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US 5,724,155 AGranted
Electronic imaging system
AssigneeOlympus Optical Co., Ltd.
InventorYawara Saito
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Abstract
An electronic imaging system is disclosed which is capable of transmission and reception of image data and/or data stored in recording media with a small size modem and taking a great amount of picked-up image, and filing and taking them for a personal computer network host at a desired timing. Data communication means transmits image data obtained through by an image means and/or data stored in a mounted information storage medium in a system conforming to an inter-personal computer communication system fitted for network organization.
Claims26
An electronic still camera, comprising:
- image pick-up means for generating and outputting an image signal photoelectrically converted from an image incident thereon;
- image data storing means for storing image data, corresponding to said image signal issued from said image pick-up means on an applied storage device or medium;
- data communication means for transmitting designated image data in said storage device or medium through a personal computer network organization while an operation mode of the system is set for communication;
- switch means for causing said communication means to start a communication mode operation;
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- operation mode changing means including a first switch and a second switch, said first switch for switching a camera mode and a communication mode, said second switch for switching a play mode and a recording mode while said camera mode is set by said first switch, and for switching a receiving mode and a transmitting mode while a communication mode is set by said first switch.
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