IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0858454
(2001-05-17)
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우선권정보 |
JP-2000-146940(2000-05-18); JP-2000-148889(2000-05-19) |
발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Fitzpatrick, Cella, Harper &
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
6 인용 특허 :
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초록
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In an image sensing system including at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, the communication apparatus transmits the operating status of the communication apparatus to the image sensing apparatus. The image sensing apparatus determines the received operating
In an image sensing system including at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, the communication apparatus transmits the operating status of the communication apparatus to the image sensing apparatus. The image sensing apparatus determines the received operating status and displays the operating status on the display in accordance with the determination result.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. An image sensing system comprising at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, wherein said communication apparatus comprises transmission means for transmitting an operating status of a power source function of said communication apparatus
What is claimed is: 1. An image sensing system comprising at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, wherein said communication apparatus comprises transmission means for transmitting an operating status of a power source function of said communication apparatus to said image sensing apparatus; and said image sensing apparatus comprises image sensing means, reception means for receiving the operating status transmitted from said transmission means, first status determination means for determining the operating status of the power source function of said communication apparatus, which is received by said reception means, and display means for displaying the operating status of the power source function of said communication apparatus in accordance with a determination result obtained by said first status determination means. 2. The system according to claim 1, wherein said image sensing apparatus executes authentication processing for said communication apparatus, and when authentication is successful, allows said display means to display the operating status of the power source function of said communication apparatus. 3. The system according to claim 1, wherein said communication apparatus executes authentication processing for said image sensing apparatus, and when authentication is successful, transmits the operating status to said image sensing apparatus. 4. The system according to claim 1, wherein said image sensing apparatus further comprises second status determination means for determining an operating status of said image sensing apparatus, and said transmission means further transmits an operating status of a communication function of said communication apparatus, wherein the operating status of said image sensing apparatus is an operating status of an image sensing switch of said image sensing apparatus, and said display means displays at least one of the operating status of the power source function and the operating status of the communication function in accordance with a determination result of the status of the image sensing switch by said second status determination means. 5. The system according to claim 4, wherein when the determination result by said second status determination means represents that image sensing is being prepared for or image sensing is progressing, display of the operating status of the power source function of said communication apparatus by said display means is stopped. 6. The system according to claim 4, wherein when the determination result by said second status determination means represents that image sensing is being prepared for or image sensing is progressing, frequency of display of the operating status of the power source function of said communication apparatus by said display means is made lower than that when image sensing is not being prepared for or image sensing is not progressing. 7. The system according to claim 4, wherein the operating status of the communication function includes a call termination notification status. 8. The system according to claim 4, wherein the operating status of said image sensing apparatus includes at least one of an operating status of a power source function and an operating status of an image sensing function of said image sensing apparatus. 9. The system according to claim 8, wherein the operating status of the power source function is a status of a power switch of said image sensing apparatus, and the operating status of the image sensing function is at least one of operating statuses of an image sensing mode, photometry mode, single shot/sequential image sensing/self image sensing mode, auto focus mode, distance measurement point selection, the number of recorded images, the number of recordable images, shutter speed setting, f number setting, exposure compensation, flash illumination, remaining battery level detection, error state detection, and communication. 10. The system according to claim 1, wherein said display means for displaying the operating status of the power source function of said communication apparatus is used for image sensing by said image sensing apparatus. 11. A control method for an image sensing system comprising at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, comprising: transmission step of transmitting an operating status of a power source function of the communication apparatus to the image sensing apparatus; a reception step of receiving the operating status transmitted in said transmission step; a first status determination step, of determining the operating status of the power source function of the communication apparatus, which is received in said reception step; and a display step, of displaying the operating status of the power source function of the communication apparatus in accordance with a determination result in said first status determination step. 12. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of executing authentication processing for the communication apparatus in the image sensing apparatus, wherein when authentication is successful, the operating status of the power source function of the communication apparatus is allowed to be displayed in said display step. 13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising the step of executing authentication processing for the image sensing apparatus in the communication apparatus, wherein when authentication is successful, the operating status is transmitted to the image sensing apparatus. 