS connection connector 207 and displays the outgoing mail creation screen.
[0012]
FIG. 11 is a diagram showing a layout example of a transmission mail creation screen of the conventional example shown in FIG.
On the same screen, a destination registration area 1101, CC registration area 1102, subject registration area 1103, and text registration area 1105 are input.
Next, when the menu button 203 is pressed in the attachment area 1104, a mail menu screen is displayed.
FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a layout example of the mail menu screen of the conventional example shown in FIG.
Here, when the attachment file selection is selected with the selection bar 1201, the moving image index screen of FIG. 3 is displayed, and the file to be attached is selected.
[0013]
Next, registration is selected from the menu of FIG. 12, and mail is registered.
Finally, send mail created by selecting Send from the menu.
Next, the operation on the mail terminal device side with the moving picture recorder will be described.
When mail creation is performed by the user, the CPU 103 creates destination registration and the like on the memory 105.
When an attached file is selected, the selected file name is created on the memory.
When registration is performed, these data are recorded as files on the recording medium 109 via the recording / reading device 108.
When transmission is selected by the user, the mail data registered from the recording medium 109 is read out to the memory 105 via the recording / reading device 108.
Then, the CPU 103 performs protocol conversion on these data and sends the data to the mobile phone / PHS 113 via the mobile / PHS interface 112.
Thus, the mail is transmitted.
[0014]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
Conventionally, as described above, when dividing a moving image, the user divides the file while viewing the image and time.
However, since the time and file size change depending on the compression ratio and do not necessarily have a correlation, when creating a video to be attached to an email by dividing the file, it is necessary to adjust and attach the file size by trial and error There was a problem that there was.
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to divide a moving image with a simple operation and with an accurate file size.
[0015]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder of the present invention displays the total file size of the moving image to be divided and the playback file size up to the present when dividing the moving image, and from the total file size of the moving image to be divided to the present Is provided with a function of subtracting the playback file size and obtaining the remaining file size.
[0016]
Furthermore, the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder according to the present invention has a function of comparing the designated file size with the playback file size up to the present, and designates the file size up to the dividing point when dividing the moving image. Thus, the dividing point is determined.
[0017]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
The mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder of the present invention plays back up to the present while playing for division so that the user can recognize the file size while playing back when dividing a moving image. The displayed file size and the file size to be played back are displayed.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder of the present invention.
Note that the same reference numerals are given to components common to the mail terminal device of the conventional example shown in FIG. 8, and detailed description thereof is omitted. Also, the appearance of the mail terminal device shown in FIG. 2 and the layout of the display screen in the middle of processing shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are common.
The mail terminal apparatus according to this embodiment is further provided with a data amount calculation unit 114 in addition to the conventional one shown in FIG.
The operation of the mail terminal device according to this embodiment will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[0018]
First, as in the conventional example described above, the user selects a moving image to be divided from the moving image selection index image screen shown in FIG. 3 and presses the menu button 203 on the main body. Then, the menu screen shown in FIG. Is activated.
Then, the moving image division is selected from this menu screen.
In response to this, the CPU 103 reads the total file size (compressed size) information of the moving image from the sector of the recording medium 109 and outputs it to the data amount calculation unit 114.
[0019]
Next, the CPU 103 sequentially reads moving image information from the recording medium 109 via the DMA controller 104 and sends the data to the image compression / decompression unit 107 while writing to the memory 105. At this time, the CPU 103 sequentially outputs the playback file size (compressed size) of the moving image to the current time to the data amount calculation unit 114.
The data amount calculation unit 114 subtracts the playback file size up to the present from the total file size of the first input moving image, and acquires the remaining file size.
Then, the total file size of these moving images, the playback file size of the moving images up to now, and the remaining file size of the moving images are sent to the OSDC via the CPU 103 and the DMA controller 104, and displayed on the divided playback screen.
[0020]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a layout example of a divided playback screen according to the present embodiment.
On the screen, an operation display 504 such as a total time (TTL) 501 of the moving image, a current reproduction time (LAP) 502 of the moving image, a moving image 503 being reproduced, execution (OK), and return (CAN) is shown in FIG. In this embodiment, the total file size (TSZ) 505 of the moving image, the playback file size (LSZ) 506 of the moving image up to now, and the remaining file size (RSZ) 507 of the moving image are newly added. It is displayed.
When the OK button 204 is pressed halfway, the CPU 103 pauses reproduction, decompresses the data at a point that can be divided in the vicinity of the data currently being reproduced in the image compression / decompression unit 107, and uses OSDC. And displayed on the dividing point selection screen.
[0021]
FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a layout example of a division point selection screen according to the present embodiment.
The display of the division candidate images 601 (six in the drawing), execution (OK), return (CAN), etc., and the selected division candidate images 603 on the screen are as shown in FIG. The total file size 603 of the moving image, the file size 604 up to the selected divided image, and the remaining file size 605 of the moving image are also newly displayed.
