EP0881817A2
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Digital camera and printing system
Assignee: Seiko Epson Corp
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Filing: 1998-05-26
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2018-05-26
Abstract
Abstract With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.
Inventors
- 👤 Ryuichi Shiohara
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 13:11
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00132; H04N1/00185; H04N1/00188; G; G06; G06T; G06T9/00; G06T9/007; H04N1/00169; H04N1/00172; H04N1/00278; H04N1/00912; H04N1/00957; H04N1/00962; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N23/00; H04N23/10; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; H04N1/00204; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0013; H04N2201/0065; H04N2201/0068; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0082; H04N2201/0084; H04N2201/0093; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3216; H04N2201/3222; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3226; H04N2201/3242; H04N2201/333; H04N2201/33307; H04N2201/33378; H04N5/907; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/804; H04N9/8042; H04N9/8047; H04N9/82; H04N9/8205; H04N9/8227
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
72 words
A digital camera for executing photoelectric conversion
of image pickup light and then recording the conversion result as
image data, said digital camera comprising: a display section for displaying an image; a recording medium for recording the image data; image data selection means for selecting desired image data
out of said recording medium; and output method specification means for outputting the
selected image data to an external system under predetermined
output specifications.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
34 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 1,wherein said image
data selection means reads the image data for each frame and adds
an index to the image data for display on said display section.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
external system is a color printer and wherein the predetermined
output specifications contain at least one of the number of print
copies, a print paper size, and a print color mode for printing
the image data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
22 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 3, wherein the print
color mode is one of full color, single color, and monochrome.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
28 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 1, wherein the
external system contains a printer or a facsimile or an image
processing system connected by a communication line.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
112 words
A digital camera for executing photoelectric conversion
of image pickup light and then recording the conversion result as
image data and thumbnail image data of the image data, said digital
camera comprising: a display section for displaying an image; a recording medium for recording the image data and the
thumbnail image data; thumbnail image display means for reading the thumbnail
image data from said recording medium and displaying thumbnail
images on said display section; image data selection means for selecting one of the
displayed thumbnail images, thereby selecting desired image data
corresponding thereto; and output method specification means for outputting the
selected image data to an external system under predetermined
output specifications.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
20 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 6, wherein said
thumbnail image display means enlarges and displays the thumbnail
image.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 6, wherein the
external system is a color printer and the predetermined output
specifications contain at least one of the number of print copies,
a print paper size, and a print color mode for printing the image
data.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 8, wherein the print
color mode is one of full color, single color, and monochrome.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
31 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 6 wherein the
external system contains at least one of a printer, a facsimile
and an image processing system connected by a communication line.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
138 words
A digital camera for executing photoelectric conversion
of image pickup light and then recording the conversion result as
image data and thumbnail image data of the image data, said digital
camera comprising: a display section for displaying an image; a recording medium for recording the image data and the
thumbnail image data; thumbnail image print means for printing out the thumbnail
image data recorded on said recording medium at an external printer; thumbnail image display means for reading the thumbnail
image data from said recording medium and displaying thumbnail
images on said display section; image data selection means for selecting one of the
displayed thumbnail images based on the printed thumbnail images,
thereby selecting desired image data corresponding thereto; and output method specification means for outputting the
selected image data to an external system under predetermined
output specifications.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 11, wherein said
thumbnail image print means adds an index to each thumbnail image
data piece and outputs to the external printer and the index of
one of the indexed thumbnail images printed is specified, whereby
said image data selection means selects desired image data
corresponding thereto.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
46 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 11, wherein the
external system is a color printer and wherein the predetermined
output specifications contain at least one of the number of print
copies, a print paper size, and a print color mode for printing
the image data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
22 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 13 wherein the print
color mode is one of full color, single color, and monochrome.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
The digital camera as claimed in claim 11 wherein the
external system contains at least one of a printer, a facsimile
and an image processing system connected by a communication line.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
20 words
A printing system comprising: a digital camera as claimed in claim 1; and a color printer as said external system.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A printing system comprising: a digital camera as claimed in claim 6; and a color printer as said external system.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
20 words
A printing system comprising: a digital camera as claimed in claim 11; and a color printer as said external system.
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