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Electronic camera
Assignee: Olympus Corp
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Filing: 1998-09-08
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Granted: 2003-05-13
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Expires: 2018-09-08
Abstract
Abstract An electronic camera includes a menu switch for displaying, on a display, the first print mode of printing only image data and the second print mode of superimposing and printing attendant data on image data, increment and decrement switches for moving menu items, and an execution switch for determining and executing a target item, wherein when an image file recorded on a recording medium is to be displayed on the display, if the electronic camera is in the first print mode, attendant data is superimposed and displayed on image data after the start of display, and display is switched to display of only the image data after a predetermined period, or if the electronic camera is in the second print mode, attendant data is always superimposed and displayed on image data during display.
Inventors
- 👤 Akira Hatakenaka
- 👤 Akio Terane
- 👤 Masaomi Tomizawa
- 👤 Hideaki Yoshida
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 15:06
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/0044; H04N1/00442; H04N1/00413; H04N1/00416; H04N1/00419; H04N1/00427; H04N1/00435; H04N1/00453; H04N1/00458; H04N1/00461; H04N1/00466; H04N1/00469; H04N1/00474; H04N1/00482; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/32; H04N1/32101; H04N1/32144; H04N23/00; H04N23/60; H04N23/63; H04N23/631; H04N23/633; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3212; H04N2201/3214; H04N2201/3215; H04N2201/3271; H04N2201/3273
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 21
Claim 1
Independent Claim
222 words
An electronic camera comprising: an image sensing unit for sensing an image; a recording medium for storing an image file including image data obtained by said image sensing unit and attendant data; a reconstruction unit for reconstructing the image file from said recording medium and outputting the reconstructed image file to a printer; a display unit for displaying the image data and attendant data of the image file; a selection unit for selecting a first print mode of printing only the image data in printing by the printer, and a second print mode of superimposing and printing the attendant data on the image data in printing; and a control unit for selectively executing the first print mode and the second print mode in accordance with selection of said selection unit, wherein when the first print mode is selected, said control unit executes a first display mode of superimposing and displaying the attendant data of the image file on the image data for a predetermined period after start of display of the image file on said display unit, and displaying only the image data, and when the second print mode is selected, executes a second display mode of always superimposing and displaying the attendant data of the image file on the image data during display of the image file on said display unit.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
222 words
An electronic camera comprising: an image sensing unit for sensing an image; a recording medium for storing an image file including image data obtained by said image sensing unit and attendant data; a reconstruction unit for reconstructing the image file from said recording medium and outputting the reconstructed image file to a printer; a display unit for displaying the image data and attendant data of the image file; a selection unit for selecting a first print mode of printing only the image data in printing by the printer, and a second print mode of superimposing and printing the attendant data on the image data in printing; and a control unit for selectively executing the first print mode and the second print mode in accordance with selection of said selection unit, wherein when the first print mode is selected, said control unit executes a first display mode of superimposing and displaying the attendant data of the image file on the image data for a predetermined period after start of display of the image file on said display unit, and displaying only the image data, and when the second print mode is selected, executes a second display mode of always superimposing and displaying the attendant data of the image file on the image data during display of the image file on said display unit.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein the attendant data is data including at least one of a date and time.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein said selection unit comprises means for displaying a menu about the print mode on said display unit, and operation means for selectively designating the first print mode and the second print mode from the displayed menu.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic camera according to claim 3 , wherein the attendant data is data including at least one of a date and time.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit performs superimposition and display in the first display mode only for a predetermined period after a start of display.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic camera according to claim 5 , wherein the attendant data is data including at least one of a date and time.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
75 words
An electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein said recording medium stores the image data together with a frame number corresponding to the image data, and said reconstruction unit comprises operation means for designating a frame number corresponding to an image to be reconstructed, and means for reading out image data corresponding to the frame number designated by the operation means from said recording medium and outputting the image data to said display unit.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
34 words
An electronic camera according to claim 7 , wherein said display unit comprises means for generating a character representing the frame number, and displays an image obtained by superimposing the character on image data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
69 words
An electronic camera according to claim 1 , wherein said electronic camera further comprises an operation member manually operated, and said control unit displays an image obtained by superimposing the attendant data on the image data, on said display unit for a predetermined period in response to operation of the operation member, and displays only the image data on said display unit after a lapse of the predetermined period.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
42 words
An electronic camera according to claim 9 , further comprising a trigger switch which is operated in storing image data in said recording medium in an imaging mode, said trigger switch being used as the operation member in the first display mode.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic camera according to claim 9 , wherein the attendant data is data including at least one of a date and time.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electronic camera according to claim 9 , wherein said selection unit comprises means for displaying a menu about the print mode on said display unit, and operation means for selectively designating the first print mode and the second print mode from the displayed menu.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic camera according to claim 12 , wherein the attendant data is data including at least one of a date and time.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
31 words
An electronic camera according to claim 9 , wherein said control unit performs superimposition and display in the first display mode only for a predetermined period after a start of display.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic camera according to claim 14 , wherein the attendant data is data including at least one of a date and time.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
74 words
An electronic camera according to claim 9 , wherein said recording medium stores the image data together with a frame number corresponding to the image data, and said reconstruction unit comprises operation means for designating a frame number corresponding to an image to be reconstructed, and means for reading out image data corresponding to the frame number designated the operation means from said recording medium and outputting the image data to said display unit.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
34 words
An electronic camera according to claim 16 , wherein said display unit comprises means for generating a character representing the frame number, and displays an image obtained by superimposing the character on image data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
201 words
An electronic camera capable of reproducing video data and attendant data, the electronic camera comprising: a display unit which displays at least the video data; a selector which selects between a first print mode and a second print mode, the first print mode outputting first information for printing only the video data to a printer and the second print mode outputting second information for printing the video data and the attendant data to the printer; a first controller which outputs the first information to the printer and displays superimposing the attendant data on the video data for a predetermined period, and then switches the display unit to display only the video data, when the first print mode is selected by the selector, and which outputs the second information to the printer and displays superimposing the attendant data on the video data on the display unit, when the second print mode is selected by the selector; and a second controller which displays contents of the attendant data added to the video data in response to input of a trigger signal in a state that the display unit is switched to display only the video data after the first print mode is selected.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
201 words
An electronic camera capable of reproducing video data and attendant data, the electronic camera comprising: a display unit which displays at least the video data; a selector which selects between a first print mode and a second print mode, the first print mode outputting first information for printing only the video data to a printer and the second print mode outputting second information for printing the video data and the attendant data to the printer; a first controller which outputs the first information to the printer and displays superimposing the attendant data on the video data for a predetermined period, and then switches the display unit to display only the video data, when the first print mode is selected by the selector, and which outputs the second information to the printer and displays superimposing the attendant data on the video data on the display unit, when the second print mode is selected by the selector; and a second controller which displays contents of the attendant data added to the video data in response to input of a trigger signal in a state that the display unit is switched to display only the video data after the first print mode is selected.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
40 words
A electronic camera according to claim 18 , wherein the trigger signal is a signal which occurs when a release button is pushed, and the second controller superimposes the attendant data on the video data based on the trigger signal.
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