US6674538B2
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Image reproduction system for reproducing a still image from a video tape
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1998-10-20
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Granted: 2004-01-06
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Expires: 2018-10-20
Abstract
Abstract An image reproduction system includes a data bus for transmitting a compressed and coded digital image signal, in which compression mode information related to the compressing and coding of the digital image signal is added to the digital image signal. The system also includes a first input device that inputs the digital image signal transmitted by the data bus and a second input device that inputs an analog image signal. A converter converts the analog image signal inputted by the second input device to a digital signal. A buffer memory selectively stores either the digital image signal inputted by the first input device or the digital signal converted by the converter.
Inventors
- 👤 Koji Takahashi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00281; H04N1/00283; H04N1/00297; G; G11; G11B; G11B15/00; G11B15/02; G11B15/05; G11B15/087; G11B27/00; G11B27/005; G11B27/10; G11B27/102; G11B27/107; G11B27/19; G11B27/28; G11B27/30; G11B27/3027; G11B27/3036; G11B27/3063; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N9/00; H04N9/79; H04N9/80; H04N9/82; H04N9/83; G11B2220/00; G11B2220/90; H04N5/775; H04N9/7921; H04N9/802; H04N9/8205
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 68
Claim 1
Independent Claim
231 words
A video print system in which a reproduction apparatus and a print apparatus communicate with each other, wherein said reproduction apparatus comprises: a compression module, capable of variably setting a compression ratio of image information, for compressing input image information; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the image information from said recording medium, in a compression state, to said print apparatus, wherein said print apparatus comprises: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for capturing the compressed image information from said storage module and decompressing the captured image information; and a print module for capturing the image information decompressed by said decompression module and printing out the captured image information, and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state is sent from said reproduction apparatus to said print apparatus, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
231 words
A video print system in which a reproduction apparatus and a print apparatus communicate with each other, wherein said reproduction apparatus comprises: a compression module, capable of variably setting a compression ratio of image information, for compressing input image information; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the image information from said recording medium, in a compression state, to said print apparatus, wherein said print apparatus comprises: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for capturing the compressed image information from said storage module and decompressing the captured image information; and a print module for capturing the image information decompressed by said decompression module and printing out the captured image information, and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state is sent from said reproduction apparatus to said print apparatus, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
18 words
A video print system according to claim 1 , wherein said compression module further selects a compression mode.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
19 words
A video print system according to claim 2 , wherein one compression mode is DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A video print system according to claim 2 , wherein one compression mode is JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
30 words
A video print system according to claim 1 , wherein said reproduction module and said storage module are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the data.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A video print system according to claim 1 , wherein print instruction information for a plurality of image data is recorded on the recording medium, and a plurality of images is automatically printed according to the print instruction information.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
35 words
A video print system according to claim 1 , wherein said reproduction apparatus includes an input switch to input an instruction for automatically printing a plurality of respectively different images recorded on the recording medium.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
210 words
A video print system in which a reproduction apparatus and a print apparatus communicate with each other, wherein said reproduction apparatus comprises: a compression module for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from said recording medium, in the compression state, wherein said print apparatus comprises: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for capturing the compressed image information from said storage module and decompressing the captured image information; and a print module for capturing the image information decompressed by said decompression module and printing out the captured image information; and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
210 words
A video print system in which a reproduction apparatus and a print apparatus communicate with each other, wherein said reproduction apparatus comprises: a compression module for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from said recording medium, in the compression state, wherein said print apparatus comprises: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for capturing the compressed image information from said storage module and decompressing the captured image information; and a print module for capturing the image information decompressed by said decompression module and printing out the captured image information; and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
19 words
A video print system according to claim 8 , wherein the compression state includes DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
20 words
A video print system according to claim 8 , wherein the compression state includes JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
30 words
A video print system according to claim 8 , wherein said reproduction module and said storage module are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
39 words
A video print system according to claim 8 , wherein print instruction information for a plurality of image data is recorded on the recording medium, and a plurality of images is automatically printed according to the print instruction information.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
A video print system according to claim 8 , wherein said reproduction apparatus includes an input switch to input an instruction for automatically printing a plurality of respectively different images recorded on the recording medium.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
183 words
A printer, which communicates with an external apparatus including a compression module for compressing input image information, a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium, and a reproduction module for sending the image information from the recording medium, in a compression state, said printer comprising: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the image information stored in the storage module; and a print module for printing out the decompressed image information decompressed by said decompression module, wherein, in communication, information concerning whether said printer can perform the printing is sent from said printer to said external apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said printer can perform the printing based on the information sent from said printer, image data in the compression state is sent from said external apparatus to said printer, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from said printer to said external apparatus.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
183 words
A printer, which communicates with an external apparatus including a compression module for compressing input image information, a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium, and a reproduction module for sending the image information from the recording medium, in a compression state, said printer comprising: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the image information stored in the storage module; and a print module for printing out the decompressed image information decompressed by said decompression module, wherein, in communication, information concerning whether said printer can perform the printing is sent from said printer to said external apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said printer can perform the printing based on the information sent from said printer, image data in the compression state is sent from said external apparatus to said printer, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from said printer to said external apparatus.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
