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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yasuhiko Hashimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Ohwada, Yokohama, JP;
Makoto Takaoka, Yokohama, JP;
Shigeki Yamada, Yokohama, JP;
Shigetada Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyoshi Kusama, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/00 ; G08G 1/123 ; G06F 1/516 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 7/00 ; G08G 1/123 ; G06F 1/516 ;
Abstract
To make it possible to process or retrieve a recorded image in accordance with the location where the image is recorded and record digital image data together with GPS information when capturing a digital image by a video camera. Moreover, when GPS information cannot be captured, GPS information of a certain time before is captured. Furthermore, a system is disclosed which accesses the internet in accordance with the captured GPS information.