Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348231700 | Detachable | 58 |
20080211927 | Digital camera - A digital camera comprises an imaging device; an internal memory; an attachment device that attaches a storage medium; a medium detector that detects whether the storage medium attached to the attachment device is a storage medium limiting overwrite; and a record control device that controls so as to store image data taken by the imaging device in the storage medium attached to the attachment device. When the medium detector detects that the storage medium attached to the attachment device is the storage medium limiting overwrite, the record control device controls so as to store data management information of the image data recorded in the storage medium limiting overwrite in the internal memory. | 09-04-2008 |
20080259183 | Photo-vend - The PHOTO_VEND is a digital photo vending machine. For a fee it will download a digital photograph onto the patrons storage medium. | 10-23-2008 |
20080273095 | Imaging Apparatus - By connecting to or mounting a first storage medium that stores image data as a retrieval object (e.g. first memory card | 11-06-2008 |
20080273096 | Image Pickup Device - Charging of a camera | 11-06-2008 |
20080303921 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTIONS OF PORTABLE MULTIMEDIA PLAYER - A photographing apparatus having portable multimedia player (PMP) functions. The photographing apparatus provides the PMP functions to store multimedia content such as images, music and moving image files and to play back the stored multimedia content using recording and playback functions of the photographing apparatus so that portability can be improved and a user can enjoy the multimedia content. Specifically, the photographing apparatus includes a photographing module to provide a photographing function and a PMP module to record and play back the photographed image and to provide the PMP function. Therefore, if a display unit is part of the PMP module and the PMP module is attached to the photographing apparatus, the display unit may be used as a part of the photographing apparatus, and if the display unit is separated from the photographing apparatus, the display unit may be used as a PMP. | 12-11-2008 |
20090009627 | IMAGE PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - An image photographing apparatus includes a main body including a lens unit, and a recording medium driving unit to drive a recording medium that records an image photographed through the lens unit, a recording medium cover openably attached to the main body of the image photographing apparatus to insert or to remove the recording medium to or from the recording medium driving unit, a locking unit to lock or unlock the recording medium cover, and a manual opening unit detachably attached to the main body of the image photographing apparatus to expose and allow the locking unit to be manually operated to remove the recording medium in a “no power” situation. | 01-08-2009 |
20090096893 | MOVING IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFOR - Disclosed is a moving image reproducing apparatus including a reproduction control unit. The moving image reproducing apparatus sequentially transfers at least part of moving image data elements stored in an incorporated memory to an external storage device, stating from a moving image data element to be reproduced last by the reproduction control unit. | 04-16-2009 |
20090262216 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus is disclosed. An image capturing section captures an image of light and obtains image data. An image display section displays the image data obtained by the image capturing section with a predetermined number of pixels. A storage section stores the image data obtained by the image capturing section. An interface section is connectable to an external storage device. A control section causes the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, when the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, the image data whose number of pixel exceeds the predetermined number of pixels to be converted into image data having the predetermined number of pixels, and the converted image data to be stored to the storage section. | 10-22-2009 |
20100020196 | IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP METHOD, IMAGE REPRODUCING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE REPRODUCING METHOD - An image processing system including: an image pickup apparatus for picking up an image of a subject; and an image reproducing apparatus for reproducing the image picked up by the image pickup apparatus; wherein the image pickup apparatus includes an image pickup unit for obtaining an image by image pickup, an image pickup rate controlling unit for controlling an image pickup rate of the image pickup unit, a line reducing unit for removing a plurality of lines from the image obtained by the image pickup, and an image storing unit for storing a reduced image in which the plurality of lines are removed on a storage medium, and the image reproducing apparatus includes an image reading unit for reading the image stored on the storage medium, an up-converter for up-converting the read image, and a reproduction displaying unit for displaying the up-converted image. | 01-28-2010 |
20100026847 | Electronic camera with self-explanation/diagnosis mode - An electronic camera having a plurality of functions including capturing and recording images is provided. The electronic camera includes an on input unit for inputting external operations that designate corresponding functions of the camera to be performed, an image pickup unit for capturing the image of an object, and a recorder for recording the image captured by the image pickup unit. The electronic camera further includes a playback unit for at least playing back image information that is recorded on the recording medium and a mode selector for selecting one operation mode of the camera from a plurality of available operation modes that include an operation explanation mode. If the operation explanation mode is selected at the mode selector, the playback unit plays back an operation guide that is pre-stored in a memory, the operation guide explaining at least one of the camera operations and functions thereof. | 02-04-2010 |
