IP Library Granted Patent US 8,319,818
Granted Patent B2
US 8,319,818 · App. 12/587,390 · Granted Nov 27, 2012

Information processing device, information processing method and storage medium storing computer program

Assignee: Sony Corporation
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Patent No.
US 8,319,818
App. No.
12/587,390
Granted
Nov 27, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

There is provided an information processing device including a recipient information recording portion that records recipient party information, an image recording portion that records images of the recipient party taken on the recipient party side during a call, an image extraction portion that extracts an image at a predetermined point in time from the images recorded in the image recording portion, and a registration portion that, after the call is ended, associates the image extracted by the image extraction portion with the recipient party information and registers the associated image in the recipient party information recording portion.

Claims (34)

1. An information processing device, comprising:

a recipient information recording portion that records recipient party information;

an image recording portion that records images of the recipient party taken on the recipient party side during a call;

an image extraction portion that automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts an image at a predetermined point in time from the images recorded in the image recording portion; and

a registration portion that, after the call is ended, associates the image automatically extracted by the image extraction portion with the recipient party information and registers the associated image in the recipient party information recording portion.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the image extraction portion automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts a still image.

3. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the image extraction portion automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts as a still image, from the images recorded in the image recording portion, a frame that includes a face.

4. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the image extraction portion detects a degree of change between frames of the images recorded in the image recording portion, and automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts as a still image a frame with a low degree of change without user interaction.

5. The information processing device according to claim 2 , wherein

the image extraction portion automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts, at a certain time interval, a still image from the images recorded in the image recording portion.

6. The information processing device according to claim 1 , wherein

the image extraction portion automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts a video without user interaction.

7. The information processing device according to claim 6 , wherein

the image extraction portion detects a degree of change between frames of the images recorded in the image recording portion, and automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts, as a video, frames with a low degree of change.

8. The information processing device according to claim 6 , further comprising:

an audio recording portion that records audio during a call with a recipient party,

wherein

the image extraction portion automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts, as a video, frames at a point in time at which a volume of audio recorded in the audio recording portion is louder than a volume at another point in time.

9. The information processing device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an audio recording portion that records audio of a recipient party during a call; and

an audio extraction portion that automatically analyzes, selects, and extracts audio at a predetermined point in time from the audio recorded in the audio recording portion,

wherein

after the call is ended, the registration portion registers the image automatically extracted by the image extraction portion and the audio automatically extracted by the audio extraction portion in an address book.

10. An information processing method, comprising the steps of:

recording images of a recipient party taken on the recipient party side during a call;

automatically analyzing, selecting, and extracting an image at a predetermined time point from the images recorded in the image recording step; and

after the call is ended, associating the image automatically extracted in the image extracting step with recipient party information and registering the associated image in a recipient party information recording portion that records the recipient party information.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program that comprises executable instructions, which, when executed by a computer, command the computer to perform the steps of:

recording images of a recipient party taken on the recipient party side during a call;

automatically analyzing, selecting, and extracting an image at a predetermined time point from the images recorded in the image recording step; and

after the call is ended, associating the image automatically extracted in the image extracting step with recipient party information and registering the associated image in a recipient party information recording portion that records the recipient party information.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 13, 2017
From: SONY CORPORATION
To: SATURN LICENSING LLC
Reel/Frame 043177/0794 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 6, 2009
From: TAKIZAWA, SHUICHI
To: SONY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023380/0100 →
Continuity (1)
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