Information transmitting apparatus

• US 6,275,305 B1
• Filed: 11/15/1995
• Issued: 08/14/2001
• Est. Priority Date: 11/18/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Shimada, Kazutoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Madeleine
• Application Number:
  US08/559,722
• Time in Patent Office: 2,099 Days
• Field of Search: 358/434, 358/400, 358/401, 358/404, 358/435, 358/468, 358/479, 379/100.01, 348/552, 348/555, 348/563, 348/564, 348/569, 348/554
• US Class Current: 358/434
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32128 attached to the image data, e.g. file header, transmitted message header, information on the same page or in the same computer file as the image for information embedded in the image H04N1/32144
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32133 on the same paper sheet, e.g. a facsimile page header
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3225 of data relating to an image, a page or a document
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3261 of multimedia information, e.g. a sound signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3278 Transmission
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/15 Conference systems

Abstract

Image information to be transmitted is formed, audio information and coordinates information which is made correspond to the audio information and to a position of the image information are formed. The image information, audio information, and coordinates information are transmitted by a single communication. When receiving, the image information, audio information, and coordinates information which is made correspond to the audio information and to the position of the image information are received. The image information and audio information are reproduced. The position indicated by the coordinates information is displayed on the image. The contents of the image can be further easily understood on the reception side of the image. Such a display is realized by a simple system.

Claims

1. A data transmitting apparatus comprising:

means for forming image information,

means for forming appendix image information which is to be displayed with an image represented by said image information and indicates a portion to be explained, of the image represented by said image information;

means for forming audio information for explanation of an image corresponding to said portion;

means for coordinate input; and

means for transmitting said image information, said appendix image information and said audio information by a single communication,

wherein the appendix image information includes locus information of map information.

2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said appendix image information is information indicative of a locus on said image information.

3. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein together with said audio information, said transmitting means transmits instruction data indicative of said appendix image information which is reproduced together with said audio information.

4. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said transmitting means further transmits timing data indicative of a reproducing timing of the appendix image information instructed by said instruction data.

5. An apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said timing data indicates a time from the start of the reproduction of said audio information to the start of the reproduction of the appendix image information instructed by said instruction data.

6. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein together with said appendix image information, said transmitting means transmits instruction data indicative of said audio information which is reproduced together with said appendix image information.

7. An apparatus according to claim 6, wherein said transmitting means further transmits timing data indicative of a reproducing timing of the audio information instructed by said instruction data.

8. An apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said timing data indicates a time from the start of the reproduction of said appendix image information to the start of the reproduction of the audio information instructed by said instruction data.

9. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for forming sub-image information different from said image information,

and wherein said transmitting means also transmits said sub-image information.

10. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for deciding whether said audio information and said appendix image information are transmitted together with said image information or not.

11. An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising display means for displaying said image information before transmitting.

12. An apparatus according to claim 11, wherein said display means operates in case of transmitting said audio information and said appendix image information and doesn'"'"'t operate in the case where said audio information and said appendix image information are not transmitted.

13. A data transmitting method comprising the steps of:

forming image information;

forming appendix image information which is to be displayed with an image represented by said image information and indicates a portion to be explained, of the image represented by said image information;

forming audio information for explanation of an image corresponding to said portion;

inputting coordinates; and

transmitting said image information, said appendix image information and said audio information by a single communication,

wherein the appendix image information includes locus information of map information.

14. A method according to claim 13, wherein said appendix image information is information indicative of a locus on said image information.

15. A method according to claim 13, wherein instruction data indicative of the appendix image information which is reproduced together with said audio information is transmitted together with said audio information.

16. A method according to claim 15, wherein timing data indicative of a reproducing timing of the appendix image information instructed by said instruction data is further transmitted.

17. A method according to claim 16, wherein said timing data indicates a time from the start of the reproduction of said audio information to the start of the reproduction of the appendix image information instructed by said instruction data.

18. A method according to claim 13, wherein instruction data indicative of the audio information which is reproduced together with said appendix image information is transmitted together with said appendix image information.

19. A method according to claim 18, wherein timing data indicative of a reproducing timing of the audio information instructed by said instruction data is further transmitted.

20. A method according to claim 19, wherein said timing data indicates a time from the start of the reproduction of said appendix image information to the start of the reproduction of the audio information instructed by said instruction data.

21. A method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of forming sub-image information different from said image information,

and wherein said sub-image information is also transmitted.

22. A method according to claim 13, further comprising the step of deciding whether said audio information and said appendix image information are transmitted together with said image information or not.

23. A method according to claim 22, further comprising the step of displaying said image information before transmitting.

24. A method according to claim 23, wherein in case of transmitting said audio information and said appendix image information, said display is performed and, in the case where said audio information and said appendix image information are not transmitted, said display is not executed.

