JPH09252453A - Digital still video camera - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a camera convenient for circulation and arrangement of a picked-up image or the like to attain electronic mail and facsimile communication. SOLUTION: Voice electric conversion means 111-113 convert a voice input into an electric signal, and a voice recognition means 116 recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal and outputs a character code corresponding to each word. Then the character code is converted into a character string by a code character conversion means 117 and the character string being the recognition result of the voice input is given to a character synthesis means 121, in which the character string is synthesized with an image picked up simultaneously with the voice input or having been already picked up and a data display means 122 displays the recognition result of the image and the voice input or the synthesis result between the image and the character string.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a digital still video camera for inputting still images, moving images, voices, etc., converting them into digital data and recording them in a storage medium such as a memory card, and more particularly to a captured image. The present invention relates to a digital still video camera in which comments can be entered by voice input, which is convenient for viewing and organizing captured images, and a digital still video camera capable of e-mail communication and facsimile communication.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Generally, in a digital still video camera, a captured image is often stored in an attached memory card or the like after being converted into digital image data and compressed. In recent years, the number of images that can be recorded on one memory card has increased due to the increase in the capacity of the memory card and the progress of compression technology. For example, some memory cards can store about 500 images. Therefore, it is easy to predict that the capacity of memory cards will further increase in the future.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional digital still video camera in which photographed images are stored and used in such a memory card, a desired image is extracted from the images recorded in the memory card. There is a problem that the user must find out the images recorded on the memory card one by one, if desired.

There is no problem if the number of images recorded on the memory card is small, but as the number of recorded images increases, the work of checking the images becomes a heavy burden on the user. Further, as described above, the number of images that can be recorded on the memory card tends to further increase in the future, so that it is easily expected that the user will find it more difficult to find a desired image.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it is possible to add a comment by voice input to a photographed image, and to select from among images recorded in a storage medium such as a memory card. The purpose of the present invention is to provide a digital still video camera in which a desired image can be easily found and which is convenient for viewing and organizing.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a digital still video camera capable of performing electronic mail communication and facsimile communication by allowing the digital still video camera to function as a communication terminal.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a digital still video camera according to claim 1 of the present invention includes an audio-electrical conversion means for converting an audio input into an electric signal and an audio-electrical conversion means. A voice recognition means for recognizing the voice and outputting a character code corresponding to each word; a code character conversion means for converting the character code into a character string;
A character synthesizing means for synthesizing a character string which is the recognition result of the voice input with an image taken at the same time as the voice input or an image already taken; the image, the recognition result of the voice input or the image and the character And a data display means for displaying the result of combining the columns.

The digital still video camera according to a second aspect of the present invention is the digital still video camera according to the first aspect, wherein the digital still video camera uses the recognition result of the voice input as a code of a character string mixed with kana and kanji. It is provided with a kana-kanji conversion means for converting to.

The digital still video camera according to a third aspect of the present invention recognizes voice-electric conversion means for converting a voice input into an electric signal and recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal and outputs a character code corresponding to each word. And a kana-kanji conversion means for converting the recognition result of the voice input into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji, and a storage means for storing the recognition result of the voice input as character code data. is there.

Further, the digital still video camera according to a fourth aspect of the present invention recognizes the voice / electric conversion means for converting a voice input into an electric signal and the voice converted into the electric signal and outputs a character code corresponding to each word. The voice recognition means and the communication control means for controlling header information necessary for electronic mail communication and communication operation are provided, and the recognition result of the voice input or the character code is communicated by electronic mail.

The digital still video camera according to a fifth aspect is the digital still video camera according to the fourth aspect, wherein the digital still video camera codes the recognition result of the voice input as a character string containing kana and kanji characters. It is provided with a kana-kanji conversion means for converting to.

The digital still video camera according to a sixth aspect is the digital still video camera according to the fifth aspect, wherein the digital still video camera includes code character conversion means for converting the character code into a character string. Data display means for displaying the recognition result of the voice input or the kana-kanji conversion result.