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A printer according to claim 14 , wherein the compression state includes DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
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A printer according to claim 14 , wherein the compression state includes JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group) compression.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
30 words
A printer according to claim 14 , wherein the external apparatus and said video printer are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the compressed image information.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
37 words
A printer according to claim 14 , wherein print instruction information for a plurality of image data is recorded on the recording medium, and a plurality of images is automatically printed according to the print instruction information.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
33 words
A printer according to claim 14 , wherein said external apparatus includes an input switch to input an instruction for automatically printing a plurality of respectively different images recorded on the recording medium.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
194 words
A control method for a printer, which communicates with an external apparatus which executes a compression step of compressing input image information, a recording step of recording the image information compressed in said compression step, on a recording medium, and a reproduction step of sending the image information from the recording medium, in a compression state, said control method for the printer comprising: a storage step of receiving the compressed image information sent in the reproduction step and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression step of decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage step; and a print step of printing out the decompressed image information decompressed in said decompression step, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether the printer can perform the printing is sent from the printer to the external apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that the printer can perform the printing based on the information sent from the printer, image data in the compression state is sent from the external apparatus to the printer, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from the printer to the external apparatus.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
194 words
A control method for a printer, which communicates with an external apparatus which executes a compression step of compressing input image information, a recording step of recording the image information compressed in said compression step, on a recording medium, and a reproduction step of sending the image information from the recording medium, in a compression state, said control method for the printer comprising: a storage step of receiving the compressed image information sent in the reproduction step and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression step of decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage step; and a print step of printing out the decompressed image information decompressed in said decompression step, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether the printer can perform the printing is sent from the printer to the external apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that the printer can perform the printing based on the information sent from the printer, image data in the compression state is sent from the external apparatus to the printer, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from the printer to the external apparatus.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
33 words
A control method for the printer according to claim 20 , wherein the external apparatus and the printer are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the compressed image information.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
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A control method according to claim 20 , wherein print instruction information for a plurality of image data is recorded on the recording medium, and a plurality of images is automatically printed according to the print instruction information.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
30 words
A control method according to claim 20 , wherein the reproduction step includes inputting an instruction to automatically print a plurality of respectively different images recorded on the recording medium.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
223 words
An image pickup apparatus, communicating with a print apparatus, said print apparatus comprising a storage module for receiving compressed image information sent from said image pickup apparatus and temporarily storing the received image information, a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in the storage module, and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by the decompression module, said image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup module; a compression module for compressing image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states picked up by said image pickup module; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the image information from said recording medium, to said print apparatus in the compression state, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said image pickup apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state is sent from said image pickup apparatus to said print apparatus, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from said print apparatus to said image pickup apparatus.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
223 words
An image pickup apparatus, communicating with a print apparatus, said print apparatus comprising a storage module for receiving compressed image information sent from said image pickup apparatus and temporarily storing the received image information, a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in the storage module, and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by the decompression module, said image pickup apparatus comprising: an image pickup module; a compression module for compressing image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states picked up by said image pickup module; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the image information from said recording medium, to said print apparatus in the compression state, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said image pickup apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state is sent from said image pickup apparatus to said print apparatus, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from said print apparatus to said image pickup apparatus.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 24 , wherein the print apparatus and said image pickup apparatus are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the compressed image information.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
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An apparatus according to claim 24 , wherein the compression state includes JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group) compression.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image pickup apparatus according to claim 24 , wherein said print apparatus includes an input switch to input an instruction for automatically printing a plurality of respectively different images recorded on the recording medium.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
39 words
An image pickup apparatus according to claim 24 , wherein print instruction information for a plurality of image data is recorded on the recording medium, and a plurality of images is automatically printed according to the print instruction information.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
225 words
A control method for an image pickup apparatus, the image pickup apparatus communicating with a print apparatus having a storage module for receiving compressed image information sent from the image pickup apparatus and temporarily storing the received information, a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in the storage module, and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by the decompression module, said control method for the image pickup apparatus comprising the steps of: picking up an image; compressing image information picked up in said step of picking up an image in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; recording the image information compressed in said compression step, on a recording medium; and sending the image information from the recording medium, to the print apparatus in the compression state, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether the print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from the print apparatus to the image pickup apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that the print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from the print apparatus, image data in the compression state is sent from the image pickup apparatus to the print apparatus, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from the print apparatus to the image pickup apparatus.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
