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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2004
Kaoru Yokota, Hyogo, JP;
Yuichi Futa, Osaka, JP;
Toshihisa Nakano, Osaka, JP;
Motoji Ohmori, Osaka, JP;
Shuichi Ohki, Osaka, JP;
Kaoru Yokota, Hyogo, JP;
Yuichi Futa, Osaka, JP;
Toshihisa Nakano, Osaka, JP;
Motoji Ohmori, Osaka, JP;
Shuichi Ohki, Osaka, JP;
Panasonic Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A digital camera comprising: an imaging unit operable to generate an image by photographing an object; a receiving unit operable to receive information relating to image processing from one or more transmission devices; a judging unit operable to judge whether the image is to be output or not, based on the information received by the receiving unit; and an output unit operable to, in accordance with the judgment made by the judging unit, output the image to a memory, or discard the image, where the memory is readable by the digital camera or an external device.