Facsimile and static presentation processing – Static presentation processing – Specific to image source
Reexamination Certificate
2000-06-12
2002-09-03
Zimmerman, Mark (Department: 2671)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Static presentation processing
Specific to image source
C358S296000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06445461
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to an image processing system for processing an image sensed by a digital camera to be printed by a printing apparatus, and a digital camera and printing apparatus suitable for the image processing system.
2. Description of the Related Art
In general, when an image sensed by a digital camera is output to a printer as one of printing apparatuses, a personal computer (to be abbreviated as a “PC” hereinafter) is used. The PC captures image data from the digital camera, converts the captured image data into print data that can be processed by the printer, and thereafter, outputs the converted print data to the printer.
This processing will be described in detail below with reference to FIG.
15
.
FIG. 15
shows the arrangement of the image processing system.
As shown in
FIG. 15
, the image processing system is built by a digital camera
110
, PC
112
, and printer
114
. The digital camera
110
and PC
112
are connected to each other via a communication cable
116
such as an RS232C cable. On the other hand, the PC
112
and printer
114
are connected to each other via a communication cable
118
such as a Centronics cable.
An image sensed by the digital camera
110
is temporarily stored as image data in a flash memory attached to the digital camera
110
. When the sensed image is to be printed, the digital camera
110
and PC
112
are connected using the communication cable
116
, and communication software installed on the PC
112
is started. Communications between the PC
112
and digital camera
110
are done via the communication software, and the image data stored in the flash memory of the digital camera
110
is transmitted to the PC
112
via the communication cable
116
. The transmitted image data is temporarily stored in a hard disk or the like of the PC
112
.
When the image data transmitted from the digital camera
110
is stored in the PC
112
, the PC
112
starts a printer driver for the printer
114
, the image data captured from the digital camera
110
is converted into print data that can be printed by the printer
114
via the printer driver, and the converted print data is output to the printer
114
via the communication cable
118
. The printer
114
receives the print data via the communication cable
118
, and prints an image converted into the print data onto a print paper sheet.
However, in the above-mentioned image processing system, in order to capture image data sensed by the digital camera
110
into the PC
112
, connection of the communication cable
116
, start of the communication software, start of the printer driver for converting the captured image data into print data and outputting the converted print data, and the like must be done, and operations for printing an image sensed by the digital camera
110
are complicated.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the present invention to provide an image processing system which allows a digital camera to transmit image data to a printing apparatus without the intervention of any computer.
In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed an image processing system having a digital camera for sensing an image and generating image data, and a printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium on the basis of print data, wherein the digital camera comprises: data conversion means for converting the image data into the print data; and first communication means for communicating with the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus comprises: second communication means for communicating with the digital camera.
Also, there is disclosed an image processing system having a digital camera for sensing an image and generating image data, and a printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium on the basis of print data, wherein the digital camera comprises: first communication means for communicating with the printing apparatus; and execution means for executing software received by the first communication means, the printing apparatus comprises: second communication means for communicating with the digital camera; and storage means for storing data conversion software for converting the image data into the print data, and the printing apparatus transmits the data conversion software to the digital camera.
It is another object of the present invention to provide an image processing system which allows a printing apparatus to print an image sensed by a digital camera without requiring any complicated operations.
In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed an image processing system having a digital camera for sensing an image and generating image data, and a printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium on the basis of print data, wherein the digital camera comprises: data conversion means for converting the image data into the print data; and first communication means for communicating with the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus comprises: second communication means for communicating with the digital camera.
Also, there is disclosed an image processing system having a digital camera for sensing an image and generating image data, and a printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium on the basis of print data, wherein the digital camera comprises: first communication means for communicating with the printing apparatus; and execution means for executing software received by the first communication means, the printing apparatus comprises: second communication means for communicating with the digital camera; and storage means for storing data conversion software for converting the image data into the print data, and the printing apparatus transmits the data conversion software to the digital camera.
It is still another object of the present invention to provide a digital camera and printing apparatus suitably used in the image processing system.
In order to achieve the above object, according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention, there is disclosed an image processing system having a digital camera for sensing an image and generating image data, and a printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium on the basis of print data, wherein the digital camera comprises: data conversion means for converting the image data into the print data; and first communication means for communicating with the printing apparatus, and the printing apparatus comprises: second communication means for communicating with the digital camera.
Also, there is disclosed a digital camera for an image processing system having a digital camera for sensing an image and generating image data, and a printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium on the basis of print data, comprising: communication means for communicating with the printing apparatus, wherein the image data is transmitted to the printing apparatus via the communication means.
Furthermore, there is disclosed a printing apparatus for an image processing system having a digital camera for sensing an image and generating image data, and a printing apparatus for printing an image on a print medium on the basis of print data, comprising: communication means for communicating with the digital camera; and data conversion means for converting image data received by the communication means into print data, wherein when the image data is received from the digital camera via the communication means, the data conversion means is started.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will be apparent from the following description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate the same or similar parts throughout the figures thereof.
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Ohtsuka Kuniaki
Ozawa Isamu
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
Morgan & Finnegan , LLP
Sealey Lance W.
Zimmerman Mark
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