225 words
A control method for an image pickup apparatus, the image pickup apparatus communicating with a print apparatus having a storage module for receiving compressed image information sent from the image pickup apparatus and temporarily storing the received information, a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in the storage module, and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by the decompression module, said control method for the image pickup apparatus comprising the steps of: picking up an image; compressing image information picked up in said step of picking up an image in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; recording the image information compressed in said compression step, on a recording medium; and sending the image information from the recording medium, to the print apparatus in the compression state, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether the print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from the print apparatus to the image pickup apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that the print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from the print apparatus, image data in the compression state is sent from the image pickup apparatus to the print apparatus, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from the print apparatus to the image pickup apparatus.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
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A control method according to claim 29 , wherein the print apparatus includes an input switch to input an instruction for automatically printing a plurality of respectively different images recorded on the recording medium.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
38 words
A control method according to claim 29 , wherein print instruction information for a plurality of image data is recorded on the recording medium, and a plurality of images is automatically printed according to the print instruction information.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
218 words
A print system in which a reproduction apparatus and a print apparatus communicate with each other, wherein said reproduction apparatus comprises: a compression module capable of variably setting a compression ratio of image information, for compressing input image information; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the image information from the recording medium, in a compression state, to said print apparatus. wherein said print apparatus comprises: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage module; and a print module for priming the image information decompressed by said decompression module, and wherein, in the communication information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state is sent from said reproduction apparatus to said print apparatus, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus.
Claim 39
Dependent Claim
218 words
A print system in which a reproduction apparatus and a print apparatus communicate with each other, wherein said reproduction apparatus comprises: a compression module capable of variably setting a compression ratio of image information, for compressing input image information; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the image information from the recording medium, in a compression state, to said print apparatus. wherein said print apparatus comprises: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage module; and a print module for priming the image information decompressed by said decompression module, and wherein, in the communication information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state is sent from said reproduction apparatus to said print apparatus, and information concerning completion of the sending of the image information is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus.
Claim 40
Dependent Claim
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A print system according to claim 32 , wherein said compression module selects a compression mode.
Claim 41
Dependent Claim
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A print system according to claim 33 , wherein one compression mode is DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 42
Dependent Claim
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A print system according to claim 33 , wherein one compression mode is JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression.
Claim 43
Dependent Claim
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A print system according to claim 32 , wherein said reproduction module and said storage module are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the data.
Claim 44
Dependent Claim
197 words
A print system in which a reproduction apparatus and a print apparatus communicate with each other, wherein said reproduction apparatus comprises: a compression module for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from the recording medium, in the compression state, wherein said print apparatus comprises: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage module; and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by said decompression module, and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent form said print apparatus, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 45
Dependent Claim
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A print system in which a reproduction apparatus and a print apparatus communicate with each other, wherein said reproduction apparatus comprises: a compression module for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from the recording medium, in the compression state, wherein said print apparatus comprises: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage module; and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by said decompression module, and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print apparatus can perform the printing is sent from said print apparatus to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said print apparatus can perform the printing based on the information sent form said print apparatus, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 46
Dependent Claim
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A print system according to claim 37 , wherein the compression state includes DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 47
Dependent Claim
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A print system according to claim 37 , wherein the compression state includes JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression.
Claim 48
Dependent Claim
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A print system according to claim 37 , wherein said reproduction module and said storage module are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the data.
Claim 49
Dependent Claim
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An image pickup apparatus which communicates with a print apparatus comprising: a compression module for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from said recording medium, in the compression state, wherein said print apparatus includes: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information, a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored by said storage module, and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by said decompression module, and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print module can perform the printing is sent, and, in the case where it is judged that said print module can perform the printing base on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 50
Dependent Claim
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An image pickup apparatus which communicates with a print apparatus comprising: a compression module for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium; and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from said recording medium, in the compression state, wherein said print apparatus includes: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information, a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored by said storage module, and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by said decompression module, and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said print module can perform the printing is sent, and, in the case where it is judged that said print module can perform the printing base on the information sent from said print apparatus, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 51
Dependent Claim
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An image pickup apparatus according to claim 41 , wherein the compression state includes DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 52
Dependent Claim
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An image pickup apparatus according to claim 41 , wherein the compression state includes JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression.
