KR20090121791A - Apparatus for recording viewing video and providing method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: An apparatus for a viewing video recording and a providing method are provided to obtain the characterful image by photographing the viewing image of the spectators. CONSTITUTION: The apparatus for the viewing video recording comprises a camera part, GPS(Global Positioning System) part, and set top box. The camera part is composed of one or more camera(101) by being is attached to the vehicle(100) and photographing the viewing object. The GPS part traces the running route of vehicle. The set top box(102) stores the image recorded with the camera part. The set top generates the indexed video information by matching the location information according to the running route and the stored image based on the information of the GPS part. The set top box generates the DVD images by using the location information and the indexed video information in the operation completion.

Description

Apparatus for recording tour images and method of providing thereof

The present invention relates to an apparatus and a method for recording a viewing image, and more particularly, a target that a visitor wants to contain is selectively stored in a video medium through a camera installed in a vehicle while viewing a landscape at a zoo or a safari tour. The present invention relates to a device and a method for providing a viewing image record to facilitate the viewing of the collected images by the viewer through the image recording medium.

Visitors traveled from place to place to capture the landscapes and dynamic scenes they had experienced, and to permanently own and replay them later to remind them of their experiences or share them with others.

In order to satisfy this problem, visitors can not only capture strange landscapes such as historical sites as still images, but also record and record the scenes as images in dynamic scenes such as safari tours and seabed exploration. As a result, the multimedia device for recording images has become a must-have item for viewers since the landscapes experienced by users can be preserved permanently.

In particular, with the recent development of digital technology, the multimedia device has improved the inconvenience of the need for ancillary manual work due to the conventional analog photography, and it is easy to store and play the image or video by storing it as data. In addition, various processing and editing of the captured images are made possible by providing the captured images in conjunction with various terminals to the more precise image processing apparatus. As a result, visitors can easily express their own experiences by using various electronic devices and express them as images representing various personalities beyond the concept of storing the experiences as images, and individuals can easily produce their own documentary images.

On the other hand, when looking at the process of the electronic device to provide an image, the visitor photographs the desired scenery or dynamic scene through the camera included in the multimedia device, the photographed image or video is digital through a predetermined microcomputer included therein As the processed data is stored in the image recording medium storing the image by the microcomputer, the visitor can easily store the landscape or scene experienced without any manual work, and reproduce the data stored in the image recording medium anytime and anywhere. You can enjoy the scene you have experienced.

In addition, with the recent development of the lens or image processing technology attached to these multimedia devices, due to the increase in the automatic focusing process, the pixel and contrast ratio, it is possible to capture the image or image with more clear and clear image quality.

As an example of the multimedia device, a portable video recording device capable of capturing a desired scene by emphasizing portability, such as a digital camera or a camcorder, is commonly used, and a company that manages it in a zoo, an aquarium, or a historic site can directly The video recording medium may be mass produced as a souvenir and provided to viewers through a digital video recorder (DVR), which may arrange a camera at a location, collect images provided by the camera, and store the image on the video recording medium.

However, in the case of a tour through a designated route using a vehicle such as a zoo or a safari tour, it prevents visitors from opening the window of the vehicle in order to prevent a safety accident and also prevents a safety accident when using a submarine exploration such as a submarine. Due to the increased thickness and width of the window to withstand the pressure, the field of view has to be narrowed, which limits the ability to obtain the desired image.

In other words, the multimedia device emphasizing portability can acquire only the image of the desired scene by directly photographing by the visitor by hand. However, in the limited environment as described above, the viewer captures the image through the window. There is no choice but to acquire an image that occupies a certain portion, and there is a problem in that the image quality of the image is sharply lower than that taken from the outside due to the window.

In addition, the image obtained by operating the camera and DVR directly located in the designated location by the company operating the tour environment as described above may not only be significantly different from the image that the viewer wants to shoot, but also the company's own filming. Since the video is provided to the viewers as a souvenir, there is a limit in providing visual images of the objects to the visitors themselves.

In addition, the images obtained as described above are stored in the order in which the images are taken on the image recording medium, or are collected and stored in a sequence in a plurality of cameras regardless of the order. There was a limit to satisfy the requirement to obtain a sense of reality by matching the image of the image with the image.

Therefore, the present invention allows visitors to view a specific environment using a vehicle, such as a safari tour, to be provided with a clear image without leaving the vehicle, and to receive an image of the same quality easily after the viewing is finished. The purpose is to make it possible.

In addition, the company that runs the Safari Tour overcomes the limited way of presenting the filmed images as souvenirs, so that visitors can experience the realism through the video footage. The purpose is to be able to produce a video that can increase the.

