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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2006
Toshiyuki Kobayashi, Yokohama, JP;
Takayoshi Shimizu, Machida, JP;
Koji Oka, Machida, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image photographing device (), which converts an optical image of a subject into an electric signal by an image pick up device, and stores image data by the electric signal in an information recording medium (), includes a communication interface (), which communicates the image data, a determination device (), which determines whether a device connected to the communication interface is an external device () or a release device (), a communication process device (), which conducts a communication process with the external device if the determination device determines that the external device is connected, and a photographing process device (), which conducts a photographing process if the determination device determines that the release device is connected.