The digital still video camera according to a seventh aspect is the digital still video camera according to the sixth aspect, wherein the digital still video camera has an error in the kana-kanji conversion result displayed on the data display means. If there is, a correction means for correcting the error is provided.

According to another aspect of the digital still video camera of the present invention, the voice / electric conversion means for converting a voice input into an electric signal and the voice converted into the electric signal to output a character code corresponding to each word. Voice recognition means, an image conversion means for converting the recognized character code data into image data for facsimile communication, and a facsimile control means for adding a control code necessary for facsimile communication and controlling communication operation, The image data is communicated by facsimile.

Furthermore, the digital still video camera according to a ninth aspect is the digital still video camera according to the eighth aspect, wherein the digital still video camera uses the recognition result of the voice input as a code of a character string mixed with kana and kanji. A kana-kanji conversion means for converting to kana, a data display means for displaying the recognition result of the voice input or the kana-kanji conversion result, and a kana-kanji conversion result displayed on the data display means for error, And a correction means for correcting an error.

[0016]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an outline of a digital still video camera of the present invention and an embodiment of a digital still video camera of the present invention will be described [Embodiment 1],
[Embodiment 2] and [Embodiment 3] will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[Outline of Digital Still Video Camera of the Present Invention] In the digital still video camera according to claim 1 of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
The voice input 113 converts the voice input into an electric signal, the voice recognition unit 116 recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal, outputs a character code corresponding to each word, and the character code is converted into a character string by the code character conversion unit 117. And the character string which is the recognition result of the voice input is synthesized by the character synthesizing means 121 with the image photographed at the same time as the voice input or the image already photographed, and the data display means 122 synthesizes the image, The recognition result of voice input or the combination result of image and character string is displayed. As a result, not only can the voice input data be reproduced as voice, but a comment such as a title by the voice input can be added to the captured image, and the image of the desired image can be selected from the images recorded in the storage medium. It is possible to realize a digital still video camera that can be easily found and is convenient for browsing and organizing.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the second aspect, as shown in FIG.
9, the recognition result of the voice input is converted into a code of a character string containing kana and kanji. As a result, a character string such as Japanese mixed with Kana and Kanji can be used as a comment added to the captured image by the voice input.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the third aspect, as shown in FIG.
1 to 113 convert a voice input into an electric signal, a voice recognition unit 116 recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal, outputs a character code corresponding to each word, and converts the recognition result of the voice input into kana-kanji conversion. The means 119 converts into a code of a character string mixed with kana and kanji, and the recognition result of voice input is stored in the storage means 150 as character code data. As a result, it becomes possible to create text data by voice input, and it is possible to code and save comments, memos, etc. by voice input, and it is possible to reduce the storage capacity used for storage.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the fourth aspect, as shown in FIG.
1 to 113 convert a voice input into an electric signal, a voice recognition unit 116 recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal, outputs a character code corresponding to each word, and the communication control unit 33.
1, the addition of header information required for e-mail communication, the communication operation, etc. are controlled so that the recognition result of the voice input or the character code is communicated by e-mail. As a result, a digital still video camera having a function as a communication terminal and capable of electronic mail communication can be realized.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the fifth aspect, as shown in FIG.
9, the recognition result of the voice input is converted into a code of a character string containing kana and kanji. As a result, it becomes possible to communicate by e-mail using a character string such as Japanese mixed with Kana and Kanji.

In the digital still video camera according to the sixth aspect, as shown in FIG. 3, the character code is converted into a character string by the code character conversion means 117, and the data display means 322 displays the recognition result of the voice input or The kana-kanji conversion result is displayed. As a result, it is possible to create a mail while checking the Kana-Kanji converted data and send it as an electronic mail, and it is also possible to display the received mail.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the seventh aspect, as shown in FIG.
If there is an error in the kana-kanji conversion result displayed in, the correction means 321 corrects the error. As a result, it is possible to communicate by e-mail while checking the Kana-Kanji converted data and correcting errors.

