Shooting apparatus, managing server, shooting managing system and shooting managing method
First Claim
1. A shooting apparatus comprising:
- a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an original image;
an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the original image;
an image memory which stores at least an image;
a communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with a managing server which manages images by radio;
a transmitting portion which transmits the original image shot by the shooting portion to the managing server through the communicating portion; and
an original image specifying information storage portion which stores in the image memory the index image of the original image and original image specifying information which specifies the original image in the managing server in association with each other.
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Abstract
There is disclosed a shooting apparatus includes a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an original image, an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the original image, an image memory which stores at least an image, a communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with a managing server which manages images by radio, a transmitting portion which transmits the original image shot by the shooting portion to the managing server through the communicating portion, and an original image specifying information storage portion which stores in the image memory the index image of the original image and original image specifying information which specifies the original image in the managing server in association with each other.
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56 Claims
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1. A shooting apparatus comprising:
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a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an original image;
an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the original image;
an image memory which stores at least an image;
a communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with a managing server which manages images by radio;
a transmitting portion which transmits the original image shot by the shooting portion to the managing server through the communicating portion; and
an original image specifying information storage portion which stores in the image memory the index image of the original image and original image specifying information which specifies the original image in the managing server in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A shooting apparatus comprising:
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a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an original image;
an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the original image;
an image memory which stores at least an image;
a communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with a managing server which manages images by radio;
an original image specifying information generation portion which generates original image specifying information which specifies the original image;
an encryption key request transmitting portion which transmits an encryption key request including the original image specifying information to the managing server through the communicating portion;
an encryption key receiving portion which receives an encryption key from the managing server through the communicating portion;
an encryption portion which encrypts the original image by using the received encryption key; and
an encrypted image storage portion which stores the original image specifying information, the encrypted original image and the index image of the original image in the image memory in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (5)
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6. A shooting apparatus which operates under management by a managing server which manages shooting, the shooting apparatus comprising:
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a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an original image;
an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the original image shot by the shooting portion;
an image memory which stores at least an image;
a shooting management signal receiving portion which receives a shooting management signal which manages shooting from the managing server; and
an image storage control portion which determines a mode of storing the original image in the image memory based on shooting admission level information included in the shooting management signal. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A shooting apparatus which operates under management of a managing server which manages shooting, the shooting apparatus comprising:
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a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an original image;
an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the original image;
an image memory which stores at least an image;
a communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with the managing server by radio;
an original image specifying information generation portion which generates original image specifying information which specifies the original image;
a shooting management signal receiving portion which receives a shooting management signal which manages shooting from the managing server;
an encryption key request transmitting portion which transmits an encryption key request including the original image specifying information to the managing server through the communicating portion;
an encryption key receiving portion which receives an encryption key from the managing server through the communicating portion;
an encryption portion which encrypts the original image by using the received encryption key;
an encrypted image storage portion which stores the original image specifying information, the encrypted original image and an index image of the original image in the image memory in association with each other; and
an image storage control portion which determines either storing the original image encrypted by the encryption portion in the image memory by using the encrypted image storage portion or storing the original image in the image memory as it is depending on a shooting admission level information included in the shooting management signal. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A managing server which manages images shot by shooting apparatuses, the managing server comprising:
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an information communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with each shooting apparatus;
an image receiving portion which receives an image from the shooting apparatus through the information communicating portion;
a specific information generation portion which generates image specifying information which specifies the received image;
an information memory which stores the image received by the image receiving portion and the image specifying information which is generated by the specific information generation portion and specifies the image in association with each other; and
a specific information transmitting portion which transmits the image specifying information which is generated by the specific information generating portion and specifies the image to the shooting apparatus through the information communicating portion. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A managing server which manages images shot by shooting apparatuses, the managing server comprising:
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a shooting admission level setting portion which sets a level of restricting a shooting operation of the shooting apparatuses;
a shooting management signal generation portion which generates a shooting management signal including a shooting admission level set by the shooting admission level setting portion as shooting admission level information;
a shooting management signal transmitting portion which transmits the shooting management signal;
an information communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with each shooting apparatus;
an image receiving portion which receives an image transmitted by the shooting apparatus through the information communicating portion;
a specific information generation portion which generates image specifying information which specifies the received image;
an information memory which stores the image received by the image receiving portion and the image specifying information which is generated by the specific information generating portion and specifies the image in association with each other; and
a specification information transmitting portion which transmits the image specifying information which is generated by the specific information generating portion and specifies the image to the shooting apparatus through the information communicating portion. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. A managing server which manages images shot by shooting apparatuses, the managing server comprising:
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an information communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with each shooting apparatus;
