Abstract:
An image processing apparatus includes a switching unit to switch images output to the display apparatus, a storage unit to store image specifying information to specify the multiple images to be printed and the number of copies information specifying the number of copies to be printed, and an output unit to sequentially output the images specified with the image specifying information to the display apparatus, are provided, and if a switching operation is performed when the number of copies information is set as two or more copies of an image displayed, output of the next image specified with the image specifying information is performed without following the number of copies information.
Abstract:
When a plurality of image communication apparatuses, especially digital cameras, communicate images, each of the users of the receiving digital cameras can pull desired images from an image transmitting camera. In an image communicating method in which an image can be communicated by wireless in a server-client system, an image is displayed on a server camera, and an image is selected from among displayed images for transmission to a client camera. Pressing of the release button of the client camera instructs the client camera to transmit to the server camera a request to send an image to the server camera. The client camera transmits the request to send an image to the server camera. The server camera transmits the selected image to the client camera. Thus, the user of the client camera can obtain a desired image from the server camera.
Abstract:
An image pickup system including a digital camera and a personal computer (PC) connected to each other. The camera includes a camera control unit for controlling picture-taking based on photographing conditions set either by the camera or the PC, and a communication unit for communicating with the PC. The PC includes: a display for displaying the photographing condition and an image, a mouse and the like capable of setting the photographing condition through the operation on a screen, a communication unit for communicating with the camera, a capture-mode start/termination unit for selecting between a first photographing mode in which the camera serves as a master and a second photographing mode in which the PC serves as the master, and a control unit for setting the second photographing mode just after the start of control of the PC for: reading photographing information of the camera, and after that, setting either the first photographing mode or the second photographing mode in accordance with the selection.
Abstract:
A digital image storage system includes a digital camera having a memory storing digital images, a docking station on which the digital camera can be placed for transmitting one or more of the digital images from the memory of the digital camera, and a data storage separate from the docking station and having a storage medium that stores digital images transmitted from the memory of the digital camera through the docking station. A controller communicates with the data storage and the digital camera while the digital camera is placed on the docking station, and causes digital images stored in the memory of the digital camera to be deleted from the memory after being successfully transmitted from the memory and stored in the storage medium of the data storage. The controller does not delete from the memory digital images protected against deletion.
Abstract:
A peripheral device being enable to execute a plurality of functions and being controlled from a terminal via network is provided. The device has a plurality of resources, a memory, a transmitter, a receiver, and a function controller. The plurality of resources is used for executing the functions. The memory stores a plurality of resource files each of which respectively corresponds to each of the resources and stores data of a specific store region for storing files. The transmitter transmits, to the terminal based on a file sharing protocol, information including the specific store region and a list of the resource files in the memory. The receiver receives, from the terminal based on the file sharing protocol, a first store command that designates at least one resource file in the list and requires the peripheral device to store the designated resource file into the specific store region. The function controller identifies at least one of the functions by combination of the resources corresponding to the designated resource files and executes the identified function. The peripheral device can be controlled from the terminal for executing the function which the user desires to execute with communication based on the file sharing protocol.
Abstract:
A digital image storage includes a connector for communicating with a digital camera and a detector that detects a signal to cause the transmission of a digital data from a memory of the digital camera to the digital image storage. The digital image storage further includes a function unit responsive to the signal from the detector to carry out the transmission of the digital data of images with the other digital data not transmitted and a storage medium that stores the transmitted data of the images.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a method for acquiring video data by using a camera mobile phone as a computer camera, which comprises: step A: the camera mobile phone is virtualized as a video-capturing device in a computer; step B: the mobile phone virtualized as the video-capturing device in step A is selected as current video-capturing device of the computer; step C: the computer sends a command for acquiring video data to the mobile phone selected as the current video-capturing device, and said mobile phone acquires video data according to the received command and transmits to the computer via wireless connection; and step D: the computer receives the video data transmitted from the mobile phone. The invention can achieve a resource sharing between the mobile phone and the computer, make full use of their functions, save the interface resource of the computer and enable the mobile phone to break down the capacity limitation during the acquisition of video data.
Abstract:
A fax is sent. A user selects a phone number for a fax destination from a database residing on a handheld device. The phone number is sent from the handheld device to a fax machine via wireless communication. A fax transmission is sent by the fax machine to the fax destination.
Abstract:
An imaging apparatus includes a connector that is directly connectable to a bus of an information processing apparatus that is separate from the imaging apparatus. This enables the set-up of the various parameters of the imaging apparatus to be performed rapidly while the imaging apparatus is directly electrically connected to the bus of the information processing apparatus, which can be, for example, a personal computer. The connector is coupled to a controller of the imaging apparatus. The imaging apparatus can also include a photographic lens and a photoelectric converter arranged relative to the photographic lens to receive light focused by the photographic lens. The photoelectric converter outputs an image signal of an object based on the image formed by the photographic lens. The controller is coupled to the photoelectric converter to control the imaging apparatus. According to one embodiment, the connector is a Personal Computer Memory Card International Association-conforming connection terminal.
Abstract:
Authentication information necessary for authentication processing at an external authentication device is restricted to be transmitted from a user terminal to an information processing apparatus without being encrypted. The information processing apparatus restricts transmission of information that allows a user to select authentication processing at an external authentication device in the case of not employing encryption communication arranged to communicate encrypted information.