20100123798 | EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE FOR IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - An external storage device is connected to an image pickup apparatus provided with a first image storage medium capable of storing plural taken images and image display means, and adapted for backup of image information stored in the first image storage medium. The device includes a second image storage medium, a connection detecting unit, a reception unit, a transfer means, a conversion unit, and a second transfer unit. The transfer unit writes predetermined taken image information read from the first image storage medium into the second image storage medium and erases the predetermined taken image information from the first image storage medium according to a detection output of the connection detecting unit and an output of the reception unit. The conversion unit converts the predetermined taken image information into an image matching a display ability of the image display means. The second transfer unit writes the converted image information in the first image storage medium. | 05-20-2010 |
20100157098 | ROW DRIVEN IMAGER PIXEL - An imaging system includes a pixel that does not require a row select transistor. Instead, an operating voltage is selectively provided to the pixel's readout circuitry, and the readout circuitry provides output signals based on charge or voltage of a storage node. The operating voltage can be selectively provided to each row of a pixel array by a row driver. Each pixel includes a source follower transistor that provides an output signal on a column output line for readout. An anti-blooming transistor may be linked to each pixel's photosensor to provide an overflow path for electrons during charge integration, prior to transfer of charge to the pixel's storage node by a transfer transistor. Electrons not produced by an image are introduced to the photosensor prior to image acquisition, filling traps in the photosensor to reduce image degradation. | 06-24-2010 |
20100182457 | PROJECTION DISPLAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A projection display device adapted to display a projection image based on external image data input externally, includes: a projection section; an image data storage section adapted to store projection image data; an image control section adapted to execute an image data obtaining process; an image capturing section adapted to capture a projection area including the projection surface to generate a captured image; and a correction amount determination section adapted to execute a correction amount determination process for determining a correction amount, wherein the image control section halts the image data obtaining process during a period in which the correction amount determination section is executing the correction amount determination process, and after the correction amount determination process is terminated, makes the projection section display a temporary projection image obtained by correcting an image data previously stored in the image data storage section, and resumes the image data obtaining process. | 07-22-2010 |
20100245626 | Digital Camera - A digital camera with multiple ports for emovable memory cards. In some preferred embodiments, the multiple ports will be structured to hand the same type(s) of memory cards. In other preferred embodiments, the ports (or at least some of them) will be differently structured to handle different types of memory cards. In some preferred embodiment, any av files transferred to a memory card will be transferred to all ports having a memory card present. In other preferred embodiments, different av files will be transferred to different ports (or subsets of ports), depending on factors such as pre-programming and/or user selected preferences. | 09-30-2010 |
20100277616 | IMAGE FILE FOR STORING DIGITAL IMAGES AND ANCILLARY DATA VALUES USING MULTIPLE ENCODING METHODS - An image format for storing digital images within a baseline DCT compatible bitstream comprises entropy coded image data, a first application marker storing a first data value using a first encoding method to convey a first information value related to the image, and a second application marker storing a second data value using a second encoding method to convey the same said first information value related to the image. More specifically, the first application marker uses TIFF tags within an Exif application marker and the second application marker uses a FlashPix compatible structured storage stream, while the entropy coded data includes restart markers to define tile boundaries within the entropy coded image data. | 11-04-2010 |
20100295967 | Photographic Silver Emulsion-based Digital Archival Storage - A photographic digital data archival apparatus includes an article of media that includes a substrate and one or more layers of silver-emulsion based light-sensitive material, the article of media being configured to store digital data in the one or more layers and including a human-readable portion that provides instructions on reading and interpreting the digital data using basic imaging and computing technologies that do not require a person reading the instructions to previously possess or first acquire, as a prerequisite, knowledge of a format or encoding scheme associated with the digital data. | 11-25-2010 |
