Digital image storage system

• US 20030011703A1
• Filed: 09/30/2002
• Published: 01/16/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1999
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Ohmura, Akira, Tanaka, Masahide
• Application Number:
  US10/065,269
• Publication Number:
  US 20030011703A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/372
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00283 with a television apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00885 Power supply means, e.g. arrangements for the control of power supply to the apparatus or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00901 Using different supplies or connection to an external supply H04N1/00893, H04N1/00896 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4223 Cameras H04N23/00 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/433 Content storage operation, e.g. storage operation in response to a pause request, caching operations
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43632 involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4436 Power management, e.g. shutting down unused components of the receiver power management in computer systems G06F1/3203; hibernate or awake process in computer systems G06F9/4418
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. processing power or memory, with a connected apparatus or enhancing the capability of the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0044 Connecting to a plurality of different apparatus; Using a plurality of different connectors connection via a network H04N2201/0039
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0058 Docking-station, cradle or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0074 Arrangements for the control of a still picture apparatus by the connected apparatus arrangements for the control of the connected apparatus by the still picture apparatus H04N2201/0013; control of image communication with the connected apparatus H04N2201/0015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0087 Image storage device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/445 : for displaying additional information H04N5/50 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 : Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 : the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 : between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 : on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 : using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 : for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8042 : involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 : using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8063 : using time division multiplex of the PCM audio and PCM video signals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 : involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 : the additional signal being at least another television signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8233 : the additional signal being a character code signal

Abstract

A digital image storage system includes a digital camera having a battery and a memory capable of storing digital images. The digital image storage system further includes a data storage including an adapter on which the digital camera is to be laid down for transmitting the digital images of the memory to the adapter and for receiving electric power from the adapter to charge the battery, a storage medium that stores the digital images transmitted from the memory through the adapter. The data storage further includes a detector that detects a signal from the adapter to start the transmission of the digital images and a controller that generates a termination signal informing of the termination of the digital image transmission to cause an automatic start of the charging of the battery from the adapter.

Claims

1. A digital image storage system comprising:

a digital camera having a battery and a memory capable of storing digital images; and

a data storage including an adapter on which the digital camera is to be laid down for transmitting the digital images of the memory to the adapter and for receiving electric power from the adapter to charge the battery, a storage medium that stores the digital images transmitted from the memory through the adapter, a detector that detects a signal from the adapter to start the transmission of the digital images, a controller that generates a termination signal informing of the termination of the digital image transmission to cause an automatic start of the charging of the battery from the adapter.

2. The digital image storage system according to claim 1, wherein the digital camera having a manually operable power switch that switches the digital camera between an operative state and an inoperative state.

3. The digital image storage system according to claim 2, wherein the data storage is designed to cause the automatic start of the charging of the battery regardless of the manual operation of the power switch between the operative state and the inoperative state.

4. The digital image storage system according to claim 1, wherein the data storage is designed to transmit a signal to the digital camera for switching the digital camera from the operative state to the inoperative state.

5. The digital image storage system according to claim 4, wherein the digital camera is designed to be switched from the operative state to the inoperative state in response to the signal transmitted from the data storage.

6. The digital image storage system according to claim 1, wherein the data storage is designed to switch the digital camera from the operative state to the inoperative state with the transmission of the digital images completed.

7. The digital image system according to the claim 1, wherein the adapter has an indicator that indicates the information relevant to the charge to the battery.

8. The digital image storage system according to claim 1, further comprising a detector that detects the kind of battery which the digital camera has.

9. A digital image storage system comprising:

a digital camera having a memory capable of storing digital images and a manually operable power switch that switches the digital camera between an operative state and an inoperative state; and

a data storage including an adapter on which the digital camera is to be laid down for transmitting the digital images of the memory to the adapter, a storage medium that stores the digital images transmitted from the memory through the adapter, a detector that detects a signal from the adapter to start the transmission of the digital images, a controller that generates a termination signal informing of the termination of the digital image transmission to cause an automatic switching of the digital camera from the operative state to the inoperative state without the manual operation of the power switch.

10. A digital image storage system comprising:

a digital camera having a battery and a memory capable of storing digital images;

an adapter on which the digital camera is to be laid down for transmitting the digital images of the memory to the adapter and for receiving electric power from the adapter to charge the battery;

a storage medium that stores the digital images transmitted from the memory through the adapter;

a detector that detects a signal from the adapter to start the transmission of the digital images; and

a controller that generates a termination signal informing of the termination of the digital image transmission to cause an automatic start of the charging of the battery from the adapter.

11. A digital image storage system comprising:

a digital camera having a memory capable of storing digital images and a manually operable power switch that switches the digital camera between an operative state and an inoperative state;

an adapter on which the digital camera is to be laid down for transmitting the digital images of the memory to the adapter;

a storage medium that stores the digital images transmitted from the memory through the adapter;

a detector that detects a signal from the adapter to start the transmission of the digital images; and

a controller that generates a termination signal informing of the termination of the digital image transmission to cause an automatic switching of the digital camera from the operative state to the inoperative state without the manual operation of the power switch.