Digital camera and printing system

• US 7,983,523 B2
• Filed: 09/30/2005
• Issued: 07/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/1997
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Original Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation (Seiko Group)
• Inventors: Shiohara, Ryuichi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chevalier; Robert
• Application Number:
  US11/239,427
• Publication Number:
  US 20060023088A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,118 Days
• Field of Search: 386/117, 386/107, 386/46, 386/83, 386/1, 386/120, 386/38, 386/200, 386/224, 386/219, 386/230, 386/231, 386/353
• US Class Current: 386/324
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 9/007 Transform coding, e.g. discrete cosine transform
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00127 Connection or combination of a still picture apparatus with another apparatus, e.g. for storage, processing or transmission of still picture signals or of information associated with a still picture
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00132 in a digital photofinishing system, i.e. a system where digital photographic images undergo typical photofinishing processing, e.g. printing ordering
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00172 directly from a still digital camera or from a storage medium mounted in a still digital camera H04N1/0018 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00188 Printing, e.g. prints or reprints H04N1/0019, H04N1/00196 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00278 with a printing apparatus, e.g. a laser beam printer
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00957 Compiling jobs, e.g. for batch processing H04N1/3208 takes precedence; program code compilation G06F8/41
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00962 Input arrangements for operating instructions or parameters, e.g. updating internal software program loading in general G06F9/445; network-specific protocols involving the movement of software or configuration parameters H04L67/34
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2112 using still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0013 Arrangements for the control of the connected apparatus by the still picture apparatus arrangements for the control of a still picture apparatus by the connected apparatus H04N2201/0074; control of image communication with the connected apparatus H04N2201/0015
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0068 Converting from still picture data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0082 Image hardcopy reproducer H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0093 Facsimile machine H04N2201/0094 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3216 of a job size, e.g. a number of images, pages or copies, size of file, length of message
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3222 of processing required or performed, e.g. forwarding, urgent or confidential handling
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3226 of identification information or the like, e.g. ID code, index, title, part of an image, reduced-size image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3242 of processing required or performed, e.g. for reproduction or before recording H04N2201/3256 and subgroups take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/33378 : Type or format of data, e.g. colour or B/W, halftone or binary, computer image file or facsimile data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/10 : for generating image signals from different wavelengths
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/765 : Interface circuits between an apparatus for recording and another apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/772 : the recording apparatus and the television camera being placed in the same enclosure
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 : using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8047 : using transform coding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8205 : involving the multiplexing of an additional signal and the colour video signal
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 9/8227 : the additional signal being at least another television signal

Abstract

With a digital camera 100, a photographed image 31 is displayed on a liquid crystal display and the user selects a desired image and specifies print specifications of the number of print sheets, a print paper size, a print color mode, etc., then print image data is prepared. The prepared print image data is transmitted from the digital camera 100 to a color printer of an output unit. An image is printed at the color printer in accordance with the print image data.

Claims

1. An image transmitting apparatus, comprising:

a recording medium which records image data based on photoelectric conversion;

a display;

an image data selector which selects an image corresponding to the image data which is displayed on the display;

a communication terminal specifying element which specifies a communication terminal which is displayed on the display;

an output specification specifying element which specifies an output specification of the selected image which is displayed on the display; and

a transmitter which transmits the desired image data corresponding to the selected image and the specified output specification of the selected image to the specified communication terminal via a communication link.

4. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 1 further comprising:

a photoelectric converter which executes the photoelectric conversion.

5. The image transmitting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the output specification includes at least a number of copies of the selected image.

2. An image transmitting method, comprising:

recording image data based on photoelectric conversion;

selecting an image corresponding to the image data which is displayed on a display;

specifying a communication terminal which is displayed on the display;

specifying an output specification of the selected image which is displayed on the display; and

transmitting the desired image data corresponding to the selected image and the specified output specification of the selected image to the specified communication terminal via a communication link.

6. The image transmitting method according to claim 2, further comprising:

executing the photoelectric conversion.

7. The image transmitting method according to claim 2, wherein the output specification includes at least a number of copies of the selected image.

3. A digital system, comprising:

a communication terminal;

a recording medium which records image data based on photoelectric conversion;

a display;

an image data selector which selects an image corresponding to the image data which is displayed on the display;

a communication terminal specifying element which specifies a communication terminal which is displayed on the display;

an output specification specifying element which specifies an output specification of the selected image which is displayed on the display; and

a transmitter which transmits the desired image data corresponding to the selected image and the specified output specification of the selected image to the specified communication terminal via a communication link.

8. The digital system according to claim 3, further comprising:

a photoelectric converter which executes the photoelectric conversion.

9. The digital system according to claim 3, wherein the output specification includes at least a number of copies of the selected image.