Information input apparatus and method
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorsYousuke Kowno, Akira Ohmura
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Abstract
An information input apparatus and method is provided, by which newly shot images can be recorded in an electronic camera or other device, while other images are being displayed. If a specified image is shot while an image that is recorded in memory is being displayed on display mode, the image that is shot is overwritten from an address in a area in which the image which is being displayed is recorded. On the other hand, when a specified image is shot in recording mode, the image that is shot is added from an address in an unrecorded area of the memory card to which no images have been recorded.
Claims21
An information input apparatus comprising:
- imaging means for shooting images of objects;
- memory means for storing the images shot by said imaging means;
- reproducing means for reproducing the images stored in said memory means;
- control means for controlling the storage of the images shot by said imaging means into said memory means, and the reproduction of at least a predetermined one of the images stored in said memory means, by said reproducing means;
- first instruction means for instructing said controlling means to store the images shot by said imaging means to said memory means;
- and
- second instruction means for instructing said reproducing means to reproduce at least a predetermined one of the images stored in said memory means;
- wherein said control means stores in said memory means the images shot by said imaging means when there is an instruction from said first instruction means to store in said memory means the images shot by said imaging means, while said reproducing means is reproducing a predetermined one of the images instructed by said second instruction means.
An method for inputting image information comprising the steps of:
- shooting images-of objects;
- storing the images shot in a memory;
- controlling the storage of the images shot into memory, and the reproduction of at least a predetermined one of the stored images, according to:
- (a) a first instruction for instructing the storage of the images shot to memory;
- and
- (b) a second instruction for instructing the reproduction of at least a predetermined one of the images stored in memory;
- wherein said step of controlling stores in memory the images shot when there is the first instruction to store in memory the images shot, while said step of reproducing is reproducing a predetermined one of the images instructed by the second instruction.
An information input apparatus comprising:
- an imaging part for shooting images of objects;
- a memory part, connected to said imaging part, for storing the images shot by said imaging part;
- a reproducing part, connected to said memory part, for reproducing the images stored in said memory part;
- a control part, connected to said memory part and said reproducing part, for controlling the storage of the images shot by said imaging part into said memory part, and the reproduction of at least a predetermined one of the images stored in said memory part, by said reproducing part;
- an instruction part, connected to said control part, for instructing said controlling part to-store
- the images shot by said imaging part to said memory part according to a first instruction, and
- reproduce at least a predetermined one of the images stored in said memory part, according to a second instruction;
- wherein said control part stores in said memory part the images shot by said imaging part when there is an instruction from said instruction part to store in said memory part the images shot by said imaging part, while said reproducing part is reproducing a predetermined one of the images instructed by said instruction part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.