Management and setting of photographing condition of image sensing apparatus

• US 20060028553A1
• Filed: 09/29/2005
• Published: 02/09/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1998
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Kurumi Mori, Mikihiro Fujimoto
• Original Assignee: Kurumi Mori, Mikihiro Fujimoto
• Inventors: Mori, Kurumi, Fujimoto, Mikihiro
• Granted Patent: US 7,936,381 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/207.990
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/40117 Interconnection of audio or video/imaging devices home automation networks H04L12/2803; bitstream network arrangements specially adapted for distribution of digital video signals H04N7/24
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/43632 involving a wired protocol, e.g. IEEE 1394 high-speed IEEE 1394 serial bus H04L12/40052
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3252 Image capture parameters, e.g. resolution, illumination conditions, orientation of the image capture device H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3277 The additional information being stored in the same storage device as the image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/106 for domestic distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal

Abstract

According to a method of managing photographing conditions for an image sensing apparatus, one of imagess photographed by the image sensing apparatus is selected. The selected image, photographing conditions such as the exposure value and shutter speed in photogrpahing the image, and a separately input photographing status such as the photographing place are stored in association with each other.

Claims

1. A method of setting a photographing condition in an image sensing apparatus, comprising:

a condition selection step of selecting a desired photographing condition from photographing conditions that are stored in association with respective images in a storage medium; and

a transfer step of transferring the photographing condition selected in said condition selection step to the image sensing apparatus.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein said condition selection step comprises selecting a photographing condition by designating a desired image.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein said condition selection step comprises selecting a photographing condition by designating some of a plurality of setting items of the photographing condition.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein said storage medium stores photographing statuses in photographing the respective images, and said condition selection step comprises selecting a photographing condition by designating a photographing status.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

a partial selection step of selecting some of a plurality of setting items of the photographing condition selected in the condition selection step, wherein said transfer step comprises transferring only the photographing condition setting items selected in said partial selection step.

6. A method of setting a photographing condition of an image sensing apparatus, comprising:

a display step of displaying a plurality of arbitrary photographing conditions stored in a storage medium;

a condition selection step of selecting a desired photographing condition from the plurality of photographing conditions displayed in said display step; and

a setting step of setting the photographing condition selected in said condition selection step in the image sensing apparatus.

7. The method according to claim 6, wherein each photographing condition has a plurality of changeable setting items.

8. A control apparatus for controlling an image sensing apparatus, comprising:

condition selection means for selecting a desired photographing condition from photographing conditions that are stored in association with respective images in a storage medium; and

transfer means for transferring the photographing condition selected by said condition selection means to the image sensing apparatus.

9. The control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said condition selection means selects a photographing condition by designating a desired image.

10. The control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said condition selection means selects a photographing condition by designating some of a plurality of setting items of the photographing condition.

11. The control apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the storage medium stores photographing statuses in photographing the respective images, and said condition selection means selects a photographing condition by designating a photographing status.

12. The control apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising:

partial selection means for selecting some of a plurality of setting items of the photographing condition selected by said condition selection means, wherein said transfer means transfers only the photographing condition setting items selected by said partial selection means.

13. An image sensing apparatus comprising:

display means for displaying a plurality of arbitrary photographing conditions, stored in a storage medium;

condition selection means for selecting a desired photographing condition from the plurality of photographing conditions displayed by said display means; and

setting means for setting the photographing condition selected by said condition selection means in said image sensing apparatus.

14. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein each photographing condition has a plurality of changeable setting items, further comprising:

change means for changing the setting items; and

storage means for storing the setting items changed by said change means in the storage medium.

15. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the storage medium is internal memory.

16. The image sensing apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the storage medium is an external storage medium.

17. A control apparatus for controlling an image sensing apparatus, comprising:

display means for displaying a plurality of arbitrary photographing conditions stored in a storage medium;

condition selection means for selecting a desired photographing condition from the plurality of photographing conditions displayed by said display means; and

setting means for transferring the photographing condition selected by said condition selection means to the image sensing apparatus.

18. The control apparatus according to claim 17, wherein each photographing condition has a plurality of changeable setting items, further comprising:

change means for changing the setting items; and

storage means for storing the setting items changed by said change means in the storage medium.