In addition, when the viewers play the stored video, the purpose is to make it possible for the viewers to easily watch the scenes they watched by linking the course they have watched with the scenes they have watched.

In addition, the purpose of the present invention is to obtain a unique image from the existing fragmentary tour image by photographing and storing not only the photographing of the object of view but also the view of the vehicle in the vehicle.

In order to achieve the above object, a device for recording a viewing image according to the present invention includes a camera unit comprising at least one camera attached to the inside and outside of a vehicle for photographing a subject, and a GPS for tracking a driving route of the vehicle. And an image stored by the camera unit, and generate indexed image information by matching the position information according to the driving route with the stored image based on the information of the GPS unit, and completing the operation. And a set-top box for generating a DVD image by using the location information and the indexed image information.

In this case, the apparatus for recording the viewing image includes a controller for generating an input signal for rotating the camera unit or a button for determining a start and end of a photographing operation of the camera unit or for selecting a camera to be photographed according to an input frequency. It may further include a shutter unit.

The display apparatus may further include a display unit displaying an image photographed by the camera unit, and the set-top box may extract a desired image from the image displayed on the display unit based on the input of the shutter unit.

The time point for generating the indexed image information may be located when the vehicle is stopped for a predetermined time or more based on the GPS information or at the point where the vehicle is preset in the map information based on the GPS information. It may be the case. In this case, the preset point may be set to a specific name through a user interface.

In addition, the set-top box may store the indexed image information, including a removable memory card or a mass storage hard drive.

In addition, the DVD image may display the location where the indexed image information is generated on the map information to form an initial screen, and when the location or the indexed image corresponding thereto is selected, the corresponding image may be played. The initial screen may be displayed by displaying a path on which the vehicle is moved and a location where the indexed image information is generated on the path, and when the location is selected, a corresponding image may be reproduced.

The apparatus for recording the viewing image may further include a DVD copying unit generating a plurality of DVD images.

A method for recording a desired scene as an image by using a set-top box during viewing using a vehicle according to the present invention, the method comprising: generating a specific event for determining whether to capture a desired scene; Collecting image photographed by at least one camera attached to the vehicle based on the position, and recording location information on which the specific event is generated based on a GPS signal in map information including a route along which the vehicle travels; And generating indexed image information by matching the point where the specific event has occurred with the photographed image, and generating a DVD image by using the image, position information, and indexed image information. Can be configured.

In this case, the specific event may be to start shooting when the vehicle stops for a predetermined time, or to generate a desired scene based on the input of the shutter connected to the set-top box. In addition, the specific event may be a case where the vehicle is located at a point preset in the map information. In this case, the preset point may be set to a specific name in map information.

The generating of the indexed image information may include providing an initial screen on which the location information is displayed on the map information including the route so that a corresponding image may be displayed when the location information is selected, or the transportation is performed. The route traveled by the means may be sequentially displayed on the map information so that a corresponding image may be displayed when the location information recorded on the route is selected.

According to the present invention, in a dangerous viewing, such as a safari tour, the viewers can securely obtain a clear image of the viewing object without leaving the vehicle through the camera attached to the inside and the outside of the vehicle, It is also possible to acquire a unique image by selecting and photographing a figure.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, in order to consider the capacity of the limited image medium to be provided to the viewer and to produce a video consisting of only the image for the required viewing object, the viewer manually adjusts to the desired scene or movement of the vehicle There is an effect that can be used to produce an efficient video material by appropriately using a method of automatically shooting depending on whether or not.

In addition, according to an embodiment of the present invention, by using the GPS (Global Positioning System) in addition to the image photographed on the viewing object by connecting the location information and the various additional information photographed by the audience to record the image in the future Not only can the user easily remind the audience through the video stored in the video medium, but also has the effect of providing a direct documentary video to enhance the realism.

In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, in the production process of the video material by providing a visitor by indexing so that various additional information including the image and the location information associated with the image can be easily identified by the viewer later It has the effect of making it possible.

In particular, the present invention can immediately copy the image medium storing the indexed image information after the end of the viewing has the effect of providing a large amount of unique images for the scene directly viewed by the viewers.

Embodiments of the present invention as described above will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

1 is a view showing the layout of the apparatus for recording the viewing image according to the present invention, a set-top box for collecting and storing the images obtained from at least one or more cameras 101 arranged in a vehicle 100, such as a car 102 is disposed inside the vehicle 100. At this time, the camera 101 is preferably rotated forward and backward or left and right to obtain an image for a desired scene.