Further, in the digital still video camera according to the eighth aspect, as shown in FIG.
1 to 113 convert a voice input into an electric signal, a voice recognition unit 116 recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal, outputs a character code corresponding to each word, and converts the recognized character code data into an image. The means 425 converts the image data into image data for facsimile communication, and the facsimile control means 331 that controls the addition of control codes and communication operation necessary for facsimile communication causes image data to be communicated by facsimile. As a result, a digital still video camera having a function as a communication terminal and capable of facsimile communication can be realized.

Furthermore, in the digital still video camera according to the ninth aspect, as shown in FIG.
9, the recognition result of the voice input is converted into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji characters, the recognition result of the voice input or the kana-kanji conversion result is displayed on the data display means 322, and the displayed kana-kanji conversion result is incorrect. If there is, the correction means 421 corrects the error. This confirmed that the Kana-Kanji conversion results were correct,
If you make an error, you can correct it and perform facsimile communication using Japanese sentences containing Kana and Kanji.

[Embodiment 1] FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a digital still video camera according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. The structure of the digital still video camera of this embodiment is roughly classified into
The main body 100 of the digital still video camera and a PC card 150 for recording captured images and text data are provided.

In FIG. 1, a digital still video camera body 100 includes a lens unit 101 and a CCD 10.
2, CDS circuit 103, A / D converter 104, digital image processing unit 105, image compression / decompression unit 106, FIFO
107, a card interface circuit 108, a PC card interface circuit 109, a voiced Japanese sentence creation unit 110, a code character conversion unit 117, and a CPU 12.
1, a display device 122, and an operation unit 123. Here, the Japanese sentence creation part 11 by voice
0 is a microphone 111, a filter 112, an A / D converter 1
13, DRAM 114, voice pattern memory 115, voice recognition unit 116, dictionary 118, and Kana-Kanji conversion unit 11
9 is provided.

The lens unit 101 is composed of a lens and a mechanical mechanism including an auto focus (AF) / aperture / filter section, and the mechanical shutter of the mechanical mechanism performs simultaneous exposure of two fields. The CCD (charge coupled device) 102 converts an image input via the lens unit into an electric signal (analog image data). CDS
The (correlated double sampling) circuit 103 is a circuit for reducing noise in the CCD image pickup device. Also A / D
The converter 104 inputs C through the CDS circuit 103
The analog image data from the CD 102 is converted into digital image data. That is, the output signal of the CCD 102 is C
It is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 104 through the DS circuit 103 at an optimum sampling frequency (for example, an integral multiple of the subcarrier frequency of the NTSC signal).

Further, the digital image processing unit 105 is
The digital image data input from the D converter 104 is divided into color difference and luminance, and various types of processing, correction, and data processing for image compression / decompression are performed. The image compression / decompression unit 106
For example, orthogonal transformation, which is one process of image compression / expansion conforming to JPEG, and Huffman encoding / compositing, which is one process of image compression / expansion conforming to JPEG, are performed.

On the other hand, the voice is converted into an electric signal by a voice-electric signal conversion element such as the microphone 111, and the filter 1
After being amplified by 12 and the frequency components other than the required band are cut off, the A / D converter 113 reduces the required band to 2
It is converted into a digital signal with a sampling frequency more than double. Furthermore, the audio data converted into digital signals is DR
It is sent to the voice recognition unit 116 via the AM 114. In the voice recognition unit 116, voice feature extraction is performed, voice recognition is performed while matching with the voice pattern in the voice pattern memory 115, voice data is coded, and the DRAM 11
4.

