Abstract:
The present invention relates to a recording apparatus, a recording method, a salvage apparatus, a salvage method, and a program for reading data from a recording medium that has failed to normally end a recording process. Recorded in each of salvage markers SA1, SA2, and SA3 are a recognition pattern for recognizing a salvage marker, and identification information for identifying files to which audio data nullAudionull, and video data nullVideonull belong. If the recording process fails to end in a normal state, the salvage markers SA1, SA2, and SA3 are detected from the recognition pattern contained in the salvage markers SA1, SA2, and SA3, and the file having the audio data and the video data belonging thereto is identified by the file identification information. The present invention is applicable to a video processing apparatus.
Abstract:
A digital camera includes a memory to store image data of a captured image representing a scene in the physical world, and an encryption module configured to digitally sign the image data prior to storage using a private key of an asymmetric key pair and to obtain metadata associated with the image data. The digital camera is communicatively coupled to a digital photography subsystem. The host-based subsystem includes a decryption module to accept image data and metadata from the digital camera and to verify the digital signature of the image data to determine authenticity of the captured image represented by the image data using a public key of the asymmetric key pair, and a viewer module to display the image data when the decryption module indicates the image data is authentic. Metadata used in assisting a determination of authenticity may include at least one of date and time the image was captured by the digital camera, at least one of name and identifier of the camera owner, at least one of name and identifier of the photographer, focal distance, white levels, f-stop, brightness compensation, and distance for auto-focus, when the image was captured.
Abstract:
The recording medium includes a data structure with presentation data stored in a data area of the recording medium. The presentation data is divided into still picture units with each still picture unit including at least one still picture and associated related data.
Abstract:
Audio DIF blocks containing audio data and video DIF blocks containing video data are extracted by an audio/video extracting unit and respectively recorded in separate storage areas of an HDD. System data and audio auxiliary data are extracted by a system data reconstruction unit and thereafter recorded in a system data storage area of the HDD together with frame information generated by a frame information generating unit. The respective data items are recorded in these separate areas, while the audio auxiliary data is recorded together with the system data, and therefore it is easy to rewrite the data during an editing operation.
Abstract:
The system of the present invention includes a hardware device (40) and software, which are configurable and operable in three modes: recording mode, indexing mode, and playback mode. In the recording mode, the hardware device (40) is connected to a GPS receiver (44) and video recording device (42), and permits GPS data to be recorded on the same recording medium that images are recorded on using the video recording device (42). As a result, a particular geographic location associated with particular images can be directly referenced by GPS data. After recording the images, the hardware device (40) is connected to a computer (46) having the software of the present invention installed, and the system causes GPS data to be transferred from the recording medium to the computer (46) as the recorded images are replayed. During this step, called the indexing mode, the computer (46) draws a map showing all of the GPS referenced locations recorded on the recording medium. Each map location represents a location where images were recorded with GPS data. Once the indexing mode is completed, the system can be used to play back the images recorded, in accordance with the selection of a location on a map. During this step, called the playback mode, a marker may be selected on the computer (46) generated indexed map, and the system will cause the video recording device (42) to play back the images that were recorded at that selected location. Alternatively, if the recorded images have been transferred to some other media, for example CD ROM or hard disk, the system will cause the computer (46) to play back the images that were recorded at that selected location.
Abstract:
A self-annotating camera providing annotation relating to a photograph. The camera captures a desired field of view in a photograph, obtains information relating to the photograph via a plurality of information sources, produces annotation corresponding to the information obtained from the plurality of information sources, and utilizes the produced annotation to annotate at least one of a photograph and an electronic file associated with the photograph. At least one of the plurality of information sources is internal to the camera and at least one of the plurality of information sources is external to the camera.
Abstract:
When, after moving to an area having a time difference, a camera-integrated recording-and-reproducing apparatus has been used for taking a video image and recording the taken video image together with date and time information without performing a time-difference correction on an internal clock, date and time information which has been corrected in time difference can be displayed at the time of reproduction of the video image. More specifically, date and time data as reproduced is corrected in time difference on the basis of time-difference correction information corresponding to an area beforehand inputted by a key operation, and the time-difference-corrected date and time data is displayed while being superimposed on the reproduced video image.
Abstract:
A compost aerator for aerating a compost/liquid mixture. The aerator has a aerator pump located downstream from a liquid inlet. The aerator pump has a plurality of impellers mounted on a rotor which spins within a circular channel though which the liquid flows. The liquid is propelled through the channel by the impellers and, as the area of the channel decreases downstream from the impellers caused by the increase in diameter of the rotor, the velocity of the liquid increases. Air enters the channel upstream from the impellers and is drawn with the liquid through the channel. The diameter of the rotor then decreases significantly thereby causing the area of the liquid carrying channel to increase suddenly downstream of the widest portion of the rotor. Turbulence occurs in this area and bubbles are formed which are released from the outlet of the compost aerator into the compost/liquid mixture to perform aeration for bacterial breakdown.
Abstract:
An information recording medium for recording of information and copyright information representing copyright regarding the information. The copyright information includes reproduction restriction information for restricting reproduction of the information.
Abstract:
Confirmation of the content of the images recorded on a CD-R or other storage medium is made easier. A data obtaining means obtains plural sets of image data recorded on a digital camera, etc. data storage medium, and an image processing means subjects the obtained image data to image processing and obtains processed image data. The processed image data is recorded onto a CD-R, etc. storage medium by an image recording means. A representative image selecting means selects images representative of the images represented by the image data. Then, thumbnail images of the selected representative images are attached to the surface of the storage medium disk by a representative image attaching means.