US6337928B1
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Image transmission apparatus and method therefor
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1997-08-14
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Granted: 2002-01-08
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Expires: 2017-08-14
Abstract
Abstract An image transmission apparatus/method characterized by inputting image data, detecting the motion of the image data, setting a transmission condition of the image data in accordance with the detection of the motion of the image data, processing the image data in accordance with the set transmission condition and transmitting the processed image data. An image transmission apparatus/method characterized by detecting an image pickup condition of the image pickup means for picking up an image, decreasing information amount of image data from the image pickup means, controlling the decreasing operation in accordance with the image pickup condition and transmitting the image data having the information amount decreased. An image transmission apparatus/method characterized by picking up an image to acquire image data, setting an image pickup operation mode, determining a transmission condition of the image data in accordance with the set condition, processing the image data in accordance with the determined transmission condition and transmitting the processed image data.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhiro Takahashi
- 👤 Hideyuki Arai
- 👤 Masamine Maeda
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 18:03
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06T; G06T9/00; H; H04; H04N; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/66; H04N23/661; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; H04N21/00; H04N21/40; H04N21/47; H04N21/485; H04N23/695; H04N5/14; H04N5/144; H04N5/145; H04N5/38
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 10
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
An image transmission apparatus comprising: image pickup means for picking up an image to output moving image data, said image pickup means having a plurality of image pickup operation modes for performing different image pickup processings, respectively; setting means for setting an image pickup operation mode from among the plurality of image pickup operation modes; control means for controlling a frame rate and a resolution of the moving image data in accordance with the image pickup operation mode set by said setting means, said control means controlling the resolution so that the resolution increases or decreases when the frame rate is decreased or increased; and transmission means for transmitting the moving image data controlled by said control means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
An image transmission apparatus comprising: image pickup means for picking up an image to output moving image data, said image pickup means having a plurality of image pickup operation modes for performing different image pickup processings, respectively; setting means for setting an image pickup operation mode from among the plurality of image pickup operation modes; control means for controlling a frame rate and a resolution of the moving image data in accordance with the image pickup operation mode set by said setting means, said control means controlling the resolution so that the resolution increases or decreases when the frame rate is decreased or increased; and transmission means for transmitting the moving image data controlled by said control means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said transmission means comprises wireless transmission means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
16 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein said wireless transmission means comprises a spread spectrum system.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
43 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said transmission means includes coding means for compression-encoding the moving image data, said coding means controlling a code amount of the moving image data according to the image pickup operation mode set by said setting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
38 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said image pickup means includes an image pickup element, and wherein, in each of the plurality of image pickup operation modes, the image pickup element uses a different charge accumulation time.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said image pickup means includes a lens, and wherein, in each of the plurality of image pickup operation modes, the lens uses a different moving speed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
22 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein each of the plurality of image pickup operation modes uses a different depth of field.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
120 words
An image transmission method comprising the steps of: picking up an image to output moving image data by using an image pickup unit, said image pickup unit having a plurality of image pickup operation modes for performing different image pickup processings, respectively; setting an image pickup operation mode from among the plurality of image pickup operation modes; controlling a frame rate and a resolution of the moving image data in accordance with the image pickup operation mode set in said setting step, said control step including a step of controlling the resolution so that the resolution increases or decreases when the frame rate is decreased or increased; and transmitting the moving image data controlled in said frame rate control step.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
120 words
An image transmission method comprising the steps of: picking up an image to output moving image data by using an image pickup unit, said image pickup unit having a plurality of image pickup operation modes for performing different image pickup processings, respectively; setting an image pickup operation mode from among the plurality of image pickup operation modes; controlling a frame rate and a resolution of the moving image data in accordance with the image pickup operation mode set in said setting step, said control step including a step of controlling the resolution so that the resolution increases or decreases when the frame rate is decreased or increased; and transmitting the moving image data controlled in said frame rate control step.
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