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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8149295 | Digital camera with external storage medium detector A digital camera comprises an imaging device; an internal memory; an attachment device that attaches a storage medium; a medium detector that detects whether the storage medium attached to the attachment device is a storage medium limiting overwrite; and a record co... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7940313 | Digital camera including a recording medium detector and warning unit A camera includes an image-capturing unit that captures an image of a subject; a generating unit that generates an image data based on the captured image; a loading unit capable of loading a recording medium for recording the image data generated by the generating u... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7821550 | Remote image-pickup system, camera device, and card substrate A remote image-pickup system includes a camera device including an image-pickup unit for capturing an image of a subject and generating picture signals and a card slot; and a plurality of types of card substrates which are selectively inserted into the card slot and... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7733387 | Digital camera with detachable memory for storing image data A digital camera stores image data, which represent object images captured via a taking lens and a charge coupled device, in a built-in memory, which is provided in a camera body and which is able to store image data of plural object images. When the built-in memory... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7580064 | Digital still camera and image correction method A digital camera that corrects a captured image. A memory for storing the image data of an image for which tone correction is to be performed in a standard color space format. A tone correction circuit for performing tone correction. The image data is read out from ... | 08/25/2009 |
| 7486314 | Image-pickup apparatus, image recording apparatus, image-pickup control program, image recording program, image-pickup method and image recording method When it is determined that a shutter button has been depressed, it is determined if a moving image photographing mode is set. When a still image photographing mode is set, a still image photographing operation is performed. It is determined if a user sets a recordin... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7391967 | Camera system The present invention provides a camera system, which can simplify an ordering procedure. An IC memory comprising a contactless interface is mounted on a camera, or an image recording medium, such as memory card or film. In a case where a customer has carried the ca... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7372501 | Cover apparatus and digital camera A cover apparatus according to the present invention protects a protected portion including at least an opening portion of a recording medium storage chamber and a connector portion. The cover apparatus includes first and second covers. The first cover is movable be... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7372595 | Flexible image rendering system utilizing intermediate device-independent unrendered image data A flexible, user-friendly computer-implemented image processing system is provided. The system includes a process to receive an image rendering request. The image rendering request includes an indication of raw image data and an indication of desired rendering outpu... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369746 | Device for recording digital video and audio signals in designated areas of a recording medium in a predetermined track format Data separating means extracts intra-frame or intra-field encoded blocks from an intra-frame or intra-field encoded, and inter-frame or inter-field encoded digital video signal, and a digital audio signal contained in an input bit stream. Error correction code appen... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7365782 | Image pickup device and method for enabling switching between a first recording medium and a second recording medium When a key for directly transferring from the screen of a “video mode” of tape reproduction to the screen of memory stick reproduction is separately arranged, the ratio of an occupation area of the key on the screen is increased. Therefore, a setting operation i... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365777 | Digital camera First to third processors are arranged in a digital camera, one image (one frame) obtained by one photographing operation is divided into three regions (assigned regions), and photographing signal processing is shared by the first to third processors. Digital image ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362353 | Autofocus lens apparatus and image pickup system A lens apparatus, with which compatibility, regarding AF operations, to cameras of a variety of manufacturers can be established more easily, is disclosed. The lens apparatus includes a focus driver which drives a focus lens, a terminal which is a member for communi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7358991 | Digital camera and method of preventing image data from being erased from the digital camera The present invention relates to a digital camera, which is designed such that a recording medium can be loaded thereon, the medium capable of recording photographed image data and prohibiting recorded image data from being erased. The digital camera includes an ini... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7353324 | Semiconductor storage device and method of controlling the same A semiconductor storage device includes a first nonvolatile memory to store user data of a file, a second nonvolatile memory to store management data of the file, the second nonvolatile memory being different in type from the first nonvolatile memory, and a controll... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7340275 | Wireless communication unit A wireless communication unit of the present invention comprises: an interface portion signally connected to a connector of a main device, the connector being dedicated to a recording-medium; a recording portion performing non-volatile recording; a wireless communic... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7330207 | Method of managing storage space in a digital camera Provided is a digital camera in which a memory card is inserted and image files are stored on the memory card. When a recording capacity of the memory card is insufficient, image files already stored in the memory card are recompressed at a relatively higher compres... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7324140 | Image pick-up apparatus having data loss prevention function for internal memory When it is ascertained that continuous photography has been terminated, the recording to an external recording medium, via an image recording circuit, of image data stored in an internal memory is initiated. When an instruction is issued to start the recording of da... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321390 | Recording medium management device and digital camera incorporating same A digital camera showing on a display a graphical user interface having a first display portion for inputting priority ratio of high speed in access to an external memory card to recordable capacity in formatting the external memory card, a second display portion fo... