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Granted Patent B2
US 7,221,865 · App. 10/719,253 · Granted May 22, 2007

Electronic camera, information device and portable information apparatus

Assignee: Olympus Corporation
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Patent No.
US 7,221,865
App. No.
10/719,253
Granted
May 22, 2007
Kind
B2
Abstract

An electronic camera comprising an LCD panel for image reproduction and an imaging device is disclosed, in which private information attaching a predetermined attribute to a designated photographed image can be input, and in accordance with the private information, the image reproduction on the LCD panel is prohibited by a command from a CPU.

Claims (21)

1. An electronic camera comprising:

an imaging unit;

an image reproduction monitor;

an information input unit which adds private information at the time of photographing an image; and

a prohibition unit which prohibits the reproduction of an image on the image reproduction monitor in accordance with the private information.

2. An electronic camera according to claim 1 ,

wherein the image reproduction is prohibited by displaying predetermined information different from the recorded image data.

3. An electronic camera according to claim 1 ,

wherein the image reproduction is prohibited by displaying by converting the recorded image data into a different image.

4. An electronic camera comprising:

an imaging unit;

a display unit having a first image recording area and a second image recording area different from the first image recording area, the display unit displaying the image recorded in the first image recording area in priority;

a judgment unit which judges the private imaging operation at the time of imaging operation; and

a recording control unit which records information in the second image recording area in accordance with the judgment of the private imaging operation.

5. An electronic camera configured to execute recording and reproducing an image and a voice, comprising:

a selecting unit which adds private information at the time of recording, and selects one of a mode for reproducing only the image and a mode for reproducing both the image and the voice at the time of reproduction in accordance with the private information.

6. An electronic camera according to claim 5 ,

wherein the selecting unit selects the mode for reproducing only the image in priority in private mode, and selects the mode for reproducing both the image and the voice only by a predetermined operation.

7. An electronic camera comprising first and second electronic monitors arranged on the finder and the back of the camera, respectively, further comprising:

an information input unit which adds private information at the time of imaging operation; and

a determining unit which determines the reproduction in selected one of the first electronic monitor and the second electronic monitor in accordance with the private information.

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 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2003
From: NONAKA, OSAMU
To: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 014737/0042 →
Priority Claims (2)
JP 2002-341005 · Nov 25, 2002 · national
JP 2003-001462 · Jan 7, 2003 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20040101297A1 · May 27, 2004