Claim 53
Dependent Claim
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An image pickup apparatus according to claim 41 , wherein said image pickup apparatus and said reproduction apparatus are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the data.
Claim 54
Dependent Claim
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A control method for an image pickup apparatus which communicates with a print apparatus comprising: a compression step for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; a recording step for recording the image information compressed in said compression step, on a recording medium; and a reproduction step for sending the reproduced image information from said recording step, in the compression state, wherein the print apparatus includes: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent in said reproduction step and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in the storage module; and a print module for printing the image information decompressed in the decompression module, and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether the print module can perform the printing is sent, and, in the case where it is judged that the print module can perform the printing based on the information sent from the print apparatus, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 55
Dependent Claim
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A control method for an image pickup apparatus which communicates with a print apparatus comprising: a compression step for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states; a recording step for recording the image information compressed in said compression step, on a recording medium; and a reproduction step for sending the reproduced image information from said recording step, in the compression state, wherein the print apparatus includes: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent in said reproduction step and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in the storage module; and a print module for printing the image information decompressed in the decompression module, and wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether the print module can perform the printing is sent, and, in the case where it is judged that the print module can perform the printing based on the information sent from the print apparatus, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 56
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 45 , wherein the compression state includes DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 57
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 45 , wherein the compression state includes JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression.
Claim 58
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 45 , wherein the image pickup apparatus and the print apparatus are connected to each other through a data bust to exchange the data.
Claim 59
Dependent Claim
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A printer which communicates with a reproduction apparatus including a compression module for compression input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compressing states, a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium, and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from the recording medium, in the compression state, said printer comprising: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage module; and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by said decompression module, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said printer can perform the printing is sent from said printer to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said printer can perform the printing based on the information sent from said printer, image data in the compression sate and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 60
Dependent Claim
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A printer which communicates with a reproduction apparatus including a compression module for compression input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compressing states, a recording module for recording the image information compressed by said compression module, on a recording medium, and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from the recording medium, in the compression state, said printer comprising: a storage module for receiving the compressed image information sent by said reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression module for decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage module; and a print module for printing the image information decompressed by said decompression module, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether said printer can perform the printing is sent from said printer to said reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that said printer can perform the printing based on the information sent from said printer, image data in the compression sate and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 61
Dependent Claim
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A printer according to claim 49 , wherein the compression state includes DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 62
Dependent Claim
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A printer according to claim 49 , wherein the compression state includes JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression.
Claim 63
Dependent Claim
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A printer according to claim 49 , wherein said printer and said reproduction apparatus are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the data.
Claim 64
Dependent Claim
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A control method for a printer which communicates with a reproduction apparatus including a compression module for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states, a recording module for recording the image information compressed by the compression module, on a recording medium, and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from the recording medium, in the compression state, said control method for the printer comprising: a storage step for receiving the compressed image information sent by the reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression step for decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage step; and a print step for printing the image information decompressed in said decompression step, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether the printer can perform the printing is sent from the printer to the reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that the printer can perform the printing based on the information sent from the printer, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 65
Dependent Claim
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A control method for a printer which communicates with a reproduction apparatus including a compression module for compressing input image information in a compression state selected from a plurality of compression states, a recording module for recording the image information compressed by the compression module, on a recording medium, and a reproduction module for sending the reproduced image information from the recording medium, in the compression state, said control method for the printer comprising: a storage step for receiving the compressed image information sent by the reproduction module and temporarily storing the received image information; a decompression step for decompressing the compressed image information stored in said storage step; and a print step for printing the image information decompressed in said decompression step, wherein, in the communication, information concerning whether the printer can perform the printing is sent from the printer to the reproduction apparatus, and, in the case where it is judged that the printer can perform the printing based on the information sent from the printer, image data in the compression state and data concerning a data amount of the image data are sent.
Claim 66
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 53 , wherein the compression state includes DPCM (Differential Pulse Code Modulation).
Claim 67
Dependent Claim
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A method according to claim 53 , wherein the compression state includes JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) compression.
Claim 68
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method according to claim 53 , wherein the printer and the reproduction apparatus are connected to each other through a data bus to exchange the data.
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