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Image processing method, an image processing apparatus, an image input device, a photographing device, a photographing system, a communication device, a communication system, and a storage medium
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1998-09-30
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Granted: 2004-02-10
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Expires: 2018-09-30
Abstract
Abstract A method for processing images comprises the steps of performing the reception of data through the net work, inputting image data obtainable in accordance with the designated input mode, managing the storage of the data received in the receiving step and the image data inputted in the input step to the memory, and intervening between the operations of the reception step and the input step in accordance with the storage management in the controlling step. With the method thus structured, the compression ratio of the input image is heightened by changing the current photographing mode if the added value of the estimated reception data through communicating means and the data side of photographed image predetermined by the current photographing mode should exceed the remainders of memory in the storage, hence making it possible to implement the compatibility of immediacy between the image input and the communication by dealing with any sudden reception during photographing.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeo Yoshida
- 👤 Hiraku Sonobe
- 👤 Satoshi Ono
- 👤 Keiji Ohara
- 👤 Shinichi Matsumoto
- 👤 Takayuki Seki
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 14:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/21; H04N1/2104; H04N1/2112; H04N1/2137; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0077
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim
82 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: receiving data through a network; generating amount data of the received data; inputting image data obtained in accordance with a designated input mode; managing storage of the data received in said receiving step and the image data inputted in said input step to a memory based on the generated amount data; and intervening between operations of said receiving step and said inputting step on the basis of said storage management in said managing step.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
82 words
An image processing method comprising the steps of: receiving data through a network; generating amount data of the received data; inputting image data obtained in accordance with a designated input mode; managing storage of the data received in said receiving step and the image data inputted in said input step to a memory based on the generated amount data; and intervening between operations of said receiving step and said inputting step on the basis of said storage management in said managing step.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein said receiving step further comprises a step of receiving data through wireless net work.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein said intervening step further comprises the control step of controlling the input mode in said inputting step on the basis of said storage management in said managing step.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein said inputting step further comprises an image inreversible compression step, and wherein said intervening step further comprises a control step for controlling a compression ratio in said compression step.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method according to claim 1 , wherein said managing step further comprises a step of managing a remaining storage capacity of said memory.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A storage medium which stored the processing step of image processing method according to either one of claim 1 to claim 5 in being readable by a computer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image input apparatus having a communicating function, and for storing into storage means data received by said communicating function and an image inputted in a photographing mode designated in advance, comprising: image compression means for storing into said storage means the input image at a compression ratio corresponding to the photographing mode; reception amount generating means for obtaining a capacity required for a data reception by said communicating function; remaining amount generating means for obtaining the memory remaining amount for said storage means; and control means for controlling the compression ratio of said image compression means on the basis of the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means, and the memory remaining amount obtained by said remaining amount generating means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
122 words
An image input apparatus having a communicating function, and for storing into storage means data received by said communicating function and an image inputted in a photographing mode designated in advance, comprising: image compression means for storing into said storage means the input image at a compression ratio corresponding to the photographing mode; reception amount generating means for obtaining a capacity required for a data reception by said communicating function; remaining amount generating means for obtaining the memory remaining amount for said storage means; and control means for controlling the compression ratio of said image compression means on the basis of the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means, and the memory remaining amount obtained by said remaining amount generating means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
121 words
An image input apparatus, comprising: input means for inputting a photographing mode; image input means for inputting an image obtained in the photographing mode inputted by said input means; image compression means for compressing the image inputted by said image input means; communicating means for receiving arbitrary data; storage means for storing the input image compressed by said image compression means and the data received by said communicating means; remaining amount generating means for managing memory remaining amount of said storage means; and control means for controlling an amount of the input image for said image compression means on the basis of photographing mode inputted by said input means, and the memory remaining amount obtained by said remaining amount generating means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
121 words
An image input apparatus, comprising: input means for inputting a photographing mode; image input means for inputting an image obtained in the photographing mode inputted by said input means; image compression means for compressing the image inputted by said image input means; communicating means for receiving arbitrary data; storage means for storing the input image compressed by said image compression means and the data received by said communicating means; remaining amount generating means for managing memory remaining amount of said storage means; and control means for controlling an amount of the input image for said image compression means on the basis of photographing mode inputted by said input means, and the memory remaining amount obtained by said remaining amount generating means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image input apparatus having the communicating function, and for storing into storage means data received by said communicating function and an image inputted in the photographing mode designated in advance, comprising: reception amount generating means for obtaining a capacity required for receiving data by said communicating function; remaining amount generating means for obtaining a memory remaining amount for said storage means; and control means for controlling a receiving operation of said communicating function on the basis of the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means, and the memory remaining amount obtained by said remaining amount generating means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
99 words
An image input apparatus having the communicating function, and for storing into storage means data received by said communicating function and an image inputted in the photographing mode designated in advance, comprising: reception amount generating means for obtaining a capacity required for receiving data by said communicating function; remaining amount generating means for obtaining a memory remaining amount for said storage means; and control means for controlling a receiving operation of said communicating function on the basis of the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means, and the memory remaining amount obtained by said remaining amount generating means.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
