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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.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2008

Filed:

Mar. 19, 2004
Applicant:

Atsushi Shibutani, Tokorozawa, JP;

Inventor:

Atsushi Shibutani, Tokorozawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 5/00 (2006.01); H04N 5/225 (2006.01); H04N 5/76 (2006.01); H04N 5/262 (2006.01); H04N 5/222 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A still image is photographed by a still image photographing operation performed during a moving-image photographing operation and a moving image is photographed during the moving-image photographing operation. The still image is recorded together with link information indicating the moving image to be linked with and the moving image is recorded together with link information indicating the still image to be linked with. Further, a timing information is recorded for indicating a photographing time when the still-image photographing operation is performed during the moving-image photographing operation. In an operation for reproducing the moving image, when a still image is prepared to be linked with the moving image, a still image mark Mis displayed during a period from five seconds before to five seconds after the photographing timing. Upon manipulation during such period, the still image is displayed. In an operation for reproducing the still image, when a moving image to be linked with the still image is available, a moving image mark Mis displayed. Upon manipulation, the moving image is reproduced from a position of the moving image corresponding to the photographing time.


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