IP Library Granted Patent US 7,999,854
Granted Patent B2
US 7,999,854 · App. 10/879,180 · Granted Aug 16, 2011

Digital camera for outputting image data according to application program, and peripheral for carrying out application program

Assignee: Nikon Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,999,854
App. No.
10/879,180
Granted
Aug 16, 2011
Kind
B2
Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a digital camera system capable of transmitting image information suitable for the purpose of image usage in a peripheral. Special information in connection with an application program used in the peripheral is output to a digital camera, an image data processed in the digital camera on the basis of the special information is output to the peripheral, and the peripheral executes the application program by inputting the processed image data into the application program. The special information is the size of a character, the number of colors, resolution, and the like used in the application program.

Claims (12)

1. An image information processing system, comprising:

a special information storage section that stores a plurality of special information related to an application program corresponding to a peripheral, the plurality of special information being for processing image data so as to have characteristics that are appropriate for output by the peripheral;

a data input/output section that inputs and outputs data with respect to the peripheral;

a discrimination section that identifies a type of the peripheral and that discriminates a special information stored in the peripheral based on the data input from the data input/output section in response to a connection of the peripheral;

a special information selecting section that selects predetermined special information from among the plurality of special information stored in the special information storage section based on the type of the peripheral identified by the discrimination section;

a comparator that compares whether the special information stored in the peripheral discriminated by the discrimination section matches the predetermined special information selected by the special information selecting section;

an executing section that performs processing on the image data based on the comparison result of the comparator; and

an image data output section that outputs to the peripheral the image data, to which processing has been performed by the executing section.

2. The image information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the image information processing system includes any one of a cellular phone, a personal computer, a game machine and a videophone.

3. The image information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the application program is a game program used in the image information processing system.

4. The image information processing system according to claim 3 , wherein the image data is a game character.

5. The image information processing system according to claim 1 , wherein the application program is a waiting frame used in a cellular phone.

Assignments (1)
CO. TO CO. ASSIGNMENT Recorded May 16, 2006
From: NIKON TECHNOLOGIES INC.
To: NIKON CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017626/0875 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2002-188834 · Jun 28, 2002 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 10456782 · Jun 9, 2003
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