Image data processing apparatus method and program storage medium for processing image data

• US 6,483,540 B1
• Filed: 06/15/1998
• Issued: 11/19/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 06/16/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd. (Xiaomi Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Casio Computer Company Limited
• Inventors: Akasawa, Mitsuyuki, Miyata, Akira, Yamamoto, Kazuto
• Primary Examiner(s): Garber, Wendy R.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Villecco, John M.
• Application Number:
  US09/094,862
• Time in Patent Office: 1,618 Days
• Field of Search: 348/232, 348/239, 348/333.01, 348/333.02, 348/333.11, 348/333.12, 348/231, 348/231.2, 358/450, 358/540, 382/284
• US Class Current: 348/239
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/262 Studio circuits, e.g. for mixing, switching-over, change of character of image, other special effects ; Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/2621 Cameras specially adapted for the electronic generation of special effects during image pickup, e.g. digital cameras, camcorders, video cameras having integrated special effects capability

Abstract

A digital camera comprises a pick-up image data memory for storing pick-up image data by a couple charged device (CCD), a title message table for storing a plurality of title message data to be superimposed over the pick-up image data and a plate table for storing a plurality of plate image data to be overwritten the title message data and a central processing unit (CPU). The CPU overwrites the title message data stored in the title message table on the plate image data stored in the plate table and superimposed the title message data with the plate image data over the pick-up image data stored in the pick-up data memory. Further, the CPU stored the superimposed pick-up image data in the pick-up image memory so that the superimposed image data can be reproduced following the original pick-up image data.

Claims

1. An image data processing apparatus permitting a user to view stored images in a particular sequence, the apparatus comprising:

image pick-up means for picking up an optical image and producing pick-up image data corresponding to the optical image;

pick-up data storing means for storing a plurality of the pick-up image data produced by the image pick-up means, the pick-up data storing means including an address table for storing data representing the sequence in which pick-up image data stored in the pick-up data storing means is accessed;

pick-up data selecting means for selecting one of the pick-up image data stored in the pick-up data storing means;

image data modifying means for modifying the selected pick-up image data selected by the pick-up data selecting means;

writing means for writing the modified pick-up image data in the pick-up data storing means; and

reorganizing means for reorganizing the data stored in the address table, which represents the sequence in which pick-up image data stored in the pick-up data storing means is accessed, so that the modified pick-up image data can be accessed in sequence following the selected pick-up image data.

2. An image data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the address table stores page number data determining the sequence in which pick-up image data stored in the pick-up data storing means is accessed, and the reorganizing means reorganizes the page number data stored in the address table and provides the modified pick-up image data with page number data next in sequence to that of the selected pick-up image data.

3. An image data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 2, further comprising:

access means for accessing the pick-up image data stored in the pick-up data storing means in the sequence determined by the page number data stored in the address table.

4. An image data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 3, further comprising:

display means for displaying image corresponding to the pick-up image data accessed by the access means.

5. An image data processing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein the image data modifying means includes image data storing means for storing a plurality of image data, image data selecting means for selecting the image data stored in the image data storing means, and superimposing means for superimposing the selected image data selected by the image data selecting means over the selected pick-up image data selected by the pick-up data selecting means.

6. A method for processing image data with an apparatus having a memory and permitting a user to view stored images in a particular sequence, the method comprising:

an image pick-up step of picking up an optical image and producing pick-up image data corresponding to the optical image;

a pick-up data storing step of storing the pick-up image data produced by the image pick-up step in the memory;

a pick-up data selecting step of selecting one of the pick-up image data stored in the memory by the pick-up data storing step;

an image data modifying step of modifying the selected pick-up image data selected by the pick-up data selecting step;

a writing step of writing the modified pick-up image data in the memory; and

a linking step of reorganizing data representing the sequence in which pick-up image data stored in the memory is accessed, so that the modified pick-up image data can be accessed in sequence following the selected pick-up image data.

7. A method for processing image data with an apparatus having a memory and permitting a user to view stored images in a particular sequence, the method comprising:

an image pick-up step of picking up an optical image and producing pick-up image data corresponding to the optical image;

a pick-up data storing step of storing the pick-up image data produced by the image pick-up step in the memory;

a pick-up data selecting step of selecting one of the pick-up image data stored in the memory by the pick-up data storing step;

an image data modifying step of modifying the selected pick-up image data selected by the pick-up data selecting step;

a writing step of writing the modified pick-up image data in the memory; and

a reorganizing step of reorganizing page number data determining the sequence in which pick-up image data stored in the memory is accessed and providing the modified pick-up image data with page number data next in sequence to that of the selected pick-up image data, so that the modified pick-up image data can be accessed in sequence following the selected pick-up image data.

8. A method for processing image data as set forth in claim 7, the method further comprising:

an accessing step of accessing the pick-up image data stored in the memory in the sequence determined by the page number data reorganized by the reorganizing step.