Image recording apparatus and method
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1. An image recording apparatus, comprising:
- recording means for recording an image file together with time information on a recording medium;
monitoring means for monitoring a recording area of said recording medium; and
automatic deleting means for deleting image files for which said time information is relatively old compared to other image files on the recording medium in accordance with a usage status of the recording area monitored by said monitoring means.
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Abstract
An image recording apparatus records image files on a recording medium. The image recording apparatus automatically selects disused files and automatically deletes them at the appropriate timing. A storage device acquires an image file from, e.g., an imaging component or an external terminal and records the image file together with time information on a recording medium. A controller monitors the recording area of the recording medium and automatically deletes image files for which the time information is old in accordance with the monitored usage status of the recording area.
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31 Claims
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1. An image recording apparatus, comprising:
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recording means for recording an image file together with time information on a recording medium;
monitoring means for monitoring a recording area of said recording medium; and
automatic deleting means for deleting image files for which said time information is relatively old compared to other image files on the recording medium in accordance with a usage status of the recording area monitored by said monitoring means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An image recording apparatus, comprising:
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recording means for recording an image file on a recording medium;
disused image establishing means for establishing whether or not an image file on said recording medium is disused in accordance with an external selection operation;
monitoring means for monitoring a recording area of said recording medium; and
automatic deleting means for deleting image files established as disused by said disused image establishing means in accordance with a usage status of the recording medium monitored by said monitoring means. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for recording images using an image recording apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring an image file;
recording said image file together with time information on a recording medium;
monitoring a recording area of said recording medium; and
automatically deleting image files for which said time information is relatively old compared to other image files in accordance with a monitored usage status of the recording area. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for recording images using an image recording apparatus, comprising the steps of:
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acquiring an image file;
recording said image file on a recording medium;
establishing whether or not an image file is disused;
monitoring a recording area of said recording medium; and
deleting image files established as disused in accordance with a monitored usage status of the recording medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. An image recording apparatus, comprising:
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a storage device that stores images as image files on a recording medium along with time information; and
a controller coupled to said storage device to monitor a recording area of a recording medium in said storage device and to automatically cause said storage device to delete, from said recording medium, image files for which said time information is relatively old compared to other image files in said recording medium in accordance with the monitoring of the recording area performed by said controller. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An image recording apparatus, comprising:
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a storage device that stores images as image files on a recording medium;
a selector coupled to the storage device to select whether or not an image file stored on said recording medium is disused in accordance with an external selection operation; and
a controller coupled to the storage device to monitor a recording area of said recording medium and to automatically delete image files selected as disused by said selector in accordance with the monitoring of the recording medium by said controller. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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