20110043659 | IMAGING DEVICE CAPABLE OF REDUCING POWER CONSUMPTION - An electronic camera is provided with a power-saving S-AF mode and a C-AF mode as focus adjustment modes. In the S-AF mode, focus adjustment is performed upon half depression of a release button. In the C-AF mode, the focus adjustment is repeated during a shooting mode regardless of the half depression of the release button to simplify the focus adjustment of a shooting time so that shooting is smoothly performed. When the electronic camera is set to the shooting mode, an AF controller obtains an Ev value representing subject brightness. The Ev value is compared with a threshold value stored in a memory. When the Ev value exceeds the threshold value, the focus adjustment mode is changed to the S-AF mode. When the Ev value falls below the threshold value, the focus adjustment mode is changed to the C-AF mode. | 02-24-2011 |
20110050957 | IMAGE CAPTURING DEVICE AND QUICK TURN-ON METHOD THEREOF - An image capturing device includes a main memory, an auxiliary memory, an image capturing module, a quick turn-on button, a first initialization module, and a second initialization module. The capacity of the auxiliary memory is smaller than that of the main memory and is capable of storing images after being initialized. The image capturing module is capable of capturing images after being initialized. The quick turn-on button is configured for starting the image capturing device. The first initialization module is configured for initializing the image capturing module and the auxiliary memory when the quick turn-on button is triggered. The second initialization module is configured for initializing the main memory after the image capturing module and the auxiliary memory being initialized. | 03-03-2011 |
20110063476 | DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM HAVING RECORDED THEREON PROGRAM FOR EXECUTING THE METHOD - A method is provided for controlling a digital photographing apparatus in which a captured image is stored in a non-volatile memory card, the method including: determining whether the non-volatile memory card is available; and if the non-volatile memory card is not available, transmitting the captured image that is temporarily stored in a volatile memory in response to a request to transmit the captured image. An associated apparatus and storage media for implementing the method are also provided. | 03-17-2011 |
20110149113 | Electronic still camera - An electronic still camera includes: a detection unit that detects whether or not a detachable recording medium has a cache function; and a validating unit that validates the cache function when the detection unit detects that the recording medium has the cache function. | 06-23-2011 |
20110234850 | SantaCam - A camera for producing a taken picture that is seen jointly with fictional characters contained digitally and superimposing said figure in the picture overlapped with owner's location. The camera contains a Memory card with multiple fictional character figures such as Santa Claus, Easter Bunny, etc., in various positions, poses and sizes which the operator can choose for the picture that best fits the operator's home or location. The digital picture frame is formed by a series of picture options using multiple fictional characters each being pre-photographed and uploaded to the memory card to create a latent image thereon of a character at a predetermined position within the digital frame. Parental control option switches the camera to manual mode. When, therefore, the shutter is actuated by the operator in manual mode, a picture is taken in which the location appears in juxtaposition to the fictional character. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234851 | PHOTOGRAPHING APPARATUS - A photographing apparatus including an imaging unit to photograph a subject to acquire image data; an object detection unit to detect a predetermined object from the image data; and a detection condition setting unit to allow a user to set a detection condition for the object detection unit by selecting one of detection rate-priority and detection speed-priority. | 09-29-2011 |
20110267496 | IMAGING DEVICE, IMAGE STORING METHOD AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An imaging device for capturing an image of a subject to acquire captured-image information, comprises: a positioning element arranged to measure a location at which the image is captured, to acquire capturing location information indicating a capturing location when the captured-image is acquired; a creation element arranged to create image information based on the capturing location information acquired by the positioning element and the captured-image information; a memory element arranged to store the image information created by the creation element; a decision element arranged to, when the image information stored in the memory element is output to the outside, decide whether or not the capturing location information included in the image information is to be kept secret; and a fabricator element arranged to fabricate the capturing location information included in the image information in accordance with a result of the decision by the decision element. Thus, it is possible to prevent leaking of information on the capturing location that is a kind of private information, minimizing reduction of convenience and versatility of the image information including the information on the capturing location. | 11-03-2011 |
20110267497 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MODULE FOR A CONTENT CONTROL LAYER FOR AN OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A system, method and content filtering module is provided for analyzing image data received from an imaging sensor, such as a CCD camera, determining whether or not image data meets appropriate criteria, and potentially blocking unacceptable image data, before the data is stored in a device memory or on some other storage medium, or passed to other applications. This system encourages safer and more responsible use of electronic imaging devices without compromising the general utility of said devices. In particular, it may help to protect young people from making and distributing nude, or sexually suggestive pictures, or pictures containing content that is deemed inappropriate, when using a PDA, camera phone, or computer equipped with a camera. | 11-03-2011 |