In the kana-kanji conversion unit 119, the DRAM is
Kana-Kanji conversion is performed on the recognition result stored in 114 based on the instruction of the operator according to the display of the recognition result on the display device 122. That is, when there is a conversion instruction, the Kana-Kanji conversion is performed by converting the recognition result sent from the DRAM 114 to the Kana-Kanji conversion unit 119 into a code of a character string mixed with Kana-Kanji while collating with the dictionary 118. Done. The result of the Kana-Kanji conversion is converted back into character characters and stored as text data in the DRAM.
It is held by 114 and displayed by the display device 122.

Next, the FIFO 108 is, for example, a DRAM,
It is realized by a flash memory or the like, and temporarily stores a compressed image and voice-input text data.
The compressed image data and voice input text data held in the FIFO 108 are transferred to the card interface circuit 109.
Read through the PC card interface circuit 1
The data is recorded in a storage medium such as a PC card 150 connected via 10.

The CPU 121 controls the operation of each of the above parts according to an instruction from the operation unit 113 or an external operation instruction such as a remote controller (not shown). It should be noted that the camera power source is input to a DC-DC converter (not shown) from a battery, for example, NiCd, nickel hydrogen, lithium battery, or the like.
It is supplied to the inside of the digital still video camera.

Further, the display unit 122 includes an LCD, an LED,
It is realized by EL, etc., and displays the captured digital image data and the expanded image data.
The voice-input coded data and the kana-kanji converted text data in the DRAM 114 are displayed. The operation unit 123 also includes buttons for externally performing function selection, shooting instruction, and other various settings.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 1, the microphone 11
1, the filter 112 and the A / D converter 113 are the voice electric conversion means, the voice recognition section 116 and the voice pattern memory 115 are the voice recognition means, and the code character conversion section 11
Reference numeral 7 is a code character conversion means, and kana-kanji conversion unit 11
9 and the dictionary 118 are kana-kanji conversion means, and the display device 12
2 is a data display unit, and the PC card 150 is a storage unit. The character synthesizing unit and the correcting unit are realized by the CPU 121 that executes a control program stored in a memory such as a ROM (not shown). .

Next, the operation of text data generation processing by voice input in the digital still video camera of this embodiment will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, in step S201, the microphone 111
The input voice is converted into an electric signal by a voice-electric signal conversion element such as, and in step S202, the filtering process by the filter 112, that is, the electric signal is amplified and frequency components other than the required band are cut off. The filtered electric signal is converted into a digital signal by the A / D converter 113 at a sampling frequency of twice the required band or more in step S203.

Next, the digital signalized voice data is stored in the DRAM 114 in step S204, and then sent to the voice recognition unit 116 in step S205 to perform voice feature extraction and voice pattern memory. 115
The voice recognition is performed while collating with the voice pattern inside, and in step S206, the voice recognition result is stored in the DRAM 114 as encoded voice data.

Next, in step S208, the coded voice data corresponding to each character which is the recognition result is converted into a character by the code character conversion unit 117 and displayed by the display device 122. If the displayed recognition result is as input (that is, if it is determined that there is no error in step S209), step S210
Then, the operator presses a conversion button (for example, a release button) on the operation unit 123 to convert the recognition result into kana-kanji. This Kana-Kanji conversion process is based on the DRAM
The recognition result sent from 114 to the kana-kanji conversion unit 119 is collated with the dictionary 118 and converted into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji. Further, in step S213, the result of the Kana-Kanji conversion is converted into a character again and the text data is stored in the DRAM 11.
4 and is displayed by the display device 122.

In step S214, the operator confirms the display content of the display device 122. If the conversion is performed correctly, the confirmation button (for example, strobe button) of the operation unit 123 is used for confirmation. On the other hand, if there is an error in the kana-kanji conversion, proceed to step S215,
For example, the zoom lever of the operation unit 123 is used as a selection lever, the recording mode button is used as a selection button, and the instruction point is moved to the beginning and end of conversion with the selection lever,
Select each position with the select button. Then, re-convert with the release button and confirm with the confirm button.

