Image processing system and information processing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYOICHI YAMAGISHI
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Abstract
An image processing system is disclosed, wherein a demountable image pickup apparatus comprises operating means such as a keyboard, a portable computer having control means that is a CPU, image pickup means, and program storage means, which is a ROM or RAM, for storing programs to be run by the control means, and wherein imaging is effected with the image pickup apparatus mounted on an information processing apparatus.
Claims32
An image processing system, comprising:
- a) an information processing apparatus including:
- operating means for entering information;
- processing means for processing and outputting information entered at said operating means;
- and
- an interface for connecting an external apparatus;
- and
- b) an image pickup apparatus detachable from said interface, including:
- image pickup means for picking up an object image;
- and
- storage means for storing programs each describing how to operate said image pickup means by means of said processing means.
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- operating means for entering information;
- processing means for processing and outputting information entered at said operating means;
- and
- an interface for inputting or outputting information to or from an image pickup apparatus having image pickup means and storage means for storing programs each describing how to operate said image pickup means.
An image pickup apparatus connected to an information processing apparatus including operating means for entering information and processing means for processing and outputting information entered at said operating means, comprising:
- image pickup means for picking up an object image;
- and
- storage means for storing programs each describing how to operate said image pickup means by means of said processing means.
An image processing system, comprising:
- a) an information processing apparatus including:
- operating means for entering information;
- processing means for processing and outputting information entered at said operating means;
- an interface for connecting an external apparatus;
- and
- first supplying means for supplying power;
- and
- b) an image pickup apparatus detachable from said interface, including:
- image pickup means for picking up an object image;
- and
- second supplying means for transferring power to or from said first supplying means.
An image processing system, comprising:
- an image processing apparatus including operating means, display means, control means, power supply means, and power state sensing means;
- an image pickup apparatus including image pickup means and power supply means;
- and
- supply control means for supplying power from said power supply of said information processing apparatus to said image pickup apparatus according to the output of said power state sensing means.
An information processing apparatus, from which an image pickup apparatus having image pickup means is demountable and which includes operating means, disply means, and power supply means, characterized in that said power supply means is means for supplying power to said image pickup apparatus.
An information processing apparatus including operating means, display means, and protecting means for protecting a mounted image pickup apparatus, characterized in that said image pickup apparatus having image pickup means is demountable from said information processing apparatus.
An image pickup apparatus demountable from an information processing apparatus including operating means and display means, comprising:
- image pickup means;
- and
- protecting means for protecting said image pickup means.
An image processing apparatus, comprising:
- information input means for entering information;
- display means for displaying information entered at said information input means;
- image pickup means for picking up an object image;
- a housing for holding at least one of said image pickup means, said information input means, and said display means;
- and
- control means for controlling said image pickup means according to the state of said housing.
An image processing system, comprising:
- a) an information processing apparatus including:
- operating means for entering information;
- processing means for processing information entered at said operating means;
- display means for performing a display corresponding to data processed by said processing means;
- and
- an interface for connecting an external apparatus;
- and
- b) an image pickup apparatus detachable from said interface, including:
- image pickup means for picking up an object image;
- wherein said information processing apparatus further includes:
- detecting means for detecting that said image pickup apparatus is connected;
- and
- control means for controlling the displaying state of said display means according to the output detected by said detecting means.
An image processing system, comprising:
- a computer including operating means, display means, and control means;
- an image pickup apparatus including image pickup means and program storage means;
- and
- control means that when said image pickup apparatus is not mounted on said computer, stops the operation of said image pickup means.
An information processing apparatus, on which image pickup apparatus can be mounted, characterized in that a mounting unit for mounting said image pickup apparatus is formed at a position at which the facilities of said image pickup means used for imaging come out of said information processing apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.