IMAGING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

• Main Authors: ITOI YUDAI, FUJIWARA SHOGO, SASAI KENICHIRO, NISHINO TATSUO
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: 03.04.2024
• Subjects: ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USINGWAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FORPROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; CINEMATOGRAPHY; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION

To provide an imaging device, a control method, and a program that can efficiently search for a subject when a specific sound is being generated from an image.SOLUTION: An imaging device 1 includes: an imaging unit 102; a sound input unit 104 for acquiring a sound; a sound recognition unit 2043 for detecting a specific sound from the sound acquired by the sound input unit 104 during imaging by the imaging unit 102; a sound direction detection unit 2044 for acquiring information on a sound direction in which the specific sound comes toward the imaging device 1; and a central control unit 201 for performing control so as to acquire information on an imaging direction in which the imaging device 1 is facing and store attribute information 603 including information indicating detection timing at which the sound recognition unit 2043 detects the specific sound, information on the sound direction corresponding to the detection timing, and information on the imaging direction corresponding to the detection timing, the image acquired by the imaging unit 102, and the sound acquired by the sound input unit 104 during imaging of the imaging device 1, in a storage unit 206.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6 【課題】特定音声を発生しているときの被写体を画像から効率的に検索することができる撮像装置、制御方法、およびプログラムを提供することを目的とする。【解決手段】撮像装置１は、撮像部１０２と、音声を取得する音声入力部１０４と、撮像部１０２の撮影中に音声入力部１０４により取得された音声から特定音声を検出する音声認識部２０４３と、特定音声が撮像装置１に向かって来る音声方向の情報を取得する音方向検出部２０４４と、撮像装置１が向いている撮影方向の情報を取得し、撮像装置１の撮影中における、音声認識部２０４３が特定音声を検出した検出タイミングを示す情報、検出タイミングに対応した音声方向の情報、および、検出タイミングに対応した撮影方向の情報を含む属性情報６０３と、撮像部１０２で得られた画像、および、音声入力部１０４で取得された音声を、記憶部２０６に記憶するように制御する中央制御部２０１と、を備える。【選択図】図６