Image pickup apparatus and recording method
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsToshiharu Yanagida, Kuniya Hayashi, Yuko Aoki
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus and recording method that can further improve ease-of-use for the user creates directories according to shooting situations selected from multiple predetermined types of shooting situations, assigns image data produced as a result of photographing a subject to the directories according to the selected shooting situations, attaches identification information to the image data according to the selected shooting situations, and stores the image data to which the identification information is attached, together with an application program of one or more specified applications, so as to associate the image data with the applications.
Claims12
The image pickup apparatus comprising:
- photographic means for photographing a subject;
- directory creation means for creating directories according to shooting situations selected from multiple predetermined types of shooting situations;
- assigning means for assigning image data produced by the photographic means as a result of photography to the directories according to the selected shooting situations;
- attaching means for attaching identification information to the image data according to the selected shooting situations;
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- storage means for storing the image data to which the identification information is attached, together with a photo diary application program, so as to associate the image data and shooting situations with the photo diary application.
A recording method comprising:
- a first step of creating directories according to shooting situations selected from multiple predetermined types of shooting situations;
- a second step of assigning image data produced as a result of photographing subjects to the directories according to the selected shooting situations;
- a third step of attaching identification information to the image data according to the selected shooting situations;
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- a fourth step of storing the image data to which the identification information is attached, together with a photo diary application program, so as to associate the image data and the shooting situations with the photo diary application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.