Image pickup apparatus, method of controlling the image pickup apparatus, and external device
First Claim
1. An image pickup apparatus which records a digital image signal by taking a picture of an object and transfers the recorded digital image signal to an external device, the apparatus comprising:
- an image memory unit configured to temporarily store the digital image signal obtained by picture taking;
a photography preparation state determining unit configured to determine whether or not said image pickup apparatus is in a photography preparation state;
a photography running state determining unit configured to determine whether or not said image pickup apparatus is in a photography running state;
an image memory accumulation state determining unit configured to determine whether or not a new digital image signal can be accumulated in said image memory unit;
a transfer unit configured to transmit the digital image signal accumulated in said image memory unit to the external device; and
an image transfer propriety determining unit configured to determine whether or not the digital image signal accumulated in said image memory unit will be transferred to the external device by said transfer unit,wherein, in a case where during the transfer of the digital image signal by said transfer unit, it is determined that said image pickup apparatus is in the photography preparation state or in the photography running state, said image transfer propriety determining unit determines whether or not to continue the transfer of the digital image signal by said transfer unit, on the basis of the determination of said image memory accumulation state determining unit, andin a case where during the transfer of the digital image signal by said transfer unit, it is determined that said image pickup apparatus is neither in the photography preparation state nor in the photography running state, said image transfer propriety determining unit determines whether or not to continue the transfer of the digital image signal by said transfer unit, irrespective of the determination of said image memory accumulation state determining unit.
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Abstract
An image pickup apparatus which records a digital image signal by taking a picture of an object and which transfers the recorded digital image signal to an external device. The apparatus includes a buffer memory, an image saving memory, an image memory accumulation state judgment unit, and a transfer unit. The buffer memory is adapted to temporarily accumulate the digital image signal obtained by picture taking. The image saving memory is adapted to save the digital image signal. The image memory accumulation state judgment unit is adapted to judge whether or not a new digital image signal can be accumulated in the buffer memory. The transfer unit is adapted to transfer to the external device the digital image signal accumulated in the buffer memory if the image memory accumulation state judgment unit determines that any new digital image signal cannot be accumulated in the buffer memory.
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14 Claims
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1. An image pickup apparatus which records a digital image signal by taking a picture of an object and transfers the recorded digital image signal to an external device, the apparatus comprising:
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an image memory unit configured to temporarily store the digital image signal obtained by picture taking; a photography preparation state determining unit configured to determine whether or not said image pickup apparatus is in a photography preparation state; a photography running state determining unit configured to determine whether or not said image pickup apparatus is in a photography running state; an image memory accumulation state determining unit configured to determine whether or not a new digital image signal can be accumulated in said image memory unit; a transfer unit configured to transmit the digital image signal accumulated in said image memory unit to the external device; and an image transfer propriety determining unit configured to determine whether or not the digital image signal accumulated in said image memory unit will be transferred to the external device by said transfer unit, wherein, in a case where during the transfer of the digital image signal by said transfer unit, it is determined that said image pickup apparatus is in the photography preparation state or in the photography running state, said image transfer propriety determining unit determines whether or not to continue the transfer of the digital image signal by said transfer unit, on the basis of the determination of said image memory accumulation state determining unit, and in a case where during the transfer of the digital image signal by said transfer unit, it is determined that said image pickup apparatus is neither in the photography preparation state nor in the photography running state, said image transfer propriety determining unit determines whether or not to continue the transfer of the digital image signal by said transfer unit, irrespective of the determination of said image memory accumulation state determining unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A control method for an image pickup apparatus which records a digital image signal by taking a picture of an object and transfers the recorded digital image signal to an external device, said method comprising:
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a storing step of temporarily storing, in an image memory unit, the digital image signal obtained by picture taking; a photography preparation state determining step for determining whether or not the image pickup apparatus is in a photography preparation state; a photography running state determining step for determining whether or not the image pickup apparatus is in a photography running state; an image memory accumulation state determining step for determining whether or not a new digital image signal can be accumulated in the image memory unit; a transferring step for transmitting the digital image signal accumulated in the image memory unit to the external device; and an image transfer propriety determining step for determining whether or not the digital image signal accumulated in the image memory unit will be transferred to the external device wherein, in a case where during said transferring step said photography preparation state determining step determines that the image pickup apparatus is in the photography preparation state or said photography running state determining step determines that the image pickup apparatus is in the photography running state, said image transfer propriety determining step determines whether or not to continue the transferring performed in said transferring step, on the basis of the determination of said image memory accumulation state determining step, and in a case where during said transferring step it is determined that the image pickup apparatus is neither in the photography preparation state nor in the photography running state, said image transfer propriety determining step determines whether or not to continue the transferring performed in said transferring step, irrespective of the determination of said image memory accumulation state determining step. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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