Imaging operation terminal, imaging system, software extraction method, and computer-readable device

An imaging system which includes an imaging module which mounts an optical module, and an imaging operation terminal which operates the imaging module, the imaging operation terminal comprising:

• a storage section which stores a software identification information used to identify imaging and editing software, which performs at least one of an operation which is related to imaging of an imaging module which mounts an optical module and editing of an image imaged by the imaging module, in association with each combination of an imaging module identification information used to identify the imaging module and an optical module identification information used to identify the optical module;
• a communicating section which wirelessly receives the imaging module identification information used to identify the imaging module and the optical module identification information used to identify the optical module which is mounted to the imaging module from the imaging module when a wireless connection with the imaging module is established;
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• a software extracting section which extracts the software identification information which corresponds to the combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information, which are received by the communicating section, from the storage section,
• wherein the storage section stores the plurality of the software identification information and each combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information, each of the plurality of the software identification information being associated with a priority level information which indicates a priority level of the imaging and editing software among a plurality of the imaging and editing software indicated by the plurality of the software identification information, and
• the software extracting section extracts one of the plurality of the software identification information, which is suitable for a combination of the imaging module and the optical module, from the plurality of the software identification information which corresponds to the combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information, which are received by the communicating section, based on the priority levels associated with each of the plurality of the software identification information.

A software extraction method in an imaging operation method performed by an imaging operation terminal including a communicating section, and

• a storage section which stores a software identification information used to identify imaging and editing software, which performs at least one of an operation which is related to imaging of an imaging module which mounts an optical module and editing of an image imaged by the imaging module in association with each combination of an imaging module identification information used to identify the imaging module and an optical module identification information used to identify the optical module, wherein the storage section stores the plurality of the software identification information and each combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information, each of the plurality of the software identification information being associated with a priority level information which indicates a priority level of the imaging and editing software among a plurality of the imaging and editing software indicated by the plurality of the software identification information,
• the software extraction method comprising steps of:
• receiving the imaging module identification information used to identify the imaging module and the optical module identification information used to identify the optical module which is mounted to the imaging module from the imaging module wirelessly by a communicating section when a wireless connection with the imaging module is established;
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• extracting the software identification information which corresponds to the combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information received by the communicating section from the storage section by a software extracting section, wherein the extracting extracts one of the plurality of the software identification information, which is suitable for a combination of the imaging module and the optical module, from the plurality of the software identification information which corresponds to the combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information, which are received by the communicating section, based on the priority levels associated with each of the plurality of the software identification information.

A computer-readable device storing a program which causes an imaging operation terminal including a communicating section, and a storage section which stores a software identification information used to identify imaging and editing software which performs at least one of an operation which is related to imaging of an imaging module which mounts an optical module and an operation which is related to editing of an image imaged by the imaging module in association with each combination of an imaging module identification information used to identify the imaging module and an optical module identification information used to identify the optical module to perform steps of:

• a communication step of receiving the imaging module identification information used to identify the imaging module and the optical module identification information used to identify the optical module which is mounted to the imaging module from the imaging module wirelessly when a wireless connection with the imaging module is established;
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• an extraction step of extracting the software identification information which corresponds to the combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information received in the communication step from the storage section,
• wherein the storage section stores the plurality of the software identification information and each combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information, each of the plurality of the software identification information being associated with a priority level information which indicates a priority level of the imaging and editing software among a plurality of the imaging and editing software indicated by the plurality of the software identification information, and
• wherein the extracting extracts one of the plurality of the software identification information, which is suitable for a combination of the imaging module and the optical module, from the plurality of the software identification information which corresponds to the combination of the imaging module identification information and the optical module identification information, which are received by the communicating section, based on the priority levels associated with each of the plurality of the software identification information.