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319811 | Information processing apparatus and method A moving image processing apparatus can perform a zoom process for each frame image of moving image data in an digital zoom section. An image quality determining section determines an image quality of a frame image obtained through the zoom process in reproduction, ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7304678 | Appliance and method for communicating and viewing multiple captured images An appliance is provided for capturing and communicating images to other devices with communication capabilities. An embodiment of the appliance comprises capturing a plurality of image data, grouping the image data into a group, receiving new image data, and attach... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304684 | Image pickup apparatus, method of making, and electric apparatus having image pickup apparatus An image pickup apparatus includes a first connector arranged on a wiring board, a second connector including an optical lens and being engageable with the first connector, and a photoelectric conversion module on which light is incident from the optical lens, the p... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7304669 | Imaging and recording apparatus An imaging apparatus which is connectable to an external device includes a recording instruction module which instructs a recording, an imaging module which generates an image signal from an optical image, a memory module which stores the image signal generated by t... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7301556 | Image signal transmitting/receiving apparatus and method based on a cut-off mode The present invention relates to an image signal transmitting/receiving apparatus and method for selectively performing transmission and display of a main image signal. The present invention transmits and display an sub-image signal instead of the received main imag... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7302118 | Transformation of images This present invention provides a system and method for transforming a main image of a digital image, such as one stored in the Exchangeable Image File (“EXIF”) format, updating the metadata, including the thumbnail image, to correspond to the transformed main i... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291018 | IC card A multifunction IC card (MFC) has compatibility with a multimedia card, an SD card, etc. in that connector terminals (#1 through #13) are disposed on a card substrate (1) in two rows in a zigzag fashion, and realizes multifunction facilities in ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7286169 | Cascading image modification using multiple digital cameras incorporating image processing This patent describes a multi effect system to provide enhanced image effects. The effects are provided by interconnecting a series of camera manipulation units, each of the camera manipulation units applying an image manipulation to an inputted image so as to produ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7268809 | Analog buffer memory for high-speed digital image capture A digital imaging system uses a high density, high speed analog/multi-level memory to temporarily store image data at high rates for extended periods of time. A portion of the stored data is transmitted for image processing and compression. When image processing and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7264513 | Removable storage device An adapter for removable memory cards including a housing configured to receive a memory card, a connector for connection to a host system, an interface circuit interconnecting the memory card and connector and adapted to allow communication therebetween and at leas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265780 | Image information obtaining method, image information transmitting apparatus and image information transmitting system A transmitting and receiving device capable of transmitting and receiving information to and from another communication apparatus and an information processing device are provided. The information processing device produces directories that classifies a plurality of... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7248290 | Image file management within a digital camera A digital camera includes a slot where a magnetooptical disk is received. A plurality of folders for managing a plurality of image files is formed in the magnetooptical disk. A recording folder pointer points one of folders as a record destination folder of an image... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7243153 | System and method for managing images over a communication network A system, method, and software product for managing digital images. A server is provided for controlling access to a user image storage device having at least one digital image file of an image. The server has a communication device capable of communicating with a p... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7239349 | Image signal processing unit and electronic still camera An electronic still camera which is able to substantially lessen the amount of trouble of inserting and drawing a PC card during photographing or when image data are transferred to a host computer such as a laptop computer, and which is able to increase the number o... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7236193 | Apparatus and method to capture image and other data and recording onto multiple recording medium An image capturing apparatus that is capable of loading a plurality of memory media that includes a plurality of medium wearable units where a respective memory medium is loaded detachably; a medium selector for selecting from said plurality of medium wearable units... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231359 | Configuring image storage devices to enable imaging services A removable memory device is configured and utilized to enable digital imaging services by establishing a service account which defines at least one digital imaging service to be provided using at least one digital image file captured by a digital camera, the servic... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7227557 | Method, system and record medium for generating wide-area high-resolution image A capture device 3 first captures the whole of a document 2 and thereby obtains a total image of the document 2. A structure analysis section 24 conducts image structure analysis to the total image, and thereby extracts structural element... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7222795 | Loading device for storage medium having connection terminal A loading apparatus with which it is possible to securely connect connection terminals of a recording medium to terminal electrodes, thereby enhancing the reliability of operations of the loading apparatus. A holder (34) which holds a recording medium (100... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7215371 | Electronic camera with quick review of last captured image A camera incorporates a working memory (124) for storing a working image corresponding to the last captured image. The working image is displayed on a display screen (36) in a quick review mode of operation in response to a quick review signal entered ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206136 | Digital camera using multiple lenses and image sensors to provide an extended zoom range A digital camera includes a first image sensor, a first wide angle lens for forming a first image of a scene on the first image sensor; a second image sensor, a zoom lens for forming a second image of the same scene on the second image sensor, a control element for ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7206022 | Camera system with eye monitoring In one aspect of the invention a camera system is provided having an image capture system adapted to capture an image of a scene during an image capture sequence and an eye monitoring system adapted to determine eye information including a direction of the gaze of a... | 04/17/2007 |
