Digital image apparatus and digital image system including transmission history information

• US 8,004,593 B2
• Filed: 11/05/2007
• Issued: 08/23/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/06/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Kusaka, Yosuke
• Primary Examiner(s): Ye; Lin
• Assistant Examiner(s): CHEN, CHIA WEI A
• Application Number:
  US11/979,521
• Publication Number:
  US 20080068486A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,387 Days
• Field of Search: 348/211.2, 348/231.1, 348/231.2, 348/231.3
• US Class Current: 348/333.02
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00315 with a radio transmission apparatus with a cordless telephone H04N1/00305; systems or arrangements for the transmission of a picture signal specially adapted for transmission via radio H04N1/00103; H04N1/00307 takes precedence; radio transmission systems H04B7/00; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32122 in a separate device, e.g. in a memory or on a display separate from image data
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2007/145 Handheld terminals
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2101/00 Still video cameras
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3207 of an address
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3214 of a date
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3215 of a time or duration
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3219 of a job status, e.g. successful execution
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3273 Display
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3274 Storage or retrieval of prestored additional information
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/62 Control of parameters via user interfaces
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/631 Graphical user interfaces [GUI] specially adapted for controlling image capture or setting capture parameters
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/633 for displaying additional information relating to control or operation of the camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• 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

Abstract

A digital image apparatus includes: a storage unit in which digital image information is stored; a display unit that displays the digital image information stored in the storage unit; a setting unit that sets a recipient of the digital image information; and a communication unit that transmits the digital image information stored in the storage unit to a recipient set through the setting unit, and further includes: an updating unit that updates transmission history information including recipient information indicating a recipient of the digital image information each time the digital image information is transmitted by the communication unit and stores the updated transmission history information into the storage unit in correspondence to the digital image information, and when the digital image information stored in the storage unit is displayed, the display unit also displays transmission history information pertaining to the digital image information in correspondence to the digital image information.

Claims

1. A digital image apparatus comprising:

a storage unit in which digital image information is stored;

a display unit that displays the digital image information stored in the storage unit;

a setting unit that sets a recipient of the digital image information;

a communication unit that transmits the digital image information stored in the storage unit to a recipient set through the setting unit; and

an updating unit that updates transmission history information including recipient information indicating a recipient of the digital image information each time the digital image information is transmitted by the communication unit and stores the updated transmission history information into the storage unit in correspondence to the digital image information, wherein

when the recipient of digital image information to be transmitted is set through the setting unit, the digital image information stored in the storage unit is displayed, the display unit also displays the recipient information included in transmission history information updated by the updating unit pertaining to the digital image information to be transmitted in correspondence to the digital image information;

wherein the transmission history information includes image reproduction information indicating a reproduction record at the recipient of the digital image information having been transmitted;

the communication unit receives the image reproduction information from the recipient of the digital image information which is external; and

the updating unit updates the image reproduction information included in the transmission history information based upon the image reproduction information that has been received, when the digital image information stored in the storage unit is displayed, the display unit also displays the image reproduction information.

2. A digital image apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display unit includes a substantially quadrangular display screen at which digital image information stored in the storage unit is displayed and the transmission history information is superimposed over the digital image information in a peripheral area of the display screen in a size smaller than the display screen.

3. A digital image apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display unit ends display of the transmission history information without erasing display of the image information, when a predetermined length of time elapses following a start of the display of the transmission history information.

4. A digital image apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the storage unit stores recipient information that enables a visual identification of the recipient.