Memory management in an image capturing device
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1. An image capturing device, comprising:
- a processor;
at least one interface communicating with said processor and capable of transferring images out of said image capturing device; and
a memory communicating with said processor and capable of storing a plurality of records, with a record including image data and image status data indicating whether a copy of the image has been transferred out of the device;
wherein said processor determines whether said memory includes any archived images as indicated by said status data and replaces one or more archived images in said memory with a newly captured image when insufficient free space exists in said memory to store said newly captured image.
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Abstract
An image capturing device includes a processor, at least one interface, and a memory. The memory is capable of storing a plurality of records. A record includes image storage data, date/time data, and status data. The processor determines whether any of the images in the memory have been archived as indicated by the status information in the status storage cell of the records, and replaces one or more archived images with newly captured images as the device is used.
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20 Claims
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1. An image capturing device, comprising:
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a processor;
at least one interface communicating with said processor and capable of transferring images out of said image capturing device; and
a memory communicating with said processor and capable of storing a plurality of records, with a record including image data and image status data indicating whether a copy of the image has been transferred out of the device;
wherein said processor determines whether said memory includes any archived images as indicated by said status data and replaces one or more archived images in said memory with a newly captured image when insufficient free space exists in said memory to store said newly captured image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A memory management method for a memory of an image capturing device, comprising the steps of:
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transferring a copy of an image out of said memory during an image archiving operation; and
marking said image in said memory as an archived image;
wherein said archived image is capable of being replaced if said memory is full. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A memory management method for a memory of an image capturing device, comprising the steps of:
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determining whether said memory is capable of storing an additional image;
storing a captured image in said memory if free space exists in said memory;
determining if said memory contains at least one archived image, if said memory is not capable of storing said captured image; and
replacing one or more archived images with said captured image if said memory is not capable of storing said captured image and if said memory contains said at least one archived image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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