2 is a view showing a detailed configuration of the apparatus for recording the viewing image according to the present invention, the apparatus for recording the viewing image is the image of the desired scene in a seated state without having to move inside the vehicle (100) In order to easily acquire, a controller 111 for controlling the photographing direction of the camera 101 and a shutter 112 for applying control signals for starting and ending photographing of the camera 101 may be provided.

In addition, the set-top box 102 may display the image to be photographed through the display 113 separately provided in the seat, and can easily identify the image being captured and stored so that only the scene desired by the viewer can be efficiently Not only can it be extracted, but it can also be used to judge whether the subject is properly focused. Therefore, it is possible to immediately reflect the needs of the viewers can provide an efficient and clear image.

In addition, the shutter 112 may include a button for selecting a camera through repeated inputs, and the set-top box 102 switches the camera 101 based on the input of the shutter 112. It can be taken by selecting a different camera, the image of the inside of the vehicle 100 can also be stored alternately to generate a unique viewing image recording content.

In addition, when a plurality of cameras attached to the inside and outside of the vehicle and corresponding to each visitor is provided, the controller and the shutter are provided for each visitor's seat so that the viewer himself or herself adjusts the start and end of the shooting in the vehicle. It can be obtained easily.

In this case, when the cameras used for each visitor are separate, the set-top box may classify the video signals based on individual input ports assigned to each camera and generate a storage folder corresponding to each camera and store them separately. When a plurality of cameras are jointly used to select and switch cameras, the images collected by the viewers may be distinguished based on the interrupt signal of the shutter, and a storage folder corresponding to each viewer may be generated and stored separately. .

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for recording viewing video according to the present invention, comprising: a camera unit 123 configured to include at least one camera to acquire an image by capturing a viewing object; A shutter unit 126 for generating input signals for start and end, a controller unit 127 for generating an input signal for a shooting direction of the camera unit 123, and an image captured by the camera unit 123 The camera unit 123 is controlled based on an input signal of the display unit 125 and the shutter unit 126 and the controller unit 127, and the camera unit 123 through the display unit 125. It may be composed of a set-top box 121 for outputting and storing the image provided by the.

In addition, the present invention may further include a position sensor to compensate for the shaking of the image when the camera unit is photographed during the operation of the vehicle. In this case, when the position sensor is attached to a part of the vehicle, the set-top box may compensate for shaking by adjusting the rotation of the camera unit in a direction opposite to the detection direction of the position sensor based on the detection signal of the position sensor. When the position sensor is configured in the camera unit, the camera unit may compensate for the shaking of the captured image by moving the focus of the captured image in a direction opposite to the direction in which the position sensor is detected.

On the other hand, the set-top box 121 receives a GPS (Global Positioning System) signal based on the information of the GPS unit 124 to determine the path of the moving means position information for identifying the location from which the image is extracted Can be generated. In this case, the location information may include additional information, such as viewing time, along with latitude and longitude information that the GPS unit 124 may receive through a GPS signal.

On the other hand, as described in FIG. 2, in addition to manually adjusting the photographing time point based on the input of the shutter unit 126, in addition to manually adjusting the photographing time point, such as a safari tour, the video material about the viewing contents that are efficient and essential In order to make it possible to control the shooting time automatically.

In detail, the set-top box 121 transports the vehicle through a viewing course. When the viewing object is designated, the set-top box 121 stops and photographs the viewing object, based on the information of the GPS unit 124. When the vehicle stops for a predetermined time or more, the camera unit 123 is controlled to start shooting. In addition, when the movement of the vehicle is detected based on the information of the GPS unit 124, it is determined that the shooting is finished, so that the shooting of the camera unit 123 may be terminated.

In addition, in a viewing environment such as a safari tour or a zoo, the designated location may be set in the map information about the viewing environment included in the set-top box 121 when the viewing object is always present at the designated location. Accordingly, the set top box 121 may automatically control the camera unit 123 to start photographing when the vehicle arrives at the designated location based on the information of the GPS unit 124. In this case, the determination of whether the vehicle arrives at the designated location may be determined by comparing the location information provided from the GPS unit 124 with the location information set in the set top box 121. In addition, if the shooting outside the specified position is terminated, it is possible to produce the image to be taken only the image of the essential viewing object can be provided with an efficient viewing image.

As described above, the point in time at which photographing is started has been described separately by a manual method and an automatic method by the shutter. However, it is obvious that the two methods may be appropriately mixed and consist only of an image of a desired viewing target.

