IP Library Granted Patent US 9,143,683
Granted Patent B2
US 9,143,683 · App. 13/904,411 · Granted Sep 22, 2015

Camera and method for recording image files

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Patent No.
US 9,143,683
App. No.
13/904,411
Granted
Sep 22, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

A camera according to the present invention comprises: an imaging section converting an object image into image data; a storage section storing still image data of a still image obtained by the imaging section, thumbnail image data of the still image, and moving image data of a moving image which has been photographed at timing at least either before or after photographing of the still image; a display section performing display of one or more thumbnail views according to the thumbnail image data; and a display control section, when one of the thumbnail views is designated in the thumbnail view display, performing display of the still image on the display section according to the still image data corresponding to the designated thumbnail view after having performed display of the moving image according to the moving image data corresponding to the designated thumbnail view stored in the storage section.

Claims (30)

1. A camera, comprising:

an imaging section converting an object image into image data and outputting the image data; and

a storage section storing a single image file including both (1) still image data obtained by the imaging section and (2) moving image data of a moving image which has been photographed before and/or after photographing of a still image, wherein

the single image file includes employed time information specifying a plurality of frames of the stored moving image data for display as a moving image where all stored moving image data of the moving image are not displayed, for the moving image data stored in the single image file.

2. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein

the stored moving image data for display accompanies the display of the still image and is displayed so as to fall within a predetermined time specified by the employed time information.

3. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein

the stored moving image data for display is selected as an appropriate portion by eliminating at least one of object movement, image disturbance, and expression change, as an inappropriate portion.

4. A camera, comprising:

an imaging section converting an object image into image data and outputting the image data; and

a storage section storing a single image file including still image data obtained by the imaging section and moving image data of a moving image which has been photographed immediately before and/or after the still image, wherein

the single image file includes employed time information specifying a portion of the stored moving image data for display as a moving image where all stored moving image data of the moving image are not displayed, for the moving image data stored in the single image file.

5. The camera according to claim 4 , wherein

the stored moving image data for display where all stored moving image data of the moving image are not displayed is displayed accompanying the reproduction of the still image.

6. A method for recording image files, comprising the steps of:

converting an object image into image data and outputting the image data by an imaging section; and

storing both (1) still image data obtained by the imaging section, and (2) image data of a moving image, which has been photographed before and/or after photographing of a still image, in a single image file of the storage section, wherein

the single image file includes employed time information specifying a plurality of frames of the stored image data of the moving image for display as a moving image where all of the stored image data of the moving image are not displayed, for the moving image data stored in the single image file.

7. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the stored moving image data for display is selected as an appropriate portion by eliminating object movement as an inappropriate portion.

8. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the stored moving image data for display is selected as an appropriate portion by eliminating image disturbance as an inappropriate portion.

9. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the stored moving image data for display is selected as an appropriate portion by eliminating expression change as an inappropriate portion.

10. The camera according to claim 1 , wherein the single image file further includes a start time and an end time of the stored moving image data.

11. The camera according to claim 4 , wherein the stored moving image data for display is selected as an appropriate portion by eliminating object movement as an inappropriate portion.

12. The camera according to claim 4 , wherein the stored moving image data for display is selected as an appropriate portion by eliminating image disturbance as an inappropriate portion.

13. The camera according to claim 4 , wherein the stored moving image data for display is selected as an appropriate portion by eliminating expression change as an inappropriate portion.

14. The camera according to claim 4 , wherein the single image file further includes a start time and an end time of the stored moving image data.

15. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising selecting the stored image data of the moving image for display as an appropriate portion by eliminating object movement as an inappropriate portion.

16. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising selecting the stored image data of the moving image for display as an appropriate portion by eliminating image disturbance as an inappropriate portion.

17. The method according to claim 6 , further comprising selecting the stored image data of the moving image for display as an appropriate portion by eliminating expression change as an inappropriate portion.

18. The method according to claim 6 , wherein the single image file further includes a start time and an end time the stored image data of the moving image.

Assignments (3)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2021
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OM DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 058294/0274 →
CHANGE OF ADDRESS Recorded Jun 27, 2016
From: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 039344/0502 →
MERGER Recorded May 8, 2015
From: OLYMPUS IMAGING CORP.
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 035637/0358 →