20110310272 | Digital camera - A digital camera includes an insertion unit for inserting a storage medium, an image pickup unit, a control unit for storing an image picked up by the image pickup unit onto a storage medium inserted into the insertion unit, and a medium detection unit for detecting whether the storage medium inserted into the insertion unit is a storage medium in which rewrite is limited. | 12-22-2011 |
20120162472 | Video Imaging System With Detachable Storage Device - A video imaging system that allows a user to save select image data to at least one detachable storage device, the image data presented on a display for the user, where the user is provided with various control interfaces for saving and appending information to the saved image data. The at least one detachable storage device also including user settings data that is used to adjust the settings of the camera control unit according to the user preferences. | 06-28-2012 |
20120249832 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PHOTOGRAPHING INFORMATION MANAGEMENT - A photographing information management method, which includes: judging whether there is equality between photographing position information added to an image file stored in an external storage medium which is detachably attachable to an imaging apparatus and photographing position information stored in an internal memory of the imaging apparatus; and when it is judged that the two pieces of photographing position information have the equality, displaying an image and the photographing position information of the image file on a display screen of the imaging apparatus. | 10-04-2012 |
20130208142 | IMAGE PICKUP SYSTEM PRODUCING IMAGE DATA WITH IDENTIFYING NUMBER - A camera generates a light source control signal for controlling a light source to turn the light source on and off, acquires a plurality of items of first image data and a plurality of items of second image data obtained by picking up the measured wave, and transfers the plurality of items of acquired first image data and the plurality of items of acquired second image data to an external storage and processing device as digital data with an identifying number for identifying a frame in which the image data is acquired attached every frame. The external storage and processing device determines whether each frame of the digital data is an item of the first image data or an item of the second image data on the basis of the identifying number, and subtracts the plurality of items of determined second image data from the plurality of items of determined first image data to produce difference image data. | 08-15-2013 |
20130250141 | TERMINAL DEVICE, IMAGE DISPLAYING METHOD AND IMAGE DISPLAYING PROGRAM EXECUTED BY TERMINAL DEVICE - This terminal device, which is removable from/attachable to a holding device attached to a mobile body, is provided with: an imaging means; a recording means that records captured images captured by the imaging means in the state of the terminal device being attached to the holding device; an adjustment image generating means that generates an image for adjustment that is for adjusting the imaging direction of the imaging means on the basis of a captured image recorded by the recording means; and a display control means that displays the adjustment image generated by the adjustment image generating means in a manner so as to be comparable to the captured image captured by the imaging means. As a result, the user can easily adjust the imaging direction by referring to the screen at which the adjustment image is displayed. | 09-26-2013 |
20130329083 | RECORDING OPERATION CONTROL DEVICE FOR CAMERA - A recording operation control device for a camera, which can perform time-lapse photography at a predetermined time interval, comprises an external memory control unit and an image data writing unit. The external memory control unit opens or closes a file defined in the external memory, which is detachably attached to the camera body, when image data is recorded in the external memory. The image data writing unit can write image data to an internal memory and the external memory. The external memory control unit maintains the open state of the file, and the image data writing unit records image data in the external memory without storing it in the internal memory, when the time interval is shorter than the processing time. | 12-12-2013 |
20140009641 | IMAGE PICKUP DEVICE - When a key for directly transferring from the screen of a “video mode” of tape reproduction to the screen of memory stick reproduction is separately arranged, the ratio of an occupation area of the key on the screen is increased. Therefore, a setting operation is performed such that a stop key ( | 01-09-2014 |
20140063290 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - In a communication apparatus to which a recording medium is attachable, a display unit displays, in a case where a recording medium attached to the communication apparatus includes a wireless communication function not included in a wireless communication unit in the communication apparatus, an item related to a wireless communication function included in the wireless communication unit in the communication apparatus and an item related to a wireless communication function not included in the wireless communication unit in the communication apparatus from among wireless communication functions included in the recording medium. | 03-06-2014 |
20140168470 | IMAGING DEVICE - An imaging device includes: an imaging portion; a memory capable of storing images imaged by the imaging portion; a display portion; and a touch panel arranged to overlap with the display portion and capable of detecting a distance to an indicator. When the distance is equal to or less than a first distance and more than a second distance less than the first distance, the memory stores the images at predetermined time intervals. Then, when the distance becomes equal to or less than the second distance and equal to or more than 0, the display portion displays the image that is stored in the memory before the distance becomes equal to or less than the second distance and equal to or more than 0. | 06-19-2014 |
