Fuji Photo Film Company, Limited

Fujifilm Corporation

Sony Corporation

Fuji Photo Co., Ltd.

Noriko Katayama

Makoto Isozaki

Yutaka Senda

Toshita Hara

Kunihiko Tanaka

Takuya Arai

Takeharu Omata

Yasuo Tanaka

Zenya Tanabe

Hiroaki Kawagoe

Miho Takiguchi

Kaori Ohama

Koji Yoshida

Toru Ichikawa

Hiroshi Meguro

Aya Ito

Eiichi Okamoto

Aya Itoh

Electronic camera

When image data is sent and received between cameras via communication, it is possible for the user to ascertain the images that are being communicated. Thumbnail image data for transfer purposes is transmitted from a transmit-side camera to a receive-side camera. Main (full-size) image data is thenceforth transmitted from the transmit-side camera to the receive-side camera. When the main image data is sent and received, display screens on respective ones of the cameras display an image in which a transfer thumbnail image represented by transfer thumbnail image data moves from the display screen on the transmitting side to the display screen on the receiving side.

Portable image communication system, transmitting and receiving units constructing said system, and methods of controlling said units

A number of images are grouped and recorded in an image database. A main image is displayed in a main display area. Images having both 'PORTRAIT' and 'BEACH' photographic scenes, which have been assigned to the main image, assigned thereto are found in groups different from the group to which the main image belongs. The images found are displayed in an auxiliary display area as related images.

Image reproducing apparatus, method of controlling same and control program therefor

It is so arranged that the user of a device such as a digital still camera can ascertain the transfer history of an image file that has been transferred to the camera. An image file is obtained by 'Mr. A' shooting a subject using a digital still camera, whereupon information concerning the owner of the camera is read and 'Mr. A' is written to a photographer/transferor history table as the photographer of the image file. The table is placed in the header recording area of the image file. If the image file is transferred to a &#x201c;Miss B&#x201d;, the table is read out of the image file and &#x201c;Miss B&#x201d; is written to the table as the transferor of the image file. The table thus updated is placed in the header recording area of the image file. One can determine the photographer and transferor of the image file by referring to the table.

Image data reproducing apparatus, method of controlling same and control program therefor

Printer

Image data recorder

Image data wireless transmitter

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Tokyo, Japan

Noriko Katayama