The above-described processing is the operation of text data generation processing by voice input in this embodiment. The text data thus completed is combined with the image data as character code data in the PC card 150 as a storage medium, or as the character code data alone, in step S2.
16 and is used as text data for communication such as e-mail as in other embodiments described later.

First, a case will be described in which only the voice-inputted text data is individually stored in the PC card 150. In this case, the recording mode of the operation unit 123 is set to the "voice input text mode". When the text data is generated and the text data is completed, the usage of the text data is selected in step S216. For example, the selection lever and the selection button are used to select whether to save only the text data or to combine with the image. Here, if "save only text data" is selected, the text data is sent from the DRAM 114 to another storage element FIFO 107. The text data recorded in the FIFO 107 is stored in the card interface circuit 108.
Read through the PC card interface 109
Is output to the PC card 150 via.

Next, a case will be described in which text data input by voice is combined with already captured image data as a comment and the comment is stored in the PC card 150. In this case, the recording mode of the operation unit 123 is set to the "voice input text mode". When the text data is completed by performing the above-described text data generation processing, step S2
At 16, the usage of the text data is selected. Here, the storage mode button of the operation unit 123
Image composition mode ".

Next, the operation unit 123 selects the image data to be combined with the comment by the text data. The image data is sent from the PC card 150 to the image compression / expansion unit 106 through the card interface circuit 108 and expanded. The decompressed image data is sent to the digital image processing unit 105 and displayed on the display device 122. Here, when the image to be combined is selected by the selection lever and the selection button, it is confirmed by the confirmation button. When the image is confirmed, the composition with the text data is started.

The text data on the DRAM 114 is sent to the digital signal processing unit 105 via the code character conversion unit 117, and is combined with the image data to be displayed on the display device 122. The commented image data thus synthesized is again compressed by the image compression / decompression unit 106 and sent to the FIFO 107. The commented image data recorded in the FIFO 107 is read through the card interface circuit 108 and output to the PC card 150 through the PC interface circuit 109.

Further, a case will be described in which image data taken at the same time as voice input is combined with text data by voice input as a comment and the comment is stored in the PC card 150. In this case, first, an image is taken, and the digital image processing by the digital image processing unit 105 and the image compression / expansion unit 1 are performed.
Image data is once written to the PC card 150 by performing image compression according to 06.

Then, voice data to be used as a comment is input by voice input. The voice data is converted into text data and recorded in the DRAM 114 by performing the above-described text data generation processing. When the text data is completed, the usage of this text data is selected next.

When the storage mode button of the operation unit 123 is used to set the storage mode to "composite mode with image", the captured image data is sent from the PC card 150 to the image compression / decompression unit 106 through the card interface circuit 108 again. It is extended. The decompressed image data is sent to the digital image processing unit 105, while the text data on the DRAM 114 is sent to the digital signal processing unit 105 via the code character conversion unit 117 and is combined with the image data to make a comment. It is displayed on the display device 122 as the input image data.

The comment-added image data thus synthesized is compressed by the image compression / decompression unit 106 again and the F
It is sent to the IFO 107. The commented image data recorded in the FIFO 107 is read out through the card interface circuit 108, and the PC interface circuit 1
It is output to the PC card 150 via 09.

[Second Embodiment] FIG. 3 is a block diagram of a digital still video camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention.
The digital still video camera according to the present embodiment transmits text data generated based on voice input as an electronic mail and receives the electronic mail.

The main body 300 of the digital still video camera according to the present embodiment is provided with a voice Japanese sentence creating unit 310, a code character converting unit 117, a CPU 321, a display device 322, an operating unit 123, and a communication control unit 331. It is configured. Here, the voice-based Japanese sentence creation unit 310 includes a microphone 111, a filter 112, an A / D converter 113, a DRAM 314, and a voice pattern memory 11.
5, a voice recognition unit 116, a dictionary 118, and a Kana-Kanji conversion unit 119.