20140320696 | MODULAR DIGITAL CAMERA - Modular digital camera systems, such as modular digital still and motion cameras are disclosed. Individual modules may be removed from the system and replaced, such as to benefit from upgraded technology, while preserving the remaining modules in the system. | 10-30-2014 |
20150312431 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND MODULE FOR A CONTENT CONTROL LAYER FOR AN OPTICAL IMAGING DEVICE - A system, method and content filtering module is provided for analyzing image data received from an imaging sensor, such as a CCD camera, determining whether or not image data meets appropriate image content criteria, and potentially blocking unacceptable image data, before the data is stored in a device memory or on some other storage medium, or passed to other applications. This system encourages safer and more responsible use of electronic imaging devices without compromising the general utility of said devices. In particular, it may help to protect young people from making and distributing nude, or sexually suggestive pictures, or pictures containing content that is deemed inappropriate, when using a PDA, camera phone, or computer equipped with a camera. | 10-29-2015 |
20150365601 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - There is provided a display control apparatus including an external memory accommodating unit for accommodating a removable external memory; a database recognizing unit for recognizing a database stored in the external memory, the database being recorded with an image stored in the external memory and information related to the image in correspondence to each other; a display method setting unit for setting either display method of a stored first display method or a second display method of displaying the image stored in the external memory without using the database based on a recognition result of the database recognizing unit; and a display controlling unit for displaying the image stored in the external memory by the display method based on the set display method. | 12-17-2015 |
348231800 | Multiple detachable memories | 1 |
20110149114 | DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME - In a data processing apparatus having a plurality of card slots in which memory cards are removably inserted, it is determined, with regard to each of the plurality of card slots, whether a memory card that has been inserted into the slot is a wireless card having a wireless communication function. In a case where it is determined that a memory card that has been inserted into a first card slot among the plurality of card slots is the wireless card, the wireless communication function of the wireless card is enabled. In a case where it is determined that a memory card that has been inserted into a card slot other than the first card slot is the wireless card, the wireless communication function of the wireless card is disabled. | 06-23-2011 |
348231900 | Details of communication between memory and camera | 21 |
20080198242 | Data storage device with camera function - A data storage device with a camera function comprises a device body, a camera unit, and a storage unit. One side of the device body is formed with a first electrical connector, the camera unit is provided in the device body, and the storage unit is provided in the device body. Thus, this invention features data storage and camera functions so that a single connection port can be used for both functions, a limited number of connection ports can be used effectively, the inconvenience of having to separate purchase a camera and a data storage device is avoided, and expenses and storage space can be reduced. | 08-21-2008 |
20080246857 | Electronic still camera - An electronic still camera includes: a detection unit that detects whether or not a detachable recording medium has a cache function; and a validating unit that validates the cache function when the detection unit detects that the recording medium has the cache function. | 10-09-2008 |
20090021604 | Device for recording customers' AV data to be accessed and seen by hairdresser - A device for recording customers' AV data including for example, preferential styles of the customers is disclosed. Prior to serving a seated customer, a hairdresser can access AV data of the customer by inserting a memory card into the device and then visually observe it. | 01-22-2009 |
20090059036 | Memory Emulation in an image capture device - An image capture device using a memory array that is directly addressed and non-volatile is disclosed. The memory array can be used to replace and emulate multiple memory types such as DRAM, SRAM, non-volatile RAM, a non-volatile memory card, and FLASH memory, for example. The memory array may be randomly accessed. Data stored in the memory array is retained in the absence of electrical power. One or more memory arrays may be used in the image capture device. At least one of the memory arrays may be in the form of a removable memory card. | 03-05-2009 |
20090079848 | Image data processing device - An image data processing device includes: a basic image data acquisition device that acquires basic image data; a simplified image data generation device that generates simplified image data corresponding to the basic image data which has been acquired, a size of the simplified image data being smaller than that of the basic image data; a transmission device that transmits at least the basic image data to an external storage device; and an internal storage device that stores the simplified image data without storing the basic image data. | 03-26-2009 |