14. The method according to claim 11, further comprising a second status determination step of determining an operating status of the image sensing apparatus in the image sensing apparatus, and a second transmission step, of transmitting an operating status of a communication function of the communication apparatus, wherein the operating status of the image sensing apparatus is an operating status of an image sensing switch of the image sensing apparatus, and at least one of the operating status of the power source function and the operating status of the communication function is displayed in said display step in accordance with a determination result of the status of the image sensing switch obtained in said second status determination step. 15. The method according to claim 14, wherein when the determination result obtained in said second status determination step represents that image sensing is being prepared for or image sensing is progressing, display of the operating status of the power source function of the communication apparatus in said display step is stopped. 16. The method according to claim 14, wherein when the determination result obtained in said second status determination step represents that image sensing is being prepared for or image sensing is progressing, frequency of display of the operating status of the power source function of the communication apparatus in said display step is made lower than that when image sensing is not being prepared for or image sensing is not progressing. 17. The method according to claim 14, wherein the operating status of the communication function includes a call termination notification status. 18. The method according to claim 14, wherein the operating status of the image sensing apparatus includes at least one of an operating status of a power source function and an operating status of an image sensing function of the image sensing apparatus. 19. The method according to claim 18, wherein the operating status of the power source function is a status of a power switch of the image sensing apparatus, and the operating status of the image sensing function is at least one of operating statuses of an image sensing mode, photometry mode, single shot/sequential image sensing/self image sensing mode, auto focus mode, distance measurement point selection, the number of recorded images, the number of recordable images, shutter speed setting, f number setting, exposure compensation, flash illumination, remaining battery level detection, error state detection, and communication. 20. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for controlling an image sensing system comprising at least one image sensing apparatus and at least one communication apparatus, said product including: first computer readable program code means for transmitting an operating status of a power source function of the communication apparatus to the image sensing apparatus; second computer readable program code means for receiving the operating status; third computer readable program code means for determining the operating status of the power source function of the communication apparatus; and fourth computer readable program code means for displaying the operating status of the power source function of the communication apparatus in accordance with a determination result obtained by said third computer readable program code means. 21. An image sensing apparatus capable of transmitting image data to an external communication apparatus by communication, comprising: image sensing means; reception means for receiving an operating status of a power source function of said external communication apparatus from said external communication apparatus; first status determination means for determining the operating status of the power source function of said external communication apparatus, which is received by said reception means; and display means for displaying the operating status of the power source function of said external communication apparatus in accordance with a determination result by said first status determination means. 22. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein the image sensing apparatus executes authentication processing for said external communication apparatus, and when authentication is successful, allows said display means to display the operating status of the power source function of said external communication apparatus. 23. The apparatus according to claim 21, further comprising second status determination means for determining an operating status of the image sensing apparatus, wherein said reception means further receives an operating status of a communication function of said external communication apparatus, wherein the operating status of the image sensing apparatus is an operating status of an image sensing switch of the image sensing apparatus, and said display means displays at least one of the operating status of the power source function and the operating status of the communication function in accordance with a determination result of the status of the image sensing switch obtained by said second status determination means. 24. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein when the determination result obtained by said second status determination means represents that image sensing is being prepared for or image sensing is progressing, display of the operating status of the power source function of said external communication apparatus by said display means is stopped. 25. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein when the determination result obtained by said second status determination means represents that image sensing is being prepared for or image sensing is progressing, frequency of display of the operating status of the power source function of said external communication apparatus by said display means is made lower than that when image sensing is not being prepared for or image sensing is not progressing. 26. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the operating status of the communication function includes a call termination notification status. 27. The apparatus according to claim 23, wherein the operating status of the image sensing apparatus includes at least one of an operating status of a power source function and an operating status of an image sensing function of the image sensing apparatus. 28. The apparatus according to claim 27, wherein the operating status of the power source function is a status of a power switch of the image sensing apparatus, and the operating status of the image sensing function is at least one of operating statuses of an image sensing mode, photometry mode, single shotsequential image sensing/self image sensing mode, auto focus mode, distance measurement point selection, the number of recorded images, the number of recordable images, shutter speed setting, f number setting, exposure compensation, flash illumination, remaining battery level detection, error state detection, and communication. 