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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 2010
Filed:
Aug. 16, 2002
Masayuki Kuwata, Tokyo, JP;
Shuji Okegawa, Chiba, JP;
Yuji Matsui, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus by which image data can be downloaded simply. A video camerareceives thumbnail images corresponding to one or more images included in an album from a video camera image stationand displays the thumbnail images on an LCD unit. If one or more images to be downloaded are selected, then the video cameraacquires image information of the selected image or images from a video camera image station, analyzes the image information and discriminates it one by one image whether or not the selected image data are downloadable. Every time one image is discriminated to be downloadable, the video cameraaccesses a corresponding URL designated for each image, downloads the image from the URL and records the image onto a recording medium. The video camerasuccessively downloads the selected images in this manner.