20090086058 | DIGITAL VIDEO CAMERA WITH RETRACTABLE DATA CONNECTOR AND RESIDENT SOFTWARE APPLICATION - A digital video camera may include a digital video image sensor for capturing digital video footage to be stored on an internal memory. The digital video image sensor and internal memory may be housed in a camera body. A retractable arm having a data connector may be attached to the camera body. The arm can be extended from and retracted into the camera body, while the data connector can be used to transfer digital video footage to an external device, such as a computer. The data connector may conform to a standard for connecting peripheral devices, such as the Universal Serial Bus (USB) standard or the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 1394 (IEEE 1394) standard. | 04-02-2009 |
20090109303 | DATA RECORDING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A data recording apparatus for recording data on a recording medium includes an acceleration detector configured to detect an acceleration which the apparatus is undergoing; a use mode detector configured to detect which one of fixed and non-fixed modes the apparatus is used in; a fall state determination unit configured to determine a fall state of the apparatus by switching fall detection algorithms for detecting a fall of the apparatus on the basis of an acceleration detected by the acceleration detector and the history of acceleration changes in accordance with the detection result by the use mode detector; and a preventive operation controller configured to cause an operation for preventing damage to the recording medium to be performed in accordance with the determination result of the fall state of the apparatus by the fall state determination unit. | 04-30-2009 |
20100007768 | WIRELESS STORAGE DEVICE - There is provided a storage device including: a wireless communication link to communicate between the storage device and a digital imaging device; a storage medium for storing a digital image from the digital imaging device; where the digital image is wirelessly transferred between digital imaging device and the storage medium in real-time. The storage device enables the real-time storage of a digital image captured from a digital imaging device using a wireless interface. The storage device provides standalone operation without the need for a personal computer. The digital images stored in the storage device can be transmitted to peripheral components either by a wire connection or wireless transmission to such peripheral devices as a printer or directly to a web site for image loading and sharing. There is also provided a method of storing a digital image in a storage device. | 01-14-2010 |
20100328493 | REMOVABLE DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH INTERFACE TO RECEIVE IMAGE CONTENT FROM A CAMERA - Systems and methods of receiving image content in a first format and storing converted image content in a second format are disclosed. A method includes receiving image content in a first format from a camera at an interface of a data storage device that includes a controller coupled to a memory. The data storage device emulates a printer via the interface. The image content in the first format is converted to image content in a second format and stored at the memory of the data storage device. | 12-30-2010 |
20110043660 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus that records image data on a detachable storage medium in a previously set recording format is provided. The apparatus sets the recording format of image data, and determines whether or not a storage medium attached to an attachment unit has a communication function that communicates with a different apparatus than the image processing apparatus. If it is determined that the storage medium has a communication function, and that the recording format of image data that can be transferred by the communication function does not match the recording format that has been set, the apparatus issues a warning. | 02-24-2011 |
20110102634 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING A VIDEO SYSTEM - A method for operating a video system to generate and store encoded video comprising a plurality of key frames and a plurality of delta frames is provided. The method includes capturing video data comprising a plurality of frames of a scene, and selecting a fundamental view of at least a portion of the scene contained in the plurality of frames. The method also includes generating the plurality of key frames from a first subset of the plurality of frames and the fundamental view of at least the portion of the scene, generating the plurality of delta frames from a second subset of the plurality of frames and the plurality of key frames, and transferring the encoded video for delivery to storage. | 05-05-2011 |
20120206623 | DATA REPRODUCING APPARATUS, CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A data reproducing apparatus comprises: a reproducing unit adapted to read out data from a plurality of recording media; a list generating unit adapted to generate a content list which describes storage location information in association with contents stored in the plurality of recording media; and a communication unit adapted to communicate with an external device and sending the content list to the external device, wherein the list generating unit checks if the contents stored in the plurality of recording media include identical contents, and if the identical contents are detected, the list generating unit generates the content list including information indicating that the storage location information of the identical contents are integrated. | 08-16-2012 |
20130002904 | REMOVABLE DATA STORAGE DEVICE WITH INTERFACE TO RECEIVE IMAGE CONTENT FROM A CAMERA - A data storage device includes an interface removably connectable to a camera to receive from the camera image content in a first format, where the image content is received at the interface from the camera when the camera is operating in a print mode. The data storage device also includes a processor coupled to the interface. The processor processes the received image content in the first format to generate converted image content in a second format. The data storage device also includes a non-volatile memory to store the converted image content in the second format. The data storage device also includes a second interface to a second electronic device. The second interface selectively outputs the image content in the second format to the second electronic device. The data storage device emulates a printer via the interface. | 01-03-2013 |