When the CANCEL button 205 is pressed on this screen, playback is performed again from the current playback position.
When the OK button 204 is pressed, the CPU 103 rewrites the header information (file size, etc.) of the selected image and saves up to the division point as one file. Also, a new header is created for the portion after the dividing point and saved as a new file in the recording medium 109.
As described above, the embodiment in which the user of the present invention performs division while looking at the file size has been described. Next, when the user designates the file size for division, the division is performed when the file size is automatically designated. Another embodiment will be described in which the user can decide whether or not to do so.
[0022]
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a layout example of the outgoing mail creation screen according to the present embodiment.
The user selects a divided file size designation item with the selection bar 701 on the menu of the outgoing mail creation screen, and determines the size.
In the screen example, <300K> is displayed as the file size in the divided file designation selection bar, but the user can arbitrarily determine the numerical value in <>. If <OFF> is selected, file division size designation is invalid.
Next, a moving image to be divided is selected from the moving image index image screen shown in FIG. 3, and division is selected from the division selection menu screen shown in FIG.
The CPU 103 sequentially compares the designated file size with the current reproduction file size while controlling the divided reproduction. Then, when the playback file size of the moving image reaches the specified file size, the split playback is paused and the split point selection screen shown in FIG. 6 is displayed. At this time, the total file size 603 of the moving image, the file size 604 up to the selected dividing point, and the remaining file size 605 of the moving image are also displayed.
When the OK button 204 is pressed and a division point is selected, the CPU 103 rewrites the header information (file size, etc.) of the selected image, and saves up to the division point in the recording medium 109 as one file. Also, a new header is created for the portion after the dividing point and saved as a new file in the recording medium 109. When the CANCEL button 205 is pressed, playback is performed again from the current playback position.
[0023]
【The invention's effect】
According to the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder of the present invention, a moving picture can be divided while monitoring the total size of the moving picture to be divided, the playback file size up to now, and the remaining file size. You can divide the file with a simple operation and with an accurate file size.
Furthermore, according to the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder of the present invention, the user can specify a file size to be divided, and can be divided at an arbitrary size. Can be divided with various file sizes.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of an embodiment of a mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder according to the present invention.
FIG. 2 is an external view of a mail terminal device with a video recorder.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a layout example of a moving image selection index screen in a mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a layout example of a menu selection screen in a mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a divided playback screen in the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder shown in FIG. 1;
6 is a diagram showing a dividing point selection screen in the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder shown in FIG. 1; FIG.
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a layout example of a transmission mail creation screen in another embodiment of the mail terminal device with a moving picture recorder of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a configuration of a mail terminal device with a moving image recorder having a conventional shooting function.
9 is a diagram showing a layout example of a divided playback screen in the conventional example shown in FIG.
10 is a diagram showing a layout example of a dividing point selection screen in the conventional example shown in FIG.
11 is a diagram showing a layout example of a mail creation screen in the conventional example shown in FIG.
12 is a diagram showing a layout example of a mail menu screen in the conventional example shown in FIG.
[Explanation of symbols]
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 101 ... Image input part, 102 ... Signal processing part, 103 ... CPU, 104 ... DMA controller, 105 ... Memory, 106 ... User interface, 107 ... Image compression / decompression part, 108 ... Recording / reading apparatus, 109 ... Recording medium, 110 ... Display unit IF, 111 ... Display, 112 ... Mobile / PHS interface (IF), 113 ... Mobile phone / PHS, 114 ... Data amount calculation unit, 201 ... Up / down / left / right button, 202 ... Shutter button, 203 ... Menu button, 204 ... 0K button, 205 ... CANCEL button, 206 ... lens, CCD, 207 ... portable / PHS connector, 301 ... selected moving image index, 302 ... moving image index, 303 ... display area such as date and data size, 401 , 701, 1201 ... selection bar, 01: Total time of moving image, 502: Current reproduction time of moving image, 503: Moving image being reproduced, 504, 602, 1002 ... Operation instruction, 505 ... Total file size of moving image, 506: Current image of moving image 507 ... remaining file size of moving image, 601,1001 ... division candidate image, 603,1003 ... selected division candidate image, 604 ... total file size of moving image, 605 ... selected division image 606: Remaining file size of moving image, 1101 ... Destination registration area, 1102 ... CC registration area, 1103 ... Subject registration area, 1104 ... Attached registration area, 1105 ... Text registration area.

Claims (2)

When dividing a moving image, the total file size of the moving image to be divided and the playback file size up to the present are displayed, and the remaining file size is subtracted from the total file size of the moving image to be divided. A mail terminal apparatus with a moving picture recorder, characterized by comprising means for acquiring and displaying a size. A means for comparing the designated file size with the reproduction file size up to the present, and when the comparison result of the comparison means is that the reproduction file size up to the present becomes the designated file size, A mail terminal apparatus with a moving picture recorder, comprising: means for temporarily stopping divided reproduction, and determining a division point by designating a file size up to the division point when dividing a moving image.

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