Camera system
First Claim
1. A camera system having a portable device and a camera, said portable device comprising:
- a receiver unit to receive image data photographed by the camera;
a writer unit to write the received image data in a memory medium;
a memory unit to store an ID for identification of the portable device; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the ID to the camera, said camera comprising;
a receiver unit to receive the ID from the portable device;
an image pick-up unit to start image pick-up operation when receiving the ID; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the photographed image data to the portable device.
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Abstract
As the number of pixels in a digital camera is increased, the power consumption is increased due to an increased quantity of data to be photographed, which inevitably requires a large capacity of battery and an increased camera weight. In order to enhance a picture quality, an optical system is also required to have a larger scale, with the result that the casing of the camera becomes large. In facilities such as an amusement part, since the user carries the camera for a long time, the heavy, large-sized camera becomes cumbersome to deal with. The camera is installed at a photographing spot in the facilities, the camera is provided with a means for performing wireless communication with a portable device carried by the user, and photographed image data is saved in a recording medium of the portable device or in a server connected between the camera and a network.
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17 Claims
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1. A camera system having a portable device and a camera, said portable device comprising:
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a receiver unit to receive image data photographed by the camera;
a writer unit to write the received image data in a memory medium;
a memory unit to store an ID for identification of the portable device; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the ID to the camera, said camera comprising;
a receiver unit to receive the ID from the portable device;
an image pick-up unit to start image pick-up operation when receiving the ID; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the photographed image data to the portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9)
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6. A camera system having a portable device and a server, said portable device comprising:
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a memory unit to store an ID for identification of the portable device; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the ID to the camera, said camera comprising;
a receiver unit to receive the ID from the portable device;
an image pick-up unit to start its image pick-up operation when receiving the ID; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the ID and the photographed image data to the server, said server comprising;
a receiver unit to receive the ID and the image data from the camera;
a memory unit to store information indicative of the ID and a transmission destination of the image data corresponding to the ID; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the received image data to the transmission destination. - View Dependent Claims (7, 16, 17)
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10. A portable device in a camera system having the portable device and a camera, comprising:
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a memory unit to store an ID for identification of the portable device;
a transmitter unit to transmit the ID to the camera;
a receiver unit to receive image data taken by the camera according to the ID; and
a write unit to write the received image data in a memory medium.
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11. A camera in a camera system having a portable device and the camera, comprising:
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a receiver unit to receive an ID for identification of the portable device;
an image pick-up unit to start image pick-up operation when receiving the ID; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the photographed image data in such a manner that the portable device writes the photographed image data in a memory medium.
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12. A server in a camera system having a portable device, a camera and the server, comprising:
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a receiver unit to receive image data taken by the camera and the ID according to an ID for identification of the portable device received from the portable device;
a memory unit to store the ID and information indicative of a transmission destination of the image data; and
a transmitter unit to transmit the received image data to the transmission destination.
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13. An image pick-up method in a camera system having a portable device and a camera, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an ID for identification of the portable device from the portable device;
starting image pick-up operation when the camera receives the ID; and
transmitting photographed image data from the camera to the portable device in such a manner that the portable device writes the photographed image data in a memory medium.
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14. An image pick-up method in a camera system having a portable device, a camera and a server, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an ID for identification of the portable device from the portable device by the camera;
starting an image pick-up operation of the camera when the camera receives the ID;
transmitting photographed image data to the portable device from the camera in such a manner that the portable device writes the photographed image data in a memory medium;
transmitting the photographed image data and said data from the camera to the server;
receiving the image data transmitted from the camera by the server; and
storing the received image data and the ID as associated with each other in the server.
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15. An image pick-up method in a camera system having a portable device, a camera and a server, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an ID for identification of the portable device by the camera;
starting an image pick-up operation of the camera when receiving the ID;
transmitting the photographed image data and the ID from the camera to the server;
receiving the image data and the ID transmitted from the camera by the server; and
transmitting the received image data from the server to a transmission destination corresponding to the received ID.
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