Image manipulating system for controlling the selection of permissible recording time intervals

• US 5,619,732 A
• Filed: 05/11/1994
• Issued: 04/08/1997
• Est. Priority Date: 05/13/1993
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Olympus Optical Corporation Limited (Olympus Corporation)
• Inventors: Yoneyama, Kaoru
• Primary Examiner(s): Shin, Christopher B.
• Application Number:
  US08/241,017
• Time in Patent Office: 1,063 Days
• Field of Search: 395/275, 395/825, 395/878, 360/27, 360/738, 360/5, 369/47
• US Class Current: 710/58
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/04 Arrangements for preventing, inhibiting, or warning against double recording on the same blank or against other recording or reproducing malfunctions
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 19/06 by counting or timing of machine operations
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 2220/61 wherein solid state memory is used for storing A/V content storing computer data in solid state memories G06F
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/9261 involving data reduction
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/7921 for more than one processing mode
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99931 Database or file accessing
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 707/99953 Recoverability

Abstract

An image manipulating system according to the present invention can perform interval recording for repeatedly recording supplied image information at predetermined time intervals. Herein, a limit value of recording time intervals designative depending on an applicable type of information recording medium; such as, a memory card, floppy disk, hard disk, or the like is stored for each type of information recording medium in an EEPROM. A CPU prevents selection of a recording time interval exceeding the limit value, and eventually sets a time interval. Thus, the present invention provides a user-friendly image manipulating system capable of achieving interval recording in as strict compliance as is possible responsive to a demand.

Claims

1. An image manipulating system having an interval recording means for repeatedly recording supplied image information at predetermined time intervals, comprising:

a ruling means presenting a limit value of recording time intervals selectively designated for repetitive recording depending on a type of information recording medium selected and including means for selecting a recording time interval and means for disabling selection of a recording time interval exceeding said limit value.

2. An image manipulating system according to claim 1 further comprising:

a plurality of recording media having different recording time intervals; and

said ruling means including means for selecting that recording time interval of the recording media which is the smallest value as the limit value.

3. The image manipulating system according to claim 2 wherein said recording media includes a floppy disk, a hard disk and a memory card.

4. The image manipulating system according to claim 1 further wherein said ruling means includes means for storing a plurality of permissible recording time intervals associated with a given memory media;

and

said ruling means including means which enables selection of only those stored time intervals which do not exceed said limit value.

5. An image manipulating system according to claim 1 wherein said ruling means further comprises means for storing a plurality of values representing permissible recording time intervals within a range of recording time intervals for a plurality of different recording means.

6. An image manipulating system according to claim 5 wherein said means for selecting includes means for selecting any one of the stored values.

7. An image manipulating system according to claim 6 further comprising means for providing an alarm condition when a value other than those stored in said means for storing is selected by said means for selecting.

8. An image manipulating system according to claim 5 wherein said means for storing a selected value comprises means for retaining a stored value even in an occurrence of a failure of power supplied to said image manipulating system.

9. An image manipulating system according to claim 8 wherein said means for storing a selected value comprises an EEPROM.