The lens unit 10 is the same as in the first embodiment.
1, CCD 102, CDS circuit 103, A / D converter 1
04, digital image processing unit 105, image compression / decompression unit 1
06, FIFO107, card interface circuit 10
8 and the PC card interface circuit 109 and the PC card 150 are provided, but since the feature of the present embodiment is the e-mail transmission / reception function of text data,
These are omitted.

The communication control unit 331, which is newly added to the configuration of the first embodiment, is the digital still camera body 3 concerned.
00 is connected to a communication device such as a modem 330, and the digital still camera is connected to the Internet by dial-up connection.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 3, the microphone 11
1, the filter 112 and the A / D converter 113 are the voice electric conversion means, the voice recognition section 116 and the voice pattern memory 115 are the voice recognition means, and the code character conversion section 11
Reference numeral 7 is a code character conversion means, and kana-kanji conversion unit 11
9 and the dictionary 118 are the kana-kanji conversion means, the display device 32.
2 is a data display unit, a PC card (not shown) is a storage unit, and the character synthesizing unit and the correction unit are realized by a CPU 321 that executes a control program stored in a memory such as a ROM (not shown). There is. Further, the communication control means is realized by the communication control unit 331.

Next, an operation of transmitting / receiving an electronic mail of text data in the digital still video camera of this embodiment will be described. The text data is generated in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

First, the case where the text data generated based on the voice input is transmitted as an electronic mail will be described. The digital still video camera body 300 is connected to the modem 3
A digital still video camera is connected to the Internet by connecting to a communication device such as 30 and a dial-up connection. After the connection, the text data mail stored in the DRAM 314 created by voice input is converted into a character code by the code character conversion unit 117. Then, the communication control unit 331 adds data necessary for e-mail communication, and sends the e-mail according to the TCP / IP protocol.

The reception of electronic mail is performed as follows. First, connect the digital still video camera to the Internet by dial-up connection. After the connection, if the mail reaches the address name when connecting to the Internet, the mail is received according to the TCP / IP protocol. Received data is once DR
The data is stored in the AM 314, converted into text data by the code character conversion unit 117, and displayed on the display device 322. The display screen is scrolled by a zoom lever or the like in the operation unit 123 of the digital still video camera.

[Third Embodiment] FIG. 4 is a block diagram of a digital still video camera according to a third embodiment of the present invention.
The digital still video camera of this embodiment is for transmitting text data generated based on voice input by facsimile.

The main body 400 of the digital still video camera according to the present embodiment has a voice Japanese sentence creation unit 410, a code character conversion unit 117, a CPU 421, a display device 322, an operation unit 123, a communication control unit 331, and an image generation unit 425. , And an image memory. Here, the voice-based Japanese sentence creation unit 410
Microphone 111, filter 112, A / D converter 113,
A DRAM 414, a voice pattern memory 115, a voice recognition unit 116, a dictionary 118, and a Kana-Kanji conversion unit 119 are provided.

As in the first embodiment, the lens unit 10
1, CCD 102, CDS circuit 103, A / D converter 1
04, digital image processing unit 105, image compression / decompression unit 1
06, FIFO107, card interface circuit 10
8 and the PC card interface circuit 109 and the PC card 150 are provided, but since the feature of this embodiment is the facsimile transmission function of text data,
These are omitted.

The image generation unit 425, which is newly added to the configuration of the second embodiment, reads the layout format from the image memory 426 to determine the arrangement of text data, and reads the image data of each character from the image memory 426. , Generates image data for facsimile communication.

In the configuration shown in FIG. 4, the microphone 11
1, the filter 112 and the A / D converter 113 are the voice electric conversion means, the voice recognition section 116 and the voice pattern memory 115 are the voice recognition means, and the code character conversion section 11
Reference numeral 7 is a code character conversion means, and kana-kanji conversion unit 11
9 and the dictionary 118 are the kana-kanji conversion means, the display device 32.
2 is a data display unit, a PC card (not shown) is a storage unit, and the character synthesizing unit and the correction unit are realized by a CPU 321 that executes a control program stored in a memory such as a ROM (not shown). There is. Further, the facsimile control means is the communication control unit 331.
In addition, the image conversion means is operated by the image generator 425.
And the image memory 426.

