Electric camera with image printing system

• US 20040169730A1
• Filed: 03/05/2004
• Published: 09/02/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/03/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Konica Corporation (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Konica Corporation (Konica Minolta Inc.)
• Inventors: Shoji, Madoka, Kimizuka, Keita, Hayashida, Takaichi, Tamura, Tomoaki, Nemoto, Chie
• Application Number:
  US10/792,815
• Publication Number:
  US 20040169730A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.2
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 29/00 Combinations of cameras, projectors or photographic printing apparatus with non-photographic non-optical apparatus, e.g. clocks or weapons; Cameras having the shape of other objects combinations with flash apparatus G03B15/03

Abstract

In a camera provided with image-pickup elements for receiving light to form an image of a subject, for converting the light into electric signals and for producing image information of the image of the subject by the electric signals; there are further provided a print information producing device to produce print information for printing the image information; and a transmitor to transmit the image information and the print information.

Claims

1. A camera, comprising:

image-pickup means for receiving light to form an image of a subject, for converting the light into electric signals and for producing image information of the image of the subject by the electric signals;

print information producing means for producing print information for printing the image information; and

transmitting means for transmitting the image information and the print information.

2. The camera of claim 1, wherein the image information and the print information are correlated with each other by the transmitting means when the image information and the print information are transmitted.

3. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

inputting means for inputting information necessary for producing the print information, wherein the print information producing means produces the print information on the basis of the information inputted by the inputting means.

4. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a power source for supplying electricity to at least one of the image-pickup means, the print information producing means and the transmitting means; and

detecting means for detecting the condition of the power source and for obtaining the power source information, wherein the transmitting means transmits information based on the power source information.

5. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

a power source for supplying electricity to at least one of the image-pickup means, the print information producing means and the transmitting means;

detecting means for detecting the condition of the power source and for obtaining the power source information; and

display means for indicating the power source information.

6. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving means for receiving image forming apparatus information representing the condition of an image forming apparatus to which the transmitting means transmits the image information and the print information.

7. The camera of claim 6, further comprising:

display means for indicating the image forming apparatus information.

8. The camera of claim 6, further comprising:

means for indicating warning on the basis of the image forming apparatus information.

9. The camera of claim 6, further comprising:

means for indicating a communicating situation between the camera and the image forming apparatus.

10. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving means for receiving information regarding the image forming capability of an image forming apparatus to which the transmitting means transmits the image information and the print information.

11. The camera of claim 10, further comprising:

means for indicating the information regarding the image forming capability of an image forming apparatus.

12. The camera of claim 1, wherein the transmitting means is means for conducting wireless communication.

13. The camera of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving means for receiving image information from another camera, wherein the transmitting transmits the image information received from the another camera and the print information.

19. The camera of claim 1, wherein the transmitting means transmits the ID of the camera and the ID of the transmitter with the correlation with the image information.

20. The camera of claim 19, further comprising:

receiving means for receiving information indicating the completion of printing from the image forming apparatus to which the transmitting means transmits the image information and the print information.

21. The camera of claim 4, wherein the power source is a battery, the detecting means is able to estimate the situation that the capacity of the battery is insufficient until the completion of transmitting for the image information and the print information, and the display means indicates warning when the detecting means estimates the situation that the capacity of the battery is insufficient until the completion of transmitting for the image information.

14. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

receiving means for receiving image information and print information to print the image information from an apparatus having transmitting means, the receiving means capable of receiving information regarding the condition of the apparatus having the transmitting means for transmitting the image information;

image forming means for forming images based on the image information and the print information; and

control means for controlling the image forming means on the basis of the information regarding the condition of the apparatus having the transmitting means.

15. The image forming apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:

means for indicating the information regarding the apparatus having the transmitting means.

16. The image forming apparatus of claim 14, further comprising:

transmitting means for transmitting the image forming capability of the image forming apparatus to an apparatus from which the image information is received.

17. The camera of 1, further comprising:

receiving means for receiving receipt information produced by an image forming apparatus to which the transmitting means transmits the image information and the print information; and

display means for indicating the receipt information.

18. The camera of claim 17, wherein the receipt information includes a waiting time for the completion of printing and a receipt condition whether or not information transmitted from the transmitting means is received normally.

22. An image forming apparatus, comprising:

receiving means for receiving image information and print information to print the image information from an apparatus having transmitting means;

receipt information producing means for producing receipt information on the basis of the image information and the print information;

image forming means for forming images based on the image information and the print information; and

transmitting means for transmitting the receipt information.

23. The image forming apparatus of claim 22, wherein the receipt information includes at least one of a waiting time for the completion of printing and a receipt condition whether or not information transmitted from the transmitting means is received normally.

24. The image forming apparatus of claim 22, wherein the receiving means receives one of ID of a transmitter and ID of the apparatus from which the receiving means receives the image information and the print information.

25. The image forming apparatus of claim 24, wherein the transmitting means transmits information indicating the completion of printing to the apparatus from which the image information is received.

26. The image forming apparatus of claim 24, wherein the receiving means receives condition information of the apparatus from which the image information is received, and the transmitting means transmits warning to the apparatus on the basis of the condition information.

27. The image forming apparatus of claim 24, wherein the condition information is information regarding the condition of a power source of the apparatus from which the image information is received, and the warning is information indicating that the capacity of the battery is insufficient.