Information processing apparatus, method, system and computer program
An information processing apparatus having circuitry that transmit content based on metadata related to the content to an external device in a case that the information processing apparatus is in proximity with the external device. The proximity is detected by short-distance wireless communication. The content is generated and recorded with the metadata in a storage medium of the information processing apparatus based on an operation of the external device. The information processing apparatus receives a recording request from the external device, and in response to the recording request the content is generated and recorded with the metadata in the storage medium.
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:
an imaging unit;
a storage medium; and
circuitry configured to
receive control information from a first external device,
control the imaging unit to image a subject and generate at least one content with at least one metadata based on the control information,
record the at least one content with the at least one metadata in the storage medium,
determine whether the first external device is within a proximity threshold relative to the information processing apparatus, and
transmit the at least one content to the first external device based on the at least one metadata in response to determining that the first external device is within the proximity threshold.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein, to determine whether the first external device is within the proximity threshold, the circuitry is further configured to determine a proximity of the first external device by differentiating between short-distance wireless communication and long-distance wireless communication.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control information from the first external device is a recording request from the first external device.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to communicatively connect with a plurality of external devices including the first external device.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4 , wherein the at least one metadata includes terminal identification information to identify one of the plurality of external devices.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein, to transmit the at least one content to the first external device based on the at least one metadata in response to determining that the first external device is within the proximity threshold, the circuitry is further configured to transmit the at least one content based on the terminal identification information that identifies the first external device.
7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein, to receive the control information from the first external device, the circuitry is further configured to receive the terminal identification information.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the imaging unit is one of a lens-style camera or an action camera.
9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one metadata comprises at least one of content identification information, a photographed date, terminal identification information, scene information, and individual facial information.
10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein the scene information is related to a scene of the at least one content, and wherein the scene comprises at least one of a facial picture, a group picture, and a landscape picture.
11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to
perform image recognition to determine the scene of the at least one content, and
store the scene in the storage medium.
12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the storage medium is detachably connected to the circuitry.
13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the circuitry is further configured to transmit the at least one content using long-distance wireless communication.
14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one content does not include audio content.
15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one content is only image content.
16. A method of transmitting content performed by an information processing apparatus having, an imaging unit, circuitry, and a storage medium, the method comprising:
receiving, with the circuitry of the information processing apparatus, control information from a first external device;
controlling, with the circuitry, the imaging unit to generate at least one content with at least one metadata based on the control information;
recording, with the storage medium of the information processing apparatus, the at least one content with the at least one metadata;
determining whether the first external device is within a proximity threshold relative to the information processing apparatus; and
transmitting the at least one content to the first external device based on the at least one metadata in response to determining that the first external device is within the proximity threshold.
17. The method according to claim 16 , wherein determining whether the first external device is within the proximity threshold further includes determining a proximity of the first external device by differentiating between short-distance wireless communication and long-distance wireless communication.
18. The method according to claim 16 , wherein controlling the imaging unit to generate the at least one content with the at least one metadata based on the control information further includes generating at least one image using one of a lens-style camera or an action camera.
19. The method according to claim 16 , wherein the at least one metadata comprises at least one of content identification information, a photographed date, terminal identification information, scene information, and individual facial information.
20. A system comprising:
a first information processing apparatus configured to transmit control information; and
a second information processing apparatus including an imaging unit, a storage medium, and circuitry, the circuitry configured to
receive the control information from the first information processing apparatus,
control the imaging unit to image a subject and generate at least one content with at least one metadata based on the control information,
record the at least one content with the at least one metadata in the storage medium,
determine whether the first information processing apparatus is within a proximity threshold relative to the second information processing apparatus, and
transmit the at least one content to the first information processing apparatus based on the at least one metadata in response to determining that the first information processing apparatus is within the proximity threshold.
21. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium that stores program code executable by an electronic processor for performing a set of operations comprising:
receiving control information from a first external device;
controlling an imaging unit of an information processing apparatus to image a subject and generate at least one content with at least one metadata based on the control information;
recording the at least one content with the at least one metadata in a storage medium of the information processing apparatus;
determining whether the first external device is within a proximity threshold relative to the information processing apparatus; and
transmitting the at least one content to the first external device based on the at least one metadata in response to determining that the first external device is within the proximity threshold.