Meanwhile, the set top box 121 stores the current location information provided by the GPS unit 124 at the same time that the photographing of the camera unit 123 is started, and the indexed image is matched with the location information. Generate image information. The indexed image information may be variously displayed according to a predetermined format, which will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6 below.

Accordingly, the set-top box 121 matches the extracted image with the location information so that the viewer can easily recall where the corresponding image is extracted while viewing the image of the viewing object. By linking the indexed image information can be generated.

The indexed image information generated by matching the photographed image and the location information as described above may be stored in the storage unit 122 provided in the set-top box 121, the storage unit 122 of the vehicle In order to alleviate the shock caused by vibration, a removable memory card such as a CF or an SD memory card that can be attached to or detached from the set top box 121 may be used, or a hard disk may be provided to cover a large amount of information. In this case, when the removable memory card is used, the set top box 121 may reduce the capacity burden by encoding and storing the captured image.

As described above, the indexed image information stored in the storage unit 122 is loaded by the set-top box 121 and transmitted from the storage unit to the DVD copy unit 128, and the DVD copy unit The stored indexed image information can be copied to a plurality of DVD discs with the same contents. In this way, the plurality of DVD discs recorded with the indexed image information may be provided to the viewers after the viewing and may be immediately produced as a viewing souvenir.

In this case, the indexed image information is generated when both the image and the position information are generated. If the indexed image information is separated from the image and the position information, it is simply information for connecting the image and the position information. When generated, it is obvious that the video and the location information should be stored in the DVD along with the indexed video information.

In addition, the set top box may directly transmit the indexed image information collected and generated to the DVD copying unit 128 to generate a plurality of images. In this case, it is obvious that an image medium such as a CD or a Blu-ray can be used in addition to the DVD specified as the image material.

Hereinafter, the indexed image information linking the extracted image and position information will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 4 to 6.

4 is a display screen according to an embodiment of indexed image information, wherein the set-top box records location information of the vehicle received through a GPS signal at the same time as photographing is performed, and the photographed image is linked and displayed. Thereby generating indexed image information. Accordingly, when the visitor selects the location information recorded in the viewing image record information, the set top box reproduces the extracted image corresponding to the location information, and may receive the additional information included in the location information at the same time.

5 is a display screen according to another embodiment of indexed image information, wherein the set-top box records the movement route of the vehicle based on the GPS signal and sequentially records the positional information on which the imaging is performed on the movement route. Display. In addition, by linking the image corresponding to the position information and sequentially arranged separately at the bottom, and displaying the start frame of the image, it may be easy to identify which object to shoot at which position.

Accordingly, when the location information is selected or one of the start frames corresponding to each image is selected through the indexed image information, the corresponding image may be played in full screen.

In addition, with reference to FIG. 6 with respect to the indexed image information according to another embodiment of the present invention, by displaying the location information by a predetermined specific name and at the same time by providing an image linked to the location information, When the location information is selected, the corresponding video may be played as a full screen.

In addition, the indexed image information may be provided as a separate title screen by displaying the title of the tour and the targets sequentially viewed as a list, and playing the related image when one of the lists is selected.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a method for recording a viewing image according to the present invention. When a viewing target is determined while moving a viewing route using a vehicle, the set-top box sets a time when the vehicle is preset based on GPS information. By controlling the camera by recognizing the stopping or recognizing a specific event such as a shooting start signal being applied to the shutter, shooting of the viewing target is started.

Thereafter, the set-top box stores the image obtained by starting shooting when the specific event occurs and at the same time captures the location of the vehicle through a GPS signal, records the location information, and displays the image and the location information of the viewing object. Match

In the matching step, the set-top box retains map information including the viewing path, displays the viewing path and the location information included on the viewing path, and links images corresponding to the location information. If the location information is selected, an indexed image may be generated to display a corresponding image.

In this case, the indexing method of displaying on the map information may be based on a preset method of the set-top box, and may be indexed by linking the image to an area name corresponding to the location information and known to the map information. A method of indexing by adding a separate list based on the location information may also be applied.

The indexed image generated as described above may be stored in a storage unit provided in the set-top box or copied to a separate storage medium and provided to a visitor.

In addition, the apparatus for recording the viewing image according to the present invention can take a picture of the interior of the vehicle, apart from what is proposed for efficiently photographing the viewing object as described above, and can also function as a black box, thus providing considerable versatility. Can have

In addition, although the vehicle has been described as an example of the vehicle, the present invention corresponds to the depth of the location information when using a submarine, such as seabed exploration, the start and end conditions of shooting in the manner described above according to the depth The criteria for generating indexed image information may provide viewing image recording information to visitors based on the depth or the type of marine life that is changed according to the depth, thereby having variety in terms of utilization.

