IP Library Granted Patent US 7,589,767
Granted Patent B2
US 7,589,767 · App. 11/422,102 · Granted Sep 15, 2009

Image-recording device

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Patent No.
US 7,589,767
App. No.
11/422,102
Granted
Sep 15, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

An image-recording device comprises a recording processor that records a common still image on a plurality of recording media, respectively, which are detachably mounted on the image-recording device. A common unique data is recorded together with the still image on the plurality of recording media in a photographing operation, respectively. In a displaying operation for the still image, the unique data is read out from the plurality of recording media. When the read-out unique data coincide with one another, the image-recording device displays record information indicating that the read-out unique data are identical.

Claims (29)

1. An image-recording device comprising:

a recording processor that records a common still image on a plurality of recording media, respectively, which are detachably mounted on said image-recording device;

a unique data recording processor that records, in a single photographing operation, a common unique data in association with said still image individually on each of said plurality of recording media, respectively, said unique data being generated in the single photographing operation; and

a record information displaying processor that, in a displaying operation for said still image, reads out said unique data from each of said plurality of recording media, and when the read-out unique data coincide with one another, controls said image-recording device to display record information indicating that the read-out unique data are identical.

2. An image-recording device according to claim 1 , further comprising a monitor for displaying said still image, said record information being displayed near said still image.

3. An image-recording device according to claim 1 , wherein said still image can be recorded in a different format on each of said plurality of recording media, said unique data being recorded for every still image recorded in said different format.

4. An image-recording device according to claim 1 , further comprising an image processing processor that performs a common image process on still images with which the common unique data are recorded.

5. An image-recording device according to claim 1 , wherein said unique data is a total count of shutter operations from the manufacturing date of said image-recording device.

6. An image-recording device comprising:

a recording processor that records a common still image on a recording medium, which is detachably mounted on said image-recording device, and in an internal memory, respectively;

a unique data recording processor that records in a single photographing operation, a common unique data in association with said still image individually on said recording medium and in said internal memory, respectively, said unique data being generated in the single photographing operation; and

a record information displaying processor that, in a displaying operation for said still image, reads out said unique data from said recording medium and from said internal memory, and when the read-out unique data coincide with one another, controls said image-recording device to display record information indicating that the read-out unique data are identical.

7. An image-recording device comprising:

a recording processor that records a common still image in a plurality of recording areas of an internal memory;

a unique data recording processor that records, in a single photographing operation, a common unique data in association with said still image individually in said plurality of recording areas, said unique data being generated in the single photographing operation; and

a record information displaying processor that, in a displaying operation for said still image, reads out said unique data from each of said plurality of recording areas, and when the read-out unique data coincide with one another, controls said image-recording device to display record information indicating that the read-out unique data are identical.

8. An image-recording device according to claim 6 , wherein said unique data is a total count of shutter operations from the manufacturing date of said image-recording device.

9. An image-recording device according to claim 7 , wherein said unique data is a total count of shutter operations from the manufacturing date of said image-recording device.

10. The image recording device according to claim 6 , image data not subjected to image processing and image data subjected to image processing being recorded on said recording media and in said internal memory.

11. The image recording device according to claim 7 , image data not subjected to image processing and image data subjected to image processing being recorded in said plurality of recording areas.

12. The image recording device according to claim 1 , image data not subjected to image processing and image data subjected to image processing being recorded on recording media of said plurality of recording media.

13. The image recording device according to clam 1 , said plurality of recording media being simultaneously usable to record common image data and being separately usable to record different image data on each recording medium.

14. The image recording device according to clam 6 , said recording medium and said internal memory being simultaneously usable to record common image data and being separately usable to record different image data on said recording medium and in said internal memory.

15. The image recording device according to claim 7 , said plurality of recording areas being simultaneously usable to record common image data and being separately usable to record different image data on each recording area.

16. The image recording device according to claim 1 , further comprising an image deletion process, wherein all still images associated with a common unique data can be deleted in a single operation of the image deletion process.

17. The image recording device according to claim 6 , further comprising an image deletion process, wherein all still images associated with a common unique data can be deleted in a single operation of the image deletion process.

18. The image recording device according to claim 7 , further comprising an image deletion process, wherein all still images associated with a common unique data can be deleted in a single operation of the image deletion process.

19. The image recording device according to claim 1 , said unique data comprising a random number.

20. The image recording device according to claim 6 , said unique data comprising a random number.

Assignments (3)
CORPORATE SPLIT Recorded Dec 2, 2011
From: HOYA CORPORATION
To: PENTAX RICOH IMAGING COMPANY, LTD.
Reel/Frame 027315/0115 →
MERGER Recorded Aug 7, 2009
From: PENTAX CORPORATION
To: HOYA CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 023067/0663 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 5, 2006
From: ISHIBASHI, KOICHI; YAMAGATA, NAOKI
To: PENTAX CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 017721/0281 →