57 words
An image input apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said control means restricts the reception data when an added value of the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means and an estimated size of the input image defined in advance in said photographing mode is larger than the memory remaining amount of said storage means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
74 words
An image input apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said control means restricts the amount of the reception data when an added value of the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means and the estimated size of the input image defined in advance in said photographing mode is larger than the memory remaining amount of said storage means, and after that, a retransmission request of data is issued to a transmission side.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
65 words
An image input apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said control means enables the transmission side to transmit the data having higher compression ratio when an added value of the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means and the estimated size of the input image defined in advance by said photographing mode is larger than the memory remaining amount of said storage means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
26 words
An image input apparatus according to claim 10 , wherein said control means transmits to a transmission side the input image stored into said storage means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image input apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said control means controls the reception denial when the reception data corresponding to the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means is streaming data.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
65 words
An image input apparatus according to claim 9 , wherein said control means controls the amount of the reception data when the added value of the data size of the predetermined numbers of input images, the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means, and an estimated size of the input images predetermined in said photographing mode is larger than the said memory remaining amount.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
138 words
An image input apparatus, comprising: input means for inputting a photographing mode; image input means for inputting an image obtained in the photographing mode inputted by said input means; image compression means for compressing the input image inputted by said image input means; communicating means for receiving arbitrary data; storage means for storing the input image compressed by said image compression means and the data received by said communicating means; remaining amount generating means for managing memory remaining amount of said storage means; reception amount generating means for obtaining a capacity required for receiving data by said communicating function; and control means for controlling the amount of reception data of said communicating means on the basis of the memory remaining amount obtained by said remaining amount generating means, and the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
138 words
An image input apparatus, comprising: input means for inputting a photographing mode; image input means for inputting an image obtained in the photographing mode inputted by said input means; image compression means for compressing the input image inputted by said image input means; communicating means for receiving arbitrary data; storage means for storing the input image compressed by said image compression means and the data received by said communicating means; remaining amount generating means for managing memory remaining amount of said storage means; reception amount generating means for obtaining a capacity required for receiving data by said communicating function; and control means for controlling the amount of reception data of said communicating means on the basis of the memory remaining amount obtained by said remaining amount generating means, and the capacity obtained by said reception amount generating means.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
127 words
A storage medium which stored processing steps readable by a computer, for storing on memory a communicating function, reception data by the communication function, and an image inputted in a photographing mode designated in advance, said processing steps comprising the following steps of: compressing the input image with a compression ratio corresponding to the photographing mode and storing the compressed image; generating reception amount for obtaining a capacity required for the data reception by said communicating function; generating remaining amount for obtaining the memory remaining amount of said memory; and controlling the compression ratio in said image compressing step on the basis of said photographing mode, the capacity obtained in said reception amount generating step, and the memory remaining amount obtained in said remaining amount generating step.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
127 words
A storage medium which stored processing steps readable by a computer, for storing on memory a communicating function, reception data by the communication function, and an image inputted in a photographing mode designated in advance, said processing steps comprising the following steps of: compressing the input image with a compression ratio corresponding to the photographing mode and storing the compressed image; generating reception amount for obtaining a capacity required for the data reception by said communicating function; generating remaining amount for obtaining the memory remaining amount of said memory; and controlling the compression ratio in said image compressing step on the basis of said photographing mode, the capacity obtained in said reception amount generating step, and the memory remaining amount obtained in said remaining amount generating step.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
109 words
A storage medium which stored the processing steps readable by a computer for storing a communicating function, the reception data by said communicating function, and an image inputted in the photographing mode designated in advance, said processing steps comprising the following steps of: generating the reception amount for obtaining a capacity required for the data reception by said communicating function; generating the remaining amount for obtaining the memory remaining amount of said memory; controlling a receiving operation by the comunication function on the basis of said photographing mode, the capacity obtained in said reception amount generating step, and the memory remaining amount obtained in said remaining amount generating step.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
109 words
A storage medium which stored the processing steps readable by a computer for storing a communicating function, the reception data by said communicating function, and an image inputted in the photographing mode designated in advance, said processing steps comprising the following steps of: generating the reception amount for obtaining a capacity required for the data reception by said communicating function; generating the remaining amount for obtaining the memory remaining amount of said memory; controlling a receiving operation by the comunication function on the basis of said photographing mode, the capacity obtained in said reception amount generating step, and the memory remaining amount obtained in said remaining amount generating step.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
55 words
A storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein said controlling step comprises the step of restricting an amount of reception data when the added value of the capacity obtained in said reception amount generating step and the estimated size of input image predetermined in said photographing mode is larger than said memory remaining amount.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
34 words
A storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein said controlling step controls the reception denial when the reception data corresponding to the capacity obtained in said reception amount generating step is streaming data.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
67 words
A storage medium according to claim 18 , wherein said controlling step comprises the step of restricting the amount of reception data when the added value of the data size of the predetermined numbers of input images, the capacity obtained in said reception amount generating step, and the estimated size of the input images predetermined in said photographing mode is larger than the said memory remaining amount.
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