Television – Two-way video and voice communication
Reexamination Certificate
1998-09-02
2001-07-10
Kuntz, Curtis (Department: 2643)
Television
Two-way video and voice communication
C348S014030, C348S014040
Reexamination Certificate
active
06259469
ABSTRACT:
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The disclosure of the following priority applications are herein incorporated by reference:
Japanese Patent Application No. 9-240640 filed Sep. 5, 1997;
Japanese Patent Application No. 9-291982 filed Oct. 24, 1997;
Japanese Patent Application No. 9-305213 filed Nov. 7, 1997; and
Japanese Patent Application No. 9-305238 filed Nov. 7, 1997.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of Invention
The present invention relates to an information processing device, information processing method, and a recording media, and particularly, to information processing devices, information processing methods, and recording media which can communicate information with another information processing device via a communication line.
2. Description of the Related Art
Through advancements in image compression technology, it is becoming possible to send images such as moving images by using a transmission media, for example, a telephone line, having a relatively small transmission capacity.
For example, in video telephone communication, after the compression processing is performed for the image which was shot by a CCD or the like based upon a standard such as MPEG (Moving Picture Experts Group), the image is sent to a receiving party through a telephone line. At the receiving side, the information is decompressed and the original image is displayed on an LCD or the like.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In an electronic camera, after an image is compressed, it is recorded to a recording medium such as a memory. However, if, instead of recording the image to the recording medium the image is sent to a receiving party side through a public line, it is possible to realize a video telephone system.
However, when a video telephone system is realized by using an electronic camera, there are two information input sources: the operator and the other side (receiving party). Therefore, for example, when the release button is operated, it is necessary to rule which of the two information sources should be the recording object. However, the conventional electronic camera was not structured to send and receive information by communication, so there was a problem such that, for example, the image which was sent by the other side cannot be shot.
The present invention was made to overcome the above problem. For example, when the electronic camera is connected through a communication line and the information such as an image is received, the present invention easily records the image which was sent by the other side.
The present invention also relates to electronic cameras that can handle not only ordinary image information obtained by imaging an object, but also line drawing information input by a pen and sound information taken in via a microphone. When information is sent and received via a communication line between this type of information processing device that can handle a plurality of information and another information processing device, depending on the capabilities of the information processing devices of the communicating parties, there are cases in which only specified ones of the plurality of information can be handled.
Normally, a user cannot know what types of information the other information processing device can handle. Therefore, in these cases, it is necessary for the user to find out in advance, for example by telephone, what types of information the other party's information processing device can handle, and then to set the various modes matching the information processing device. Therefore, the operations involved become complex, which is inconvenient.
The present invention overcomes such problems and simply and reliably enables communication of specified information among a plurality of information with another information processing device.
When the video telephone system is realized by using a portable information processing device, as described earlier, a display device which is installed in this type of device is small so that there is a problem that resolution of each image deteriorates when a plurality of images are simultaneously displayed, and the images cannot be easily seen as a result.
It has been considered that a plurality of these images could be appropriately selected and displayed, but there was a problem such that conventionally, an appropriate selection method was not proposed.
The present invention renders it possible to appropriately select a plurality of images and display them on a display device when a video telephone system with a small display device, for example, a portable information processing device, is used.
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Ejima Satoshi
Ohmura Akira
Kuntz Curtis
Nikon Corporation
Oliff & Berridge, P.L.C.
Ramakrishnaiah Melur
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