Camera image editing using a television
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorBradley James Thorson
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Abstract
Images stored in a camera are edited using a television. Television remote control output signals are received at the camera. The television remote control output signals are converted to camera image editing commands. An image stored in a memory associated with the camera is edited based upon the camera image editing commands. The edited image is output to the television. This abstract is not to be considered limiting, since other embodiments may deviate from the features described in this abstract.
Claims37
A method of editing images stored in a camera using a television, comprising:
- receiving, at the camera, television remote control output signals;
- determining television identification information based upon the received television remote control output signals;
- selecting television remote control command translation information based upon the determined television identification information;
- converting the television remote control output signals to camera image editing commands, where converting the television remote control output signals to the camera image editing commands comprises converting the television remote control output signals to the camera image editing commands using the selected television remote control command translation information;
- editing an image stored in a memory associated with the camera based upon the camera image editing commands;
- and
- outputting the edited image to the television.
An apparatus for editing images using a television, comprising:
- a memory that stores images;
- and
- a processor programmed to:
- receive television remote control output signals;
- determine television identification information based upon the received television remote control output signals;
- select television remote control command translation information based upon the determined television identification information;
- convert the television remote control output signals to camera image editing commands, where, in being programmed to convert the television remote control output signals to the camera image editing commands, the processor is programmed to convert the television remote control output signals to the camera image editing commands using the selected television remote control command translation information;
- edit an image stored in the memory based upon the camera image editing commands;
- and
- output the edited image to the television.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.