US 2003/0077064 A1 · Image data sending method, digital camera, image data storing method, image data storing apparatus, and programs therefor

Abstract

Useless transmission of image data can be prevented if the free space size of a data storing apparatus is not enough. Image data are recorded in a recording medium and sent to a server via a mobile phone to be stored therein, when the free space size of the recording medium becomes 0. Before transmission, size information regarding the image data S is sent to the server and compared with the free space size in the server. Information representing a result is sent to the mobile phone. The information may indicate the fact that the image data sets can be sent if there is sufficient free space size. Otherwise, the information includes information for carrying out deletion of image data sets stored in the server, for example.

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Dependent claims

An image data sending method comprising the step of sending image data recorded in a recording medium by a digital camera that is communicable with data storage means to the data storage means having a function of remote communication, wherein the image data sending method further comprises the steps of:

calculating the total size of the image data to be sent to the data storage means;
and
the step of sending size information representing the total size to the data storage means before sending the image data.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

10/255,065Filed 26 Sep 2002

Priority

JP 298190/200127 Sep 2001

Published

24 Apr 2003

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Classification12 codes

H04N 1/00137
In a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing…
H04N 1/00148
In a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing…
H04N 1/00172
Digital image input: directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera
H04N 1/32614
Fault detection or counter-measures, e.g. original mis-positioned, shortage of paper: related to a single-mode communication, e.g. at the…

Image data sending method, digital camera, image data storing method, image data storing apparatus, and programs therefor

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Image data sending method, digital camera, image data storing method, image data storing apparatus, and programs therefor

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