Nippon Kogaku K.k.

Nikon Corporation

Kyodo News Service

Kenji Toyoda

Masahiro Juen

Sakuji Watanabe

Masahide Tanaka

Hirotake Nozaki

Masaharu Ito

Kazuyuki Kazami

Hideya Inoue

Yutaka Ichihara

Yoshitaka Araki

Akira Miyaji

Kaoru Naito

Atsumi Kasuya

Takao Watanabe

Norikazu Yokonuma

Osamu Ikeda

Hiroshi Sato

Ichiro Hamaguchi

Yoshiaki Ohtsubo

Makoto Kimura

Jun Shimomura

Masaharu Itoh

Masaki Isogai

Katsumi Mizunoe

Shiro Sugimori

Makoto Ogawa

Toru Hishinuma

Hisato Ide

Tsutomu Mitsuishi

Hidehisa Tsuchihashi

Kohei Kadowaki

Tsuyoshi Satoh

Kazushi Minagawa

Haruo Hirano

Norio Yamamura

The image recording apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a conversion device that converts an optical image of a subject to an electrical signal, a recording circuit that records the electrical signal achieved through the conversion device in a storage device as image data and a display control circuit that detects an available capacity at the storage device and the length of time that power supply by a source is possible and displays them on a display as available capacity information and remaining power supply time information. The available capacity information indicates the length of available recording time remaining at the available capacity that has been detected.

Image recording apparatus, dynamic image processing apparatus, dynamic image reproduction apparatus, dynamic image recording apparatus, information recording/reproduction apparatus

Image recording apparatus, dynamic image processing apparatus, dynamic image reproduction apparatus, dynamic image recording apparatus, information recording/reproduction apparatus and methods employed therein, recording medium with computer program stored therein

An image processing apparatus provided with a display unit for displaying an operation picture, showing control indicia (e.g., icons) corresponding to multiple image processing functions, is operated to display the operation picture on an external display device. The operator selects one of the indicia shown on the external display device by operating an input device, such as touch screen of the apparatus or a remote control, to indicate the position of the desired one of the indicia. The operator can thereby quickly and reliably select an image processing function to be executed, without any need to view an operation picture on the display unit when making the selection.

Image processing apparatus and method

A video apparatus includes a memory in which image information denoting a moving image is recorded and a thumbnail creator that creates thumbnail information denoting thumbnails upon completion of recording of the image information in the memory. The apparatus also includes various types of user interfaces by which a user can designate frames of the moving image information for thumbnail creation.

Video apparatus and method

Image recording apparatus, dynamic image processing apparatus, dynamic image reproduction apparatus, dynamic image recording apparatus, information recording / reproduction apparatus and methods employed therein, recording medium with computer program stored therein

An image file editing apparatus comprises a media drive device for performing writing and reading of image files on a recording medium that is removably installed from outside, a list display device for displaying a list of image files on the recording medium, a file selecting device for selecting among the displayed list of the image files in accordance with an external operation, and an editing device for performing a predetermined editing operation on an image file or files that is/are selected. In response to an instruction from outside to eject the recording medium, a temporary storage device of the apparatus stores the selected image file(s), and a media ejecting device then ejects the recording medium after completion of storing to the temporary storage device. An editing operation can be performed on the image file(s) stored in the temporary storage device from the ejected recording medium and an image file or files selected by the file selecting device from a subsequently installed recording medium.

Image file editing apparatus and method and programmed medium for

An electronic camera with an image reproducing apparatus which starts concurrently reproducing a plurality of motion images at the same timing includes a display which displays on a screen a plurality of thumbnails (symbols) respectively corresponding to a plurality of motion images recorded on a recording medium, and a selector which selects some of the thumbnails displayed by the display in accordance with an external selecting operation. A reproducing device starts reproducing a plurality of motion images respectively corresponding to the thumbnails selected by the selector at the same timing in accordance with an external reproducing operation. The motion images reproduced by the reproducing device are displayed in the form of an array on the screen.

Electronic camera with reproduction and display of images at the same

An image input apparatus, or 'scanner,' capable of adjusting the focal point of an image-forming optical system and pre-scanning the same portion of an original document for various focal points of the image-forming optical system. The various pre-scan images are displayed side-by-side on a display device so that an operator can compare images and select an appropriate focal point. The scanner includes an image-forming optical system which forms an image of an original source, an image pickup unit, positioned so as to correspond with the image-forming optical system, for sensing the image formed by the image-forming optical system, an adjustment mechanism for adjusting the focus of the image-forming optical system, and a display device, interfaced to the image pickup unit, for displaying the image sensed by the image pickup unit. A control device controls the image forming optical systems so that a partial area of the original source is scanned and displayed on the display device, wherein the control device causes a scan of the partial area of the original source up to a specified number of times and displays the results of the partial scanning for the specified number of times side by side on the display device. A method is also provided for scanning an original source and displaying multiple partial scans on a display device.

Scanner focussing method and apparatus concurrently displaying multiple

A printer comprises image signal generating element for repeatedly generating one line of image signal, compare element having a plurality of reference levels and comparing the image signal with selected one of the reference levels, thermal head element having a line of heating elements for printing one line of image signal, current supply element for supplying currents to the heating elements in accordance with the compare results, setting element for setting a continuous energization period for supplying the current to the heating elements from the supply element, and control element for controlling the supply element to provide a first period during which the energization of the heating elements in a first group is inhibited and a second period during which the energization of the heating elements in a second group are inhibited.

Thermal system image recorder

An image reading apparatus converts information of an original into electrical signals using a one-dimensional image sensor. In the apparatus, an image of an object is converted into an image signal, the image signal is memorized to be read out as needed, and the amount of image signal memorized can be detected.

Image reading apparatus

A thermal transfer recording system comprising a supply cartridge including a case and an image forming sheet and an ink sheet housed in the case, taking-out means for taking out the image forming sheet and the ink sheet from the supply cartridge and print means including a thermal head for printing on the taken-out image forming sheet by the taken-out ink sheet.

Thermal transfer recording system

An apparatus for electrically transmitting the image of a pattern corresponding to the light transmission characteristic of a light-transmitting film substrate employs a linear image sensor for scanning the image of the pattern and producing a corresponding output signal, the frequency band of which is adjusted for transmission over a telephone circuit. The output signal can be made independent of magnification changes of the image-forming optical system, and the area of the pattern scanned by the linear image sensor can be set selectively. A second optical system is employed for observation and includes a retractable mirror that starts the production of the output signal when the mirror is retracted. Both a film image and data on an accompanying document can be transmitted.

Phototelegraphic apparatus for transmitting images of film and data

Photoelectric reader includes a reader part for moving on an original to read image data in the original and transforming the image data into electric signals and a printer part for visualizing and fixing the electric data. The reader part is provided with an operation member for regulating the range of image data area to be read.

Photoelectric reader/printer with variable reading area

A recording method comprises the steps of selectively applying heat to individual heat sensitive color forming sheets each comprising a supporting sheet and a transparent color forming layer on the supporting sheet, which color forming layer is adhesive and develops a color under the action of heat but the colors developed in the individual layers being different from each other, thereby forming monochromic images in different colors on the individual color forming sheets; and separating each color forming layer with the formed monochromic image from the corrresponding supporting sheet and laying the separated individual layers on a common base sheet successively in layers making use of their own adhesiveness.

Method and apparatus for recording color images as color transfer

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Kenji Toyoda