DIGITAL CAMERA AND PRINTING SYSTEM

• US 20070097442A1
• Filed: 11/22/2006
• Published: 05/03/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Shiohara, Ryuichi
• Application Number:
  US11/562,791
• Publication Number:
  US 20070097442A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/3.21
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 9/007 Transform coding, e.g. discrete cosine transform
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00957 Compiling jobs, e.g. for batch processing H04N1/3208 takes precedence; program code compilation G06F8/41
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00962 Input arrangements for operating instructions or parameters, e.g. updating internal software program loading in general G06F9/445; network-specific protocols involving the movement of software or configuration parameters H04L67/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0013 Arrangements for the control of the connected apparatus by the still picture apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0068 Converting from still picture data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3216 of a job size, e.g. a number of images, pages or copies, size of file, length of message
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3222 of processing required or performed, e.g. forwarding, urgent or confidential handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33378 : Type or format of data, e.g. colour or B/W, halftone or binary, computer image file or facsimile data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/10 : for generating image signals from different wavelengths
• 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 5/907 : using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 : the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image, data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.

Claims

1. An apparatus for executing photoelectric conversion of image pickup light and then recording the conversion result as image data, the apparatus comprising:

a recording medium which records the image data;

a display portion which selectively displays, as an image or images, the image data recorded in the recording medium;

a connecting unit connectable to plural, different kinds of image output devices including a printer;

an output method specifying unit which causes the display portion to display an output method specification screen, the output method specification screen being adapted for use in specifying an output specification for the image or images selectively displayed on the display portion; and

an image data transmitting unit by which image data, suitable for outputting the selected image or images by the image output device connected to the connecting unit in accordance with the specified output method, is transmitted via the connecting unit to the image output device connected to the connecting unit.

2. A print system comprising:

a photoelectric conversion unit which executes photoelectric conversion of image pickup light;

a printing unit which executes printing;

a display portion which selectively displays, as an image or images, the image data recorded in the recording medium;

a connection unit which is connectable to plural, different kinds of image output devices including the printer;

an output method specifying unit which causes the display portion to display an output method specification screen, the output method specification screen being adapted for use in specifying an output specification for the image or images selectively displayed on the display portion; and

an image data transmitting unit by which image data, suitable for outputting the selected image or images by the image output device connected to the connecting unit in accordance with the specified output method, is transmitted via the connecting unit to the image output device connected to the connecting unit.

3. A method, comprising:

executing photoelectric conversion of image pickup light;

recording the conversion result as image data in a recording medium;

selectively displaying, as an image or images, the image data recorded in the recording medium;

specifying an output specification for the image or images selectively displayed on the display portion; and

connecting a connection unit to one or another of a plurality of different kinds of image output devices including a printer;

transmitting image data, suitable for outputting the selected image or images by the image output device connected to the connecting unit in accordance with the specified output method, via the connecting unit, to the image output device connected to the connecting unit.

4. An apparatus, for executing photoelectric conversion of image pickup light and then recording the conversion result as image data, the apparatus comprising:

means for selectively displaying, as an image or images, the image data recorded in a recording medium;

means for specifying an output specification for the image or images selectively displayed on the display portion; and

means for connecting to one or another of a plurality of different kinds of image output devices including a printer;

means for transmitting image data, suitable for outputting the selected image or images by the image output device connected to the connecting unit in accordance with the specified output method, via the connecting unit, to the image output device connected to the connecting unit.