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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2009
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2003
Kentaro Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Sakamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Aichi, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihiro Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Akitoshi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Kentaro Yano, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Sakamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Takao Aichi, Tokyo, JP;
Fumihiro Goto, Kanagawa, JP;
Akitoshi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a recording system in which a digital still camera and a photo-direct printer are directly connected to each other via a general interface, image data is transmitted to the printer from the camera, and the data is printed. A communication procedure is established by applications installed into the printer and the camera, each of a plurality of functions serving as the printing system are assigned to either the camera or the printer, data and a command are transferred between the functions assigned to the camera and the printer, and recording is performed by the printer based on image data supplied from the camera.