Recording/playback apparatus with telephone and its control method, video camera with telephone and its control method, image communication apparatus, and storage medium
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1. A video camera with telephone, which has a telephone and video camera in a single housing, comprising means for pausing image sensing of the video camera upon reception of a call during image sensing by the video camera.
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Abstract
This invention has as its object to appropriately inform the user of reception of an incoming call in accordance with the operation mode of a video camera upon arrival of call. To achieve this object, an apparatus has a telephone and video camera in a single housing, and comprises a device for muting a ringing tone during image sensing by the video camera.
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- 1. A video camera with telephone, which has a telephone and video camera in a single housing, comprising means for pausing image sensing of the video camera upon reception of a call during image sensing by the video camera.
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3. A video camera with telephone, which has a telephone and video camera in a single housing, comprising means for stopping various call reception informing functions that disturb image sensing, and displaying a call reception message on a display, upon reception of a call during image sensing by the video camera.
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4. A video camera with telephone, which has a telephone and video camera in a single housing, comprising selection means for selecting a function of stopping various call reception informing functions that disturb image sensing, and displaying a call reception message on a display, upon reception of a call during image sensing by the video camera.
- 5. A method of controlling a video camera with telephone, comprising the step of pausing image sensing of the video camera upon reception of a call during image sensing by the video camera.
- 8. A method of controlling a video camera with telephone, comprising the step of stopping various call reception informing functions that disturb image sensing, and displaying a call reception message on a display, upon reception of a call during image sensing by the video camera.
- 10. A method of controlling a video camera with telephone, comprising the step of selecting a function of stopping various call reception informing functions that disturb image sensing, and displaying a call reception message on a display, upon reception of a call during image sensing by the video camera.
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12. A video camera with telephone having a video camera and a vibrator for informing reception of a call, comprising:
control means for activating the vibrator in the case that the video camera receives a call during the video camera is not carrying out image sensing operation, and for prohibiting an operation of the vibrator in the case that the video camera receives a call during the video camera is carrying out image sensing operation.
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13. A method of controlling a video camera with telephone having a video camera and a vibrator for informing reception of a call, comprising the steps of:
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activating the vibrator in the case that the video camera receives a call during the video camera is not carrying out image sensing operation; and
prohibiting an operation of the vibrator in the case that the video camera receives a call during the video camera is carrying out image sensing operation. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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