Abstract:
An image sensing apparatus includes an image capture unit, a communication unit and a switch. The image capture unit captures a digital image using an image sensing device. The communication unit transmits a resume signal to an external computer, the resume signal being used by the external computer to release a suspended state. The switch enables the image sensing apparatus to capture a digital image using the image capture unit and enables the image sensing apparatus to transmit the resume signal to the external computer using the communication unit. Before the resume signal is transmitted to the external computer, the image sensing apparatus determines whether the external computer is in the suspended state. If it is determined that the external computer is in the suspended state, the image sensing apparatus enables the communication unit to transmit the resume signal to the external computer so as to release the suspended state.
Abstract:
An image pickup apparatus which records a digital image signal by taking a picture of an object and which transfers the recorded digital image signal to an external device. The apparatus includes a buffer memory, an image saving memory, an image memory accumulation state judgment unit, and a transfer unit. The buffer memory is adapted to temporarily accumulate the digital image signal obtained by picture taking. The image saving memory is adapted to save the digital image signal. The image memory accumulation state judgment unit is adapted to judge whether or not a new digital image signal can be accumulated in the buffer memory. The transfer unit is adapted to transfer to the external device the digital image signal accumulated in the buffer memory if the image memory accumulation state judgment unit determines that any new digital image signal cannot be accumulated in the buffer memory.
Abstract:
An image capturing apparatus having a plurality of communication modes comprises an image capturing unit adapted to capture an object image and obtain image data, and a control unit adapted to control the image capturing apparatus, wherein the plurality of communication modes include a host mode in which the image capturing apparatus is able to communicate with a plurality of external devices and a client mode in which the image capturing apparatus is disable to simultaneously communicate with the plurality of external devices, and wherein the control unit is able to automatically switch the image capturing apparatus to the host mode after an image capturing instruction is applied to the image capturing unit.
Abstract:
A wireless communication apparatus includes a USB communication unit that transmits data to and receives data from a computer via wired communication, a wireless communication unit, and a wireless communication with low power consumption unit that operates on low power. The wireless communication apparatus converts data received from the computer by wired communication and transmits the converted data to a digital camera by wireless communication, and converts data received from the digital camera by wireless communication and transmits the converted data to the computer by wired communication. The wireless communication apparatus detects the digital camera using the wireless communication with low power consumption unit and, if the digital camera is detected, communicates with the digital camera using the wireless communication unit.
Abstract:
An electronic system comprising an image pickup unit 1, a computer 2, and communication terminals for connecting the unit and the computer, such as infrared communication ports 6, 10, a card slot 8, and serial communication terminals 5,9 wherein the necessary image data is allowed to be produced from the unit 1 and transmitted to the computer through the communication terminals. The computer communicates with the image pick up unit by examining the port of each communication means in order to recognize whether a connected unit is the image pickup unit or a foreign unit and to determine and store the communication speed for each communication port. The image data and memory space information is then automatically transmitted to the computer and displayed on a device connected to said computer.
Abstract:
A black image captured in a light-shielded state is obtained, and the streak intensity is determined for each pixel of the black image from the absolute value of an AC component in a region containing the pixel. An extraction image which extracts streak-like fixed pattern noise in a captured image is generated using a black image obtained by applying, to the obtained black image, the first filter for reducing random noise in the first direction.
Abstract:
A radio communication apparatus comprises a radio communication setting storage unit that stores a first radio communication setting for performing radio communication on a first radio network, and a second radio communication setting for performing radio communication on a second radio network which is different from said first radio network; a radio communication unit that performs radio communication using one of the first and second radio communication settings; and a radio communication setting switching unit that requests another radio communication apparatus in the first radio network to switch the first radio communication setting to the second radio communication setting in order to join the second radio network.
Abstract:
An electronic system comprising an image pickup unit 1, a computer 2, and communication terminals for connecting the unit and the computer, such as infrared communication ports 6, 10, a card slot 8, and serial communication terminals 5,9 wherein the necessary image data is allowed to be produced from the unit 1 and transmitted to the computer through the communication terminals. The computer communicates with the image pick up unit by examining the port of each communication means in order to recognize whether a connected unit is the image pickup unit or a foreign unit and to determine and store the communication speed for each communication port. The image data and memory space information is then automatically transmitted to the computer and displayed on a device connected to said computer.
Abstract:
An image file management apparatus capable of managing image data and attribute information associated with the image data includes an image file storage unit configured to store an image file including the image data and one or more pieces of attribute information associated with the image data, an attribute information recording unit configured to record at least one attribute information among the one or more pieces of attribute information included in the image file stored by the image file storage unit in association with an identifier of the image data, an attribute information disabling unit configured to disable the at least one attribute information recorded by the attribute information recording unit, and an attribute information restoring unit configured to restore and enable the at least one attribute information disabled by the attribute information disabling unit with respect to the image data.
Abstract:
An imaging apparatus is provided including an imaging unit configured to obtain image data, a display unit, and a communication unit configured to communicate with a plurality of external apparatuses. The imaging apparatus further includes a storing unit configured to store person identification information including at least face image data while associating the person recognition information with information relating to the external apparatuses, a collation unit configured to collate a target in the image data with the person identification information, a detection unit configured to detect an external apparatus that is communicating with the imaging apparatus, and a display control unit configured to display a plurality of pieces of face image data on the display unit each as a candidate of a transmission destination of the image data in an order based on a result of collation by the collation unit and a result of detection by the detection unit.