US6912002B1
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Digital still camera and method of controlling the same
Assignee: Fujifilm Corp
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Filing: 2000-04-13
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Granted: 2005-06-28
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Expires: 2020-04-13
Abstract
Abstract In order to easily manage image data for each image pickup theme, the last one of consecutive frame numbers for the image pickup theme is stored in a flash memory in a digital still camera. When the image pickup theme is set, the last frame number for the image pickup theme is read out of the flash memory, and new frame numbers are assigned to image data obtained by imaging such that they are consecutive frame numbers in the image pickup theme. Since the consecutive frame numbers are assigned for the image pickup theme, the image data for the image pickup theme become relatively easy to manage.
Inventors
- 👤 Takashi Soga
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:34
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N5/00; H04N5/76; H04N5/765; H04N5/77; H04N5/772; H04N2101/00; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3201; H04N2201/3225; H04N2201/3247; H04N5/775; H04N5/907
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
250 words
A digital still camera comprising: an imaging device for imaging a subject and outputting image data representing an image of the subject; an image pickup theme setting device for setting an image pickup theme; a frame number storage device for storing, for the image pickup theme set by said image pickup theme setting device, a last frame number of a plurality of frame numbers assigned at the time of imaging; a frame number increment device for incrementing, every time the subject is imaged by said imaging device, the last frame number for the image pickup theme set by said image pickup theme setting device out of the frame numbers stored in said frame number storage device; a storage control device for controlling said frame number storage device such that the last frame number incremented by said frame number increment device is stored for the corresponding image pickup theme; and an image data recording control device for recording on a first recording medium data representing the last frame number incremented by said frame number increment device and the image data outputted from said imaging device by the imaging under the image pickup theme set by said image pickup theme setting device with the data and the image data related to each other, wherein said frame number storage device retains said last frame number and said frame number increment device incrementally increases said assigned frame number starting from said last frame number if a new recording medium replaces said first recording medium.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
250 words
A digital still camera comprising: an imaging device for imaging a subject and outputting image data representing an image of the subject; an image pickup theme setting device for setting an image pickup theme; a frame number storage device for storing, for the image pickup theme set by said image pickup theme setting device, a last frame number of a plurality of frame numbers assigned at the time of imaging; a frame number increment device for incrementing, every time the subject is imaged by said imaging device, the last frame number for the image pickup theme set by said image pickup theme setting device out of the frame numbers stored in said frame number storage device; a storage control device for controlling said frame number storage device such that the last frame number incremented by said frame number increment device is stored for the corresponding image pickup theme; and an image data recording control device for recording on a first recording medium data representing the last frame number incremented by said frame number increment device and the image data outputted from said imaging device by the imaging under the image pickup theme set by said image pickup theme setting device with the data and the image data related to each other, wherein said frame number storage device retains said last frame number and said frame number increment device incrementally increases said assigned frame number starting from said last frame number if a new recording medium replaces said first recording medium.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
The digital still camera according to claim 1 , wherein said image pickup theme setting device comprises an image pickup theme storage device for storing a plurality of image pickup themes; and an image pickup theme selection device for selecting the image pickup theme out of the image pickup themes stored in said image pickup theme storage device.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
The digital still camera according to claim 1 , wherein said new recording medium is said first recording medium with a cleared memory.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
The digital still camera according to claim 1 , wherein said frame number storage device stores said last frame number in a flash memory and said first recording medium is a memory card.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
170 words
A method of controlling a digital still camera, comprising the steps of: allowing an image pickup theme to be set; storing, for the set image pickup theme, a last frame number of a plurality of frame numbers assigned at the time of imaging; imaging a subject, to obtain image data representing an image of the subject; incrementing, every time the subject is imaged, the last frame number for the set image pickup theme out of the stored frame numbers; storing the incremented last frame number for the corresponding image pickup theme; recording on a first recording medium data representing the incremented last frame number and the image data obtained by the imaging under the set image pickup theme with the data and the image data related to each other, and replacing said recording medium with a new recording medium, wherein said last frame number is retained and said assigned frame number is incrementally increased starting from said last frame number if the new recording medium replaces said first recording medium.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
170 words
A method of controlling a digital still camera, comprising the steps of: allowing an image pickup theme to be set; storing, for the set image pickup theme, a last frame number of a plurality of frame numbers assigned at the time of imaging; imaging a subject, to obtain image data representing an image of the subject; incrementing, every time the subject is imaged, the last frame number for the set image pickup theme out of the stored frame numbers; storing the incremented last frame number for the corresponding image pickup theme; recording on a first recording medium data representing the incremented last frame number and the image data obtained by the imaging under the set image pickup theme with the data and the image data related to each other, and replacing said recording medium with a new recording medium, wherein said last frame number is retained and said assigned frame number is incrementally increased starting from said last frame number if the new recording medium replaces said first recording medium.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
21 words
The method according to claim 5 , wherein said new recording medium is said first recording medium with a cleared memory.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
The method according to claim 5 , wherein said last frame number is stored in a flash memory and said first recording medium is a memory card.
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