Image reproduction system

• US 8,634,696 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2005
• Issued: 01/21/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Nozaki, Hirotake, Hori, Kenji, Ohmura, Akira, Mitsuhashi, Setsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Gee, Jason
• Application Number:
  US11/792,817
• Publication Number:
  US 20080309795A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,967 Days
• Field of Search: 386/46, 386/219
• US Class Current: 386/219
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/583 using metadata automatically derived from the content
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/34 Indicating arrangements indicating means incorporated in magazine or cassette G11B23/046 and G11B23/0875; indicating measured values in general G01D
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/775 between a recording apparatus and a television receiver
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/781 on disks or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/85 on discs or drums
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/907 using static stores, e.g. storage tubes or semiconductor memories H04N5/91 takes precedence

Abstract

An image reproducing apparatus includes: an image storage device that stores image data having been read into the image reproducing apparatus; an image output device that outputs the image data stored in the image storage device to a display device; an image selection device that selects an image from the image data; and an image extraction device that extracts from the image data a plurality of images satisfying a condition equivalent to a condition of the image having been selected by the image selection device.

Claims

1. An image reproducing apparatus, comprising:

an image storage device that stores image data;

a reference date setting device that sets past reference dates over predetermined cycles in reference to a current date designated as a start point;

an image selection device that selects from the image data stored in the image storage device a plurality of sets of image data having been captured or read on dates matching the past reference dates and in a period of less than or equal to ten days preceding the past reference dates and a period of less than or equal to ten days succeeding the past reference dates;

a display priority level setting device that sets display priority levels for the plurality of sets of image data selected by the image selection device, based upon the current date and the past reference dates; and

a slideshow display control device that controls a display device based on the display priority levels set by the display priority level setting device such that the plurality of sets of image data are brought up in a slideshow display in an order with which an image with a higher display priority is displayed earlier, wherein

the image reproducing apparatus is configured to automatically set display priority levels according to a priority level setting criteria without a manual setting operation by an operator, and

the display priority level setting device sets a lower display priority for image data having been captured or read on a date set apart from the past reference date by a greater extent among images captured or read during the period.

2. An image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display priority level setting device sets a higher display priority for image data having been captured or read on a date matching one of the past reference dates than a display priority set for image data having been captured or read on a date that does not match a past reference date.

3. An image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:

the display priority level setting device sets a higher display priority for image data having been captured or read on a date with a greater time difference relative to the current date.

4. An image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an anniversary registering device that registers an anniversary date for a user, wherein;

the slideshow display control device executes control so as to provide the slideshow display based upon the plurality of sets of image data having been selected by the image selection device only if the anniversary date registered at the anniversary registering device matches the current date.

5. An image reproducing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein:

the image selection device does not select image data having been captured or read on a date preceding a past date marking a start point for the anniversary date.

6. An image reproducing system, comprising:

an image reproducing apparatus according to claim 1;

the display device that is controlled by the slideshow display control device; and

a remote control unit that outputs a start instruction signal for starting the slideshow display to the image reproducing apparatus.

7. A computer-readable computer program product having stored therein an image reproducing program, the computer-readable program product is a non-transitory recording medium on which the image reproducing program is recorded, the computer-readable program product comprising:

reference date setting processing for setting past reference dates over predetermined cycles relative to a current date designated as a start point;

image selection processing for selecting a plurality of sets of image data having been captured or read on dates substantially matching the past reference dates and in a period of less than or equal to ten days preceding the past reference dates and a period of less than or equal to ten days succeeding the past reference dates;

a display priority level setting device that sets display priority levels for the plurality of sets of image data selected by the image selection device, based upon the current date and the past reference dates; and

slideshow display control processing for engaging a display device based on the display priority levels set by the display priority level setting device such that the image data are brought up in a slideshow display in an order with which an image with a higher display priority is displayed earlier, wherein

the image reproducing program is configured to automatically set display priority levels according to a priority level setting criteria without a manual setting operation by an operator, and

the display priority level setting device sets a lower display priority for image data having been captured or read on a date set apart from the past reference date by a greater extent among images captured or read during the period.