IP Library Granted Patent US 12,567,446
Granted Patent B2
US 12,567,446 · App. 18/671,599 · Granted Mar 3, 2026

Video processing apparatus and control method

Inventors: Takeshi Yoshioka (Kanagawa, JP); Hitoshi Mizutani (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
G11B27/34
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Patent No.
US 12,567,446
App. No.
18/671,599
Granted
Mar 3, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A video processing apparatus which generates a video file from a video obtained by an image capturing unit, and includes a file generation unit that divides, into a plurality of time-series partial videos, in accordance with a set division condition, a video captured during a period from when a begin recording instruction is received until a stop recording instruction to stop the recording is received, and generates each partial video file. In a case of generating each partial video file, the file generation unit generates a partial video file having a file name including information representing a temporal ordinal number, and with respect to an end partial video at a temporal end among the plurality of partial videos, the file generation unit generates a partial video file having a file name including information representing a temporal ordinal number and a character string representing an end.

Claims (31)

1 . A video processing apparatus comprising:

an operation member that instructs to begin and stop recording;

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor executing the instructions to:

generate a video file from a video obtained by a camera; and

transfers the video file to an external apparatus,

wherein

in a case where the video file is transferred to the external apparatus, the video file is divided into a plurality of partial videos, in accordance with a first division condition, the video captured by the camera during the period from when the instruction to begin recording by the operation member is received until the instruction to stop the recording is received, and generates each partial video file, and

in a case where the video file is not transferred to the external apparatus, a video file is generated without dividing, in accordance with the first division condition, the video captured by the camera during the period from when the instruction to begin recording by the operation member is received until the instruction to stop the recording is received,

in a case of generating each partial video file, a partial video file is generated having a file name including information representing a temporal ordinal number, and

with respect to an end partial video at a temporal end among the plurality of partial videos, a partial video file is generated having a file name including information representing a temporal ordinal number and a character string representing an end.

2 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor executing the instructions to further set, in accordance with a user operation, (i) whether to transfer the video to the external apparatus and (ii) a time of a partial video to be transferred,

wherein the first division condition is determined based on the time of the partial video set.

3 . The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in a case where the video file is not transferred to the external apparatus, the video file is divided into a plurality of partial videos, in accordance with a second division condition different from the first division condition, the video captured by the camera during the period from when the instruction to begin recording by the operation member is received until the instruction to stop the recording is received, and generates each partial video file.

4 . The apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the first division condition is a condition concerning a time of a partial video, and the second division condition is a condition concerning a file size of a partial video file.

5 . A method of controlling a video processing apparatus which includes an operation member that instructs to begin and stop recording, the method comprising:

generating a video file from a video obtained by a camera; and

transferring the video file to an external apparatus,

wherein

in a case where the video file is transferred to the external apparatus, the video file is divided into a plurality of partial videos, in accordance with a first division condition, the video captured by the camera during the period from when the instruction to begin recording by the operation member is received until the instruction to stop the recording is received, and generates each partial video file, and

in a case where the video file is not transferred to the external apparatus, a video file is generated without dividing, in accordance with the first division condition, the video captured by the camera during the period from when the instruction to begin recording by the operation member is received until the instruction to stop the recording is received,

in a case of generating each partial video file, a partial video file is generated having a file name including information representing a temporal ordinal number, and

with respect to an end partial video at a temporal end among the plurality of partial videos, a partial video file is generated having a file name including information representing a temporal ordinal number and a character string representing an end.

6 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling a video processing apparatus which includes an operation member that instructs to begin and stop recording, the method comprising:

generating a video file from a video obtained by a camera; and

transferring the video file to an external apparatus,

wherein

in a case where the video file is transferred to the external apparatus, the video file is divided into a plurality of partial videos, in accordance with a first division condition, the video captured by the camera during the period from when the instruction to begin recording by the operation member is received until the instruction to stop the recording is received, and generates each partial video file, and

in a case where the video file is not transferred to the external apparatus, a video file is generated without dividing, in accordance with the first division condition, the video captured by the camera during the period from when the instruction to begin recording by the operation member is received until the instruction to stop the recording is received,

in a case of generating each partial video file, a partial video file is generated having a file name including information representing a temporal ordinal number, and

with respect to an end partial video at a temporal end among the plurality of partial videos, a partial video file is generated having a file name including information representing a temporal ordinal number and a character string representing an end.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 25, 2024
From: YOSHIOKA, TAKESHI; MIZUTANI, HITOSHI
To: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 069388/0958 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2023-086433 · May 25, 2023 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240395288A1 · Nov 28, 2024
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