Electronic camera, information obtaining system and print order system

• US 20070132872A1
• Filed: 11/29/2006
• Published: 06/14/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Photo Film Co Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Sato, Tsuneo, Kobayashi, Koji
• Application Number:
  US11/605,361
• Publication Number:
  US 20070132872A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 348/333.10
• 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 1/00204 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 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32771 in response to a request, e.g. for a particular document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0049 By wire, cable or the like
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0055 By radio
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3253 Position information, e.g. geographical position at time of capture, GPS data

Abstract

The camera comprises: an imaging device; a communicating device for transmitting and receiving information to and from a portable telephone capable of determining the communication area, and obtaining the images and maps of the imaging place and the information on the printing shops on the basis of information of the communication area held by the portable telephone; and a display for displaying the obtained images and maps of the imaging place and the information on the printing shops. The user can easily obtain and display the images and maps of the imaging place and the information on the printing shops.

Claims

1-2. -2. (canceled)

3. An electronic camera which transmits information to and receives information from a server having information of printing shops and transferring an image to a printing shop in accordance with a request for print from a user through an external communication device capable of determining a communication area where the external communication device is, the electronic camera comprising:

a communication device which receives printing shop information in a neighborhood of the communicating area from the server and transmits an image to the printing shop;

a display which displays the printing shop information obtained from the server through the communication device; and

an information input device which selects and inputs a desired printing shop from the displayed printing shop information.

4-5. -5. (canceled)

6. A print order system, comprising:

an electronic camera which transmits an image ordered to be printed to a server through an external communication device capable of determining a communication area where the external communication device is; and

the server which receives the order for printing the image transmitted from the electronic camera through the external communication device and transmits the received image to a printing shop in a neighborhood of the communication area,

wherein the electronic camera comprises;

an information input device which selects and inputs the image ordered to be printed from a recording medium on which images are recorded;

a communication device which transmits the image ordered to be printed which is selected and inputted to the server through the external communication device and receives information of the printing shop in the neighborhood from the server; and

a display which displays the received information of the printing shop,

wherein the server comprises;

a selecting device which selects the printing shop in the neighborhood on the basis of information of the communication area of the external communication device when the print order is requested from the electronic camera through the external communication device; and

a transmitting device which transmits the image ordered to be printed to the selected printing shop and transmits the information of the printing shop to the electronic camera.

7. The print order system according to claim 6, wherein the server transmits a telephone number of the external communication device to the printing shop and the printing shop records the telephone number in a file of the image ordered to be printed.

8. An information obtaining system comprising:

a server which has map data and provides the map data in accordance with a request from a user; and

an electronic camera which obtains desired map data from the server through an external communication device capable of determining a communication area where the external communication device is,

wherein the electronic camera comprises;

a communication device which transmits a request for map data to the server through the external communication device and receives the map data from the server;

a recording medium which records the map data received by the communication device; and

a display which displays a map on the basis of the map data recorded on the recording medium,

wherein the server comprises;

a selecting device which selects the map data in a neighborhood on the basis of the information of the communication area of the external communication device when a request for obtaining the map data is supplied from the electronic camera; and

a transmitting device which transmits the map data selected by the selecting device to the electronic camera.

9. The information obtaining system according to claim 8, wherein the electronic camera further comprises:

an information input device which inputs a current position on the map displayed on the display; and

a recording medium on which positional information indicated by the information input device and an image optically-captured are recorded together.