25. A data transmitting apparatus comprising:

means for forming image information, appendix image information which is to be displayed with an image represented by said image information and indicates a portion to be explained, of the image represented by said image information, and audio information for explanation of an image corresponding to said portion;

means for coordinate input; and

means for transmitting said image information, said audio information, and said appendix image information,

wherein the appendix image information includes locus information of map information.

26. An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said appendix image information indicates a position corresponding to said image information.

27. An apparatus according to claim 25, further comprising means for deciding whether said audio information and said appendix image information are transmitted together with said image information or not.

28. An apparatus according to claim 27, further comprising display means for displaying said image information before transmitting.

29. An apparatus according to claim 28, wherein said display means operates in case of transmitting said audio information and said appendix image information and doesn'"'"'t operate in the case where said audio information and said appendix image information are not transmitted.

30. A data transmitting method comprising the steps of:

forming image information, appendix image information which is to be displayed with an image represented by said image information and indicates a portion to be explained, of the image represented by said image information, and audio information for explanation of an image corresponding to said portion;

inputting coordinates; and

transmitting said image information, said audio information, and said appendix image information,

wherein the appendix image information includes locus information of map information.

31. A method according to claim 30, wherein said appendix image information indicates a position corresponding to said image information.

32. A method according to claim 30, further comprising the step of deciding whether said audio information and said appendix image information are transmitted together with said image information.

33. A method according to claim 32, further comprising the display step of displaying said image information before transmitting.

34. A method according to claim 33, wherein said display step is made operative in case of transmitting said audio information and said appendix image information and is not made operative in the case where said audio information and said appendix image information are not transmitted.

35. A data receiving apparatus comprising:

means for receiving image information, appendix image information which is to be displayed with an image represented by said image information and indicates a portion to be explained, of the image represented by said image information, and audio information for explanation of an image corresponding to said portion; and

reproducing means for reproducing said image information and said audio information and displaying a position indicated by said appendix image information onto said image,

wherein the appendix image information includes locus information of map information obtained from coordinate input means.

36. An apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said appendix image information is information indicative of a locus on said image information.

37. An apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said receiving means receives instruction data indicative of the correspondence between said audio information and said appendix image information, and said reproducing means controls the reproducing operation of said audio information and said appendix image information in accordance with said instruction data.

38. An apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said receiving means further receives timing data indicative of a reproducing timing of said audio information and said appendix image information, and said reproducing means decides the reproducing timing of said appendix image information in accordance with said instruction data.

39. An apparatus according to claim 35, wherein said receiving means receives sub-image information different from said image information, and said reproducing means reproduces said sub-image information together with said image information.

40. An apparatus according to claim 35, further comprising means for deciding whether said audio information and said appendix image information are reproduced together with said image information or not.

41. An apparatus according to claim 40, further comprising display means for displaying said image information,

and wherein said display means displays for making said deciding means operative.

42. A data receiving method comprising the steps of:

receiving image information, appendix image information which is to be displayed with an image represented by said image information and indicates a portion to be explained, of the image represented by said image information, and audio information for explanation of an image corresponding to said portion; and

reproducing said image information and said audio information and displaying a position indicated by said appendix image information onto said image,

wherein the appendix image information includes locus information of map information obtained from coordinate input means.

43. A method according to claim 42, wherein said appendix image information is information indicative of a locus on said image information.

44. A method according to claim 42, wherein instruction data indicative of a correspondence between said audio information and said appendix image information is received, and the reproducing operation of said audio information and said appendix image information are controlled in accordance with said instruction data.

45. A method according to claim 42, wherein timing data indicative of a reproducing timing of said audio information and said appendix image information is further received, and a reproducing timing of said appendix image information is decided in accordance with said instruction data.

46. A method according to claim 42, wherein sub-image information different from said image information is received and said sub-image information is also reproduced together with said image information.

47. A method according to claim 42, further comprising the step of deciding whether said audio information and said appendix image information are also reproduced together with said image information or not.

48. A method according to claim 47, further comprising the display step of displaying said image information,

and wherein a display to decide whether said audio information and said appendix image information are reproduced together with said image information or not is executed in said display step.

49. A data receiving apparatus comprising:

means for receiving first image information indicating a first image, second image information which is to be displayed with the first indicated by said first image information and is associated with a portion to be explained, of said first image, and audio information for explanation;

display and reproducing means for displaying said first image and a second image corresponding to said second image information within one picture and reproducing said audio information, wherein the image information includes locus information of map information obtained from coordinate input means; and

print means for printing said first image.

50. An apparatus according to claim 49, wherein said second image is a locus displayed in the received image and said second image information represents a position of said locus.

51. An apparatus according to claim 49, wherein said second image is a subordinate image attached to said first image, and said second information represents said subordinate image.

52. A data receiving method comprising the steps of:

receiving first image information indicating a first image, second image information which is to be displayed with the first image indicated by said first image information and is associated with a portion to he explained, of said first image, and audio information for explanation;

displaying said first image and a second image corresponding to said second image information within one picture and reproducing said audio information, wherein the image information includes locus information of map information obtained from coordinate input means; and

printing said first image.