Image display apparatus having image-related information displaying function

• US 9,894,220 B2
• Filed: 04/18/2016
• Issued: 02/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/03/2001
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Original Assignee: Nikon Corporation
• Inventors: Kusaka, Yosuke, Nakamura, Shoei
• Primary Examiner(s): VILLECCO, JOHN M
• Application Number:
  US15/131,395
• Publication Number:
  US 20160234392A1
• Time in Patent Office: 666 Days
• Field of Search: 3482313, 3482315, 3482316, 34833306, 34833302
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04808 Several contacts: gestures triggering a specific function, e.g. scrolling, zooming, right-click, when the user establishes several contacts with the surface simultaneously; e.g. using several fingers or a combination of fingers and pen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/12 Classification; Matching
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/041 Digitisers, e.g. for touch screens or touch pads, characterised by the transducing means
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/16 Human faces, e.g. facial parts, sketches or expressions
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19656 Network used to communicate with a camera, e.g. WAN, LAN, Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00106 using land mobile radio networks, e.g. mobile telephone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00114 with transmission of additional information signals for control or supervision between transmitter and receiver H04N1/32101
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00129 with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00153 for sharing images with a selected individual or correspondent
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00251 with an apparatus for taking photographic images, e.g. a camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00281 with a telecommunication apparatus, e.g. a switched network of teleprinters for the distribution of text-based information, a selective call terminal details of transmission H04N1/00095; establishing a communication with one of a facsimile machine or another apparatus sharing a single line H04N1/32704; interfacing cordless telephone terminals with an accessory to increase the functionality of user interface H04M1/72409
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0097 Storage of instructions or parameters, e.g. customised instructions or different parameters for different user IDs
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/2125 Display of information relating to the still picture recording
• 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 2201/0084 Digital still camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/00 Cameras or camera modules comprising electronic image sensors; Control thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/56 provided with illuminating means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/57 Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/611 : where the recognised objects include parts of the human body
• 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 23/64 : Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/661 : Transmitting camera control signals through networks, e.g. control via the Internet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/667 : Camera operation mode switching, e.g. between still and video, sport and normal or high- and low-resolution modes
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/44 : Receiver circuitry for the reception of television signals according to analogue transmission standards H04N5/14 takes precedence

Abstract

A display system has a (1) camera that includes a lens and outputs an image data; (2) a first display that includes a first display screen on which (i) a first image, based on the image data output by the camera, containing a part of a person is displayed and (ii) information indicating a position where the camera has output the image data is displayed; and (3) a second display that includes (i) a receiver which receives the image data transmitted from the camera and (ii) a second display screen that displays a second image based on the image data. The second display can be carried by the person while receiving the image data.

Claims

1. A display system comprising:

a camera that includes a lens and an image sensor which outputs an image data of a captured part of a person;

a first display that includes a first display screen on which (i) a first image is displayed and (ii) information indicating a position where the image sensor has output the image data is displayed; and

a second display that includes (i) a receiver which receives the image data transmitted from the camera without the second display requesting that the image data be transmitted to the second display and (ii) a second display screen that displays a second image, wherein;

the first image is displayed on the first display screen based on the image data,

the second image is displayed on the second display screen based on the image data,

the image data is transmitted from the camera to the second display which is carried by the person such that the second display screen carried by the person displays the second image, and

the first display further displays health information of the person, the health information including medical history information of the person.

2. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first display further displays a name of the person.

3. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first display displays the first image and the health information simultaneously.

4. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the information indicating the position where the image sensor has output the image data includes the position where the image sensor has output the image data and surroundings of the position where the image sensor has output the image data.

5. The display system according to claim 4, wherein:

the information indicating the position where the image sensor has output the image data is displayed with the position where the image sensor has output the image data highlighted in the first image displayed on the first display.

6. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first display displays a thumbnail image of the first image.

7. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first display further displays time information related to the first image displayed on the first display.

8. The display system according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage device that stores the image data.

9. The display system according to claim 8, wherein:

the image data is transmitted to the storage device from the second display.

10. The display system according to claim 8, wherein:

the storage device stores the information indicating the position where the image sensor has output the image data.

11. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second display obtains information related to the position of the image sensor based on data of the image data transmitted from the camera.

12. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the camera wirelessly transmits the image data to the second display.

13. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the first display is a liquid crystal display.

14. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the image data is transmitted from the camera to the second display held by the person such that the second display screen held by the person displays the second image.

15. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the image data is transmitted from the camera to the second display kept by the person such that the second display screen kept by the person displays the second image.

16. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second display is portable by the person.

17. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second display is configured so that the person can move while the person carries the second display.

18. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the image sensor outputs the image data under conditions based on information received from an outside of the camera.

19. The display system according to claim 18, wherein:

the image sensor outputs the image data under exposure conditions or with a shutter speed based on the information received from the outside of the camera.

20. The display system according to claim 18, wherein:

the camera receives exposure conditions and a shutter speed as the information.

21. The display system according to claim 18, wherein:

the information received from the outside of the camera includes the health information of the person.

22. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second display stores information related to food for the person.

23. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the second display is carried by the person while the image data is output by the image sensor and while receiving the image data.

24. The display system according to claim 1, wherein:

the image sensor outputs the image data under conditions based on information received from an electronic device outside of the camera.

26. The display system according to claim 22, wherein:

the camera sets the photographing conditions based on the health information of the person.

25. A display system comprising:

a camera that includes a lens and an image sensor which outputs an image data of a captured part of a person;

a first display that includes a first display screen on which (i) a first image is displayed and (ii) information indicating a position where the image sensor has output the image data is displayed; and

a second display that includes (i) a receiver which receives the image data transmitted from the camera without the second display requesting that the image data be transmitted to the second display and (ii) a second display screen that displays a second image, wherein;

the first image is displayed on the first display screen based on the image data,

the second image is displayed on the second display screen based on the image data,

the image data is transmitted from the camera to the second display which is carried by the person such that the second display screen carried by the person displays the second image, and

the image sensor outputs the image data under photographing conditions set based on health information of the person.

27. The display system according to claim 25, wherein:

the first display further displays the health information of the person.

28. The display system according to claim 27, wherein:

the first display displays the first image and the health information simultaneously.

29. The display system according to claim 25, wherein:

the information indicating the position where the image sensor has output the image data includes the position where the image sensor has output the image data and surroundings of the position where the image sensor has output the image data.

30. The display system according to claim 25, wherein:

the second display obtains information related to the position of the image sensor based on data of the image data transmitted from the camera.

31. The display system according to claim 25, wherein:

the image data is transmitted from the camera to the second display held by the person such that the second display screen held by the person displays the second image.

32. The display system according to claim 25, wherein:

the image data is transmitted from the camera to the second display kept by the person such that the second display screen kept by the person displays the second image.

33. A display method comprising:

outputting, by an image sensor of a camera, an image data containing a part of a person;

displaying, by a first display screen of a first display, (i) a first image based on the image data, (ii) information indicating a position where the image sensor has output the image data, and (iii) health information of the person, the health information including medical history information of the person;

receiving, by a second display having a second display screen, the image data transmitted from the camera while the person carries the second display, the image data being received by the second display without the second display requesting that the image data be transmitted to the second display; and

displaying, by the second display screen, a second image based on the image data while the person carries the second display.