Image pickup apparatus, image data display method for the same, program for implementing the method, and storage medium storing the program
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
- an image pickup unit;
a recording unit that records on the recording medium image data photographed by said image pickup unit;
a display unit that displays the image data recorded on the recording medium;
an assigning unit that assigns to the image data, unique apparatus information for identifying said image pickup apparatus and image identifying information for managing in said image pickup apparatus the image data recorded on the recording medium;
a communication unit that is connectable to another image pickup apparatus, for transmitting the image data recorded on the recording medium to said another image pickup apparatus and receiving image data from said another image pickup apparatus;
a modifying unit that modifies image identifying information added on the image data received from said another image pickup apparatus by said communication unit and generates modified image identifying information for managing the received image data in said image pickup apparatus; and
a control unit that manages the image data recorded on the recording medium by said recording unit and the image data received from said another image pickup apparatus by said communication unit according to the unique apparatus information, the image identifying information and the modified image identifying information,wherein said control unit controls said display unit to display the image data recorded by said recording unit and the image data received by said communication unit from said another image pickup apparatus in different display configuration, respectively, in such a manner that the image data received by said communication unit from the image pickup apparatus and the image data recorded by said recording unit can be distinguished from one another.
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus comprising an image pickup device, a recording device, a display device, a communication device connectable to a plurality of image pickup apparatuses, an allotting device for allotting unique apparatus information to image data and a control device for controlling the display device to display image data received by the communication device and image data recorded by the recording device in different display configuration, with the unique apparatus information and specific information specifying the image data so that the image data received by the communication device and image data recorded by the recording device can be distinguished from one another.
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1. An image pickup apparatus comprising:
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an image pickup unit; a recording unit that records on the recording medium image data photographed by said image pickup unit; a display unit that displays the image data recorded on the recording medium; an assigning unit that assigns to the image data, unique apparatus information for identifying said image pickup apparatus and image identifying information for managing in said image pickup apparatus the image data recorded on the recording medium; a communication unit that is connectable to another image pickup apparatus, for transmitting the image data recorded on the recording medium to said another image pickup apparatus and receiving image data from said another image pickup apparatus; a modifying unit that modifies image identifying information added on the image data received from said another image pickup apparatus by said communication unit and generates modified image identifying information for managing the received image data in said image pickup apparatus; and a control unit that manages the image data recorded on the recording medium by said recording unit and the image data received from said another image pickup apparatus by said communication unit according to the unique apparatus information, the image identifying information and the modified image identifying information, wherein said control unit controls said display unit to display the image data recorded by said recording unit and the image data received by said communication unit from said another image pickup apparatus in different display configuration, respectively, in such a manner that the image data received by said communication unit from the image pickup apparatus and the image data recorded by said recording unit can be distinguished from one another. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of causing an image pickup apparatus to display image data, the image pickup apparatus including an image pickup unit, a recording unit that records on the recording medium image data photographed by said image pickup unit, a display unit that displays the image data recorded on the recording medium, a communication unit that is connectable to another image pickup apparatus, for transmitting the image data recorded on the recording medium to said another image pickup apparatus and receiving the image data from said another image pickup apparatus the method comprising:
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an assigning step of assigning to the image data, unique apparatus information for identifying said image pickup apparatus and image identifying information for managing in said image pickup apparatus the image data recorded on the recording medium; a modifying step of modifying an image identifying information added on the image data received from said another image pickup apparatus by said communication unit and generating modified image identifying information for managing the received image data in said image pickup apparatus; and a control step of managing the image data recorded on the recording medium by said recording unit and the image data received from said another image pickup apparatus by the communication unit according to the unique apparatus information, the image identifying information and the modified image identifying information, wherein said control step controls said display unit to display the image data recorded by said recording unit and the image data received by said communication unit from said another image pickup apparatus in different display configuration, respectively, in such a manner that the image data received by the communication unit from the image pickup apparatus and the image data recorded by the recording unit can be distinguished from one another. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17)
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16. A computer-readable control program stored on a computer-readable storage medium for causing a computer to implement a method of causing an image pickup apparatus to display image data, the image pickup apparatus including an image pickup unit, a recording unit that records on the recording medium image data photographed by said image pickup unit, a display unit that displays the image data recorded on the recording medium, a communication unit that is connectable to another image pickup apparatus, for transmitting the image data recorded on the recording medium to said another image pickup apparatus and receiving image data from said another image pickup apparatus, the method comprising:
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an assigning module for assigning to the image data, unique apparatus information for identifying said image pickup apparatus and image identifying information for managing in said image pickup apparatus the image data recorded on the recording medium, a modifying module for modifying image identifying information added on the image data received from said another image pickup apparatus by said communication unit and generates modified image identifying information for managing the received image data in said image pickup apparatus; and a control module for managing the image data recorded on the recording medium by said recording unit and the image data received from said another image pickup apparatus by said communication unit according to the unique apparatus information, the image identifying information and the modified image identifying information, wherein said control module controls said display unit to display the image data recorded by said recording unit and the image data received by said communication unit from said another image pickup apparatus in different display configuration, respectively, in such a manner that the image data received by said communication unit from the image pickup apparatus and the image data recorded by the recording unit can be distinguished from one another.
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