Next, the operation of facsimile transmission of text data in the digital still video camera of this embodiment will be described. The text data is generated in the same manner as in the first embodiment.

First, the text data stored in the DRAM 414 and created by voice input is sent to the image generation unit 425. The image generation unit 425 reads the layout format from the image memory 426 that stores the image data and determines the arrangement of the text data. Next, the image data of each character is read from the image memory 426, converted into image data, sent to the DRAM 414, and further sent from the DRAM 414 to the communication control unit 331. The communication control unit 331 converts the created image data into a facsimile signal and sends it out from the modem 330.

[0065]

As described above, according to the first aspect of the present invention,
According to the digital still video camera of the present invention, the voice / electric conversion means converts the voice input into the electric signal, the voice recognition means recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal, and outputs the character code corresponding to each word, The character code is converted into a character string by the code character converting means, and the character string which is the recognition result of the voice input is combined with the image captured at the same time as the voice input or the image already captured by the character synthesizing means. Since the data display means displays the recognition result of the image or voice input or the combined result of the image and the character string, it is possible to add a comment such as a title by the voice input to the photographed image, and to the storage medium. It is possible to provide a digital still video camera that is easy to find a desired image from recorded images and is convenient for browsing and organizing. Kill.

According to the digital still video camera of the second aspect, the kana-kanji conversion means converts the recognition result of the voice input into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji characters. A character string such as Japanese mixed with Kana and Kanji can be used as the comment added by the voice input.

Further, according to the digital still video camera of the third aspect, the voice-electric converting means converts the voice input into an electric signal, and the voice recognizing means recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal to recognize each word. A corresponding character code is output, the recognition result of the voice input is converted into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji characters by the kana-kanji conversion means, and the recognition result of the voice input is stored in the storage means as character code data. Therefore, it is possible to create text data by voice input, and it is possible to code and save comments and memos by voice input, and it is possible to reduce the storage capacity used for storage.

According to the digital still video camera of the present invention, the voice / electric conversion means converts the voice input into an electric signal, and the voice recognizing means recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal to recognize each word. Since the corresponding character code is output and the communication control means controls the addition of header information necessary for e-mail communication, the communication operation, etc., the recognition result of the voice input or the character code is communicated by e-mail. , It is possible to provide a digital still video camera having a function as a communication terminal and capable of e-mail communication.

Further, according to the digital still video camera of the fifth aspect, the kana-kanji conversion means converts the recognition result of the voice input into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji characters. E-mail communication using character strings such as Japanese becomes possible.

According to the digital still video camera of the sixth aspect, the character code is converted into a character string by the code character conversion means, and the recognition result of the voice input or the kana-kanji conversion result is displayed on the data display means. Since it is decided to do so, it is possible to compose a mail while checking the data converted into Kana-Kanji and send it as an e-mail, and it is also possible to display the received mail.

Further, according to the digital still video camera of the present invention, when the kana-kanji conversion result displayed on the data display means has an error, the correction means corrects the error. , You can communicate by e-mail while checking the data converted into Kana-Kanji and correcting the errors.

According to the digital still video camera of the present invention, the voice-electric converting means converts the voice input into an electric signal, and the voice recognizing means recognizes the voice converted into the electric signal to recognize each word. Facsimile control means for outputting a corresponding character code, converting the recognized character code data into image data for facsimile communication by an image conversion means, and adding a control code necessary for facsimile communication and controlling communication operation Thus, since the image data is communicated by facsimile, it is possible to provide a digital still video camera having a function as a communication terminal and capable of facsimile communication.

