Television – Camera – system and detail – Remote control
Reexamination Certificate
1997-07-18
2001-03-20
Garber, Wendy (Department: 2612)
Television
Camera, system and detail
Remote control
C348S014160, C348S222100, C348S236000, C348S375000, C348S552000, C358S909100
Reexamination Certificate
active
06204877
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an electronic image pickup system and, more particularly, to an electronic image pickup system in which an electronic image pickup apparatus can be operated through another electronic image pickup apparatus.
2. Description of the Related Art
As a conventional system for remote-controlling an electronic image pickup apparatus, for example, a monitor system using a monitor camera is generally used.
In this monitor system, an apparatus for remote control is arranged on the operating side, and a monitor camera is arranged on the operated side. The monitor camera is operated through the apparatus for remote control.
In such a conventional monitor system, however, a large, expensive apparatus for remote control is required, and mutual remote control cannot be performed.
For a system of this type, simplification and mutual remote control are required. No system capable of satisfying these requirements has been proposed.
Jpn. Pat. Appln. KOKAI Publication No. 6-35038 discloses a camera system in which a plurality of cameras are connected to each other via communication cables, and an arbitrary camera can be used to perform zooming and releasing operations with respect to the remaining cameras.
In the above camera system, however, images cannot be transmitted and received between the cameras.
In this system, therefore, a user cannot check an object image to be photographed with a camera on the operated side through a camera on the operating side.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a new and improved electronic image pickup system in which the overall arrangement of the system can be simplified, and transmission of image data and remote control can be mutually performed between the respective electronic image pickup apparatuses in the system.
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic image pickup system including a plurality of similar electronic image pickup apparatuses capable of mutually exchanging information through communication means, comprising:
an electronic image pickup apparatus on an operating side, the apparatus being selected from the plurality of similar electronic image pickup apparatuses and playing a leading role in exchanging the information; and
an electronic image pickup apparatus on an operated side, the apparatus being selected from the plurality of similar electronic image pickup apparatuses and exchanging the information in response to an operation of the electronic image pickup apparatus on the operating side,
wherein the electronic image pickup apparatus on the operating side comprises control data transmission means for transmitting control data for defining at least one of photographing and recording operations to the electronic image pickup apparatus on the operated side in response to an operation with respect to the apparatus on the operating side,
the electronic image pickup apparatus on the operated side comprises
control data reception means for receiving the control data, and
photographing operation control means for performing a photographing operation in accordance with the control data received by the control data reception means, and
the electronic image pickup apparatus on the operated or operating side comprises image data transmission means for transmitting image data obtained by the apparatus upon photoelectric conversion and photography to the electronic image pickup apparatus on the operating or operated side.
Additional objects and advantages of the invention will be set forth in the description which follows, and in part will be obvious from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention. The objects and advantages of the invention may be realized and obtained by means of the instrumentalities and combinations particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
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Frishauf, Holtz Goodman, Langer & Chick, P.C.
Garber Wendy
Olympus Optical Co,. Ltd.
Vu Ngoc-Yen
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