US6856425B2
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Image processing system, digital camera, and printing apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 2002-07-08
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Granted: 2005-02-15
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Expires: 2022-07-08
Abstract
Abstract In order to print an image sensed by a digital camera using a printing apparatus for forming an image on a print medium, image data corresponding to the sensed image is converted into print data, and the converted data is transmitted to the printing apparatus, thereby providing an image processing system which can print an image sensed by the digital camera using the printing apparatus without the intervention of any computer, and a digital camera and printing apparatus suitable for the image processing system.
Inventors
- 👤 Isamu Ozawa
- 👤 Kuniaki Ohtsuka
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 17:10
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00278; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0034; H04N2201/0048; H04N2201/0053; H04N2201/0065; H04N2201/0068; H04N2201/0077; H04N2201/0082
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
A camera comprising: an image pickup sensor adapted to form picked up electrical image data; a communication circuit adapted to directly communicate with a remote printer without an external computer; an acquisition unit adapted to acquire program codes from the remote printer for printing via said communication circuit; a conversion circuit adapted to convert said picked up electrical image data into print image data using the program codes acquired by said acquisition unit; a selecting circuit adapted to select one of a higher quality image print mode and a higher speed image print mode; a generator adapted to generate a mode signal indicating the selected one of said higher quality image print mode and said higher speed image print mode; and a transmitter adapted to transmit said mode signal and the converted print image data to said remote printer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
A camera comprising: an image pickup sensor adapted to form picked up electrical image data; a communication circuit adapted to directly communicate with a remote printer without an external computer; an acquisition unit adapted to acquire program codes from the remote printer for printing via said communication circuit; a conversion circuit adapted to convert said picked up electrical image data into print image data using the program codes acquired by said acquisition unit; a selecting circuit adapted to select one of a higher quality image print mode and a higher speed image print mode; a generator adapted to generate a mode signal indicating the selected one of said higher quality image print mode and said higher speed image print mode; and a transmitter adapted to transmit said mode signal and the converted print image data to said remote printer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
A camera according to claim 1 , wherein said transmitter includes a wireless transmitter.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
A camera according to claim 1 , wherein said transmitter includes a wired transmitter.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
127 words
A camera comprising: an image pickup sensor adapted to form picked up electrical image data; a communication circuit adapted to directly communicate with a remote printer without an external computer; an acquisition unit adapted to acquire program codes from the remote printer for printing via said communication circuit; a conversion circuit adapted to convert said picked up electrical image data into print image data using the program codes acquired by said acquisition unit; a selecting circuit adapted to select one of a plurality of different half tone processings; a generator adapted to generate a mode signal indicating the selected one of said plurality of different half tone processings; and a transmitter adapted to transmit said mode signal and the converted print image data to said remote printer.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
127 words
A camera comprising: an image pickup sensor adapted to form picked up electrical image data; a communication circuit adapted to directly communicate with a remote printer without an external computer; an acquisition unit adapted to acquire program codes from the remote printer for printing via said communication circuit; a conversion circuit adapted to convert said picked up electrical image data into print image data using the program codes acquired by said acquisition unit; a selecting circuit adapted to select one of a plurality of different half tone processings; a generator adapted to generate a mode signal indicating the selected one of said plurality of different half tone processings; and a transmitter adapted to transmit said mode signal and the converted print image data to said remote printer.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
14 words
A camera according to claim 4 , wherein said transmitter includes a wireless transmitter.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
A camera according to claim 4 , wherein said transmitter includes a wired transmitter.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A camera according to claim 4 , wherein said processings include a dither processing.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
15 words
A camera according to claim 4 , wherein said processings include an error diffusion processing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
127 words
A camera comprising: an image pickup sensor adapted to form picked up electrical image data; a communication circuit adapted to directly communicate with a remote printer without an external computer; a selecting circuit adapted to select one of a plurality of different color matching processes; an acquisition unit adapted to acquire program codes from the remote printer for printing via said communication circuit; a conversion circuit adapted to convert said picked up electrical image data into print image data using the program codes acquired by said acquisition unit; a generator adapted to generate a mode signal indicating the selected one of said plurality of different color matching processes; and a transmitter adapted to transmit said mode signal and the converted print image data to said remote printer.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
127 words
A camera comprising: an image pickup sensor adapted to form picked up electrical image data; a communication circuit adapted to directly communicate with a remote printer without an external computer; a selecting circuit adapted to select one of a plurality of different color matching processes; an acquisition unit adapted to acquire program codes from the remote printer for printing via said communication circuit; a conversion circuit adapted to convert said picked up electrical image data into print image data using the program codes acquired by said acquisition unit; a generator adapted to generate a mode signal indicating the selected one of said plurality of different color matching processes; and a transmitter adapted to transmit said mode signal and the converted print image data to said remote printer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A camera according to claim 9 , wherein said transmitter includes a wireless transmitter.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
14 words
A camera according to claim 9 , wherein said transmitter includes a wired transmitter.
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