Playback apparatus, electronic camera apparatus, function expansion apparatus for electronic camera apparatus, control method for electronic camera apparatus, control method for image communication apparatus, and medium for providing control program
First Claim
1. A playback apparatus which plays back image data stored in a storage medium, comprising:
- a radio communication unit which constitutes a radio network, together with a plurality of electronic devices, and communicates data including the image data;
a classification acquisition unit which acquires classifications of electronic devices constituting the radio network through said radio communication unit; and
a determination unit which determines an electronic device, with which data communication is to be performed through said radio communication unit, on the basis of classification information of each electronic device acquired by said classification acquisition unit.
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Abstract
In order to provide a convenient digital camera which eliminates the necessity to designate a printer to print in advance and can print image data obtained by photography by reliably transmitting it to a printer existing on a radio network with simple operation, the digital camera performs control such that the classifications of electronic devices constituting the radio network are acquired through a radio communication circuit unit, and if one printer exists on the radio network, the image data is transmitted to the printer, and if a plurality of printers exist on the radio network, the image data is transmitted to a selected one of the printers.
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26 Claims
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1. A playback apparatus which plays back image data stored in a storage medium, comprising:
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a radio communication unit which constitutes a radio network, together with a plurality of electronic devices, and communicates data including the image data;
a classification acquisition unit which acquires classifications of electronic devices constituting the radio network through said radio communication unit; and
a determination unit which determines an electronic device, with which data communication is to be performed through said radio communication unit, on the basis of classification information of each electronic device acquired by said classification acquisition unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An electronic camera apparatus which generates electronic image data from image pickup light, comprising:
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a radio communication unit which constitutes a radio network, together with a plurality of electronic devices, and communicates data including the image data;
a classification acquisition unit which acquires classifications of electronic devices constituting the radio network through said radio communication unit; and
a determination unit which determines an electronic device, with which data communication is to be performed through said radio communication unit, on the basis of classification information of each electronic device acquired by said classification acquisition unit.
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20. A function expansion apparatus which can be used while being mounted on an electronic camera apparatus which generates electronic image data from image pickup light and expands a function of the electronic camera apparatus, comprising:
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a radio communication unit which constitutes a radio network, together with a plurality of electronic devices, and communicates data including the image data;
a classification acquisition unit which acquires classifications of electronic devices constituting the radio network through said radio communication unit; and
a determination unit which determines an electronic device, with which data communication is to be performed through said radio communication unit, on the basis of classification information of each electronic device acquired by said classification acquisition unit. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23)
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24. A control method for an electronic camera apparatus including an image data generating unit which generates electronic image data from image pickup light and a radio communication unit which constitutes a radio network, together with a plurality of electronic devices, and communicates data including the image data, comprising:
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the classification acquisition step of acquiring classifications of electronic devices constituting the radio network through said radio communication unit; and
the determination step of determining an electronic device, with which data communication is to be performed through said radio communication unit, on the basis of classification information of each electronic device acquired in the classification acquisition step.
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25. A medium which provides a control program for executing a control method for an electronic camera apparatus including an image data generating unit which generates electronic image data from image pickup light and a radio communication unit which constitutes a radio network, together with a plurality of electronic devices, and communicates data including the image data, the control program comprising:
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the classification acquisition step of acquiring classifications of electronic devices constituting the radio network through said radio communication unit; and
the determination step of determining an electronic device, with which data communication is to be performed through said radio communication unit, on the basis of classification information of each electronic device acquired in the classification acquisition step.
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26. A control method for an image communication apparatus including a radio communication unit which constitutes a radio network, together with a plurality of electronic devices, and communicates data including the image data, comprising:
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the classification acquisition step of acquiring classifications of electronic devices constituting the radio network through said radio communication unit; and
the determination step of determining an electronic device, with which data communication is to be performed through said radio communication unit, on the basis of classification information of each electronic device acquired in the classification acquisition step.
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