Image storage and camera system in which protected image data in camera can be forcibly deleted
First Claim
1. An image storage from which a stored image is retrievable comprising:
- a built-in memory of a large capacity for storing a plurality of image data taken by a digital camera;
a digital circuit for retrieving desired one of the plurality of image data from the built-in memory;
a connector for electric connection with the digital camera for data transmission therewith;
a detector capable of detecting the connection of the digital camera to the connector; and
a controller for causing the image storage to receive the image data transmitted from the digital camera through the connector to store the image data in the built-in memory in response to the detection of the connection by the detector, wherein the controller transmits a signal to the digital camera to delete the image data that has already been transmitted to the image storage and stored in the built-in memory, and the signal is effective to forcibly delete, from the digital camera, the image data which is protected against a deletion according to a digital camera setting and the image data which is not protected against deletion.
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Abstract
An image storage includes a built-in memory having large capacity for storing plural image data taken by a digital camera. A digital circuit retrieves desired one of the image data from the built-in memory. A connector electrically connects with the digital camera for data transmission. A detector detects the connection of the digital camera to the connector. A controller causes the image storage to receive the image data transmitted from the digital camera through the connector to store that data in the built-in memory in response to detection of the connection by the detector. The controller can transmit a signal to the digital camera to delete the image data that has been transmitted to and stored in the built-in memory. The signal is effective to forcibly delete the image data from the digital camera even if the image data is protected against deletion according to a digital camera setting.
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1. An image storage from which a stored image is retrievable comprising:
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a built-in memory of a large capacity for storing a plurality of image data taken by a digital camera; a digital circuit for retrieving desired one of the plurality of image data from the built-in memory; a connector for electric connection with the digital camera for data transmission therewith; a detector capable of detecting the connection of the digital camera to the connector; and a controller for causing the image storage to receive the image data transmitted from the digital camera through the connector to store the image data in the built-in memory in response to the detection of the connection by the detector, wherein the controller transmits a signal to the digital camera to delete the image data that has already been transmitted to the image storage and stored in the built-in memory, and the signal is effective to forcibly delete, from the digital camera, the image data which is protected against a deletion according to a digital camera setting and the image data which is not protected against deletion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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