20130100317 | WIRELESS MODEM MODULE SERVER SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for managing data for a wireless device, which includes a first memory for storing received data of a wireless device, a second memory for storing a network operational file, the operational file consisting of instructions for selecting a destination using a wireless module of the wireless device, and instruction steps for operating the network operational file for sending the received data using the wireless module to the selected destination. | 04-25-2013 |
20130135497 | DATA RECORDING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A data recording apparatus includes a connection unit which is capable of connecting, as a recording medium, a first recording medium having a predetermined function and a second recording medium that does not have the predetermined function. The data recording apparatus detects a connection status of the recording medium to the connection unit, controls a menu concerning setting of the predetermined function. If the detection unit detects that the first recording medium is connected to the connection unit, the data recording apparatus makes the menu operable. If the detection unit detects that the first recording medium is removed and then detects that the second recording medium is connected to the connection unit, the data recording apparatus makes the menu inoperable, and maintains the menu in the operable state during a period from removal of the first recording medium to connection of the second recording medium to the connection unit. | 05-30-2013 |
20140016003 | MEMORY CARD DEVICE - Provided is a method capable of performing bi-directional communication by only a memory card device and without depending on the environment of the connecting device and the like. This memory card device has a housing in which a wireless communication module and memory module are mounted, and in the this memory module are provided a system area that cannot be access by a digital device in which the memory card device is mounted, and a user area that can be accessed by the digital device; wherein an operation system (OS), a file server program that operates together with the operation system to control data that is stored in the user area, and a communication module that connects the server program to a virtual network by way of a relay server on the Internet, and makes it possible to control the data that is stored in the user area from the Internet side by way of the server program are installed in the system area. | 01-16-2014 |
20140125843 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - An image processing apparatus that records image data on a detachable storage medium in a previously set recording format is provided. The apparatus sets the recording format of image data, and determines whether or not a storage medium attached to an attachment unit has a communication function that communicates with a different apparatus than the image processing apparatus. If it is determined that the storage medium has a communication function, and that the recording format of image data that can be transferred by the communication function does not match the recording format that has been set, the apparatus issues a warning. | 05-08-2014 |
20140368694 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VIDEO DATA AND METHOD THEREOF - A method for processing video data in an electronic device is provided. The method includes connecting communication with an external storage, obtaining video data through an image sensor, and transmitting the video data to the external storage if an amount of the video data reaches a transmission capacity. | 12-18-2014 |
20150009365 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus is disclosed. An image capturing section captures an image of light and obtains image data. An image display section displays the image data obtained by the image capturing section with a predetermined number of pixels. A storage section stores the image data obtained by the image capturing section. An interface section is connectable to an external storage device. A control section causes the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, when the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, the image data whose number of pixel exceeds the predetermined number of pixels to be converted into image data having the predetermined number of pixels, and the converted image data to be stored to the storage section. | 01-08-2015 |
20150341524 | IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS - An image capturing apparatus is disclosed. An image capturing section captures an image of light and obtains image data. An image display section displays the image data obtained by the image capturing section with a predetermined number of pixels. A storage section stores the image data obtained by the image capturing section. An interface section is connectable to an external storage device. A control section causes the image data obtained by the image capturing section to be stored to the external storage device connected through the interface section, when the captured image data are stored to the external storage device, the image data whose number of pixel exceeds the predetermined number of pixels to be converted into image data having the predetermined number of pixels, and the converted image data to be stored to the storage section. | 11-26-2015 |
20160179424 | DATA RECORDING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 06-23-2016 |