Digital image storage system

• US 20030048364A1
• Filed: 10/08/2002
• Published: 03/13/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 05/28/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Ohmura, Akira
• Granted Patent: US 7,301,561 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/231.6
• 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 memory capable of storing digital images and a data storage including an adapter on which the digital camera is to be laid down. The data storage includes a storage medium that stores the digital images transmitted from the memory through the adapter and a controller that carries out a program for conducting the transmission and the storage of the digital images. The data storage further includes a detector that detects a signal from the adapter to have the program start. The program is designed to wait a command for a predetermine period to follow the command if the command comes within the predetermined period and to take a predetermined course if the predetermined period has expired without the command.

Claims

1. A digital image storage system comprising:

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

a data storage including an adapter on which the digital camera is to be laid down, a storage medium that stores the digital images transmitted from the memory through the adapter, a controller that carries out a program for conducting the transmission and the storage of the digital images, and a detector that detects a signal from the adapter to have the program start, wherein the program is designed to wait a command for a predetermine period to follow the command if the command comes within the predetermined period and to take a predetermined course if the predetermined period has expired without the command.

2. The digital image storage system according to claim 1, further comprising a manually operable member for generating the command.

3. The digital image storage system according to claim 2, wherein the manually operable member is arranged at the digital camera.

4. The digital image storage system according to claim 1, wherein the program is designed to change the environment related to the transmission and the storage of the digital if the command comes within the predetermined period.

5. The digital image storage system according to claim 4, wherein the program is designed to choose a folder which will store the digital images in the storage medium if the command comes within the predetermined period.

6. A digital image storage system comprising:

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

an adapter on which the digital camera is to be laid down;

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

a controller that carries out a program for conducting the transmission and the storage of the digital images; and

a detector that detects a signal form the adapter to have the program start,

wherein the program is designed to wait a command comes within the predetermined period and to take a predetermined course if the predetermined period has expired without the command.

7. The digital image storage system according to claim 6, further comprising a manually operable member for generating the command.

8. The digital image storage system according to claim 7, wherein the manually operable member is arranged at the digital camera.

9. The digital image storage system according to claim 6, wherein the program is designed to change the environment related to the transmission and the storage of the digital if the command comes within the predetermined period.

10. The digital image storage system according to claim 9, wherein the program is designed to choose a folder which will store the digital images in the storage medium if the command comes within the predetermined period.