Image data supervising system

• US 5,130,813 A
• Filed: 08/28/1989
• Issued: 07/14/1992
• Est. Priority Date: 08/31/1988
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Nakano, Harumi, Tsukamoto, Akihiro, Oie, Masahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Envall, Jr., Roy N.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen, Huy
• Application Number:
  US07/399,828
• Time in Patent Office: 1,051 Days
• Field of Search: 358/335, 358/906, 358/342, 358/341, 358/909, 360/33.1, 360/35.1, 360/14.2, 360/14.3
• US Class Current: 386/358
• CPC Class Codes: G03B 2217/244 Magnetic devices
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/2512 Floppy disks
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/61 wherein solid state memory is used for storing A/V content
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/65 wherein solid state memory is used for storing indexing information or metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/11 by using information not detectable on the record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/28 by using information signals recorded by the same method as the main recording G11B27/22 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3266 of text or character information, e.g. text accompanying an image H04N2201/3226 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9305 involving the mixing of the reproduced video signal with a non-recorded signal, e.g. a text signal
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 358/906 Hand-held camera with recorder in a single unit

Abstract

An image data supervising system includes an imaging device, a reproducing device and a data supervising unit for processing, for instance, an electronic still image. In the image data supervising system, the still images are recorded on a recording medium such as a video floppy disk, and the data relating to the still images recorded on the recording medium are written into an memory unit. The data which have been written in the memory unit can be confirmed at any desirable time by way of the data supervising unit. While the image data which have been recorded on the recording medium are reproduced by the reproducing device, any desirable data can be superimposed on this reproduced image data.

Claims

1. An image data processing apparatus comprising:

a first housing;

data input means provided in said first housing, for inputting information data and identification data;

memory means provided in said first housing, for storing said information data and identification data input from said data input means;

data processing means provided in said first housing, for processing said information data based on said identification data;

a recording medium;

a second housing detachably connected to said first housing and including means for detachably storing said recording medium;

image signal producing means provided in said second housing, for producing an electrical image signal from an optical image of an object;

first recording means provided in said second housing, for recording said electrical image signal produced by said image signal producing means on said recording medium;

second recording means provided in said second housing, for recording said identification data input from said data input means on said recording medium, so as to identify said recording medium;

a third housing detachably connected to said first housing and including means for detachably storing said recording medium;

firs reproducing means provided in said third housing, for reproducing the electrical image signal recorded on said recording medium;

second reproducing means provided in said third housing, for reproducing said identification data recorded on said recording medium; and

first output means for outputting said identification data reproduced by said second reproducing means to said data processing means provided in said first housing.

2. The image data processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein said data processing means includes searching means for searching said information data stored in said memory means, based on said identification data output from said first output means.

3. The image data processing apparatus of claim 2, further comprising:

second output means provided in said first housing, for outputting said information data searched by said searching means from said memory means; and

superimposing means provided in said third housing, for superimposing said information data output from said memory means by said second output means on said image signal reproduced by said first reproducing means.

4. The image data processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising:

display means provided in said first housing, for displaying data; and

designating means provided in said first housing, for designating a search operation for said data processing means; and

wherein said data processing means includes searching means for searching said information data stored in said memory means based on said identification data input from said data input means, when said designating means designates a search operation, and for outputting said searched information data from said memory means to said display means.

5. The image data processing apparatus of claim 4, wherein said searching means includes means for searching said identification data stored in said memory means based on said information data input from said data input means, when said designating means designates the search operation, and for outputting said searched information data from said memory means to said display means.

6. The image data processing apparatus of claim 1, further comprising;

release signal generating means provided in said second housing, for generating a release signal;

and wherein;

said image signal producing means includes means for producing an electrical still-image signal from the optical image of the object to be imaged in response to said release signal generated by said release signal generating means;

said first recording means includes means for recording a plurality of said electrical still-image signals produced by said image signal producing means on said recording means;

said data input means includes means for inputting index data to identify said electrical still-image signal recorded on said recording medium;

said memory means includes means for storing said index data input from said data input means;

said data processing means includes means for processing said information data based on said index data; and

said first reproducing means includes means for reproducing said electrical still-image signal recorded on said recording medium.

7. The image data processing apparatus of claim 6, wherein said data processing means includes searching means for searching said information data stored in said memory means based on said index data identifying said electrical still-image signal reproduced by said first reproducing means.

8. The image data processing apparatus of claim 7, further comprising:

second output mean provided in said first housing for outputting said information data searched by said searching means from said memory means; and

superimposing means provided in said third housing, for superimposing said information data searched by said searching means on said electrical still-image signal reproduced by said first reproducing means.

9. The image data processing apparatus of claim 1, wherein:

said recording medium includes a plurality of recording areas capable of storing said electrical image signal;

said first recording means includes means for recording said electrical image signal in one of said recording areas;

said data input means includes means for inputting index data to identify said recording areas;

said memory means includes means for storing said index data input from said data input means; and

said data processing means includes means for processing said information data based on said index data.

10. The image data processing apparatus of claim 9, wherein said data processing means includes searching means for searching said information data stored in said memory means, based on said index data identifying said recording area in which said electrical image signal reproduced by said first reproducing means is recorded.

11. The image data processing apparatus of claim 10, further comprising:

second output means provided in said first housing, for outputting said information data searched by said searching means from said memory means; and

superimposing means provided in said third housing, for superimposing said information data output from said memory means by said second output means on said image signal reproduced by said first reproducing means.

12. An image data processing apparatus comprising:

a first housing;

a recording medium detachably stored in said first housing;

image signal producing means provided in said first housing, for producing an electrical image signal from an optical image of an object;

recording means provided in said first housing, for recording said electrical image signal produced by said image signal producing means on said recording medium;

reproducing means provided in said first housing, for reproducing said electrical image signal recorded on said recording medium by said recording means;

first data input means provided in said first housing, for inputting information data and identification data to identify said recording medium;

memory means detachably connected to said first housing, for storing said information data and said identification data input from said first data input means;

a second housing detachably connected to said memory means;

second data input means provided in said second housing, for inputting identification data;

searching means provided in said second housing, for searching said information data stored in said memory means, based on said identification data input from said second data input means, and for outputting said searched information data from said memory means; and

display means provided in said second housing, for displaying said information data output from said memory means by said searching means.

13. The image data processing apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

said first data input means includes image data input means for inputting image data corresponding to said electrical image signal produced by said image signal producing means;

said memory means includes means for storing said image data input from said image data input means;

said searching means includes means for searching said image data stored in said memory means based on said identification data input from said second data input means and for outputting said searched image data from said memory means; and

said display means includes means for displaying said image data output from said memory means by said searching means.

14. The image data processing apparatus of claim 12, wherein:

said first data input means includes image data input means for inputting still-image data corresponding to said electrical image signal produced by said image signal producing means;

said memory means includes means for storing said still-image data input from said image data input means;

said searching means includes means for searching said still-image data stored in said memory means based on said identification data input from said second data input means and four outputting said searched still-image data from said memory means; and

said display means includes means for displaying said still-image data output from said memory means by said searching means.

15. The image data processing apparatus of claim 14, wherein said image data input means includes analog-to-digital converting means for converting said electrical image signal produced by said image signal producing means into a corresponding digital image data signal.