1 is a layout view of an apparatus for recording viewing video according to the present invention;

2 is a detailed configuration diagram of a device for recording viewing video according to the present invention.

3 is a block diagram of an apparatus for recording viewing video according to the present invention;

4 is a diagram showing an embodiment of indexed image information according to the present invention;

5 is a view showing another embodiment of indexed image information according to the present invention;

6 is a view showing another embodiment of indexed image information according to the present invention;

7 is a flowchart of a method for recording viewing video according to the present invention.

*** Description of the symbols for the main parts of the drawings ***

100: vehicle 101: camera

102: set-top box 111: controller

112: shutter 113: display

121: set-top box 122: storage unit

123: camera unit 124: GPS unit

125: display unit 126: shutter unit

127: controller unit 128: DVD copy unit

Claims (19)

A camera unit which is attached to the inside and the outside of the vehicle and constitutes at least one camera for photographing a viewing object; A GPS unit for tracking a driving route of the vehicle; Stores the image photographed by the camera unit, generates indexed image information by matching the position information according to the driving route and the stored image based on the information of the GPS unit, and when the operation is completed, the image and position information And set-top box for generating DVD video using indexed video information Device for viewing video recording composed of. The method according to claim 1, And a controller for generating an input signal for rotating the camera unit. The method according to claim 1, And a shutter unit having a button for determining a start and end of a photographing operation of the camera unit or for selecting a camera to be photographed according to an input frequency. The method according to claim 3, And a display unit for displaying an image captured by the camera unit, wherein the set-top box extracts a desired image from the image displayed on the display unit based on the input of the shutter unit. . The method according to claim 1, And the time point of generating the indexed image information is when the vehicle stops for a predetermined time or more based on the information of the GPS unit. The method according to claim 1, And the time point of generating the indexed image information is when the vehicle is located at a predetermined point on the driving route based on the information of the GPS unit. The method according to claim 6, The preset point is a device for recording a viewing image, characterized in that the predetermined name is set through a user interface. The method according to claim 1, And the set top box stores the indexed image information, including a removable memory card or a mass storage hard disk. The method according to claim 1, The DVD image forms an initial screen by displaying, on map information, a position where the indexed image information is generated or an indexed image corresponding to the position, and when the position or indexed image is selected, a corresponding image is displayed. Apparatus for recording the viewing video, characterized in that to be reproduced. The method according to claim 1, The DVD image forms an initial screen by displaying the path traveled by the vehicle and the location where the indexed image information is generated on the path, and when the location is selected, a corresponding image is reproduced. Device for viewing viewing video recorded. The method according to claim 1, Apparatus for recording the viewing image further comprises a DVD copying unit for generating a plurality of the DVD image. The method according to claim 1, Further comprising a sensor unit consisting of at least one position sensor for detecting the vibration of the vehicle, The camera unit moves the focus of the camera in a direction opposite to the detection direction based on the detection signal of the sensor unit, or the set-top box adjusts the rotation of the camera unit in a direction opposite to the detection direction of the sensor unit to compensate for shaking. Device for viewing video recording characterized in. In the method for recording a desired scene as an image using a set-top box while watching a vehicle, Generating a specific event for determining whether to capture a desired scene; Collecting images captured by at least one camera attached to the vehicle based on the photographing; Recording location information on which the specific event occurs based on a GPS signal in map information including a route along which the vehicle travels; Generating indexed image information by matching the point where the specific event occurred with the photographed image; Generating a DVD image by using the image, position information, and indexed image information Method for viewing video recording composed of. The method according to claim 13, And wherein the specific event occurs when the vehicle is stopped for a preset time and starts shooting. The method according to claim 13, The specific event is a method for recording the viewing video, characterized in that for generating a scene desired by the viewer based on the input of the shutter connected to the set-top box. The method according to claim 13, The specific event is a method for recording the viewing video, characterized in that when the vehicle is located at a predetermined point of the map information. The method according to claim 16, The preset point is a method for recording a viewing image, characterized in that the map information is set to a specific name. The method according to claim 13, The generating of the indexed image information may include providing an initial screen on which the location information is displayed on the map information so that a corresponding image may be displayed when the location information is selected. Way. The method according to claim 13, The generating of the indexed image information may sequentially display the route traveled by the vehicle on the map information so that a corresponding image may be displayed when the location information recorded on the route is selected. A method for recording viewing video, characterized in that

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