Further, according to the digital still video camera of claim 9, the kana-kanji conversion means converts the recognition result of the voice input into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji characters, and the recognition result of the voice input or the kana-kanji character. The conversion result is displayed on the data display means, and if the displayed kana-kanji conversion result has an error, the error is corrected by the correction means. It is possible to check and correct if there is an error, and perform facsimile communication using Japanese sentences mixed with Kana and Kanji.

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FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a digital still video camera according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of text data generation processing by voice input in the digital still video camera according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a configuration diagram of a digital still video camera according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of a digital still video camera according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

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100, 300, 400 Digital still video camera body 101 Lens unit 102 CCD (charge coupled device) 103 CDS (correlated double sampling) circuit 104 A / D converter 105 Digital image processing unit 106 Image compression / decompression unit 107 FIFO 108 card Interface circuit 109 PC card interface circuit 110, 310, 410 Voice Japanese sentence creation unit 111 Microphone 112 Filter 113 A / D converter 114, 314, 414 DRAM 115 Voice pattern memory 116 Voice recognition unit 117 Code character conversion unit 118 Dictionary 119 Kana-Kanji conversion unit 121, 321, 421 CPU (character synthesis unit, correction unit) 122, 322 display device (data display unit) 123 operation unit 150 PC card 330 model 331 Communication control unit (communication control unit, facsimile control unit) 425 Image generation unit (image conversion unit) 426 Image memory

Claims (9)

[Claims] 1. A voice-electricity conversion means for converting a voice input into an electric signal, a voice recognition means for recognizing the voice converted into the electric signal and outputting a character code corresponding to each word, and the character code as a character. Code character converting means for converting into a sequence, character synthesizing means for synthesizing a character string as a recognition result of the voice input with an image taken at the same time as the voice input or an image already taken, the image, the A digital still video camera, comprising: a data display means for displaying a recognition result of voice input or a combination result of the image and the character string. 2. The digital still video camera according to claim 1, further comprising kana-kanji conversion means for converting a recognition result of the voice input into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji characters. . 3. A voice-electricity conversion means for converting a voice input into an electric signal, a voice recognition means for recognizing the voice converted into the electric signal and outputting a character code corresponding to each word, and recognition of the voice input. A digital still video camera comprising: a kana-kanji conversion means for converting the result into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji characters, and a storage means for storing the recognition result of the voice input as character code data. 4. A voice-electricity conversion means for converting a voice input into an electric signal, a voice recognition means for recognizing the voice converted into the electric signal and outputting a character code corresponding to each word, and necessary for electronic mail communication. And a communication control means for controlling communication operation and the like, and communicates the recognition result of the voice input or the character code by electronic mail. 5. The digital still video camera according to claim 4, wherein the digital still video camera has kana-kanji conversion means for converting the recognition result of the voice input into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji. . 6. The digital still video camera comprises code character conversion means for converting the character code into a character string, and data display means for displaying the recognition result of the voice input or the kana-kanji conversion result. The digital still video camera according to claim 5. 7. The digital still video camera comprises correction means for correcting an error in the Kana-Kanji conversion result displayed on the data display means. Digital still video camera. 8. A voice-electricity conversion means for converting a voice input into an electric signal, a voice recognition means for recognizing the voice converted into the electric signal and outputting a character code corresponding to each word, and a recognized character code. Image conversion means for converting data into image data for facsimile communication, and facsimile control means for controlling addition of control code necessary for facsimile communication and communication operation, and communicating the image data by facsimile A digital still video camera featuring. 9. The digital still video camera displays kana-kanji conversion means for converting the recognition result of the voice input into a code of a character string containing kana-kanji, and the recognition result of the voice input or the kana-kanji conversion result. 9. The digital still video according to claim 8, further comprising: a data display unit for executing the operation, and a correction unit for correcting the error when the Kana-Kanji conversion result displayed on the data display unit has an error. camera.