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Moving image creating apparatus, moving image creating method, and program
Assignee: Sony Corp
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Filing: 2008-08-22
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Granted: 2012-08-07
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Expires: 2028-08-22
Abstract
Abstract A moving image creating apparatus includes a memory that stores a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image. An input device that selects any one of the template files stored in the memory. A processing unit analyzes metadata about each of a plurality of images. The processing unit analyzes metadata about each of the component templates in the selected template file. Further, the processing unit places the images into the component templates of the selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about the images and the analyzed metadata about the component templates and places one of the images into one of the component templates of the selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of the images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of the component templates.
Inventors
- 👤 Hisashi Hosaka
- 👤 Kosuke Kimura
- 👤 Kuniichiro Naruse
- 👤 Mitsuo Okumura
- 👤 Yukiko Sakata
- 👤 Shinji Kimura
- 👤 Sadamichi Bamba
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 11:09
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/10; G11B27/34; G06; G06F; G06F16/00; G06F16/40; G06F16/43; G06F16/438; G06F16/4387; G06F16/4393; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G11B27/034; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/212; H04N1/215
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
185 words
A moving image creating apparatus for creating moving image data using a plurality of images, said moving image creating apparatus comprising: template file storage means for storing a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image; selection means for selecting any one of said plurality of template files stored in said template file storage means; component metadata analysis means for analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of images; component template metadata analysis means for analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of component templates in the selected template file; and image placement means for placing said images into said component templates of said selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about said images and the analyzed metadata about said component templates, wherein the image placement means places one of said plurality of images into one of said component templates of said selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of said plurality of images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of said component templates.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
185 words
A moving image creating apparatus for creating moving image data using a plurality of images, said moving image creating apparatus comprising: template file storage means for storing a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image; selection means for selecting any one of said plurality of template files stored in said template file storage means; component metadata analysis means for analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of images; component template metadata analysis means for analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of component templates in the selected template file; and image placement means for placing said images into said component templates of said selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about said images and the analyzed metadata about said component templates, wherein the image placement means places one of said plurality of images into one of said component templates of said selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of said plurality of images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of said component templates.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
The moving image creating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said image placement means checks to determine whether said metadata about any one of said images matches said metadata about any one of said component templates and places the image with the matching metadata into the matching component template of said template file.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
95 words
The moving image creating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of said template files includes time-series information defining whether or not images are to be placed chronologically into said plurality of component templates, said moving image creating apparatus further comprising: time-series determination means for determining whether or not said selected template file is defined to permit time-series placement of images, and, if said selected template file is defined to permit the time-series placement of images, then said image placement means places said images chronologically into said component templates of said selected template file.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
70 words
The moving image creating apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: image storage means for storing said plurality of images, wherein, from among said images stored in said image storage means, said selection means selects preferred images to be placed preferentially into said component templates of said selected template file, and said image placement means places said preferred images preferentially into said component templates of said selected template file.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
108 words
The moving image creating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said images are either moving images or still images, said metadata about said images represents information indicating whether said images are the moving images or the still images, whether the number of people included in said images is large or small, or whether said images include people, and said metadata about said component templates represents information indicating whether images to be placed in said component templates are moving images or still images, whether the number of people included in said images to be placed is large or small, or whether said images to be placed include people.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
47 words
The moving image creating apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: screen creation means for creating a screen on which to display thumbnails of said plurality of images, wherein said screen creation means highlights a thumbnail corresponding to information represented by said metadata about said images.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
30 words
The moving image creating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of said template files holds background music constituting a musical composition to be played during an image reproduction.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
82 words
The moving image creating apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of said template files holds at least one effect template and at least one transition template in addition to said plurality of component templates for accommodating an image each, said effect template defining an effect to be applied to an image, said transition template defining a type of transition to take place from an image placed in a first component template to an image placed in a second component template.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
155 words
A moving image creating method for carrying out a moving image creating process which creates moving image data using a plurality of images, said moving image creating method comprising: selecting any one of a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image; analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of images; analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of component templates in the selected template file; and placing said images into said component templates of said selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about said images and the analyzed metadata about said component templates, wherein the placing places one of said plurality of images into one of said component templates of said selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of said plurality of images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of said component templates.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
155 words
A moving image creating method for carrying out a moving image creating process which creates moving image data using a plurality of images, said moving image creating method comprising: selecting any one of a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image; analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of images; analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of component templates in the selected template file; and placing said images into said component templates of said selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about said images and the analyzed metadata about said component templates, wherein the placing places one of said plurality of images into one of said component templates of said selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of said plurality of images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of said component templates.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
162 words
A non-transitory recording medium which stores a program for causing a computer to carry out a moving image creating process for creating moving image data using a plurality of images, said moving image creating process comprising: selecting any one of a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image; analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of images; analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of component templates in the selected template file; and placing said images into said component templates of said selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about said images and the analyzed metadata about said component templates, wherein the placing places one of said plurality of images into one of said component templates of said selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of said plurality of images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of said component templates.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
162 words
A non-transitory recording medium which stores a program for causing a computer to carry out a moving image creating process for creating moving image data using a plurality of images, said moving image creating process comprising: selecting any one of a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image; analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of images; analyzing metadata about each of said plurality of component templates in the selected template file; and placing said images into said component templates of said selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about said images and the analyzed metadata about said component templates, wherein the placing places one of said plurality of images into one of said component templates of said selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of said plurality of images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of said component templates.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
183 words
A moving image creating apparatus for creating moving image data using a plurality of images, said moving image creating apparatus comprising: a memory that stores a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image; an input device that selects any one of said plurality of template files stored in said memory; and at least one processor configured to analyze metadata about each of said plurality of images, at least one processor further configured to analyze metadata about each of said plurality of component templates in the selected template file, at least one processor further configured to place said images into said component templates of said selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about said images and the analyzed metadata about said component templates and to place one of said plurality of images into one of said component templates of said selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of said plurality of images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of said component templates.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
183 words
A moving image creating apparatus for creating moving image data using a plurality of images, said moving image creating apparatus comprising: a memory that stores a plurality of template files each of which holds a plurality of component templates each for accommodating an image; an input device that selects any one of said plurality of template files stored in said memory; and at least one processor configured to analyze metadata about each of said plurality of images, at least one processor further configured to analyze metadata about each of said plurality of component templates in the selected template file, at least one processor further configured to place said images into said component templates of said selected template file in accordance with the analyzed metadata about said images and the analyzed metadata about said component templates and to place one of said plurality of images into one of said component templates of said selected template file, in response to a determination that none of the metadata about each of said plurality of images matches the analyzed metadata about the one of said component templates.
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