Digital camera capable of communication with external devices
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorTetsuya Hayashi
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Abstract
Digital camera is connected to personal computer via communication cable. When a user operates a key to delete any one of images recorded on memory card of the digital camera, digital camera requests personal computer to delete an image which links to the deleted image and is stored in personal computer. When receiving this command, personal computer deletes the image linked to the image deleted from digital camera. These processes ensure consistency between an original image stored in the digital camera and a copy image stored in the personal computer.
Claims24
An image management system comprising a digital camera and an image recording apparatus, wherein the digital camera comprises:
- an imaging unit which images an object to output first image data;
- a first storage which stores the first image data output from the imaging unit;
- an instructing unit which issues an instruction to perform a predetermined process for the first image data stored in the first storage;
- a first processing unit which performs the predetermined process for the first image data stored in the first storage in response to the instruction issued by the instructing unit;
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- a transmitter which transmits a request to the image recording apparatus to perform the predetermined process for image data corresponding to the first image data in response to the instruction issued by the instruction unit, and
- wherein the image recoding apparatus comprises:
- a second storage which stores second image data corresponding to the first image data before a time when the instructing unit issues the instruction;
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- a second processing unit which performs the predetermined process for the second image data that is included in total image data stored in the second storage and that corresponds to the first image data, when the request transmitted from the transmitter is received.
A digital camera comprising:
- an imaging unit which images an object to output first image data;
- a storage which stores the first image data output from the imaging unit;
- a communication controller which communicates with an image recording apparatus that stores second image data corresponding to the first image data;
- an instructing unit which issues an instruction to perform a predetermined process for the first image data stored in the storage;
- a processing unit which performs the predetermined process for the first image data stored in the storage in response to the instruction issued by the instructing unit;
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- a transmitter which transmits, to the image recording apparatus that is communicated with the communication controller, a request to perform the predetermined process for the second image data corresponding to the first image data.
An image management method for an image management system comprising a digital camera and an image recording apparatus, the method comprising:
- issuing an instruction to perform a predetermined process for first image data stored in the digital camera;
- performing the predetermined process for the first image data stored in the digital camera in response to the issued instruction;
- transmitting a request to the image recording apparatus to perform the predetermined process for image data corresponding to the first image data in response to the issued instruction;
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- performing the predetermined process for second image data which is included in image data stored in the image recording apparatus, and which corresponds to the first image data, when the transmitted request is received by the image recoding apparatus,
- wherein the second image data corresponding to the first image data is stored in the image recording apparatus before a time when the instruction to perform the predetermined process for the first image data is issued.
An image processing method for a digital camera, the method comprising:
- communicating with an image recording apparatus that stores second image data corresponding to first image data stored in the digital camera;
- issuing an instruction to perform a predetermined process for the first image data stored in the digital camera;
- performing the predetermined process for the first image data stored in the digital camera in response to the issued instruction;
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- transmitting, to the image recording apparatus with which the communication is performed, a request to perform the predetermined process for the second image data corresponding to the first image data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.