an information memory which stores the information received through the information communicating portion;
an encryption key request receiving portion which receives an encryption key request including image specifying information which specifies an image in the shooting apparatus from the shooting apparatus through the information communicating portion;
an encryption key generation portion which generates an encryption key and a decryption key in accordance with the encryption key request;
an encryption key transmitting portion which transmits the encryption key generated by the encryption key generation portion to the shooting apparatus through the communicating portion;
a decryption key storage portion which stores the image specifying information included in the encryption key request and the decryption key generated by the encryption key generation portion in the information memory in association with each other;
a decryption key request receiving portion which receives a decryption key request including the image specifying information from the shooting apparatus through the communicating portion;
a decryption key read portion which reads the decryption key from the information memory in accordance with the image specifying information included in the decryption key request; and
a decryption key transmitting portion which transmits the decryption key read by the decryption key read portion to the shooting apparatus through the communicating portion. - View Dependent Claims (26)
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27. A shooting managing system comprising:
shooting apparatuses; and
a managing server which manages images shot by the shooting apparatuses, each shooting apparatus having;
a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an image;
an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the image;
an image memory which stores at least the index image generated by the index image generating portion;
a first communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with the managing server by radio;
a transmitting portion which transmits the image shot by the shooting portion to the managing server through the first communicating portion;
a receiving portion which receives image specifying information which specifies the image in the managing server through the first communicating portion; and
an image specifying information storage portion which stores the received image specifying information and the index image of the image in the image memory in association with each other, the managing server having;
a second communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with each shooting apparatus;
an image receiving portion which receives the image transmitted by the shooting apparatus through the second communicating portion;
a specific information generating portion which generates the image specifying information which specifies the received image;
an information memory which stores the image received by the image receiving portion and the image specifying information which specifies the image generated by the specific information generating portion in association with each other; and
a specification information transmitting portion which transmits the image specifying information which is generated by the specific information generating portion and specifies the image to the shooting apparatus through the second communicating portion. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A shooting managing system comprising:
shooting apparatuses; and
a managing server which manages images shot by the shooting apparatuses, each shooting apparatus having;
a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an image;
an index image generating portion which generates an index image from the image;
an image memory which stores images;
an image specifying information generation portion which generates image specifying information which specifies the image shot by the shooting portion;
a first communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with the managing server by radio;
an encryption key request transmitting portion which transmits an encryption key request including the image specifying information to the managing server through the first communicating portion;
an encryption key receiving portion which receives an encryption key requested through the first communicating portion from the managing server;
an encryption portion which encrypts the image by using the received encryption key; and
an encrypted image storage portion which stores the encrypted image in the image memory in association with the image specifying information, the managing server having;
a second communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with the shooting apparatus;
an information memory which stores the information received through the second communicating portion;
an encryption key generation portion which generates an encryption key and a decryption key;
an encryption key request receiving portion which receives the encryption key request through the second communicating portion;
an encryption key generation portion which generates an encryption key and a decryption key in accordance with the encryption key request;
an encryption key transmitting portion which transmits the generated encryption key to the shooting apparatus through the second communicating portion; and
a decryption key storage portion which stores the image specifying information included in the encryption key request and the decryption key generated by the encryption key generation portion in the information memory in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. An image managing method in a system comprising shooting apparatuses and a managing server,
each shooting apparatus having: - a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an image;
an image memory which stores at least the image; and
a first information communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information by radio, the managing server having;
a second informationcommunicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with each shooting apparatus by radio; and
an information memory which stores information,wherein the shooting apparatus performs;
shooting a subject by using the shooting portion;
generating an index image of the shot image from the shot image; and
transmitting the shot image to the managing server through the first information communicating portion, the managing server performs;
receiving the image transmitted by the shooting apparatus through the second information communicating portion;
generating image specifying information which specifies the image received through the second information communicating portion;
storing the received image and the generated image specifying information which specifies the image in the information memory in association with each other; and
transmitting the generated image specifying information to the shooting apparatus through the second information communicating portion, and the shooting apparatus performs;
receiving the image specifying information transmitted by the managing server through the first information communicating portion; and
storing the received image specifying information and the index image of the image shot by the shooting portion in the image memory in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
- a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an image;
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51. An image managing method in a system comprising shooting apparatuses and a managing server,
each shooting apparatus having: - a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an image;
an image memory which stores at least the image; and
a first information communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information by radio,the managing server having;
a second information communicating portion which performs transmission/reception of information with each shooting apparatus by radio; and
an information memory which stores information,wherein the shooting apparatus performs;
shooting a subject by using the shooting portion;
generating an index image of the shot image and image specifying information which specifies the image; and
transmitting the generated image specifying information to the managing server through the first information communicating portion, the managing server performs;
receiving the image specifying information from the shooting apparatus through the second information communicating portion;
generating an encryption key and decryption key;
storing the generated decryption key and the received image specifying information in the information memory in association with each other;
transmitting the encryption key to the shooting apparatus through the second communicating portion, and the shooting apparatus performs;
receiving the encryption key from the managing server through the first communicating portion;
encrypting the image by using the received encryption key; and
storing the encrypted image and the image specifying information in the image memory in association with each other. - View Dependent Claims (52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
- a shooting portion which shoots a subject to generate an image;
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