19. The control apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the storage medium is internal memory.

20. The control apparatus according to claim 17, wherein the storage medium is an external storage medium.

21. A computer readable program for setting a photographing condition in an image sensing apparatus, comprising:

a first computer readable code for selecting a desired photographing condition from photographing conditions that are stored in association with respective images in a storage medium; and

a second computer readable code for transferring the selected photographing condition to the image sensing apparatus.

22. The program according to claim 21, wherein the first computer readable code selects a photographing condition by designating a desired image.

23. The program according to claim 21, wherein the first computer readable code selects a photographing condition by designating some of a plurality of setting items of the photographing condition.

24. The program according to claim 21, wherein the storage medium stores photographing statuses in photographing the respective images, and the first computer readable code selects a photographing condition by designating a photographing status.

25. The program according to claim 21, further comprising:

a third computer readable code for selecting some of a plurality of setting items of the selected photographing condition, wherein the second computer readable code transfers only the photographing condition setting items selected by t he third computer readable code.

26. A computer readable program for setting a photographing condition of an image sensing apparatus, comprising:

a first computer readable code for displaying a plurality of arbitrary photographing conditions stored in a storage medium;

a second computer readable code for selecting a desired photographing condition from the plurality of displayed photographing conditions; and

a third computer readable code for setting the selected photographing condition in the image sensing apparatus.

27. The program according to claim 26, wherein each photographing condition has a plurality of changeable setting items.

28. A method of managing photographing conditions of an image sensing apparatus connected to a computer, comprising:

a reception step of receiving from the image sensing apparatus an image photographed by the image sensing apparatus and associated photographing conditions used for controlling the image sensing apparatus when photographing the image;

an input step of inputting additional information corresponding to the received image;

a storage step of storing in a memory device of the computer the received image, photographing conditions and the inputted additional information in relation to each other;

a search step of searching an image in the memory device by the additional information; and

a transfer step of transferring photographing condition corresponding to the searched image to the image sensing apparatus.

29. The method according to claim 28, further comprising a selection step of selecting whether to transfer all or a part of the photographing conditions in said transfer step.

30. The method according to claim 29, wherein the photographing conditions include a plurality of setting items, and in said selection step, a setting item to be transferred in said transfer step is selected out of the plurality of setting items.

32. The method according to claim 28, wherein said input step causes a user to input the additional information.

33. A control apparatus for controlling an image sensing apparatus comprising:

a reception unit adapted to receive from the image sensing apparatus an image photographed by the image sensing apparatus and associated photographing conditions used for controlling the image sensing apparatus when photographing the image;

an input unit adapted to input additional information corresponding to the received image;

a memory device adapted to store the received image, photographing conditions and the inputted additional information in relation to each other;

a search unit adapted to search an image in the memory by the additional information; and

a transfer unit adapted to transfer photographing condition corresponding to the searched image to the image sensing apparatus.

34. The control apparatus according to claim 33, further comprising a selection unit adapted to select whether to transfer all or a part of the photographing conditions by said transfer unit.

35. The control apparatus according to claim 34, wherein the photographing conditions include a plurality of setting items, said selection unit selects a setting item to be transferred by said transfer unit out of the plurality of setting items.

36. The control apparatus according to claim 34, further comprising a display unit adapted to display the plurality of setting items.

37. The control apparatus according to claim 33, wherein said input unit causes a user of the control apparatus to input the additional information.

38. A computer readable program for managing photographing conditions of an image sensing apparatus connected to a computer, comprising:

a first computer readable code for receiving from the image sensing apparatus an image photographed by the image sensing apparatus and associated photographing conditions used for controlling the image sensing apparatus when photographing the image;

a second computer readable code for inputting additional information corresponding to the received image;

a third computer readable code for storing in a memory device of the computer the received image, photographing conditions and the inputted additional information in relation to each other;

a fourth computer readable code for searching an image in the memory device by the additional information; and

a fifth computer readable code for transferring photographing condition corresponding to the searched image to the image sensing apparatus.

31. The method according to claim 40, further comprising a display step of displaying the plurality of setting items.

39. The computer readable program according to claim 38, further comprising a sixth computer readable code for selecting whether to transfer all or a part of the photographing conditions to the image sensing apparatus.

40. The computer readable program according to claim 39, wherein the photographing conditions include a plurality of setting items, and in said selection, a setting item to be transferred to the image sensing apparatus is selected out of the plurality of setting items.

41. The computer readable program according to claim 40, further comprising a seventh computer readable code for displaying the plurality of setting items.

42. The computer readable program according to claim 38, wherein said second computer readable code causes a user to input the additional information.