29. The apparatus according to claim 21, wherein said display means for displaying the operating status of the power source function of said external communication apparatus comprises display means used for image sensing by the image sensing apparatus. 30. A control method for an image sensing apparatus capable of transmitting image data to an external communication apparatus by communication, comprising: a reception step, of receiving an operating status of a power source function of the external communication apparatus, which is transmitted from the external communication apparatus; a first status determination step, of determining the operating status of the power source function of the external communication apparatus, which is received in said reception step; and a display step, of displaying the operating status of the power source function of the external communication apparatus in accordance with a determination result obtained in said first status determination step. 31. The method according to claim 30, further comprising the step of executing authentication processing for the external communication apparatus, wherein when authentication is successful, the operating status of the power source function of the external communication apparatus is allowed to be displayed in said display step. 32. The method according to claim 30, further comprising a second status determination step, of determining an operating status of the image sensing apparatus, and a second transmission step, of transmitting an operating status of a communication function of the external communication apparatus, wherein the operating status of the image sensing apparatus is an operating status of an image sensing switch of the image sensing apparatus, and at least one of the operating status of the power source function and the operating status of the communication function is displayed in said display step in accordance with a determination result of the status of the image sensing switch obtained in said second status determination step. 33. The method according to claim 32, wherein when the determination result obtained in said second status determination step represents that image sensing is being prepared for or image sensing is progressing, display of the operating status of the power source function of the external communication apparatus in said display step is stopped. 34. The method according to claim 32, wherein when the determination result obtained in said second status determination step represents that image sensing is being prepared for or image sensing is progressing, frequency of display of the operating status of the power source function of the external communication apparatus in said display step is made lower than that when image sensing is not being prepared for or image sensing is not progressing. 35. The method according to claim 32, wherein the operating status of the communication function includes a call termination notification status. 36. The method according to claim 32, wherein the operating status of the image sensing apparatus includes at least one of an operating status of a power source function and an operating status of an image sensing function of the image sensing apparatus. 37. The method according to claim 36, wherein the operating status of the power source function is a status of a power switch of the control method for the image sensing apparatus, and the operating status of the image sensing function is at least one of operating statuses of an image sensing mode, photometry mode, single shotsequential image sensing/self image sensing mode, auto focus mode, distance measurement point selection, the number of recorded images, the number of recordable images, shutter speed setting, f number setting, exposure compensation, flash illumination, remaining battery level detection, error state detection, and communication. 38. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer readable program code means embodied in said medium for controlling an image sensing apparatus capable of transmitting image data to an external communication apparatus by communication, said product including: first computer readable program code means for receiving an operating status of a power source function of the external communication apparatus, which is transmitted from the external communication apparatus; second computer readable program code means for determining the received operating status of the power source function of the external communication apparatus; and third computer readable program code means for displaying the operating status of the power source function of the external communication apparatus in accordance with a determination result obtained by said second computer readable program code means. 39. A communication apparatus capable of receiving image data from an external image sensing apparatus by communication, comprising transmission means for transmitting an operating status of a power source function of said communication apparatus to said external image sensing apparatus. 40. The apparatus according to claim 39, wherein the communication apparatus executes authentication processing for said external image sensing apparatus, and when authentication is successful, transmits the operating status to said external image sensing apparatus. 41. The apparatus according to claim 39, wherein said transmission means further transmits an operating status of a communication function of the communication apparatus. 42. The apparatus according to claim 41, wherein the operating status of the communication function includes a call termination notification status. 43. A control method for a communication apparatus capable of receiving image data from an external image sensing apparatus by communication, comprising the transmission step of transmitting an operating status of a power source function of the communication apparatus to the external image sensing apparatus. 44. The method according to claim 43, further comprising the step of executing authentication processing for the external image sensing apparatus, wherein when authentication is successful, the operating status is transmitted to the external image sensing apparatus. 45. The method according to claim 43, further comprising transmitting an operating status of a communication function of the communication apparatus. 46. The method according to claim 45, wherein the operating status of the communication function includes a call termination notification status.
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