Image Capture With Synchronized Audio Recording
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current portable terminals, such as cellular phones, only capture images without recording the atmosphere of the scene, requiring users to employ cumbersome camcorder functions to record video to experience the scene's ambiance.
Innovation Solution
An apparatus and method that integrates a camera unit for capturing images with an audio data recording unit, controlled by a controller to record and match audio data with the captured image, allowing for the storage of audio data either before or after image capture, and optionally selecting audio data to be stored with the image.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If only image capture function is provided in portable terminals, then the device complexity is reduced and ease of operation is improved, but the ability to deliver scene atmosphere is insufficient
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines image capture and audio recording functions into a single integrated system. The controller synchronizes audio data recording with image capture, merging two separate functions (camera and audio recorder) into one unified operation that delivers both visual and auditory scene atmosphere without requiring separate video recording.
2Loss of information
If camcorder function is used to record video image, then the atmosphere of the scene can be delivered, but the device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges image capture and audio recording into a single integrated function. Instead of requiring users to operate separate video recording functions, the system automatically combines still image capture with audio data recording, delivering scene atmosphere through synchronized audio-image pairs while maintaining simple operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The camera unit is designed to perform multiple functions: capturing images and simultaneously recording audio data. This multi-functional approach allows the device to deliver video-like atmosphere through a unified capture mode rather than requiring dedicated video recording capabilities.
3Loss of information
If audio data is recorded and matched with captured image, then the atmosphere of the scene is delivered effectively, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The controller integrates audio data recording and image capture into a single synchronized operation. By merging the control of audio recording and image capture under one control unit, the system manages increased functionality without proportionally increasing overall device complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The controller automatically manages the synchronization and matching of audio data with captured images without requiring manual user intervention. The system self-regulates the recording timing, data pairing, and storage association, reducing the operational complexity burden on the user.
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AI summary
A method for capturing an image with audio data includes recording and storing audio data, capturing an image on request, and matching and storing the recorded audio data with the captured image, thereby allowing a user to more lively record an audio signal when an image is captured. An apparatus for capturing an image with audio data includes a camera unit configured to capture an image, an audio data recording unit configured to record audio data, and a controller configured to store an image captured by the camera unit, and match and store audio data recorded by the audio data recording unit for a predetermined period of time after the camera unit captured the image.