Photography – Having wireless remote control circuit
Reexamination Certificate
2000-10-10
2003-09-30
Perkey, W. B. (Department: 2613)
Photography
Having wireless remote control circuit
C396S311000, C396S429000, C348S207100, C348S207200, C348S211990, C348S231300, C348S333020, C355S040000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06628899
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to an image photographing system, an image processing system, and an image providing system composed of them connected to each other, as well as a photographing camera, an image editing apparatus, an image order sheet for each object and a method of ordering images for each object. These are preferably used in amusement parks, theme parks, prominent sightseeing spots and the like, and are suitable for photographing in a group tour, sightseeing in a group, or a ceremony or an event in a group, and for subsequent album creation including image editing and individual orders.
Hitherto, in prominent sightseeing spots and the like, so-called sightseeing pro-photographers provide a service including photographing preparing a background, a property and the like used for photographing. Further, in recent years, digital photographing and print systems having an automatic photographing function are installed in many sightseeing spots.
As conventional digital photographing and print systems, there is known, for example, a system installed in a place where an attraction is performed in so-called theme parks and the like to automatically photograph a vehicle at a time it reaches the place. Many of this type of digital photographing and print systems are installed in places where a photographing angle, at which ordinary users cannot take a photograph, can be obtained. The users confirm the photographed contents on a monitor at the exit of the attraction and order and purchase prints when they are satisfied with the photographed contents.
In contrast, when a case, in which individual persons take a photograph, is taken into consideration, it is necessary for them to release the shutter of a camera at high speed so that the camera does not move unintentionally to take a photograph of, for example, a person riding a vehicle such as a roller coaster traveling at high speed in an amusement park. However, there is a case in beginners that they do not know even the provision of a shutter-speed-priority mode and an aperture-priority mode with an AE (automatic exposure) camera.
As to this matter, the technology of “Photographing mode selection camera and transmitter thereof” disclosed in Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 7-13225 can be used as a reference. A camera according to the technology includes a receiver for receiving the photographing modes transmitted from transmitters, which are disposed in respective predetermined areas for transmitting photographing modes inherent in the respective areas, and a selector for automatically selecting the photographing modes so as to realize a camera to which a particular mode can be automatically set in accordance with a place, where photographing is carried out, and with an object to be photographed in order to permit even a beginner to take a photograph in a proper photographing mode.
In group affairs including group tours such as sightseeing tours (e.g. school excursion, company trip, inspection tour by inspection party or package tour) and group tours for spectating Olympic games, soccer, tennis, ski and motor sport (e.g. F1), ceremonies such as wedding ceremony and Buddist memorial service, festivals and various other events, a large number of group photos and snapshots of members are taken. The thus taken group photos and snapshots are used in commemoration of the tours, sightseeing tours, ceremonies and events. Some of them are collected for creating a single type of albums, which are distributed to the respective members of a group so that they can select and give orders for photos on which they can be found, for creation of individual albums.
When editing photos taken in a group tour, sightseeing in a group, or a ceremony or event in a group to create a single type of group albums, photographers or album editors check a multiplicity of output photographic prints visually and select a necessary number of photographic prints for editing, while avoiding extreme unbalance of the photographed scenes and persons.
Photos taken in a group tour, sightseeing in a group, or a ceremony or event in a group are all posted or collected on an album so that the respective members can give orders.
However, they must check all the photos posted or collected on an album to select the photos on which they can be found. In the case of a large number of photos, selection is laborious and time-consuming.
In recent years, large amusement parks, that is, so-called theme parks have been constructed in many places where it is strongly desired to introduce an automatic photographing system making use of the above-mentioned digital photographing and print system. When a plurality of digital photographing and print systems are installed in the wide area of a theme park, there arise problems to be solved as described below. That is, the customers, who utilize these digital photographing and print systems, must wait for the completion of prints in the place of the photographing each time photographing is carried out; when a plurality of scenes are photographed, the prints of these scenes are collected at random and prints in which scenes relating to each other are collected together (in other words, prints edited in accordance with the preference of a user) cannot be provided; and it is necessary to improve the efficiency of the maintenance of the digital photographing and print system.
That is, when apparatuses have an independent photographing and print function, respectively as in conventional apparatuses, there is a problem that a user must wait for the completion of prints in the respective places where the apparatuses are installed and this is troublesome to the user. Further, the user must purchase prints in the respective places where the apparatuses are installed, from which a problem is arisen in that a user cannot compare and select prints, with a result that the prints are made expensive, and further a problem is arisen in that while a plurality of scenes are photographed, more pleasant prints cannot be made by editing them.
Furthermore, there also is a problem that it is not advantageous to install many sets of the apparatuses because the structure of the apparatus is complicated and the maintenance thereof is troublesome.
Editing operation of the photos taken in a group tour, sightseeing in a group, or a ceremony or event in a group as mentioned above for creating group albums is laborious and troublesome. Furthermore, the frequency of appearance of the members on the selected photos cannot be made uneven, which often incurs disrepute of the members.
In addition, when individuals want to give orders from the photos taken in a group tour, sightseeing in a group, or a ceremony or event in a group, they must check all the photos posted or collected on an album to select photos on which they can be found. In the case of a large number of photos, selection is laborious and time-consuming.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In order to attain the first object described above, the present invention provides an image photographing system comprising a second communication device for transmitting photographing information of an object to be photographed when at least the object is photographed, a photographing device for photographing the object, a first communication device operated in association with the photographing device for receiving the photographing information transmitted from the second communication device; and a storing unit for storing the photographing information received from the second communication device by the first communication device and image data of images of the object photographed by the photographing device in which the photographing information and the image data of each of the images of the object are related to each other.
Preferably, the first communication device is a transmitting/receiving unit for transmitting query information to the second communication device simultaneously when, before or after the object is photographed by the photographing device as well as for rece
Fuji Photo Film Co. , Ltd.
Perkey W. B.
Sughrue & Mion, PLLC
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